1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, 2 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you 3 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter 4 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: what is going on in your life today, you can 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after 6 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: this short word from our sponsor, we will pray through 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: today's prayer to remember our heavenly Home. Together. A Prayer 8 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: to Remember Our Heavenly Home, written by Emily Rose Massey 9 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: read by Carrie Iiberg. But our citizenship is in heaven, 10 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: and from it we await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 11 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: who will transform our lowly body to be like his 12 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: glorious body, by the power that enables him even to 13 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: subject all things to himself Philippians three, verse twenty and 14 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: twenty one. About fifteen years ago, there was a popular 15 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: Christian apparel company named Not of This World. I used 16 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: to own a few of their T shirts and would 17 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: often spot their NOTW logo on cars in my church's 18 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: parking lot where the merchandise was sold. The company's name 19 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: came from the phrase found in John eighteen thirty six, 20 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: where Jesus says that his kingdom is not of this world. 21 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: The NOTW logo I my T shirt was a small 22 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: reminder that although I live in this world, I am 23 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: not of this world as a child of God, so 24 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: my eyes need to be fixed heavenward. As a daughter 25 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: of the King, I am part of His kingdom and 26 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: ultimately a citizen of Heaven. Although I experience various trials 27 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: and pain in this life, my eternal hope in Christ 28 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: means that Heaven is my true home, where all suffering 29 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: will cease. It's important that, no matter what is going 30 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: on around me, I fight to remember where my journey 31 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: here on earth leads. The Apostle Paul reminds the church 32 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: that Phelippin about this eternal perspective. But our citizens should 33 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: be in heaven, and from it we await a savior, 34 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body 35 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: to be like his glorious body by the power that 36 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: enables him even to subject all things to himself. As believers, 37 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: because of our faith in Jesus Christ, our names are 38 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: written in the Lamb's Book of Life, apor work needed 39 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: for entrance into our awaited home in Heaven. This heavenly 40 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: citizenship means we are to be set apart from the 41 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: world as believers. Does your language, dress, entertainment, etc. Reflect 42 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: your heavenly citizenship? What area as your life may look 43 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: more like the world. If Christ has saved you, he 44 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: has given you the privilege of knowing Him and anticipating 45 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: his full fellowship. The more time we behold our King, 46 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: the more we become like him and long to reflect 47 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: him to a lost and dying world. The world needs 48 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: the hope of Christ, and we are to be carriers 49 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: of that message that sets the captives free and gives 50 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: them life eternal. In Christ alone. We are to be 51 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: eagerly fixated on the return of King Jesus, But all 52 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: too often temporal, worldly desires have our gaze. We cannot 53 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: allow the temptations of this world, world, and our weak 54 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: flesh to entangle us in bondage. Christ gave his life 55 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: to set us free from We must pray and ask 56 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: God to strengthen us so that we do not give 57 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: in to these temptations and really desires. He also provides 58 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: a way of escape from these temptations. We must trust 59 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: that He will never lead us astray. His ways are 60 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: so much better than ours. While here on earth we 61 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: can enjoy a small taste of glory as we become 62 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: conformed to the image of Christ by God's grace and 63 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: the power of the Spirit. The Christian life is the 64 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: process of growing in Christ likeness transformed through sanctification. The 65 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: path of transformation leads to eternity of transformation. Our bodies 66 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: will be transformed from our humble state into conformity with 67 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: the body of His glory. As believers, we joyfully submit 68 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: to Christ's lordship in all things in our lives. In 69 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: the end, Jesus Christ reconciles all things to the right place. 70 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: He sets all things right by the authority and might 71 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: of His power. When the world gets dark, let's remember 72 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: to fix our gaze on our heavenly home that awaits us. 73 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: Let's pray, Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of 74 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: eternal life in Christ. Your word says that Jesus is 75 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: preparing a place for me where I will get to 76 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: be with You forever although I live here on earth. 77 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: Help me to have a heavenly perspective. Like Jonathan Edwards said, 78 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: stay up Eternity on my eyeballs. Please strengthen me so 79 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: that worldly temptations and distractions do not entangle me or 80 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: keep me from my kingdom assignment to share the gospel 81 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: and make disciples. I trust that when I am tempted, 82 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: you always provide a way of escape so that I 83 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: can continue. You to walk in obedience. When I fail, 84 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: Help me to repent quickly and rest in your grace. 85 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: I long to look more like Jesus, so please continue 86 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: to sanctify me and your truth when the world gets start. 87 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: Help me to fix my eyes on my heavenly home 88 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen. 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