God wants to give us the kingdom! If pleases God to give us the kingdom!
The kingdom!
I keep stressing and can't stop stressing this fact- the kingdom of God is REAL!
The kingdom of God is a REAL KINGDOM.
It's a kingdom unlike any other anywhere.
We marvel at historical kingdoms and their lavish settings. Even some modern day kingdoms are outrageously extravagant in such a way we can't fully comprehend.
'The Swisshorn Gold Palace in Hong Kong is 650 square meters of the stuff. Everything, including the desk, the bed, the couch, the carpet and, yes, even the toilet is gold. The project took five years to complete at the cost of $50 million.
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That's just one little example, google modern palaces and just read about the 'kingdoms' on earth. None of these kingdoms, not a single one of them can begin to compare to God's Heavenly Kingdom!
Not one of these kingdoms is worth anything in eternity. Every single earthly kingdom will fail, will fade, will deteriorate, will turn to dust. Only God's kingdom is forever yet we keep building our earthly kingdoms! We keep telling ourselves that things here matter!
We are heading into a season of giving and receiving. When you are asked what you want- ask yourself if it something God would want you to want. Seriously, ask yourself that question. Chances are you'll be able to answer, 'yes'. God isn't monster devoid of feeling and He doesn't want us to suffer, He wants us to be happy. Yet when our SUPPOSED happiness depends upon our wants, we might just be exceeding what God wants for us. He doesn't want us to be content with earthly treasures. He wants us to be content with Heavenly treasures. If our treasures are TRULY in heaven, then nothing on earth can take away the happiness that resides in that treasure. Nothing on earth can STEAL that treasure. Nothing on earth can rob us of that wondrous treasure.
Our Savior wasn't telling us to put our treasures in heaven without reason, He had a VERY good reason.
Where our treasure is, so is our hearts.
Our hearts need to be in heaven.
We can LOSE everything we have, every loved one, every possession, our health, and our lives. We can LOSE it all and as long as we do still have our lives even in the loss of all things, if we have our hearts in heaven that's ALL that matters right here, right now.
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Luk 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luk 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luk 12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
Luk 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luk 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Seek the kingdom of GOD.
It's the Father good pleasure to give us the kingdom.
What amazing joy we can have in our heart here and now if our hearts reside in the Kingdom of God and not here, not on anything here. The sorrow we will continue to feel over life's many hardships is normal, but they don't have to lead us to despair. All the sorrows will be over one day, all this here, right now is temporary to eternity except our love, our choice to believe in our Savior who is love!
Please LORD we would receive the kingdom that it is your good pleasure to give to us!
Pleas LORD we would be with YOU in YOUR kingdom in heaven one day! We long for Your kingdom, for You, for LOVE!
All by YOUR GRACE!
YOUR LOVE!
YOUR MERCY!
YOU!
Be our everything!
The kingdom!
I keep stressing and can't stop stressing this fact- the kingdom of God is REAL!
The kingdom of God is a REAL KINGDOM.
It's a kingdom unlike any other anywhere.
We marvel at historical kingdoms and their lavish settings. Even some modern day kingdoms are outrageously extravagant in such a way we can't fully comprehend.
'The Swisshorn Gold Palace in Hong Kong is 650 square meters of the stuff. Everything, including the desk, the bed, the couch, the carpet and, yes, even the toilet is gold. The project took five years to complete at the cost of $50 million.
Pasted from
That's just one little example, google modern palaces and just read about the 'kingdoms' on earth. None of these kingdoms, not a single one of them can begin to compare to God's Heavenly Kingdom!
Not one of these kingdoms is worth anything in eternity. Every single earthly kingdom will fail, will fade, will deteriorate, will turn to dust. Only God's kingdom is forever yet we keep building our earthly kingdoms! We keep telling ourselves that things here matter!
We are heading into a season of giving and receiving. When you are asked what you want- ask yourself if it something God would want you to want. Seriously, ask yourself that question. Chances are you'll be able to answer, 'yes'. God isn't monster devoid of feeling and He doesn't want us to suffer, He wants us to be happy. Yet when our SUPPOSED happiness depends upon our wants, we might just be exceeding what God wants for us. He doesn't want us to be content with earthly treasures. He wants us to be content with Heavenly treasures. If our treasures are TRULY in heaven, then nothing on earth can take away the happiness that resides in that treasure. Nothing on earth can STEAL that treasure. Nothing on earth can rob us of that wondrous treasure.
Our Savior wasn't telling us to put our treasures in heaven without reason, He had a VERY good reason.
Where our treasure is, so is our hearts.
Our hearts need to be in heaven.
We can LOSE everything we have, every loved one, every possession, our health, and our lives. We can LOSE it all and as long as we do still have our lives even in the loss of all things, if we have our hearts in heaven that's ALL that matters right here, right now.
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Luk 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luk 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luk 12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
Luk 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luk 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Seek the kingdom of GOD.
It's the Father good pleasure to give us the kingdom.
What amazing joy we can have in our heart here and now if our hearts reside in the Kingdom of God and not here, not on anything here. The sorrow we will continue to feel over life's many hardships is normal, but they don't have to lead us to despair. All the sorrows will be over one day, all this here, right now is temporary to eternity except our love, our choice to believe in our Savior who is love!
Please LORD we would receive the kingdom that it is your good pleasure to give to us!
Pleas LORD we would be with YOU in YOUR kingdom in heaven one day! We long for Your kingdom, for You, for LOVE!
All by YOUR GRACE!
YOUR LOVE!
YOUR MERCY!
YOU!
Be our everything!
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