The Kingdom Comes

Matthew

{6:10} Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven


Luke

{11:2} And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.


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Thy kingdom come.


Jesus said these words when the disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. He told them to pray to the Heavenly Father and in that prayer to pray... Thy kingdom come.


Kingdom.


Luke

{9:60} Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.


Jesus spoke a lot about the kingdom of God, before Jesus did though John the Baptist did.

Matt. {3:1} In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, {3:2} And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.


{4:23} And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom


{5:3} Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven


{5:10} Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


{5:19} Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them,] the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.


{5:20} For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.


{4:17} From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.


{6:10} Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.


{6:13} And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


{6:33} But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you


{7:21} Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.


{9:35} And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.


{10:7} And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.


{12:28} But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you


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The Kingdom of God.


We read fairy tales all the time and some of them have kingdoms- there are the tales of evil verses good and we've made them stories, games, unbelievable. We've taken the concept of good and evil and altered it so much that it is just that- fodder for entertainment. We've lost sight of true nobility, of a life dedicated to honor, to a purpose beyond the norm. We think living for a kingdom we can't touch, we can't see, we can't hear- totally ridiculous. People are called crazy who live for 'imaginary' things as if they are real. Try and make it real to another and we're more crazy still. This whole battle between good and evil isn't something real and if we make it real we're crazy. Satan surely has done his work well hasn't he? Seriously, he has. Yes, we allow for a certain amount of religion and we even tolerate zeolots, Jesus freaks, and religious nuts. We humor them and wish them to go away so they're not disturbing our little lives, lives not filled with belief of a kingdom to come, a real kingdom for you and for me.


The Kingdom of God.


Christ is the embodiment of that Kingdom. Christ preached the Kingdom. We too should preach the Kingdom as it is in Jesus.


The Kingdom is real! It's not something made up from someone's imagination, it is real as you and I are real. We are either for the Kingdom or we're not and there isn't any middle ground. Left to our own devices we are not seeking the kingdom and if not sought it won't be found.


May God help us all seek the Kingdom of God, to preach the Kingdom to others.


By the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ now and forever.


Amen.