Executive Producer John Podcast Introduction Today we will be completing the book of Colossians 3-4. Afterwards, I’ll have some thoughts to share with you. I’m calling today’s episode “Just Passin’ Through.” Comments on Colossians 3 Chapter 3, verse 2 says, “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Isn’t it funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same? Paul wrote those words, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, over 2,000 years ago.  When we look at the mess in the world today, it is understandably easy to really get bogged down in the cares of the world. Is WWIII about to erupt? Are we going to have another round of Covid? Will we be paying $10 a gallon for gas? Those are today’s concerns. I guarantee that in a year’s time, there will be a completely different set of worries. It’s a never ending revolving menu of crises. Did you ever notice that? My suggestion, turn off the news.  And… And then we come to this beautiful verse that reminds us that we are really just visitors here on planet Earth. This isn’t our home. And God is in control. He is our hope. He is our strength. He is our provider. He is our all in all. He is the great I AM. Why focus on the things of the earth when this place will soon pass away? I still remember to this day something Pastor Chuck Smith at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. This was probably in about 1977 or 78. He had just bought his first brand new car, and had gone to the grocery store with his young son in it. When he came out, someone had dinged the side of his car. And Chuck was livid. “Look at my new car!”, he said. And his son looked at him and said, “Dad, don’t worry. It’s all going to burn.” And the boy was right. Nothing on this earth is going to last. But even if the earth lasts ten million more years (which I doubt), that is nothing in light of eternity. Whatever the current “crisis” may be, it will pass in an instant, only to be replaced by the next crisis. And the next. And the next.  Keep looking up, beloved. God is still God, and He does not change. One day soon, and it could be very soon, as we talked about yesterday, we will be in His presence, and as the old hymn says, “…the things of Earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace”. Hallelujah! Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Marco Lastella on Unsplash Today’s Bible Translation Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 3-4 NKJV Support This a value for value podcast. T