What Do You Think?

“Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.” Hebrews 3:1



What do you think? What do you think about? If you’re like most, you answered, “Lots of things.” Our minds are often so crammed with plans, concerns, responsibilities, and ideas that they struggle to slow down enough at night for us to relax and sleep. If we’re awake, we’re thinking. It’s a sign of being alive. The philosopher Descartes stated, “I think, therefore I am,” but just because I’m thinking doesn’t therefore mean I’m thinking about the right things in the right way.


“Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.” We’re going to think, and we ought to think about God. If we say we’re His with our mouths, (whom we confess), we should think about Him with our minds (fix your thoughts on Jesus). He’s made us holy, He’s made us family, and He should be the recurring theme of our thoughts.


This doesn’t mean that every thought you think has to only be about Jesus. For now, our “heavenly calling” is lived out on earth, and much in many realms must be considered and contemplated to do life well, but each thought can only be understood and evaluated properly when our ultimate focus is Jesus. He is the topic sentence in the paragraph of life, and all else we write with our actions and attitudes simply supports the subject. “How will this business transaction bring Him glory?” “How can my involvement in this organization show His grace?” “The grandkids are coming! Thank you, Jesus, for family!” “We’re out of milk! And cookies! How blessed I am, Jesus, to be able to stock up at the grocery. Please help the ones who are hungry.” And on and on. Since Jesus is life, none of our thoughts about life should be isolated to ourselves. All should converge at His reality.


“Fix your thoughts on Jesus.” Start by starting your day with a prayer of thanks and expectation. At each meal take a moment to consider His constant provision. As you move between responsibilities and opportunities, reflect on His guidance and grace in every area. And when your head hits the pillow, ponder that “the peace of God, which goes beyond all understanding, will guard you heart and your mind in Christ Jesus”(Phil. 4:7).


Many things cross our minds each day.
The cross should never leave it.


Above all else, before all else, in spite of all else, think about Jesus.