Saturday, February 27 Read Luke 13 and Colossians 1-2 Focus on Luke 13:29-30
In speaking about heaven, Jesus told us people will come from north, south, east and west and will take their place at the feast in the Kingdom of God. That means people from EVERYWHERE will be in heaven. Sometimes we tend to think only people like us will be in heaven. Or we think certain groups of people won’t have anyone in heaven—I'm not talking about certain other religious groups. We know Jesus told us He is the Way and the Truth and the Life and that NO ONE can come to the Father except through Him. I'm talking about people of other ethnicities, other branches of the church family tree. The reality is when we get to heaven we'll be surprised by who is there, and in some case by who is not there. We'll also be surprised to find that some we thought would be “first” will be “last” and vice versa. The reality is the only “ticket” to heaven is Jesus. The position we hold in heaven is determined by our relationship with Him. The “final answer” when it comes to heaven is JESUS! As we go about the day, we may think a good deed will help pave the way to heaven for us. The truth is nothing we ever do will make God love us more or less. God’s love for us is tied up in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. As we go about this day and every day, we don’t do good deeds to impress God or to move “up” in the “line.” We do them because we want to reflect the life of Jesus that resides in us through the Holy Spirit. After all, as citizens of heaven, and ambassadors for Jesus, we want to make the most of today in representing Jesus to all we meet!
Heavenly Father, Thank You so much for sending Jesus to open the door of heaven to us! Thank You for welcoming people into Your Kingdom from all over the planet. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so I may be an effective ambassador for You, and that You may use me to draw people to Yourself. This I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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