No. 010 · Identity · Hope
Our Citizenship
Philippians 3:20
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Whenever I travel, I’m reminded of something about God. No matter how incredible the place is, I know I’m not staying forever. I don’t unpack like I’m moving in. Life feels like that too. If our citizenship is in heaven, then this world isn’t my permanent address. And if this isn’t home, then I shouldn’t cling to it like it is. I’m here for a reason. To live faithfully. To serve well. Until God calls me home. “For our citizenship is in heaven…” — Philippians 3:20 Where is your home, really?
Comic transcript
Our Citizenship — Risen Archive comic no. 010.
Panel 1. a hand holds a round-trip ticket reading YVR to NRT. Me: Whenever I travel, I’m always reminded of Something the Bible talks About
Panel 2. the boy stands before a Japanese flag and a giant robot statue. Me: No matter how awesome the place is, I always know I’ll have to go back home.
Panel 3. the boy unpacks beside a suitcase in a hotel room. Me: Life is like that too. I don’t sell my home just because the hotel is nice.
Panel 4. an open passport stamped HEAVEN. Me: At the end of the day, if our citizenship is in heaven, then we’re only here temporarily.
Panel 5. a close-up of the boy thinking. Me: So, If I really belong somewhere else…
Panel 6. the boy, still close up, resolved. Me: then my job isn’t to cling to this world but it’s to live faithfully in it…
Panel 7. a hand holds a one-way ticket reading EARTH to HEAVEN. Me: …until God calls me home.
Closing card: “For our citizenship is in heaven…” — Philippians 3:20
Where is your home, really?