Your Sign of Maturity!
"For our citizenship is in heaven,
from which we also eagerly wait for
the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."
Philippians 3:20
Many Christians rarely hear a sermon concerning
biblical prophecy. Some pastors and
teachers consider
prophecy to be a controversial topic, with
the potential to
cause disagreement and division. But the
return of Christ
is mentioned, directly or
indirectly, in all but four books of
the New Testament (Galatians 2 & 3, John, & Philemon).
The apostle Paul connects an understanding of the return of Christ
to spiritual maturity. In Philippians 3, he describes his own desire to
press on to his reunion with Christ as the culmination of his life of
service on earth (verses 12-14). He says that all who are spiritually
mature should think the same way (verse 15); we must understand
that our citizenship is in heaven, not earth, and live in expectation
of meeting the Savior we followed on earth. So, contrary to what
many believe, pursuing Christ now in anticipation of meeting
Him
then, is a sign of spiritual maturity according to the apostle Paul.
If you aren’t already, begin today “looking for the
blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great
God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
"continual looking forward to the eternal world
is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking,
but one of the things a Christian is meant to do."
C. S. Lewis
