The moment we accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior of our lives everything changed. We were instantly born again from above. God did something amazing in us. He makes us a new creation. Our spirits came aliveand we were reconciled with God.
Not only were we rescued from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of God’s beloved Son. We became under the rule and reign of God, but wait it gets even better. Jesus gives us the authority to become children of God. We become adopted by God and are His son or daughter.
We have a new family and all the blessings connected to it. We become citizens of heaven. We become part of God’s own family with all the rights and privileges that go along with it.
We become children who eagerly wait for our Savior. Knowing the earth isn’t our home. We are just visiting. We are not citizens of a nation unless we make the choice to give up our citizenship to become citizens of that nation.
“This is not my home. I’m only passing through. My treasures are laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me. From heaven’s open door. And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore” -Jim Reeves
Each nation has its own culture, values, practices, and atmosphere. The same is true about heaven. As citizens of heaven, we come to live in a way that is pleasing to God. As a follower of Jesus, our lives are to show the love and glory of God.
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Lord, my rock, and my redeemer” -Psalm 19:14
As citizens of heaven, we should live in a way that is pleasing to God.
Heaven is the standard that Jesus sets. It’s His heart for people to experience a life that is only made available through Him. Jesus had given us the right to pray for things on earth to change. Our prayers are more powerful than we think.
We are the only Jesus that some people will ever see. The way we live the example we set can make a difference. We are part of something way bigger than ourselves. We are part of the kingdom of God. We must live a life of Jesus dwelling in us. We have only one antidote that can heal the hearts of people.
Jesus’s spirit -the Holy Spirit is in us when we invite Him and will help us through His power.
In Philippians 3:17-21 Paul encourages our citizenship of heaven.
“Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is their shame -who set their mind on earthly things. 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.”
From Pity to Praise 