Heaven’s Citizens

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for Him to return as our Savior.” Philippians 3v20 (NLT)

As believers, though we live on earth, we have our citizenship in heaven. Prior to being Christians, we were and are still loved of God, but we were not members of the family of God. But now, the Bible tells us that “Now you are no longer strangers to God and foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.” Praise the Lord for that. To a certain extent, citizens of a particular country can be identified by others. For example, they might look a certain way, have a common language, certain mannerisms, modes of dressing, way of thinking, a particular value system, types of food, a national anthem, colours, and so on. You have probably been in a situation where after a while someone would ask you where you are from and say they guessed as much. This is because you exhibit the traits of that country. Being citizens of heaven, we are encouraged to live as such. Philippians 1v27 (NLT) says “… Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.” For we as citizens of heaven and the Kingdom, God is the Sovereign Ruler, and we can say that the Bible is the constitution. 

Supplementary Text

“All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God – the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them My new name.” Revelations 3v12 (NLT)

Prayer

Father, we thank You so much for making us citizens of heaven. We praise You because You are our King – just and true. We bless You Lord Jesus knowing that of the increase of Your government and peace there shall be no end. Thank You Lord in Jesus name we pray, amen.