Earth and Heaven

We sing these lyrics:

'Tis at the cross of Christ
Where earth and heaven meet
Where sin is overcome
To God the victory

What an amazing thing to think about! The coming together of two kingdoms.

The psalmist says, "The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to man." (115:16)

Heaven is God's Kingdom, where His decrees are carried out without delay or dispute, earth is our kingdom where we have been given rule and reign. We can choose to work towards God's "will be done, and Kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven", or we can choose (as we so often do) my will be done, no matter the cost to myself, others, or the world we live in!

Obviously there are some real differences between God's rule and reign, and the dominion of humanity...

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And so, earth and heaven are brought together! God has brought heaven to earth in the person of His Son. And what is the fruit of this meeting?

Jesus reveals the power of heaven, the glory of heaven, the priorities and plans of heaven. His life, his actions, his priorities, his goals; these are the revelation of heavens agenda.

The cross is earth inflicted upon the kingdom of heaven...

The resurrection is heaven inflicted upon the kingdom of earth...

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We are called to be the continuation of the crucifixion and resurrection. We allow the earth to inflict it's will upon us, in order that God can inflict His will upon the earth through us!

We are points of intersection between earth and heaven.