Our Citizenship Is In Heaven
Philippians 3:20-21
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
We have very good reason to strive with our utmost to live here on earth as a child of the King should live. As a bona fide child of God Almighty, we need to remember that our stay here on earth is very short in comparison to all eternity.
We might not always feel like a child of God when we are facing all sorts of temptations and trials. But, Galatians 4:4-6 assures us that that is exactly what we are by faith. It says,
But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
It is because the LORD God has adopted us and set claim on us as His children, that we have automatically become citizens of heaven right now. Heaven is our real home. Whatever sort of dwelling we have here on earth is only a temporary means of shelter. It is totally worthless in comparison to our home in heaven.
As children of God, we wait eagerly for Jesus to come, according to His promise, and transform these humble bodies of ours into “conformity with the body of His glory”. There is no human tongue that can describe exactly what that will be. Whatever we will be like when God takes us up to heaven, it will all be performed by the power of Jesus Christ. It will be awesome.
That is why it is so vital for us to remain in the true faith through all our struggles here on earth. There is nothing on earth that is worth giving up our heavenly citizenship for.
As we hold on to God’s promises by faith, we say, “Hallelujah! Abba! Father! Thank You for making me Your dear child. Help me to truly live as a child of the King.”
Love,
Margaret
A devotional to glorify the LORD of lords and King of kings…
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