MIND MATTERS

READING: ACTS 1:4-11

Verse 11: ”who also said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven’”

Have you seen comedy where one person looking into the sky gets a whole group involved in doing the same thing? That didn’t happen with the angels in this verse. In fact they called the disciples to task for doing so. It seems they were guilty of what could be described as “being too heavenly  minded to be of any earthly good.” The reality is that true heavenly mindedness is a great gift, but unfortunately not all who present themselves as heavenly minded are truly so. It is disturbing when, as the result of the concern about being too heavenly minded, Christians fearfully retreat from true heavenly mindedness. Being truly heavenly minded is scripturally defined. Some examples are where the Bible tells us to seek first the kingdom of God, to keep our minds stayed on Him, and to acknowledge Him in all our ways. Those responses are true heavenly mindedness in operation. They indicate to us that it is only by being truly heavenly minded that we can ever be of any earthly good! That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What is a good test to detect true heavenly mindedness?

2. What can you learn from observing the most heavenly minded person you know?