Above It All: Living from the Summit of Faith
When you rise above, the clutter fades and the path home becomes clear.
📚 Devotional Credit:
Days of Heaven Upon Earth by A.B. Simpson
📸 Photo Credit:
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Sometimes clarity only comes when we rise above the noise. A.B. Simpson compares the believer’s walk to a traveler who has lost their way—only to regain it by climbing a hilltop, where the path becomes clear again. In that elevation, the twisted turns and confusing shadows below are exposed for what they are: distractions from the way home.
Spiritually speaking, we lose perspective when we live too close to the world. But prayer and faith lift us above the fog. From that summit, we no longer try to blend the world’s priorities with kingdom values—they no longer shine the way they once did. Like someone who’s seen the brilliance of the sun, we become blinded to lesser lights.
Simpson paints a picture of a fruit seller who inherits a royal estate. Once he knows what he truly possesses, he no longer bargains for nickels in the marketplace. The old life loses its charm—not by denial or effort, but by comparison. When we grasp even a glimpse of the glory that awaits us, the appeal of this world shrinks to nothing.
This devotional calls us upward—to lift our eyes, to walk by faith, and to remember who we are. Our new birth isn’t from the ground—it’s from above. Let’s live from that place today, letting the high call of heaven shape what we value, how we respond, and where we set our hearts.
📓 Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit:
Come up higher, beloved. The world tries to hold your gaze, but I have seated you with Me above it. You are not made for dens of lions or mountains of leopards, but for the heights where My voice speaks peace and clarity. Set your mind on things above, where Christ is, not on the shifting ground of temporal things.
From the summit of faith, you’ll see that the roads that once seemed winding and dark now lead home. You’ll discern the difference between distractions and direction. I am not hiding the way from you; I am calling you upward so you can see it clearly.
Let Me show you what is yours in Christ: a calling richer than gold, a future radiant with glory, and a home that is already yours. Let these truths blind you to the lesser lures of the earth—not through effort, but by exposure to My glory. When you behold Me, you lose the appetite for husks.
This is not about detaching from the world in pride but walking through it with eyes fixed on what lasts. You are born from above—live from above. From this place, your heart will no longer be weighed down. You will walk freely, joyfully, and with an inward pull that always draws you home.
Scripture references: Song of Songs 4:8; Colossians 3:1–4; Ephesians 1:18–19; Philippians 3:14; John 17:16; Hebrews 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Romans 8:18; John 14:2–3
🪟 Real-Life Analogy:
It’s like looking out of an airplane window just after takeoff. The city that once loomed large becomes miniature. Roads, cars, and houses blur into a patchwork far below. What once felt urgent—traffic, noise, the pressure of time—feels distant, even irrelevant, from that vantage point.
Today, if something pulls at your attention—criticism, temptation, or earthly ambition—pause. Let your soul “take off” by remembering who you are in Christ. As you entrust each situation to Him and yield to His indwelling presence, you'll begin to see it all differently. From His altitude, you’ll respond with peace instead of panic. You might say in your heart: “Lord, I trust You to live from Your higher perspective in and through me right now—above this moment, not buried beneath it.”
🙏 Prayer of Confidence:
Father, thank You for lifting me out of the shadows and seating me with Christ in heavenly places. I don’t need to claw my way up—You’ve already raised me. I am not of this world, and I don’t belong to it. I rejoice that I don’t have to live pulled by its noise or drawn by its promises. I set my mind above today, where my true life is hidden with Christ in You. I rest in what I already possess: the riches of my inheritance and the certainty of my home.