good-bye world... good-bye

The men's quartet sang it in worship this morning...

Heaven is near and I can't stay here,

Good-bye world... Good-bye...

And I think... heaven is near... for those in Christ...

...Jesus began to preach,

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

Matthew 4:17

We do not have to die... to begin telling the world... and its ways... good-bye...

We need only repent... turn from the world's ways... and follow Him...

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Colossians 3:2

Begin telling the world... good-bye... today... for His kingdom is near... in Him... and we shouldn't want to stay where we are... we should long to draw closer to Him... living in His kingdom... now...

What in the world... do you need to tell Good-bye...? starting today...?