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What if we lived like the God’s kingdom was already breaking into this world?
I’ve spent the last few weeks exploring the details of The Lord’s Prayer. Imagine if we actually lived like our prayer “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” were already being answered in a multitude of ways?
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God’s Kingdom Is Like …
Jesus tells a story in the first part of Matthew 25 that illustrates what God’s kingdom is like:
“Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast …” (Matthew 25.10)
Are we ready to rejoice? Do we live in a state of expectant joy? Are we waiting for Jesus like a party is about to explode?
There are two ways to wait on the LORD:
1. in a sleepy state, sadly unprepared, or …
2. ready, joyful, expectant.
This wonderful story Jesus tells of the ten bridesmaids illustrates two different ways to live life: in the kingdom, or unaware of the kingdom. Can we live like the kingdom is not something that may happen but a reality that is already happening?
It is! That is the statement of Christ’s Resurrection. The world as we have known it has ended. Death will not win. God’s care cannot be stifled. We can never fall out of God’s grace. Yes, we can reject it, we can choose not to lean into the Spirit’s presence. But God’s grace is extended to us in all ways in all places.
Do we see it? Do we see this reality of heaven on earth breaking through the cracks of our false realities?
God’s Kingdom = Christ’s Presence
Jesus preached a kingdom where the poor are cared for, the disenfranchised are the important people in the community, the naked are clothed, the hungry are fed, the blind are given sight. Where is this happening around us? When we see it, we should recognize it as the presence of Jesus Christ!
Better yet, we should be part of it. We should be like the five bridesmaids who were eagerly waiting for the groom. We should have our lights on, joyful, ready to break out in song and dance when one of the least of these is comforted.
So Tell Me Something
How are you seeing God’s Kingdom around you, here and now?