CITIZEN'S OF HEAVEN
CITIZENS OF HEAVEN
By Paul McGuire
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. Philippians 3:20-21
You and I are citizen’s of heaven. We are only passing through this world. This present world is not our final home. “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light: who were once not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” 1 Peter 2:9-11
“For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as were all my fathers.” Psalm 39:12b David was saying that he was just one who was passing through this world. This world is important and what we do down here on earth is very important. But, everything we do should be done in light of eternity. Heaven is our real home. We are just here for a few years and then we enter the Kingdom of Heaven . It is so important for us to have an eternal perspective on life.
Many of those around us are spiritually dead. They walk in spiritual darkness. We are not to live and behave like those who are spiritually dead. We are children of the light and children of the day. We are here for a brief season and then we will enter eternity. Eternity is a brand new world and we will live in a place called Heaven. The people in our society do not believe Heaven is real. They think that this life is all there is. “Grab all the gusto you can …you only go around once.” How tragic! This life is a blip on the radar screen of eternity.
Are you living for eternity? I am not talking about being super spiritual and living like monks. I am not talking about being lazy, sloppy or stupid. Down here on earth we are to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. We are to take care of business. That means spiritual, political and financial and financial business.
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