While I can look forward to eternity one day, I don’t have to wait to live out my heavenly citizenship. I can bring heaven to earth today by living in such a forgiving way that my choices line up with God. Think about the Lord’s Prayer: “[God’s] will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). My heart is most at home in the safety of God’s truth. Like the verse from Hebrews says, He will equip me with all I need to do this. He will empower me to do what He instructs. And so I run toward the forgiveness God commands. And only then will I find the healing peace He offers. Refusing to
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