Meditate.
One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" Jesus replied, "The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs. You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you." Luke 17:20-21
The Kingdom of
God. Both John and Baptist and Jesus initially declared that people needed to
repent…
- Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Matthew 3:2
- Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God's Good News. "The time promised by God has come at last!" he announced. "The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!" Mark 1:14-15
What is the
Kingdom of Heaven, you might ask? We are told to…
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else,
and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew
6:33
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| The Holy Spirit as a dove. The Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. Spiritual life...in the Kingdom. |
Jesus replied, "I tell you the
truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God."
"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go
back into his mother's womb and be born again?" Jesus replied, "I
assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and
the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives
birth to spiritual life." John 3:3-6
Spiritual life. That is the key to entering the Kingdom. In the focus passage of scripture from Luke Jesus continues teaching on “the Son of Man” who is of course, Jesus Himself.
Then he said to his disciples,
"The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man
returns, but you won't see it. People will tell you, 'Look, there is the Son of
Man,' or 'Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them. For as the lightning
flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the
day when the Son of Man comes. But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly
and be rejected by this generation. When the Son of Man returns, it will be
like it was in Noah's day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and
parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood
came and destroyed them all. Luke 17:22-27
The Kingdom of God is at hand…where Jesus is, the Kingdom is there. When Jesus is in your life…then you are part of the Kingdom. You don’t have to wait to die…to go to heaven…to be part of the Kingdom. Choose Jesus as your Savior and enter the Kingdom right now!
Prayer ~ Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 6:9-13
Verse of
Salvation ~ Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, "It has
come at last--salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority
of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down
to earth--the one who accuses them before our God day and night. Revelation
12:10
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