You may have heard the expression that a person has a kind heart, which indeed some people do, and that others are somewhat calloused and hard-hearted. We know that the carnal unconverted mind is enmity against God, as stated in Romans 8:7- 8: “…the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Not only is the carnal mind at odds with and hostile towards God, it is not pleasing to Him either and does not want to be in subjection to God.
On the other hand, we are admonished to have the mind of Christ in us; that is, His Spirit, dwelling in our minds. This, in turn, makes us pleasing to God as long as we are in an obedient state and submit to His Will. Philippians 2:5 says: “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”
So we have to ask ourselves the question, what should our priorities and heart be, if the mind of Christ is in us?
For the answer we have to look at some of the statements of Christ.
In John 4:34, Jesus said to His disciples: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”
Notice, Christ’s heart and desire were to do God’s Will and to finish the Work which God had given Him to do.
Did He accomplish that task?
John 17:4 quotes Christ’s own words, as follows: “ I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.”
We see that Christ fulfilled the task given to Him by God, and He finished the Work that He had been given.
Christ’s Work, amongst other things, was to preach the gospel or good news to His disciples and those in Judea and other regions. But His disciples and His Church were to go further and carry that message to the entire world (Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:8).
Although Christ finished His Work, the Work of preaching the gospel to all nations is the ongoing responsibility of the Church and the members which compose the Church. This ongoing responsibility will continue until the return of Christ, and even in the Millennium and beyond.
In Matthew 6:21, Christ tells us: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
The hearts and treasures of those who have the mind of Christ in them and seeking to do God’s Will should be to zealously doing or supporting the Work of God in this current phase of God’s plan.
Our determination to actively be involved in the Work set before us is an indicator to God as to where our hearts and treasures are. So the big question now is: Where is your heart?
