“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. (Philippians 3:20-21)
The word, “conversation,” could better read “citizenship.” The Christian’s citizenship is in heaven. One translation has verse 20 reading, “We are a colony from heaven on earth and we are anxiously looking for Him to come and get us.”
A colony from Mars residing in your community would stand out as being different. They would dress differently, talk differently and just act differently from the people of earth. They would be standing on tip-toe with their eyes trained toward the sky, looking for their leader to come and take them home.
An old song says, “This world is not my home, I’m just 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.”
If you are a Christian that song is so very true for you. You are not at home down here. Keep your eyes trained toward heaven as you wait anxiously for the Master’s return.
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