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For heaven's sake!
'We are citizens of heaven.' Philippians 3:20
Patrick Jenkins says, 'Having lived as missionaries, my family and I realised that moving to another jungle location meant a lot of work. We knew the discomforts of snakes and bugs. One morning, a few days after beginning to clean our temporary home, we were taking a short break.
While we were drinking tea a large black beetle flew through the room making a loud buzzing noise. My wife let out a scream. Astonished more by her scream than by the beetle, my youngest daughter cried out, "For heaven's sake, mum!" After a moment's silence my wife replied, "That's the only reason I'm here."'
Paul says, 'We are citizens of heaven.' And Peter speaks of '... an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you' (1 Peter 1:4 NIV). Don't forget that your life now is only the short story; the whole book is in heaven.
Make every decision, think every thought and do every action, remembering where you will be, not just how it will affect you now. Don't wait until you're in God's presence before you think 'Doh! I wish I'd done that before when He asked me to'. Yes, you might end up in the rainforest with yucky bugs; but if that's part of God's plan for you, do you really want to miss out on it? He really does know what He's asking you to do. So listen to God, and do what He asks; for heaven's sake!
written by Bob Gass
'We are citizens of heaven.' Philippians 3:20
Patrick Jenkins says, 'Having lived as missionaries, my family and I realised that moving to another jungle location meant a lot of work. We knew the discomforts of snakes and bugs. One morning, a few days after beginning to clean our temporary home, we were taking a short break.
While we were drinking tea a large black beetle flew through the room making a loud buzzing noise. My wife let out a scream. Astonished more by her scream than by the beetle, my youngest daughter cried out, "For heaven's sake, mum!" After a moment's silence my wife replied, "That's the only reason I'm here."'
Paul says, 'We are citizens of heaven.' And Peter speaks of '... an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you' (1 Peter 1:4 NIV). Don't forget that your life now is only the short story; the whole book is in heaven.
Make every decision, think every thought and do every action, remembering where you will be, not just how it will affect you now. Don't wait until you're in God's presence before you think 'Doh! I wish I'd done that before when He asked me to'. Yes, you might end up in the rainforest with yucky bugs; but if that's part of God's plan for you, do you really want to miss out on it? He really does know what He's asking you to do. So listen to God, and do what He asks; for heaven's sake!
written by Bob Gass
