Colossians 3:1

Paul wrote this letter to the church in Colossae — a city in what is now modern Turkey — to address false teachings and remind believers of who they truly are in Christ. When he says "you have been raised with Christ," he's referring to the spiritual transformation that takes place when someone puts their faith in Jesus, as if they share in his resurrection from the dead. "Seated at the right hand of God" is a phrase that describes the position of highest honor and authority — how the early church described Jesus after his resurrection and ascension into heaven. Paul's argument is both simple and profound: because something has fundamentally changed about who you are, let what you think about, desire, and pursue reflect that new reality.

Lord, my heart wanders more than I like to admit. Help me to actually live from the truth that something has already changed — that I've been raised with you. Reorient my desires toward what lasts, especially on the days when the old address feels more familiar. Amen.

Think about what happens when a person's address changes — they stop driving to the old house out of habit. Something in the brain eventually catches up to the new reality. Paul is doing something similar here. He doesn't say "try harder to want better things." He says: you've already been raised. The new address is real. So let your heart catch up. The word he uses for "set" carries the idea of active seeking — not a passive wish but a deliberate reorientation of where your desires keep returning. The harder question this verse asks is: what has your heart actually been fixed on lately? Not what you wish it was focused on — what it actually keeps drifting back to? The worry about money, the person who hurt you, the approval you're still chasing at 11 PM? This verse doesn't shame those pulls. It just reminds you that you're running on an old address. You've been raised. You don't have to keep living like you haven't.