Legal Aliens

Are you a legal alien on earth? King David considered himself an alien and a pilgrim on this earth.

Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said: "Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all. "Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise Your glorious name. But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You. For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, As were all our fathers; Our days on earth are as a shadow, And without hope. (1Ch 29:10-15)



Are your heart's desires and hopes in the world and what it has to offer, or in Christ and what He has to offer. Are your thoughts and affections focused on Christ? (see Col. 3:1-2)




Home is where the heart is, and if our heart is after God and His kingdom, then this world is not our home, and we are just passing through. Legal aliens, if you will.


By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
(Heb 11:9-10)

But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
(Heb 11:16)

What is it that you truly desire? Are you of this world, or are you a of another world called, God's eternal kingdom?

Yours in Him,

Pastor B.