When we enter through the Gate of Jesus - by repentance and faith - we enter into his eternal kingdom. In that moment, we become citizens of heaven.
Yes, we still find ourselves here on earth, but everything has changed. Earth is no longer our home nor our future. Once we belonged to this world, and it was all we had, all we could invest in and 'build'. But now we belong to a different kingdom, we serve a different King, and we live to advance his kingdom. We have a mission now - sometimes in secret, sometimes overt - but always a mission: to build the kingdom of God.
'I laid a foundation... someone else is building on it... their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light... '
(1 Corinthians 3:10-13)
(Philippians 3:20, 2 Corinthians 5:16, Matthew 16:15-20)
