Where Are You From?

The apostle Paul wrote this in the book of Philippians to the church at Philippi:

"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ," Philippians 3:20

This is such an exciting thought to me this morning. Think about immigrants moving to America. They have a procedure they mist go through to become citizens, and then once they are, they are given the appropriate documentation and then they are pronounced citizens. That's usually a very exciting time for the immigrants and their families. We begin the process of becoming Heaven's citizens by inquiring about Jesus. We ask about Him, learn about what He has done for us, and when we feel we are properly ready, we take the test, and we ask Him to enter our hearts and change us into a new person. At that moment, we are given our "papers" or our new heart in Christ Jesus. That new heart is our proof that we are now citizens of heaven.

And someday, when our earthly bodies are worn out and tired of living, we'll be given a new body, and go to the place where we are now officially a citizen. We get to go to our new home- our eternal home, and take our place in that society. Until then though, we are to be ambassadors for heaven and try to take as many souls with us to heaven as possible. While we are here on earth we also will learn the traits needed to live in heaven- compassion, love, faith and trust. And we will also spend a lifetime learning to praise and worship our God in the way in which he deserves.

So are you a citizen of Heaven? Are you my fellow heavenly citizen? It's pretty exciting to think in those terms. If you're not a citizen of heaven, perhaps it's time. Perhaps its time for you to take that leap of faith and trust in Jesus to carry your sins and hurts away. This post here will help you to take that leap- and then let me know about it. I'd love to pray with you about your new decision. This is an exciting moment in your life- don't let it pass you by without grabbing on.