May 7, 2023 SOJOURNERS
Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior; the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 11:13, 13:14 “These all died in faith, not having the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on earth.” “For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.”
1 Peter 2:11-12 “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.”
We were born into this world and we grew up in this world, so in the natural, we see this world is our home. However, once we are joined to God through faith in Christ, old things pass away and we are made new creations and we are made citizens of the kingdom of God. God knew us even before the ‘foundation of the world;’ because sin marred our relationship with God, God sent His Son to redeem us back to Himself. Our true home is with God in His kingdom. We are tempted to view this world as our home; we interpret events and base our opinions and feelings on how things effect our life on earth. We also tend to think short-sighted; we act as though life on this earth is all there is. We also are apt to think in terms of time-how many years we live on this earth. If some one dies at a young age, we think how tragic-and it is. However, in the kingdom of God, time is no issue; God is not limited by time-He is eternal and all who belong Him live in the eternal realm. If not alert, we adapt to the ways of the culture in which we live. We do live temporarily in this world and we are to be about the things we need to do, but we are called to be focused on living our life here with a kingdom of God mindset. We are to be about our Fathers business here on earth; God has not abandoned the world-His kingdom will one day fill the earth. If we want to simplify our reason for living and if we want to know why we are here, it is to be a living witness of God, and to be about doing righteous deeds that glorify God. We have the privilege and the responsibility of reflecting and demonstrating the goodness of God and being expressions of His nature. So, let us make sure our view of life on this earth is founded on life in the kingdom of God. As someone has said, let us be culture transformers rather than being transformed by the culture.
2 Corinthians 5:1-4 “For we know that if the earthly tent which is our home is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this hose we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling place from heaven; inasmuch as we, having put it on, shall not be found naked. For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.”
Blessings, Buddy
Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior; the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 11:13, 13:14 “These all died in faith, not having the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on earth.” “For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.”
1 Peter 2:11-12 “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.”
We were born into this world and we grew up in this world, so in the natural, we see this world is our home. However, once we are joined to God through faith in Christ, old things pass away and we are made new creations and we are made citizens of the kingdom of God. God knew us even before the ‘foundation of the world;’ because sin marred our relationship with God, God sent His Son to redeem us back to Himself. Our true home is with God in His kingdom. We are tempted to view this world as our home; we interpret events and base our opinions and feelings on how things effect our life on earth. We also tend to think short-sighted; we act as though life on this earth is all there is. We also are apt to think in terms of time-how many years we live on this earth. If some one dies at a young age, we think how tragic-and it is. However, in the kingdom of God, time is no issue; God is not limited by time-He is eternal and all who belong Him live in the eternal realm. If not alert, we adapt to the ways of the culture in which we live. We do live temporarily in this world and we are to be about the things we need to do, but we are called to be focused on living our life here with a kingdom of God mindset. We are to be about our Fathers business here on earth; God has not abandoned the world-His kingdom will one day fill the earth. If we want to simplify our reason for living and if we want to know why we are here, it is to be a living witness of God, and to be about doing righteous deeds that glorify God. We have the privilege and the responsibility of reflecting and demonstrating the goodness of God and being expressions of His nature. So, let us make sure our view of life on this earth is founded on life in the kingdom of God. As someone has said, let us be culture transformers rather than being transformed by the culture.
2 Corinthians 5:1-4 “For we know that if the earthly tent which is our home is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this hose we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling place from heaven; inasmuch as we, having put it on, shall not be found naked. For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.”
Blessings, Buddy
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