Mosaic MSC – Heaven Within You (Devotional)

(Luke 17)

HEAVEN WITHIN YOU

The Kingdom of God does not come in such a way as to be seen. No one will say, ΓÇÿLook, here it is!ΓÇÖ or, ΓÇÿThere it is!ΓÇÖ because the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.

Luke 17:20-21 (NLT)

Luke 17:20-21 (NLT)

“Heaven is where Jesus is. There is no Heaven without Jesus.”

ΓÇöErwin McManus, Lead Pastor of Mosaic 

When you hear someone say ΓÇÿHeaven,ΓÇÖ what do you usually think about? What comes to mind? Clouds? Babies with wings? Or that image from MichelangeloΓÇÖs Sistine chapel with God and Adam gently connecting their fingers? 

When we begin to look at the words of Jesus, we discover that his descriptions of Heaven are very different than what weΓÇÖre usually taught. For instance, in Luke chapter 17, Jesus talks about the Kingdom of Heaven residing within us. How is this possible? How is Heaven already within us? 

When you open up your life to Jesus you are opening up your life to a new reality, to Heaven here on Earth. 

What Jesus is trying to show his disciples is that Heaven is not so much a physical place you go to when you die, but a dimension of reality that can begin here and now. It begins with Jesus. When you open up your life to Jesus you are opening up your life to a new reality, to Heaven here on Earth. 

May you come to understand that Jesus lives within you and that you carry Heaven wherever you go.

May you live with the awareness of that reality. May you come to understand that Jesus lives within you and that you carry Heaven wherever you go.

– Andres Figueroa

ACTION

Is there anyone you can think of that could use a little Heaven in their life? Be that person for someone.

PRAYER

Pray what Jesus prayed. That GodΓÇÖs will would be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.