He Wants to Take You Higher

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The message of Repentance should manifest as joyful preparation for a wedding that the unrepentant (without knowledge) can only see in the life more abundantly that you show them in any situation.

An invitation to avoid hell, and join a funeral, while completely appropriate at a certain stage in a believer's walk, is not the manifestation of the Church that should be demonstrated to an unbeliever, as has been represented to you.

It is easy to envision some future Heaven, especially with the promises held out to us in the Bible, and this is an excellent vision to hold in a place in your heart; but when eschatology replaces, rather than describes your reward, it can only be reflected in your countenance. Any description of a future Heaven becomes meaningless to someone dying of thirst right now.

It is crucial, if you expect to "lead" anyone to Christ, that Heaven be reflected in the changes in you, and thus to the changes in the countenance of others when you walk into a room, and these are your most reliable guide to how effectively Christ is become manifest in you.

There will be a wedding! Come, let us prepare!