LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD MARCH 16, 2023

From: Paul Gage
pauljg_64055@yahoo.com

LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD MARCH 16, 2023

Mid-March greetings to the dear Saints of God,

Today I want to share a couple of short items from the Daily Bread. Consider these things as you live daily in the Kingdom of God.

1.	Flying a kite is not only fun, but it also makes for an interesting study. The wind alone does not cause it to fly nor does the structure of the kite. Actually, it is the kite string which plays the most vital role in the flying function.

The string which permits the kite to soar high also holds it under control. To release the kite string would not mean freedom for the kite, but would insure its destruction. Only as the kite is held under control is it free to fly.

That is the way it is with people. Only as we are under God’s control and live by His commandments as we live in His kingdom, are we free to live kingdom lives. The inward control of God is the same thing which gives us liberty with His assurance.

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In the eighties, a popular bumper sticker was, “Let Me Tell You About Jesus.” It would be interesting to know if anyone ever took the owner of the vehicle up on their challenge. If so, would the answer be a concise statement that Jesus Christ died, arose, and eternally lives? Or, are those who would tell the world about Jesus able to point to their own lives as a reflection of Jesus and say, “Having seen me in action in serving people as Jesus did you have seen the Messiah”?

Living the gospel in such a way is a full-time responsibility and surely would be the ultimate definition of Jesus. It is the goal for which every Saint should strive, for when the Lord lives through the committed lives of His people His earthly Kingdom will indeed be perfected.

Do we live so close to the Lord today, Passing to and fro on life’s busy way,
That the world in us can a likeness see To the Man of Calvary?

Can the world see Jesus in me?
Can the world see Jesus in you?
Does your love to Him ring true, and your life and service, too?
Can the world see Jesus in me and you?

God be with you, all the way, every day
Paul Gage