Supernatural: Aliens and Strangers

This week we began our jour­ney in look­ing at the super­nat­ural. The focus was on how we are aliens and strangers to this world. We are a part of a greater super­nat­ural world so we are aliens and strangers in this land.

John 15:19 [show]John 15:19 [19]If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, there­fore the world hates you. (ESV)

We are super­nat­ual beings cre­ated to live forever.

If we don’t under­stand that we are eter­nal beings just vis­it­ing this world:
We loose the rea­son for exis­tence.
We chase after every­thing this world offers but remain empty because we miss out on the eternal.

Hebrews 11:13–16 [show]Hebrews 11:13–16 [13]These all died in faith, not hav­ing received the things promised, but hav­ing seen them and greeted them from afar, and hav­ing acknowl­edged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. [14]For peo­ple who speak thus make it clear that they are seek­ing a home­land. [15]If they had been think­ing of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had oppor­tu­nity to return. [16]But as it is, they desire a bet­ter coun­try, that is, a heav­enly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has pre­pared for them a city. (ESV)
they did not receive every­thing that was promised but saw them from afar off. They acknowl­edged that they were aliens and strangers in this world. They knew they were there for a reason.

We are being tested by God to see if we will seek him and obey or pur­sue the things of this world.

James 1:12 [show]James 1:12 [12]Blessed is the man who remains stead­fast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. (ESV)
. God blesses those who endure the testing.

There is also an assign­ment. We are to share our rela­tion­ship with God with oth­ers. We are God’s ambassadors.

1 Peter 2:11 [show]1 Peter 2:11 [11]Beloved, I urge you as sojourn­ers and exiles to abstain from the pas­sions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. (ESV)
. The world is not my home.