May 18, the light beyond the light.

If then you have been raised with Christ,

seek the things that are above,

where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Set your minds on things that are above,

not on things that are on the earth.

Colossians 3, 1, and 2.

Jesus Christ is refreshing.

So seek the things that are above.

Don't replace Christ this summer with trifles.

Flight from Christ into Christless leisure makes the soul parched.

At first, it may feel like freedom and fun to skimp on prayer and neglect the word.

But then we pay.

Shallowness, powerlessness, vulnerability to sin, preoccupation with trifles, superficial

relationships, and a frightening loss of interest in worship and the things of the spirit. Don't let the coming of summer make your soul shrivel.

God made summer as a foretaste of heaven, not a substitute.

If the mailman brings you a love letter from your fiancé,

don't fall in love with the mailman.

Don't fall in love with the video preview and find yourself unable to love the coming reality.

Jesus Christ is the refreshing center of summer.

He is preeminent in all things, Colossians 118, including vacations and picnics

and softball and long walks and cookouts. He invites us this summer, come to me all who labor

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