Where Heaven Touches Earth

S - "Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony! If I tell you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? (John 3:11-12 LEB)

O - Over 90% of all that Jesus said was about earth; how the kingdom that is near interfaces here and how we are to live out each day in this "present age".  His words about earth are understandable and straightforward; so straightforward that a third grader can understand them.  The problem is we don't believe they will work on this planet so we really don't accept them.  We want to accept Jesus' testimony about heaven but ignore or alter his testimony about earth.  According to Jesus, we can know we believe him about heaven if we actually believe him about earth.

A - Money, enemies, love, forgiveness, what we eat, wear and store-up are among the many things Jesus instructs us on.  This question of Jesus to Nicodemus continues to deeply influence my thinking and my living. I will believe Jesus about earth … unto the life that is really life.

P - Father of Jesus and God of all,

Thank you for sending Jesus who is the message, the gospel, the exact representation of your person.  I admit that he has called me to follow, to believe, to trust and to welcome the kingdom on earth as it happens in heaven.  I accept his testimony about earth and am so very grateful to be discovering that his instruction actually works here.  Thank you for not leaving us alone or on our own.

Living and praying in Jesus' Name,

Steve