What is the ONE ESSENTIAL thing an ASTRONAUT needs to take with him when he ventures outside his spacecraft?
Tool kit? Swiss Army knife? Multi-wrench? Water? Food?
An astronaut would be in deep trouble
if he did not take with him
THE ATMOSPHERE OF HIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
What is the ONE ESSENTIAL thing that a born-again Christian must take with him during his pilgrimage on earth?
THE ATMOSPHERE OF HIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
What IS the natural environment of a Christian?
Col 1:13 We belong to the kingdom of God.
Phil 3:20, Eph 2:19 We are citizens of heaven
Eph 1:3 We belong in the heavenlies.
Hebs 11:13 We are pilgrims and strangers on earth.
John 17:16, 2 Cor 6:17 This world is NOT our home.
When we take the atmosphere of our heavenly home into the world, the devil and his forces will be defeated and the people of this world will see the living Christ in us.
C S Lewis
The world is enemy-occupied territory
A W Tozer
If we do not put the love of the world to death,
the love of the world will put us to death.
Mr Anon
Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope
than an earthly heart.
Vance Havner
When we stand on the WORD,
we cannot stand with the WORLD.
KNOW the Bible in your mind;
KEEP it in your heart;
LIVE it in your life;
SHARE it with the world.
We are the only Bible the careless world will read;
We are the sinner’s Gospel, we are the scoffer’s creed.
We are the Lord’s last message, given in deed and word:
What if the type is crooked?
What if the print is blurred?
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Wow! Awesome words, good friend. I was reading earlier of someone much moved by this same concern. When others look at us, will they see Jesus? I love the analogy… we live in the Kingdom! God just grants the world the privilege of seeing His Son in us, if we let Him shine! Thanks for the encouraging words! Oh yeah… loved the quotes by some of my favorites.
>> “When others look at us, will they see Jesus?” – a constant challenge.
Vance Havner says on this:
We are so SUBNORMAL that if we were to become NORMAL, people would think we were ABNORMAL!
May we shine forth in this dark world, that the light of Christ is clearly seen and HE can draw them to Himself.
We serve an amazing God!
Just as Hebrews 11: helps us to understand… it is so important to remember we are citizens of His kingdom awaiting a wondreful eternity in His presence. Lord bless you.
I have triple citizenship – I am a citizen of Great Britain, Australia and Heaven – in reverse order regarding importance. One day soon I will freely give up the first two and take complete possession of my eternal inheritance. What joy! It is one day closer!
We must have Jesus in our heart, the hope of heaven in our minds, and the Word, love and strength of God by the Holy Spirit to overcome the devil and sin in the world, till we reach heaven and see Jesus face to face. Praise the Lord that will be glory for us!
Oh what glory that will be!!!
We are one day closer.
May we be used to bring the Good News to many more people before that Day comes.
It is glory just to walk with Him
He will guide my steps aright
Through the vale and over the heights
It is glory just to walk with Him.
Praise the Lord!!
Amen.
you obviously love some of the great forefathers of our faith, thanks for sharing your heart. Graeme
You mean people like Tozer and Havner? I learned a lot from their writings in my early Christian life and still read them.