We are no longer called forsaken, rejected, or broken. Instead, we are named accepted, redeemed, chosen, victorious, and beloved children of God. Just as Jesus took on the name of sorrow at the cross, we now receive new names of promise and intimacy at the Father’s right hand....

From the beginning, fire has marked God’s people. Moses encountered Him in the burning bush. Elijah called down fire on Mount Carmel. At Pentecost, tongues of fire rested on every believer. The pattern is unmistakable: God sets His people ablaze so they can set the world alight....

Acts 19 paints this in sharp contrast. Paul was so saturated in God’s presence that even his sweat cloths carried healing power. In the same city, the sons of Sceva tried to mimic his words, invoking “the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Lacking intimacy and submission, they were humiliated by the very demons they attempted to cast out....

But here’s the thing: the Church isn’t just what it is right now. It’s what it’s becoming. Think about a caterpillar. It’s slow, fuzzy, and not much to look at — but inside, it carries butterfly DNA. The butterfly was always in its design; it just hadn’t emerged yet. That’s the Church. That’s you....

Idols today may not be carved stone, but they’re just as real—status, consumerism, self, pleasure, control. Until we see with heaven’s lens, we won’t feel heaven’s ache, and without heaven’s ache, we won’t step into heaven’s assignment....