You Are An Alien
Have you ever felt like life is sometimes hard to wrap your mind around? Somehow the world is happening all around you and you are, by some means, right in the middle of it. These feelings can sometimes seem confusing, leaving you wondering where you fit in. Maybe there are times when you have even pinched yourself to see if your reality is just a dream or not? Or even more, perhaps you have felt like you were a stranger or an alien living on this floating cosmos we call earth? Indeed, at times, it all seems crazy!
If you have felt this way, don’t feel bad because, as a born-again believer, you are not of this world! The operation of this world in its current state is in opposition to the purposes of God. Therefore, as God’s children, we do not live in this world as others do, living to gratify their fleshly nature, but instead, we live for the glory of God.
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Obtaining true fulfillment in this world will never be found in what this world has to offer but rather in the purpose and person of Christ! The Scripture above tells us that it is grace that teaches us to say no to ungodliness. Yes, grace (The undeserved favor and empowerment from God) is the teaching agent God uses to cause you to rise high above the pitfalls this world tries to lure you into. Because you are his child, God has called you to live as a conqueror just like him.
Rom 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
You are God’s child and, therefore, a person with great purpose! Though this world is not your home, and you are indeed an alien in this world, God has great things ahead for you! He longs for you to step into the exciting, fulfilling, and rewarding life of his purpose and glory!
2Cor 4:6-7 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
The most exciting life you could ever live on this earth is the life of fulfilling the purpose of God and living in his glory! Oh, my dearest friend, may the glory of God rest upon you today, and may you live here, on planet earth, with your heart stayed upon the Lord, living for God and God alone. Remember, this earth is not your home – you are only passing through. Your eternity is with God forever! In the future, there will be a new heaven and a new earth where we will live, and we will enjoy the beauty and perfection of all that God is for forever! Therefore, don’t be sad if you don’t feel like you fit in – you don’t! This is not your home! This earth merely affords you the opportunity to fulfill the most excellent plan of God for your life! As the word of God says, regarding this world…
You Are An Alien