September 2024: I'm Known in Heaven!

And of Zion [mountain of Jerusalem] it will be said, "This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her." The LORD will record, when He registers the peoples: "This one was born there." Selah  (Psalm 87:5-7)

Rise Higher

“The Lord will record” means the Lord writes up those who put their trust in Him! Praise the Lord that we who are saved are counted and registered in heaven!

 

But how can we be sure that our name is recorded in heaven? In John 3:1-3 Nicodemus wondered about this too. Jesus told him a person must be born again which didn’t make sense to Nicodemus. Jesus said you must be born to the earth and born from above! Nicodemus, you are a teacher, and you do not know this?! We are born to the earth which gives us an earthly citizenship. We are born again or from above by accepting Jesus as our risen Lord and Savior. A miracle is when the supernatural invades the natural, so this is the greatest miracle of all!


Sadly, many people go to a church Sunday after Sunday that does not teach the born-again experience. If we are not born again, our name is not registered in heaven. That should be a wake-up call for everyone! We who are born again should want everyone to be born again! Jesus went to the cross for ALL of humanity.

 

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ . . . (Philippians 3:20)

 

CHANGING OUR ADDRESS

 

What an encouragement to know that we have authority and we have certainty that we have a heavenly home. This life is simply our earthly journey! Temporal…. Our Heavenly home is Eternal, forever with the Lord! Heaven is our home. One day, each of us will die if the rapture does not happen first, and when that time comes, all we do is have a change of address….from Earth to Heaven!

 

The Lord has given us things in this life to use and enjoy. We are to be stewards of them. We shall take nothing with us to our heavenly address, so let’s ask ourselves, are we hoarding what God has given us, or are we sharing with others what the Lord has blessed us with? Are we using them for God’s glory and others’ good? Whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (2 Corinthians 9:6) Let’s make our aim to help others come to faith in Jesus so that their names are also recorded in heaven.

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