World Mission Society Church of God & Christ Ahnsahnghong & Heavenly Mother - Earthly Desires are Changed Into Heavenly Hope
작성자: Esther RoyBefore we met God, we lived simple lives, having only a limited time to live. If we didn't meet God, we would live without any hope, get older gradually while working so hard to make a living, and end our lives after lamenting the vanity and emptiness of life in the face of impending death.
Our lives have totally changed since we met God. Before meeting God, we set our minds on secular things, but everything changed after we met God. We are now called differently than before, aren't we? Previously we had no title, but since we met God we've received the titles "gospel workers" and "Christians," and even the honorable title of "Elohists." God has prepared much greater blessings for us in heaven.
Rev 2:25-29 『"Only hold on to what you have until I come. To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations?‘He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery'?just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."』
If we just hoped for earthly things such as running a business and having our own house on this earth before we met God, now we've come to have a much greater hope beyond comparison after meeting God. It is the hope for heaven; we have a desire to become a royal priesthood to rule over the nations in the kingdom of heaven. God has granted us a wider view so that we can see the whole universe.
Those who are ambitious on this earth dream of becoming a CEO of a company or President of a country. However, even if they acquire such a position after all their efforts throughout their lives, they cannot hold it for a long time, nor can they enjoy the pleasure and peace that they've expected. Outwardly it seems to be splendid, but in actuality it is accompanied by many hardships.
The authority of the kingdom of heaven is basically different in quality from the authority of the earth. The kingdom of heaven, where we who have met God are going to, is an eternal world where there is no pain or sorrow?where a new joy is created every day. God has promised to give us authority over the nations in the beautiful and eternal kingdom of heaven. God never lies. Although people in the world do not recognize us and we may seem very weak to them, everything will be so different when we go to the kingdom of heaven.
If we want to enter such a glorious kingdom of God, we need to give up our original identity as the branches of the wild olive tree. The Bible calls it "rebirth" to remove our nature as sinners. "No one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again" (Jn 3:3). By saying this Jesus meant that we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven unless we are reborn as God's true children who have the divine nature after giving up our original nature as the branches of the wild olive tree.
We, who have met Elohim, are being changed from the wild olive branches into the branches of the true olive tree. Instead of putting our hope in earthly things, we should have great hope for heaven. God has promised to give us authority over the nations just as He reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords in the kingdom of God. Cherishing this promise of God deep within our hearts, we should run straight towards the goals above.
to be continued....
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