Today’s Community Scripture – 3/7/2025

So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Colossians 3:1–2 (MSG)

– Reflection:

You can’t be successful in life without compromising. That’s a lie. You can’t get ahead without adopting the values of the places where you live and work. That’s not true. There’s tension, of course. Our cities and workplaces are part of the world, and the ruler of this world is the enemy. That’s why arrogance, greed, and materialism often characterize these places, bringing admiration, status, recognition, and promotion. There’s tension because, while the enemy may rule the world—for now—he doesn’t rule us. The one who rules us stands for humility, generosity, and love.

The lie is that we should try to ease this tension—that by compromising, we try to make things easier on ourselves. It’s from the enemy, a tactic he uses often:

“Go ahead. It’s just the way things work in the real world.”

“You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to compete… to survive.”

“Relax. Everybody does it.”

– Where do we go from here?

This week, when you walk into any situation—into work in the morning; into conversations with colleagues; into the schools your kids attend; into a restaurant with friends—declare ahead of time, in prayer, that you’re bringing the Kingdom of Jesus with you. Then act like it. 

– Our Prayer for Today

Father, thank you for bringing the correct mindset to our day. It is because of you that we can claim victory from where we stand. Continue to guide us along the paths before us. Amen.