Two
thousand years ago, a carpenter from Nazareth named Jesus burst on
the scene with a vision that has changed the world. Everywhere He went Jesus
inspired the imaginations of many people by painting a picture of a spiritual
and relational movement like none that had ever existed before.
Some
would go without food just to be near Him. Others would travel miles to hear
Him tell about a God who loved them personally. They thronged to hear Him teach
about a phenomenon He called the “Kingdom of God.” They
found it hard to believe that God’s gift of forgiveness and salvation was for
everyone.
For
three years, Jesus Christ proclaimed the Good News of the Kingdom and then He
was betrayed, arrested, beaten, and murdered on a cross. His
followers thought the Kingdom-vision was dead.
But
three days later Jesus rose from the grave, and His Kingdom dream was as alive
as He was. He opened their minds to see that the kingdom He had been teaching
about for three years was not a political kingdom, but a far greater one, a
spiritual kingdom—the rule of God in people’s hearts,
Does
God rule in your heart?
Accept
Jesus in to your heart, and enter in to the Kingdom of God!
Amen?
