No Lasting City
We are told in Hebrews 13:14 that “For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come”. What a great encouragement and hope that is! When we compare that “lasting city” to our current city, they are light years apart! Maybe we don’t talk about “that city” as much as we should. We are told in Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ”.
I was born in Denmark and was a citizen of Denmark. I was seven years old when we moved to America. I had left behind my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and all my cousins. It was quite a large family that we had left behind. I never saw most of those relatives again. I never saw my grandparents again.
While I had moved to America, my citizenship was still in Denmark. While this analogy may not be perfect, my heart was in Denmark. I longed for that country; I longed for my grandmother in particular. All that I loved was in that country. Now as a Christian, I long for my Savior, I long for my new “country” in Heaven.
Are we too enamored with this life that we do not speak too much of the next? We have a citizenship in a “lasting country” that is so much better than our current country. Our world is filled with so much evil. It is hard to even watch the news or read it online, even accurate news is filled with evil. Have we forgotten that our citizenship is in heaven? Maybe we should talk more about the “everlasting city”, maybe we should talk more about what God has prepared for those that love Him and love His appearing.
Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ”. We are to eagerly await His return. And if we die before His next return, we are to continue seeking that “lasting city”.
Colossians 3:1-2 “Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things”.
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