Considering the Kingdom of God in This Age
By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe
Biblical prophecies usually have at least three occurrences
of fulfillment: the first for the time
in which it was given, the second in the Church age and the third in the end times. Such is true when considering the prophecies
about the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom
does not always refer to the Millennial Reign of Jesus, King of Kings and Lord
of Lords.
Jesus preached about the Kingdom in His time which includes
the Church Age. Mark 1:14-15: “Now after John was arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The
time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in
the gospel."
Our Lord taught His disciples to pray for the Kingdom. Matthew 6:10: “Your kingdom come. Your will
be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Our prayer is to be for the Kingdom of
God to come so that His desires will be accomplished on earth as they are in
heaven.
The prayer continues as we agree that blessings will come when we walk in His will: our daily needs will be provided; we will be
forgiving and forgiven; we will be led away from temptation and evil. In the Kingdom today, that is the reign of
Christ in our individual hearts and lives, we acknowledge that He is King, that
He is omnipotent and glorious.
The Kingdom of God
during the Church Age is all about our relationship with our King.
In Romans 14:17, Paul wrote: “for the Kingdom of God is not
food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
Therefore, the Kingdom of God is not about material, finite things. The Kingdom of God is about spiritual, eternal truths that we are blessed to walk in every day and throughout all of eternity.
The Kingdom of God allows us to be more than overcomers in
this life. Righteousness, peace and joy
in the Holy Spirit transcend the trials and tribulations of this world and lift
us above the commonplace and into His glory.
However, when we choose to continue in sin, when we refuse
to follow Jesus as our King, we cannot experience the righteousness, peace and
joy in the Holy Spirit while we are in this world nor will we be allowed to
enter the Kingdom of God in the End Times when the Lamb opens the Book of Life.
Choose, today, to
walk out of sin with its despair and fear and into His Kingdom.
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Helen H. Lemmel
O soul are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free:
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free:
Turn you eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
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