WHERE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

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²⁰ Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,

²¹ Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]. -  Luke 17:20 – 21 AMP

The Kingdom of God aka the Kingdom of Heaven is not limited to the afterlife in Heaven as some think, the Kingdom of God is in you and around you right now. As a disciple of Jesus, the King of Kings you are His subject, so everywhere you go the Kingdom goes; wherever you are, the Kingdom of God is there. You are an ambassador of this Kingdom, not only that but you have also been fully commissioned to represent the King of Kings wherever you find yourself today, be it at your work, school or business it makes no difference, you are Christ’s representative - act like it!  

In one of His parables, Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed that grows into a large tree (Mark 4:31). The Kingdom of God is ever increasing, it is ever expanding and not only that, it is also everlasting! I believe the rock that Daniel saw that crushed the statue and grew into a huge mountain filling up the whole earth (Daniel 2) is a picture of this endless Kingdom that we are in today. 

May our prayer and desire over our areas of influence always be “your Kingdom come, your will be done here (where you are right now) on earth as it is in heaven”  and watch opportunities for His will to be done unfold right before you. He desires to save those around you, He desires to heal them, He desires to bless them and set them free…and He desires to do that through you, His ambassador!

As a child of God, do not think for a moment that you don’t or can’t be used by God to reach others because of what you've done or not done, it is the blood of Jesus that qualifies you, the sacrifice of Jesus has put away ALL your sins forever and because of that His righteousness has been imputed to your account. In His sight you are righteous even if you don’t feel like it, believe His Word, not your feelings.

So yes, you can boldly say with the Apostle Paul “we have this treasure in earthen vessels so that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of ourselves”  - 2 Corinthians 4:7…for it is indeed God who works in us to will and to do for His good pleasure.

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When we believe in Jesus and confess Him as Lord, we are born again by the Holy Spirit into the family of God. We become part of God’s own Royal Priesthood, we’re made kings and priests unto Him. His Spirit comes and lives in us, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit and He is God, just think about it, God lives in you…wow! Yes, it’s the same Holy Spirit that hovered over the waters at creation, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, the very same Spirit that empowered the early church to accomplish great feats for the King of Kings lives in you!

Let us submit to and cooperate with the Holy Spirit who is within us as we start this brand new year and see the Kingdom of God impact lives around us!