A Resurrection Focus

As we prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ, let us understand that the key to a proper and appropriate celebration of this salvific and redemptive Event is having the proper Focus. Many times, when we celebrate the Birth, the Crucifixion, the Death and the Resurrection of our Lord, we tend to get caught up in the religious emotional experience. Yes, considering Jesus died for the penalty of our sins, we should be more than emotional and celebratory of the Sacrifice that our Lord made for us as His children. But it needs to go deeper than just emotional expression. We need to have a Resurrection Focus so that we can bear the fruit for which Jesus shed His Blood to receive.

When Jesus rose from the dead, the scripture says that He spent forty days with the disciples, teaching them those things pertaining to the Kingdom of God (Acts 1). Part of having a proper Resurrection Focus is to be focused on the Kingdom of God. If you pay close attention to the text, you'll notice that Jesus doesn't necessarily spend time with the disciples teaching them about "the church". And let me say for the record, church and congregational ministry and the Kingdom of God are not synonymous. During this season, we need to renew our focus, not so much on church ministry, but Kingdom Manifestation. We must be focused on receiving a Move of God that will usher in His Kingdom, on earth as it is in Heaven (Matthew 6).

The scripture also says in the third chapter of Colossians, that if we have been risen with Christ then we should seek those things which are above, not those things which are on the earth. A Resurrection Focus requires a Heavenly Focus. Somewhere, the saying was adopted that you can be so heavenly minded that you're no earthly good. This is a lie. One of the problems with the witness of the church is that we're not Heavenly Minded enough. As a matter of fact, once our Focus is renewed to the Heavenly Realm, we'll be more earthly good than we've ever been before. Why? Because that's where Jesus is! The scripture admonishes us to seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. The Throne of the Kingdom is in Christ at the Right Hand of the Father. This is where we need to Focus. Our affection, our focus, our passion, our desire; all of this needs to be directed towards Heaven. Once again, why? Because once we as the people of God develop a laser focus on the things of Heaven, we'll be able by the Spirit to access the Power necessary to transform the things of the earth. Saints it's Time. No more distractions, no more wrong paths. Let us become disciplined and allow the Holy Spirit to groom us and teach us so that we can demonstrate and exemplify A Resurrection Focus.