Let Us Live TODAY

No one goes to heaven: let us live TODAY

Living today: with faith in the invisible and under the Dominion of the Spirit.

1. Each day brings its portion of evil

“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow […]. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” →

Jesus does not promise an absence of struggles. He reveals that evil comes in daily portions. But He also teaches us that God's grace is equally daily, enough for today. Tomorrow belongs to Him.

2. The answer is not in control, but in faith

“Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the proof of things we do not see.” →

Faith allows us to rest in the invisible. We do not see tomorrow, nor God at work, but we know that He cares.

3. The solution is in the right priority

“Seek first the Dominion of the Spirit and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” → (adapted)

The world runs after what is lacking; those who walk in the Spirit seek the One who is enough.

4. The Father gives us the Holy Spirit

“If you, though you are evil, know how to give good things to your children, how much more will the Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” → 

The Spirit is God's answer for each day.

5. The Lord's Prayer is the daily practice

“Your Dominion come; your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven… Give us today our daily bread… Deliver us from the Evil One…” → 

Prayer repositions us, aligns us and strengthens us.

6. The practical path of trust

“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” →

Trust, surrender and obedience are the weapons of today.

7. Submission, resistance and protection

“Therefore, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.” →

“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the Evil One.” →

8. The true battle is invisible

“Our struggle is not against human beings, but against the powers and authorities, against the rulers of this dark world…” →

9. The mistake of ‘going to heaven’

Jesus never promised that we would go to heaven; He promised that heaven would come to us.
“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” →
“The New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven…” →

Christian hope is not escapist, it is incarnate: heaven begins now.

10. Today… listen

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…” →
“Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘TODAY’…” →
“He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says…” →

11. Stored bread rots, and a full barn empties the soul

“This very night your life will be demanded of you. Then who will get what you have prepared?” →
“For what good is it for a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?” → 

The man with the barns trusted in what he accumulated, not in the One who provided. He kept for himself, but did not share. He planned the future, but ignored God's today. And his soul was lost in the abundance of things.

The manna in the desert rotted when it was kept beyond what was needed. The bread of the Lord's Prayer is for each day, not for each decade. Bread that is not shared spoils. The barn that closes kills the soul of the one who builds it.

God's bread is living provision. The Spirit is present sustenance. And communion is the true barn.

Final Summary

The world lies in the evil one.
Evil is daily.
The struggle is invisible.
But the Spirit is enough.
Faith is the shield.
Today… is the time to listen.
Today… is the time to trust.
Today… is the time to live under the Dominion of the Spirit.