For our staff devotions, our team has been reading “The Magnificent Journey” by James B. Smith. In fact, a small group has also used this for their study. There are gems to be found in this book. This week’s chapter was entitled “Living From Above.”
What does it mean for us to “live from above?” Dallas Willard said, “To be born “from above,” in the New Testament language, means to be interactively joined with a dynamic, unseen system of divine reality in the midst of which all of humanity moves about -whether it knows it or not.”
‘Living from above’ creates an opportunity for us to see things differently -to see things from God’s perspective -to be reminded that what we are facing, what we are going through, what we are experiencing in the ‘here and now’ is temporary. We can so easily be stressed and anxious -we are building a new church, we are raising money, we are assessing the many changes and challenges of COVID and the list goes on. But to ‘live from above’ means we can live our lives differently. We can live our lives with a different lens, we can live our lives with eternal perspective. ‘Living from above’ means we can take a step back and know that God sees, He hears, and He is with us in everything.
We read in Colossians, “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” 3:1-2
As we learn to ‘live from above,’ may we find refreshment and peace.
Blessings -Pastor Michele
