What's Your Citizenship?

Hi everyone,

Felt ministered to as I read from Romans so sharing it here:

Romans 5

Like in "The Matrix", there are 2 parallel world we live in: 

1. World of darkness where sin reigns through disobedience of God which ultimately brings us God's wrath and Death (worldly & eternal life without God), and 

2. World of light where righteousness reigns through obedience of God which ultimately pleases God and brings life (meaningful, purposeful and full worldly life & eternal life with God). 

But then God loves us so much that He first gave us the Law; like glasses it helps us to see clearly what is right and what is not. Because it is only when law is given that it becomes clear what is lawful and what is not. One thing leads to another; God's law clarifies where we are and starts to stirs in us to seek the parallel world and points us to the solution: Jesus Christ. He, who is sinless, came and stood in the gap between the 2 worlds that we might cross the border. 

As Romans 5:20 states that as law causes sin to abound, so does it in turn causes grace to abound. Without the law we won't know we are sinful and if we do not know we are sinful we do not know we need grace from God because, there is nothing we can do to run away from judgment and condemnation from the Judge. 

So through believing in Jesus Christ, we receive the "visa" to enter and also "citizenship" to be and enjoy the privileges of God's world; the Kingdom of light where God and all His good things are. 

But Romans 6 later also remind us that since we are now citizens of the Kingdom of light, we cannot hold two citizenships or obtain visa to go back down. 

Where are you now? Are you in the world of darkness going around lost and lamenting? If so, a new citizenship is offered to you. 

Are you in the Kingdom of light but take trips to the other kingdom once in a while? If so, you are reminded that you hold but one citizenship and should not mock it.