Morning by Morning, June 14 - Citizens of Heaven
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin my day in the fullness of Your Presence -- embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. ...
“For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21 NKJV).
We are citizens of Heaven, citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, where the “King of kings and Lord of lords” rules and reigns in the heavens above and in our hearts within (Revelation 19:16). And the honor of citizenship expects the allegiance of loyalty -- freely given and whole-heartedly given.
I became a citizen of my nation, the United States of America, when I was born here. My wife, who was born a citizen of another nation, became a citizen of the United States when she chose to make her home here. At a very patriotic and America-honoring ceremony that moved her to tears with both humility of heart and thankful pride in her new nation, she declared her Oath of Allegiance:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
Should our oath of allegiance, our commitment to our citizenship of Heaven, be any less? Do You expect any less of us, but to “bear true faith and allegiance” to You and to the Kingdom of Heaven?
Above all others, we are to “seek first the Kingdom of God and (Your) righteousness, and all these things shall be added to (us)” (Matthew 6:33). You deserve nothing less. And You expect nothing less.
Your invitation is to all -- to all who will freely come and freely give their hearts to You and become citizens of Heaven (John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9).
As we do, our whole-hearted loyalty belongs to You. “So then, (we) are no longer strangers and aliens, but (we) are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).
Thank You for the honor of my citizenship of Heaven. May You give me the grace to honor You and Your Kingdom with all my heart every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be given the grace of God to freely bear true faith and allegiance with all your heart to the Lord our God, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
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