Today I went to Baltimore to take the oath of citizenship to the United States. It was a lot of waiting, but the ceremony (which was not really a ceremony) was really short. Everyone just got their certificates and that was it. When I received my certificate, I was kind of surprised. Why? Because it said that I was a citizen from 2009 because that's when my parents became citizens. I knew that I was a citizen because my parents were, but then I didn't really know it. Then I thought about how we as Christians, at times, fail to recognize where our citizenship is - in heaven. Moreover, sometimes we know our citizenship is in heaven, but we fail to live it out. "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power" (1 Corinthians 4:20). We fail to live our lives with the power God gives us.
In Jesus there is so much power and hope. As I was about to go to sleep the other day, a thought came to my mind. There are so many people in the room of despair but not many in the room of hope. However in Jesus, there always is hope!
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