Soul Food

Salvation Series: Heaven

Bishop Bira Joshua Season 14 Episode 1

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Heaven isn’t distant—it’s the true home your heart already longs for. This episode explores the kingdom Jesus promises, the hope of a life without sorrow, and how longing for eternity reshapes the way we live today. You’ll hear a clear call to salvation, practical next steps like baptism, and simple daily habits that train the soul for what lasts. In the end, urgency becomes hope as we look toward the Father who says, “Welcome home.” 

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Here on the Soul Food Podcast. The world is passing away. Our clock is ticking, and for that reason, nothing is of more importance than eternal life. This is the moment of salvation.

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Hi there. May the God of the Bible bless your life. The moment of salvation. How many times have you thought about life in heaven? How many times do you think about heaven? Is it real? Does it exist? They don't believe that heaven exists. The series of salvation. Tell us what it is.

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Have you ever imagined yourself in the kingdom of heaven? No doubt for any who yearn and dream about living with God. There are times when your mind travels there. Have you ever imagined, just for a few seconds, what this holy place would be like? Of course, no human mind could ever fully grasp the greatness of heaven. No image or artificial intelligence could recreate it with any amount of accuracy. But with supernatural faith, a faith that imagines can transport us there. And yet, if you never think about heaven, something extremely dangerous is happening to you. From the beginning of time, the devil has always worked in this world to distort our image of heaven and to steal people's desire to go to that place. He makes it seem like a tedious fairy tale land where the dead turn into angels and spend their time floating around the clouds playing harps. And this strategy has sadly worked. Because most people think only about this world. They dream about going to Paris, to London, and various other destinations, but never to the kingdom of heaven. One thing is certain, it is real. Much more real than this world. But it has nothing to do with the blue sky we see above our heads. It's far beyond this world. Far beyond the galaxies, a totally different dimension from anything we know. And the one who gave us the most detailed description of it was the Lord Jesus Himself. And the details he left us are glorious.

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If that were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? That I will come back and take you to be with me. That you also may be where I am.

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The Son of God Himself is preparing a place for you. Do you have any idea what this means? It's not a home like the ones we live in in this world. Or a body that battles with our soul and which will both eventually deteriorate. No. It's an eternal, permanent home where we'll live together with the Father. Imagine a kingdom that God has prepared so that we can live together with Him, where we'll sacrifice our fleeting lives here on this earth for eternal life. This is the kingdom of heaven, where everything is made new. It's a place that doesn't need the sun because it shines with the glory of God Himself. Imagine being where you'll never cry again, or even remember the sorrows of your past. Do you remember the greatest joys you've ever felt in your life? Here is where you'll experience the completeness of joy, not just for a moment, but at the highest level. An endless pleasure. Imagine walking on streets of gold. The stuff that people chase after here on earth is like asphalt in the kingdom of heaven. That's why the streets of gold, the crowns, the white clothing, and so many other details can give us a small glimpse of what this place will be like. God is there. We'll have eternal communion with our Father. He is the one who will draw all our eyes to Himself. This is why we need to fight for the salvation of our souls. After all, entering into this heavenly kingdom is not automatic. It requires total sacrifice, day after day. In light of the kingdom of heaven that never ends, everything else is reduced to nothing. Think about heaven. Long for it every day. Since the awareness of eternity will help you to understand that all these struggles, injustice, and tears are just temporary. And when we reach the end of our journey, here in this land, we will hear the sweetest and most beautiful phrase: Welcome my child into the kingdom of heaven.

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This is where the Lord wants to welcome you in his kingdom. The kingdom of heaven. Here on earth we should, we must live in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is here. But there is another kingdom. There is the kingdom of heaven. Called, also called a heavenly home. Yes, there is a heavenly home. Life on earth has become so short. So short. In the days of Abraham, in the days of Moses, they used to live in the days of Adam and Eve. They used to live over 900 years. Nowadays when somebody they celebrate. Nowadays, they are not going to be a good thing. Where will you go? Where? You go to the holy place. You believe in God. Believe also in me. Jesus said. In my father's house, many dimensions I would have told you. Jesus said, I will go to prepare a place for you. There is a place for us. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself. That where I am, that you may be. And he said, I go to prepare a place for you. But how can we inherit or take place in this place if we need to surrender our lives to our Lord Jesus Christ? One thing is to build a house, a building here on earth. Another thing is to build a home in heaven. Jesus is preparing a place for us. But we needed to do our part so that step by step, which means day by day, we may go up to heaven. And one day, the door will be open, and our Heavenly Father will say, Welcome home, will come to the heavenly home, the heavenly place. Right now is the moment for the prayer. Let us now pray together.

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Prayer connects us with God and is essential in our journey of salvation. This is now the moment of prayer.

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In the name of Jesus Christ, O Lord my God, life on earth is becoming short. Every day is even shorter. We have only one option. There is no plan B. There is no second thought opinion. My father, everybody wants to go to heaven. We don't hear people fight and say to one another, go to heaven. But usually they send people to hell because nobody wants to go to hell. Hell is a place of punishment. However, Lord, there is person that is not saved yet. That name, his name is not in the book of life. But yes, Lord, we pray right now for salvation. So many times we pray for healing, prosperity, for family. We present our prayer request, asking for protection, for success. But not so often we say, Lord, I want my salvation. We don't hear people say, I want to go to heaven. They believe that everybody at the end will go to heaven. This is the lie of the devil. This is the deceitful spirit. It's not everybody that will go to heaven. Because you said that many are called few are chosen. Only those who go through the narrow gate, yes, those who live their lives behind, those who lose their lives on earth, they gain to heaven. So Lord, disperse now you pray for his her salvation. And I ask you, save souls through this video, this podcast, save dispersal. Pray for your soul right now. Yes, in the name of Jesus, if you gave your life to him, he gives his life to you. Receive salvation. Have your soul saved, have your name written in the book of life. In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. Amen. Praise God. Amen.

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No, I know it's not the good. I know the cheetah, there's a bit of it to be on the day.

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Sacrifice for it, do not labor in vain. May the Lord Jesus bless your life. If you are not yet baptized in water, go to a church. The universal church has water baptism every single day. You can just walk in, tell a pastor. I want to surrender my life to Jesus. I want to be baptized. And you can be baptized today. Go to a church. Maybe somebody that is in prison, there is no pastor to baptize you over there. You can take a bottle of water and bodies water for your head in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and receive your baptism by faith. You who are in the hospital, you can do the same. Let us not waste time.

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This is the moment of salvation.