The Kingdom of God Is Now

The Kingdom of God is not a far off place I wish to live in someday - I live in it now!

The King Jesus is not a King I will worship and serve someday when I get to heaven - I worship and serve Him today!

The laws of His kingdom are not laws I will obey later in heaven - I obey them now!

The ways of His kingdom are not the ways I will follow once I live in heaven - I follow them now!

The inheritance of the kingdom is not an inheritance I wait to inherit - I claim it today!

The army of the kingdom is not one I wait to be protected by - I am protected now!

I believe, therefore, the kingdom of God is within me - now!

It has come for me, I do not wait for it, it lives in me, and I in it.

I serve Christ and walk in His ways which are contrary to the ways of this worldly kingdom here on earth.

I trust in my perfect King that He knows best what I should do, where I should go, and how I should live. I strive to do as He says.

I understand to live this way among a people of a different kingdom will bring me ridicule, rejection, judgement, suffering, and persecution because the world does not know the Lord I love.

I rest in His promises and faithfulness and trust His Word to be true.

On Judgement Day, He will separate the sheep from the goats. He will take the sheep home and relieve their suffering and reward their faithfulness and allegiance to Him as their King.

I want to be a sheep, His child, called home to rest in His love and provision for all eternity.

In the meantime, I want to be a worker in furthering His kingdom here on earth. I don't always know what that looks like but I trust He will show me.

I depend of my King for strength, wisdom, guidance, and approval. It's His approval and His version of success that I seek!

If I am found faithful in His eyes then my life was well spent.