Posts Tagged ‘ Kingdom ’
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.”
Jeremiah 23:5, ESV
We find joy in Christ, the promised wise King from David who saves us from sin and reigns forever in righteousness.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21, ESV
The hope of Christ is that the long-awaited Messiah has come, and He is preparing a place for us in eternity with Him. May we treasure our Lord and Savior.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Matthew 5:6, ESV
God is changing this world for His glory, and He is starting with those who seek His righteousness and glory above all else.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal”
Matthew 6:19, ESV
God’s commands are based on His nature and our good, and the best thing for us is to seek God and His ways. When we are His, we have hope and eternal security.
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2, NASB1995
Prayer helps us focus our thoughts and will on God and His Kingdom, but it also changes our hearts to seek the lost in this world.
On that day the Lord will become King over the whole earth — the Lord alone, and his name alone.
Zechariah 14:9, CSB
God made us for fellowship and as stewards of this world, but we rebelled and separated ourselves. Yet He became one of us to die and rise again to restore fellowship and make those who believe co-regents with Him. May we seek our King who saves and reigns.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10, ESV
God came to us to reunite humanity with Himself, to usher in His Kingdom on Earth. He invites us to join Him through faith in Christ, and He empowers us to spread the Kingdom through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3, ESV
We must do the difficult thing of admitting we are wretched sinners to a holy God then we will find ourselves lamenting our condition. This is when we are free to receive God’s grace and forgiveness in Christ and find the full eternal freedom He offers.
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14, ESV
We are born with darkened understanding and must turn to God who can truly enlighten us and change our thinking. This starts by acknowledging our sin against God and receiving Hos forgiveness in Christ.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2, ESV
Let us focus on our Lord and His Kingdom, ushering such things on Earth as He sends us out into this twisted and broken world, restoring the unity with our God that He desires.
a simple man of God 