TEXT: Colossians 3:1-4
INTRO: Perspective is in an interesting word. Thursday, some co-workers and I were talking about our varying perspectives on how long a year is. Think about it. When you’re graduating Kindergarten at the seasoned old age of 5, one year represents 20% of the life you’ve lived. When you’re 18 and graduating high school, one year represents 5.5% of the life you have already lived. When you’re a dad in your mid 30’s, that same year is only 2.9% of the life you’ve lived. When you’re freshly retired in your late 60’s, that same year- long period represents only 1.5% of the life you’ve lived. In the range of perspectives from a five-year old kindergarten graduate to that of a 67-year old retiree, one year means completely different things. Or better yet, ask a five-year old to wait a year for something. Compare that response with a 67-year old having to wait a year. You’ll see two completely different perspectives. Perspective matters. The same is true in our Christian walk. To live a transformed life, we must acquire and live with an eternal perspective.
