The Best Part of the Good News

Too often it seems we look for the Kingdom of God in all the wrong places. Listen to where Jesus said the Kingdom of God is located:

They can't say, 'Here it is!' or 'There it is!' You see, the Kingdom of God is within you."

-- Luke 17:21 (GWT)

 

Lord, the Best Part of the Good News is that because the Kingdom is within us, then surely You, our King of Kings, reign on the throne of our lives. Let us not make become idolaters by searching here and there and everywhere for a kingdom, but give us eyes for You alone, our King of Glory!  Surely, if we seek You, our King, with all of our hearts, once we find You we will find Your Kingdom (within ourselves) as well. Amen. 

 

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will Be Done, within us, as it is in Heaven!

Grateful 

Where Is The Kingdom Of God?

They can’t say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’
You see, the kingdom of God is within you.”
-- Words of Jesus Recorded in Luke 17:21 (GWT)

John Wesley wrote these words to correspond with Luke 17:21:

For behold the kingdom of God is within or among you -- Look not for it in distant times or remote places: it is now in the midst of you: it is come: it is present in the soul of every true believer: it is a spiritual kingdom, an internal principle. Wherever it exists, it exists in the heart.

God wanted His people throughout the world to know the glorious riches of this mystery—which is Christ living in you, giving you the hope of glory.
-- Colossians 1:27 (GWT)
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Twin Ministers: Presence & Absence

I've come to know that there are twins that minister in my life more than anything else. The twins are named Presence and Absence.

In John 16:7, the Lord told His disciples (and I paraphrase): I know you think having me visibly present in a good thing, but when I leave you visibly, things will go from good to great for you. Yes, in My absence, the ministry of My presence will go from "with you" to "within you". Yes, My Spirit will be "with you" and "within you" to constantly remind you of everything I told you when I was visibly present.

I don't pretend to be able to communicate in written form this awe-inspiring reality in my life as I am always being ministered to by the twin ministers -- Presence and Absence. However, let me just illustrate it like this:

When my godly Granny Margery was visibly present in my life, she allowed the Holy Spirit to minister the Life of Jesus through her, to me. It was an indescribable influence for her grandson. And since she has been noticeably absent from the body (*and without doubt is now present with her Lord) The Holy Spirit continues to undeniably minister the Life of Jesus to me in the unforgettable afterglow of Granny's life.

I'm pretty sure the best way to dumb down the delight in my soul is just to say: The longevity of holy lives lived for the glory of the Lord is the greatest of convincers on children and grandchildren, yes, when they are visibly present, but even more so when they are noticeably absent.

Future generations should, and must, be taught about the Lord, but let us never forget that being taught about the Lord is, at best, a weak substitute when compared with the impact of future generations being caught by the Lord in the afterglow of a loved one who has lived over the long haul for the glory of God!

* 2 Corinthians 5:8 (NKJV) -- We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
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