God's "K"ingdom

"As you go, preach this message: "The kingdom of heaven is near."  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.  Freely you have received, freely give."- Matthew 10:7-8

None of us on earth have ever seen the kingdom of heaven.  The only kingdom we know is here on earth.  But we read in the Bible, that God has established the heaven's and the earth and we are promised to join Christ in heaven one day.   And while we await the day when we will be either called home or meet Jesus in the second coming, we have a mission here on earth.

We are to love the unlovable.  Comfort the sick.  Pray for our enemies.  WE are to be ambassador's for Christ.  That means we are to love as Christ loves us. 

God has given each of us special gifts to further HIS kingdom.  It's our job to use those gifts and talents in service to God.  A Christian's service is to minister to everyone about Jesus.  How do we do that?

Each of us has walked our own journey through life and each of us has had experiences both good and bad.  We are called to share those moments with others who are walking those same paths.  Jesus blessing us through our good and bad moments means we can then use that blessing to bless others.  That's how the kingdom is expanded.

Chris is coming again, God has told us this in His Word.  God is waiting for as many people as possible to be saved so that we can all be together in heaven.  Our position and standing with God is dependent only on Christ's performance and his atoning death for us.  Because of that, we are forever indebted to God.  But instead of seeing us a sinners, he sees us as His children who he desires to have with him IN his kingdom.

We are on earth to be of service to all we come in contact with.  We are here to show compassion and mercy to each other.  Our purpose is to further the kingdom, not our own agendas and ego.

The kingdom of God is going to be beautiful beyond anything we could ever begin to imagine.  Everything we have is a gift from God.  Respond accordingly so that this earthly kingdom can look more like our future kingdom where we are able to spend time in the presence of our Father.