Bible study on christians and evangelism
Bible study on christians and evangelism
Posted on December 24, 2008 Updated on December 24, 2008
PERSONALITY OF HEAVEN
Memorise: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
Read: John 1:1-14
Heaven is not only a place in a particular location, but also a person. What makes a palace a palace is not the building, but the king who resides there. A palace without a king is an ordinary house. There is a particular town where when the king dies, they do not replace him.
Today, it has become a ghost town. There is nothing special about a throne until a king sits on it. What makes Heaven Heaven is the One who dwells there. According to Psalm 24:7-10, Heaven was created by the King of glory, the LORD of hosts who has never lost any battle. He is the One who sits on the throne. One of my sons once said, If he gets to Heaven and hears that Jesus has relocated, he will relocate to where Jesus is.
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Who made Heaven what it is? It is the Word that was made flesh. Colossians 2:9 says the fullness of the Godhead physically resides in Jesus. When Jesus came to earth, Heaven came to earth, hence the angels celebrated His birth. Anyone who seeks Heaven must seek Jesus.
In John 3:1-8, Nicodemus sought Heaven and he went to see Jesus. Similarly, while Zaccheaus-a strong, wealthy man sought Heaven, something told him, If you want to see Heaven, see Jesus. So he climbed a tree to see Jesus. Heaven is full of goodness. Psalm 34:10 says, “The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing”.
One reason believers are in want today is because they are not seeking Jesus. Some want Heaven, but their faces are turned to earth. The earth cannot produce heavenly results on its own. It takes Heaven to come to earth for earth to receive heavenly results.
If your desires and requests are not granted, examine your focus: you are seeking the wrong thing. You are pursuing earthly things. You can completely eradicate lack in your life, family and ministry by seeking Heaven – Jesus. Heaven came to earth and heavenly joys began to displace earthly sorrows.
Anywhere Jesus went, multitudes thronged about Him because they knew they would experience positive outcomes. You are now the light of the world. Your presence as a heavenly light should displace earthly darkness and sorrow.
How is your presence effectively achieving this? If your spiritual cover cannot effectively protect your family, loved ones and parishioners, your claim to being a child of God is questionable.
An encounter with Jesus is an encounter with Heaven. Ask that Muslims all over the world will encounter the Person of Heaven this year.
