[Songs in the Night - February 6]
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2
SINCE the constant tendency of the flesh is downward
and in opposition to the new mind, it follows that
those even who have already consecrated to the Lord
need to reset or re-establish their affections on the
heavenly things continually.
A little carelessness, a
little looking away from the things which God hath in
reservation for them that love him, a little putting of
our minds and affections on earthly things, earthly
hopes, earthly ambitions, earthly prospects, would
speedily mean great loss to us—the revival, the
strengthening of the old nature and the proportionate
weakening of the new, and correspondingly a great
backset as respects the race we are running for the
heavenly crown, the prize of our high calling in Christ
Jesus. Z'07-4 R3914:1 (Hymn 183)