For God so loved the Cosmos, that He gave His only begotten Son.

What herald of grace touches our world! This invitation crosses the known galaxies and beyond to reveal the gift of God’s own Son. How could this not be some alien declaration—no mortal could have given forth such a promise of hope and salvation. This very Gospel calls us all to a new existence. All born in this genesis are no longer of this world but are themselves aliens to it.

All shall be changed in a twinkling of an eye. The old shall be made new., born again into a cosmic reality. The old eons of time shall pass. All cares and problems are fixed to an address on planet Earth. But once a Cosmic citizen, how different these problems appear. Concerns that so fixate and grip today become the joys of the hallelujah chorus. We are not of this world.

This Cosmic Gospel changes everything. The ramifications could not be more striking. The limited world called today gives way. The Kingdom of God is at hand. But know this. This Gospel offers no nesting program. The Cosmic Gospel would pull us out of this world and vice versa. The overly anxious focus on the here and now gives way to the sweeter communion of the here and forever. The Great Hallelujah Day reminds us: “If we have lived for Christ in this life only, we have been only fools.”.

Born by the new hope, someone like a child emerges, alive and carefree. Eternity eclipses our days. The here and forever day upstages the mere existence. Under the constellation of the Son, Paradise steps forward and it is not of this world. This is the age of the new heaven and new earth. And to everyone else it seems like just another day, another day chained together in a string of uneventful moments. How tragic. In the midst of this broken world, there lies a kingdom many will miss.