{"id":5262,"date":"2022-01-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5262"},"modified":"2022-01-15T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:10:57","slug":"heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"HEAVEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Exodus 4:1-5:21 ESV<\/a>, Matthew 18:1-20 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 22:19-31 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 5:15-21 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cAnd calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, \u201cTruly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven<\/em>.\u201d (Matthew 18:2-3 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OURANOS (3772):<\/strong> \u201cthrough the idea of elevation; the sky; as the abode of God. By implication, happiness, power, eternity.  The eternal dwelling place of God (Matt. 5:16).\u201d[i]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Become like children<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entering God\u2019s kingdom requires childlike faith.  Heaven\u2019s root word means the dwelling place of God.  Children have no problem believing in God and His promises.  Biblical stories of Jonah in the belly of a fish or David\u2019s triumphant victory over a giant, easy to believe from a child\u2019s perspective. And children trust they receive the Holy Spirit when they place their faith in Jesus, bringing heaven to earth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d (Matthew 6:10 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heaven means God\u2019s residence.  When we receive His Spirit, we become God\u2019s dwelling place.  Eternity in heaven begins on earth when we place our faith in Jesus.  Accepting God\u2019s Spirit gives us access to His peace.  Only when we tune into the Spirit\u2019s promptings will we enjoy the beauty of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embrace heaven.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God doesn\u2019t want us to live lives of misery; He wants us to live our lives to the fullest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.\u201d (John 10:10 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit will help us live abundantly.  Trusting God\u2019s grace and mercy, despite our sinful nature, frees us from condemnation.  Learning to forgive others as Christ forgave us liberates us from the negative thoughts of unforgiveness.  When we fill our minds with God\u2019s word, we become more childlike.  Instead of letting harmful intentions control our minds, God\u2019s word transforms us into uplifting and encouraging people.  Life change happens when we put God\u2019s word into practice, not just reading it but doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can experience heaven on earth by applying childlike faith to God\u2019s promises.\u00a0 Don\u2019t look for explanations; trust God will do what He says He will.\u00a0 Experience heaven on earth as God\u2019s peace transcends all understanding in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. (pp. 183-4) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 4:1-5:21 ESV, Matthew 18:1-20 ESV, Psalm 22:19-31 ESV, Proverbs 5:15-21 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cAnd calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, \u201cTruly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.\u201d (Matthew 18:2-3 ESV) OURANOS… Continue reading HEAVEN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5262"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5265,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5262\/revisions\/5265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}