If you
don’t know the King how can you live in His kingdom? In John 3 Jesus says:
“you cannot enter (the Kingdom) unless you are born again” and Mark
10:15 tells us that the kingdom of God belongs to those with an open acceptance
of Christ like a child. Romans 10:9-12 declares; “If you declare with
your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and
are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are
saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to
shame.”
I pray
you have taken this step, and with fear and trembling are taking steps toward
wisdom. We see in the story of Solomon and the temple the acts of
preparing, asking, and receiving godly wisdom. His calling to be king is
fulfilled by the acceptance to be God’s servant. To do great things in the
kingdom we too must accept the role of a servant. Consider these avenues of
acceptance:
1.
Admit inadequacies – When we ask, “How God?” it reeks pride, lack of belief,
and remembering God is able to do all! We are the ones who need Him.
2.
Surrender – May we be like Isaiah who exclaimed, “Here I am, send me!”
Remember: Saved souls = Changed lives!
Deuteronomy
7:6; For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has
chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people,
his treasured possession.
Colossians
3:12; Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Accept
the calling to abundant living in Christ! Amen?
