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He doesn’t want us, as His children, to wait until we get to heaven to tap into our heavenly inheritance. He wants us to experience heaven here on earth by choosing to put Him first and living in the light of what Jesus told us in Matthew 6: “Do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?... But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides” (verses 31, 33, "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition"). How do we seek first God’s kingdom? By doing the very thing I’ve been talking about! By determining above all to abide in Jesus. By staying in living contact with Him and letting His Word abide in us. When we do that, the kingdom of God manifests wherever we go. One time, Ken and I were in Latvia on our way to preach a service and we drove down a street where some national embassies were located. As we passed by the Russian Embassy, the British Embassy, the United States Embassy and others, it struck me that each one of those embassies is considered part of the nation it represents. The ambassadors in them, even though they’re in Latvia, live under their home country’s jurisdiction. Every ambassador enjoys the same rights they would if they were in their homeland. And because they’re on assignment representing their nation, they are fully supported and backed by its government. Those embassies also serve as a refuge for those needing help. If someone gets in trouble and wants to request aid from the United States, they can go to the U.S. Embassy. They can take asylum there. As long as they’re in the embassy, they’re protected by U.S. law. They’re treated just as if they were in America. Thinking about that, I got excited. I thought, As believers, we’re mobile embassies of the kingdom of God! We are ambassadors for Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:20). We’re in this world, but “our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20, "NKJV"). We’re here on assignment as Jesus’ representatives, and as long as we’re abiding in Him, we’re on His sovereign territory. We’re backed by heaven’s power and resources and under its protection. We’ve even been given authority to extend that protection to others. Those in need can come to us for aid, and as Jesus’ representatives we can offer help. We can pray for people and our prayers will be answered. We can cast out demons. We can lay hands on the sick, and they’ll recover. We can tap into heaven’s prosperity and give to those who are suffering lack. Simply by abiding in the Vine of our Lord Jesus Christ, we can bear abundant fruit and bring great glory to God! V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Points to Get You There: 1. Through the new birth you have been united to Jesus. (1 Cor. 6:17, "NKJV") 2. Maintaining living contact with Jesus enables you to walk in that oneness and produce the fruit of it. (John 15:4) 3. If you don’t stay in contact with Jesus, you will shrivel up spiritually and become a victim of the world instead of a victor over it. (John 15:6) 4. What you do with God’s Word has everything to do with your abiding in Jesus. (John 15:7) 5. When you make abiding in Jesus your top priority, you can tap into heaven’s resources. 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