Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.

I want to lead us to pray in the next few minutes based on Philippians chapter 3,

verses 20 and 21, and 1st Peter chapter 2, verses 11 and 12.

So first Philippians chapter 3, verse 20 and 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 in first peter chapter two verse 11 says beloved i urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh which wage war against your soul.

Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable so that when they speak against you as evildoers,

they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

Put these two passages together and realize your citizenship is twofold.

You have dual citizenship, at least dual citizenship. I think about people I know who have

citizenship in multiple countries in this world, but let's just assume for a second, you are a citizen

of one country in this world. That is a meaningful citizenship. It comes with responsibilities before God

to, as we've seen, pray for,

intercede for your country, to do good in your country, to promote good, protect against evil

to the extent that you have opportunity in your country. So all these things that happen as citizens of a

country on earth. But that is a temporary citizenship. Our ultimate citizenship, Philippians

chapter 3, verse 20 says, is in heaven. Or we are waiting for a Savior to come. Jesus is coming back for us to take us to

our heavenly home, our permanent residence, a heavenly country, which is why 1 Peter

2, verse 11 calls us as followers of Jesus, sojourners and exiles in this world.

And not just calls us these things, saying you're a foreigner here.

That's the language.

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