I enjoy all the songs by Naomi Raine. I hope you enjoyed her You Tube from yesterday. Today, I have given you another one of her songs. This song, "Celebrate" is what I want to talk to you about today. Celebrating the King and His Kingdom.
We have the awesome opportunity to celebrate our King and His Kingdom. We get to be a part of what He is doing in our lives everyday. Most talk about His return. However, I like to talk about His Kingdom on this earth right down. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done..on earth!!!! as it is in Heaven. See, this is why I celebrate. His Kingdom is on the earth now for those of us that pray, and ask Him to come. I expect Him to show up in my everyday life--and He does.
We have the awesome opportunity to celebrate our King and His Kingdom. We get to be a part of what He is doing in our lives everyday. Most talk about His return. However, I like to talk about His Kingdom on this earth right down. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done..on earth!!!! as it is in Heaven. See, this is why I celebrate. His Kingdom is on the earth now for those of us that pray, and ask Him to come. I expect Him to show up in my everyday life--and He does.
Matthew 6:10 (KJV) "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."
If you don’t get anything else from today's Blog get this: much prayer, much power. Little prayer, little power. No prayer, no power. There is power in prayer.
When we use the word “kingdom” we think of a place or an area with geographic and political boundaries. But the Greek word for "kingdom" in the Bible puts the emphasis on the rule or reign of the king rather on the place that king exercises that reign. In fact, some Bible translations translate the Greek phrase "kingdom of God" as the "reign of God" or the "rule of God" to bring out this idea. If Jesus announced the kingdom or reign of God, why do we see so much evil in the world? Clearly, the kingdom of God has not reached fruition. So we live in a time of tension between the establishment of God’s kingdom and its consummation. Some Bible scholars call this a tension between the "already" aspects of God’s reign and the "not yet" aspects" of God’s reign. The powers of evil and darkness have been defeated by Jesus through his death and resurrection, yet because of the "not yet" there’s still evil and darkness in our world. So when we pray, "your kingdom come" we’re not asking for the "already" part, but we’re looking forward to the "not yet" part when God’s will shall always be followed.
When we use the word “kingdom” we think of a place or an area with geographic and political boundaries. But the Greek word for "kingdom" in the Bible puts the emphasis on the rule or reign of the king rather on the place that king exercises that reign. In fact, some Bible translations translate the Greek phrase "kingdom of God" as the "reign of God" or the "rule of God" to bring out this idea. If Jesus announced the kingdom or reign of God, why do we see so much evil in the world? Clearly, the kingdom of God has not reached fruition. So we live in a time of tension between the establishment of God’s kingdom and its consummation. Some Bible scholars call this a tension between the "already" aspects of God’s reign and the "not yet" aspects" of God’s reign. The powers of evil and darkness have been defeated by Jesus through his death and resurrection, yet because of the "not yet" there’s still evil and darkness in our world. So when we pray, "your kingdom come" we’re not asking for the "already" part, but we’re looking forward to the "not yet" part when God’s will shall always be followed.
Action Step: Begin to pray daily for the Kingdom of God to established on earth as it is in Heaven. Begin to see yourself living in the fullness of God's presence with all the rights and privileges of a child of royalty. See yourself as a vital part of the Kingdom....because you are!
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