We Have A Greater Hope

At church this morning someone shared a word from Philippians 3:20-21, "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." We have a citizenship in something other than the U.S. Yes, we should be good citizens here and vote and get involved in our government and country, but as Christians that's not all there is to our life. We can look past this world here and this election and look forward to when we will be with Christ for all eternity. Everything on earth is subject to God, doesn't that make you feel a whole lot better about life?

We also sang "Nothing But the Blood" by Matt Redman and this line stuck out to me:
"What can wash away our sin?
What can make us whole again?
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus"

I was struck by these words because of all the talk about uniting the country and bringing us all back on track, etc. While we need good government to do this, we can't rely fully on it. Only the blood of Jesus has the power to change anyone or anything. So while others are begging for more government programs and relying on certain candidates as a "messiah," let's remember the real Messiah and the change that he brings. Let's pray for revival. That's a real change you can believe in!