LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD FEBRUARY 5, 2026
LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
FEBRUARY 5, 2026
Hello, Aloha, Hola, G'Day, Bonjour, Guten tag, Shalom
aleichen, Zdravstuyte, Habari, Kumusta, Namaste, to God's faithful Saints
around the world,
If one of the languages above does not fit you, forgive
me. They say there are between 3nd 5 thousand languages spoken in the world
today. So, what does that have to do with living in the Kingdom of God? We all
know of One who can speak and understand every language. That, of course, is
God/Jesus Christ.
How is the weather in your part of the world? While
it has been freezing in much of the United States, it is pretty
warm in Australia and at various conditions in other parts of the world.
So what does that have to do with living in the Kingdom of God? We all know One
who controls all the elements and thus the weather conditions. Again, that is
God/Jesus Christ.
Due to the very cold temperatures and road conditions in
many places, Saints were not able to go to church. Thanks to God who has given
to mankind the ability to produce methods by which the message of God can be
"zoomed" all round the world. This is what we deal with as we are
"Living in the Kingdom of God" at this point, but we know when Jesus
comes in His Glory, there will not be all the distractions we face in our
current status.
In the "Real" Kingdom of God, those present
will have nothing to take away from their devotion to and worship of God. There
will be nothing in God's Kingdom that is not of Kingdom quality. Patriarch Ed
Gard said in a message from the Lord, that we should sacrifice or get rid of
anything and everything that we cannot take into the Kingdom.
In our world of confusion, division, disregard for
Christianity and many other things that demand our attention, may we not allow
ourselves to be taken away from the only ONE who has all the right answers.
Scriptures are very clear in telling us that JESUS IS THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION
and thus the only foundation upon which we can successfully build. We have many
hymns that also remind us of this fact, one of which is
entitled, "How Firm a Foundation." This is the only foundation
upon which we can build and be supported by as we live in the Kingdom of God.
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for
your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said— To you who for refuge to Jesus
have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed, For I am
thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My
gracious, omnipotent hand.
“When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The
rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy trouble to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest
distress.
“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My
grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not harm thee; I only design Thy dross to consume and thy gold
to refine.
“The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose, I will not,
I will not, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no never, no
never forsake.”
In every condition, in sickness, in health; In
poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, As thy days may demand, shall
thy strength ever be.
Even down to old age all My people shall prove My sovereign, eternal,
unchangeable love;
And when white hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall in
My bosom be borne.
You will notice that there are seven verses to this hymn,
but only four in the Hymnal. There is confusion as to who wrote the hymn, but
there is no confusion as to the meaning of it and the source of that
meaning. GOD/JESUS CHRIST.
Many things are happening in the world that are attempts
to gain control of the people. Each of us need to be aware of things happening
in our communities and the world that affect our hope for God’s Kingdom to
come on the earth. I would especially encourage the Saints in the Center Place
to become more aware of things transpiring in Independence that may affect us
individually and collectively.
God bless each one
Paul Gage
