The way to overcome a too small view of God and His Kingdom is to let the Scriptures teach us about the reign of our Lord Jesus Christ and the reach of His rule. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 31 and 32:
“Jesus Christ, seated at the right hand of God – and us with Him – upholds everything that exists by His powerful Word. Everything holds together in Him, by His command, according to His pleasure and will. Nothing exists apart from God or beyond the reach of Jesus’ power. He rules everything, all the time, from the smallest sub-atomic particle to the far-flung reaches of the material cosmos. Everything exists in Him and everything obeys His will.
“The rule of Jesus Christ – His Kingdom – encompasses everything, and He works all things, Paul tells us, according to the counsel of His will. God calls us into this Kingdom, to know the power of Christ, sustaining, harmonizing, bringing into being and allowing to pass away everything that is.
“So when Paul reminds us that the Kingdom of God, which all who have made the Kingdom turn have entered, does not consist in mere words, but in power, he intends for us to think on this cosmic scale, to understand that the power that created and upholds the universe is now the power that is at work in and through us to do what pleases God and men, exceeding abundantly above all that we could ever ask or think.
“In Him, and in His Kingdom, we have all the power for righteousness, peace, and joy in the Spirit we will ever need. And if you have made the Kingdom turn, living in that power, and seeing its effects worked in and through your life, is more thrilling and satisfying than any powers-of-ten roller coaster this puny world can offer.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How large is your vision of the rule of King Jesus? How does that affect your daily life?
2. What could you do to enlarge the scope of your vision of the Kingdom of Christ?
We who believe in Jesus have been translated into His Kingdom. He is our Lord, and we are His Kingdom citizens and ambassadors. Do we know what that requires? What it promises? How we must carry out this calling? Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to discuss it. Your free copy of The Kingdom Turn is waiting for you in The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
