The scripture for today, December 31, is Luke 12:31 as found in the New Testament of the Bible:
“But seek his kingdom and these things will be given to you as well.”
Do we actively seek God’s kingdom? Or do we drift and feel like God should feel obligated to take us into his kingdom and into his heaven? Do we feel like we’re “not so bad”, so God would be bad to not take us into his kingdom and into his heaven?
Heaven is God’s home, not ours. God has a door into his home, just like we have a door into our home. God is not required to open that door to just anyone, just like we are not required to open our door to just anyone. We cannot just show up at the door and smile and assume he will let us in, any more than people who knock on our door and smile can assume we will let them in.
We let people into our home who we have gotten to know and whose motives we trust. Have you given God a chance to get to know you and trust your motives? Are your motives to enter heaven selfish ones? Do you even like God?
This life we live on earth is not our permanent life or residence. This is just the foyer to our eternal home. Do we live like the earthly is all there is?