The Pilgrimage Road Of Faith: What Does It Mean To Walk By Faith? Series

Next in verse 20, “But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.”

A few more positions of the mind, we understand we’re citizens of heaven already. We aren’t in heaven yet. But we carry the citizenship. We have the rights of a citizen of heaven. We have the authority of Jesus Christ on earth, to pray in His name, because we are already citizens of heaven.

We are sojourners through this life. We are aliens in a foreign land. We are not of this world. We are ambassadors for another kingdom, inviting others to join this new kingdom.

Second, we are eagerly awaiting Jesus’ return. We long for Jesus to return. We are eager for that moment. Some of my favorite Christians are always excited that Jesus could return tomorrow or the next day. They long for the return of their King!

Lastly, in verse 21, “He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.”

Here we see the results of what happens when Jesus returns, and a big part of the eternal prize we run the race for, our current mortal bodies will be changed into a glorious new body, like the new body Jesus has right now, after his resurrection from the dead. God will do this by His own mighty power, the same power by which all things will come under his control.

Let’s Review our main points.

1. This race is our first priority, anything else is secondary

2. The Christian life is a journey, one day at a time

3. Forget past ways, look to things ahead

4. The end goal is the heavenly prize in Christ Jesus

5. Come into maturity in Christ

6. Model your lifestyle after other godly Christians

7. Some are off course, their actions will prove them out

8. We are already citizens of heaven

9. We long for the return of Jesus

10. When Christ returns he will change our earthly bodies into heaven bodies