Looking Up
Friday, December 5, 2025Key Verse
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2
Text — Colossians 3:1-4
Message
Judith travelled to spend the vacation in her niece’s house in the city. Soon after her arrival, she heard a very loud noise in the sky, ran out of the house, looked up and saw an aeroplane just taking off as her uncle’s house is not too far from the airport. The aeroplane looked so big when compared with the ones she had seen sometime ago. She was surprised at the size of the plane which made her to continue to look at it until it flew out of her sight.
Many children like Judith are attracted to look up for different reasons. Some it is like sightseeing, others, it maybe to satisfy their curiosity. All these are in the physical realm. Looking up for friends of Jesus is a different and an important assignment. It is a spiritual preparation for the coming of the Lord. Therefore, looking up involves setting our mind on things above, this means that we should always think about heavenly things and how to please God and not the things of this earth.
What do you meditate on during your quiet moment when you are alone?
Reading and meditating on God’s word is the only way to help you set your affection on things above. Therefore, make the Bible your best companion.
Further Reading
Philippians 3:19,20
Prayer for today
Heavenly Father help me to always look up and set my affection on things above.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
