Jizo Hodo ThompsonThe kingdom of God, where can we except to find it, how can we find it. Many ask these questions waiting for some future event, but Jesus said, also in Luke 17: 20-21 And being asked by the pharisees, when will the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them ... moreThe kingdom of God, where can we except to find it, how can we find it. Many ask these questions waiting for some future event, but Jesus said, also in Luke 17: 20-21 And being asked by the pharisees, when will the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, LO,here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you. (some translations say "in the midst of you")
For me this says that the kingdom of God is in the here and now. It is us and everything around us, the good and the bad, for both are but lables used to describe what makes us feel happy or sad. Dont get me wrong there are evils in the world. But (as I said, for me) the good news is that the kingdom of God is already here! Its not a promise; it is a present reality. But whether we are aware of this is another matter.
Last year at Easter I hid one egg in the very bottom of each of my kids Easter baskets and covered them with a big pile of grass. I told them that... less
January 16, 2010
Charles Lee, JrI like that particular scripture too, Stephen because it stretches me to believe and to trust, and to experinece what I believe and trust.
To "seek His Kingdom" sounds ominous if God is Spirit. Jesus said, "God is Spirit, and must be worshipp... moreI like that particular scripture too, Stephen because it stretches me to believe and to trust, and to experinece what I believe and trust.
To "seek His Kingdom" sounds ominous if God is Spirit. Jesus said, "God is Spirit, and must be worshipped in Spirit and in truth" so, the kingdom of God, as "Spirit" would also, logically, be a "spiritual kingdom", right?
This became my quest and my daily query:
What is and where is "The Kingdom" of God's Spirit?
Every answer has been new levels of peace, by better understanding myself - as a creation and greater faith in my creator - who has formed and forms me through communications just like these.
Jizo Hodo ThompsonLuke 12: 22-31 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store chamber nor... moreLuke 12: 22-31 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store chamber nor barn;and God feedeth them; of how much more value are ye than the birds! And which one of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your father knoweth that ye have need of the... less
January 15, 2010
Charles Lee, JrPsalms 8:3-9 ~ "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little l... morePsalms 8:3-9 ~ "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all [things] under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, [and whatsoever] passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth!" (KJV)
NIV - "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hand... less
believe and to trust, and to experinece what I believe and trust.
To "seek His Kingdom" sounds ominous if God is Spirit.
Jesus said, "God is Spirit, and must be worshipp... more
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store chamber nor... more
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
For thou hast made him a little l... more