#soap # Colossians 02 ## Title: Just Visiting ## Scripture: (Colossians 3:1-2) “Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,” (NET) ## Observation: My wife loves to play a game called Monopoly. In the game, you are supposed to slowly try to buy property and make money. Sometimes you can draw a card that says you have to “go to jail.” It’s terrible because when you go to jail it costs you in the game. However, you can also get a card that sends you to jail but you’re not in jail, you’re “just visiting.” This is the way God’s Word wants us to think about our life on this Earth. We don’t see it as our final destination. We live here but we are no longer from here. Our ultimate address is now in Heaven with our Heavenly Father. We have a temporary address here, but we are just visiting. Now, we have to have a balanced attitude. We cannot use this as an excuse to not do the right thing while still living here. However, this gives us endless hope. While the world rages, Heaven is unbothered. Our heavenly home waits. ## Application: Remember that nothing that will happen today changes the reality of our eternal hope. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for welcoming us into Your family.