Our Citizenship Is In Heaven
Our Citizenship Is In Heaven
We can get so carried away with all the stuff that is happening these days. There is corruption in every country’s politics, the use of drugs is becoming more rampant, it’s dog-eat-dog in the corporate setting, people are losing their homes and jobs, thievery is commonplace……. All that isn’t even the beginning of things that just aren’t right.
Try as we might, we cannot change the world. The hearts of the people are hard as steel and as brazen as prostitutes. They laugh and take pleasure in their outlandishness — always trying to out-do another in their boldness to shock everyone. In their loneliness, they cry for attention. In their greed, they don’t care who they hurt to get what they want. In their seething hatred, they despise everything good and gentle. They are lost and refuse to admit it, covering up their confusion with more lies.
As the world turns……. As the stomach churns……. These people have no rest or peace.
They spend all their time and energy fighting against their Maker and Savior — and have no clue where they will end up. But, God’s children are different. We can know where we are headed. We didn’t bring anything into this world, and we won’t take anything out when we die. This world is not our home. We are just on our way to our home in heaven. As Paul testifies in Philippians 3:20,
Our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
There is nothing in this world that is more valuable than knowing our Savior — abiding in Him and His word — and taking up our cross and following Him. Our travels here are relatively short compared to eternity in heaven.
May we always look to our Lord Jesus Christ for help along our way, and say, “Hallelujah! Lord, thank You for making a home for us in heaven.”
Love,
Margaret
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Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus by the Yupiq Eskimo village of Quinhagak, Alaska
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… Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus …
A Christian devotional to glorify the LORD of lords and GOD of gods
Pray for our country
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The LORD made this day, let us rejoice and be glad in Him.
Psalm 118:24
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The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30
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Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
Psalm 33:1
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How blessed are those who dwell in Thy house!
They are ever praising Thee.
Psalm 84:4
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Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13
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O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 107:1
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Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Psalm 105:3
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