Living for the World to Come

One of the hindrances to the witness of the church is our preoccupation with the things of the Natural. The physical and material realm has too strong of a hold on many of us who claim to be believers in Christ. The reason why this is an issue is because our origin and root is not based in this earthly realm. When we allow our social and cultural perspective to revolve primarily around the things of this world, it dampens our ability to be the light that God has called us to be. With this in mind, what we need to focus on, particularly for such a time as this, is Living for the World to Come.

There's an old saying that states, "you're so heavenly minded that you're no earthly good". Even though this sounds good, this is incorrect. You can never be so Heavenly minded that you're no earthly good. Now you can be too religious minded to be any earthly good, but not Heavenly minded. The reason I make this point is because the problem with the church is that we're not Heaven-Minded enough. The basis of our actions, the basis of our thinking, that which regulates who we are, should be based upon the Culture of Heaven, also described as the Kingdom of God. This is why, when Jesus taught His disciples how to pray, He taught them, "thy Kingdom come, thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven" (Matthew 6). The goal of the Christian is to make the reality of Heaven the reality in the earth realm. But if you're not focused, let alone aware, of the things of Heaven, the ways, the customs, the culture, you can't bring this prayer to fruition.

Jesus made it very clear when He was before Pontius Pilate, "My Kingdom is not of this world" (John 18). Saints, as ethereal as it may sound, we need to be seeking to operate "in another world". We need to be seeking to allow the Holy Spirit to renew our minds so that we can actually learn to function in a different Dimension of Reality. This reality is called the Kingdom of God. But this is what has to be understood; the realm of the church and the Realm of the Kingdom are not synonymous. You can go to church, and you can even be saved, but not learn to operate in the Dimension of the Kingdom of God. It is indeed, Another World. We must learn to set our sights on living in this World and having our very lives be based upon this Eternal Reality. This is why Jesus taught, "seek ye first The Kingdom of God" (Matthew 6). He was talking about this New Dimension of Reality. I can assure you saints, "the world" as we know it is coming to an end. And I'm not talking about in the "bye and bye" or at the Ultimate Return (the Second Coming) of Jesus Christ. I'm talking about Divine Dynamics of Judgment that are about to be released from the heavens that are going to radically alter how life is lived on this planet, particularly in the United States of America. If you have taken the time to "un-plug" from this world's system, you will be more than grateful. It's time for all of the believers in Christ to be diligent in Living for the World to Come.