God has prepared a place for us.

 By disciple John

Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

In 2006 we heard the news that a Christian employee of an airline at Heathrow Airport, was sacked because she refused to hide the cross she wore around her neck. She was a Christian sister of ours from Egypt, and we learnt that Egyptian Christians always show the cross, and many have a cross tattooed on their wrist where it can clearly be seen.

As it says in our text the world has been crucified to us and we know what the Bible teaches us about the world: 1John 5:15 That the evil one rules this world. We as Christians are born again and no longer belonging to this world, but now we are citizens of heaven, and as such should be heavenly minded, and not worldly minded.

This is what it says about the people of faith in Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Let us acknowledge that we are people of the cross, the world holds no attraction for us because we are citizens of heaven where God has prepared a place for us.

Prayer: Thank you Heavenly Father for loving us and saving us through your Son our Saviour and freeing us from the clutches of Satan. Thank you that you have a place prepared for us and we are already citizens of heaven. May your will be done, and your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen