Are You Part of the Kingdom of God?

Prayer ~ Lord God, I just want to live to please You. Please give me wisdom and discernment to see myself as You see me that I would be encouraging to others as I serve Christ with an attitude of goodness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Amen.

For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. Romans 14:17-19

 

Meditate. Consider your servanthood attitude.

 

The Kingdom of God—The Kingdom of Heaven—is at hand. It has been ever since Jesus began preaching…and people began to repent and be saved.

The Sea of Galilee
Israel

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: "In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined." From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." Matthew 4:12-17

We don’t have to wait until we go to Heaven to experience the Kingdom of God. We are part of that Kingdom the minute we acknowledge Jesus Christ as our Savior. Just as Jesus said…“Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” That is what happens when someone recognized recognizes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He is God, and realizes that Jesus died specifically for their sins. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior? Are you part of the Kingdom of God?

 

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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