Raised With Christ

Untangle - Week 7, Episode 4: "Raised With Christ"

Discover how to live the resurrected life you've been given in this practical episode about where you set your mind. Based on Colossians 3:1-4, we learn that living a resurrected life is all about where our eyes are looking—is our mind set on things above or on things below? Continuing to untangle from the power of death, today we address the daily practice of setting our minds on eternal realities instead of temporary earthly concerns.

If You Have Been Raised With Christ: Paul starts with a condition: "If then you have been raised with Christ." This isn't questioning whether you've been raised—it's saying: since you have been raised with Christ, here's what that means for how you live. You died with Christ. You were raised with Christ. That's your reality, your spiritual position, your identity. And because that's true, you need to live like it.

Seek the Things That Are Above: Paul's first command: "Seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God." Seek—this is active, intentional, pursuing. You're not passively waiting for heavenly things to come to you; you're actively seeking them, pursuing them, making them your focus. What are the things above? The things where Christ is—the things of His kingdom, His priorities, His values, His purposes. Eternal things, not temporary things. Things that last, things that matter beyond this life.

Set Your Minds on Things Above: Paul gives a second command: "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." Set your minds—this is about where your mental energy goes, what you think about, what occupies your thoughts. Not occasionally, not just during prayer or Bible reading. Set your minds. Make it your default, your orientation, your habitual focus. Things above, not things on earth. Not that earthly things don't matter at all, but they're not your primary focus, not what dominates your thinking.

Your Life Is Hidden With Christ in God: Paul says something beautiful: "Your life is hidden with Christ in God." Your real life—your true identity, your eternal existence—isn't found in earthly success or failure. It's hidden with Christ in God. This means your life is secure, protected, safe, not dependent on earthly circumstances. When your life is hidden with Christ in God, earthly things lose their power to define you, to control you, to consume you.

Your Untangle Moment: Make a list of things that are valuable to God. Take note of how you know that this particular thing is valuable to God. Then evaluate your life against those values.

Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:1-4 Series: Untangle Week Theme: Untangle from the Power of Death

Learn to live the resurrected life by setting your mind on things above instead of being consumed by temporary earthly concerns.