LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD JANUARY 22, 2026
Best wishes to the beloved Saints around the world.
Time is fleeting and days getting longer
As the world turns, are you weaker or stronger
Each day is a test to see how, when and where
Our trust is in Jesus, the One who does care.
So as we go though every day, every hour
Remember that God is the source of our power
He has called us to serve Him, where ere we may be
To reflect His Great Light so that others can see.
That as His salt and light,
We are to share His story
Living in His Kingdom bright,
Bringing Him the Honor and Glory
That is our purpose for existing on this earth, to honor
and glorify God in everything we do. We sing the well beloved hymn, “We’ve a
story to tell,” with the additional verses, “We’ve a song to be sung,” ”We’ve a
message to give,” and “We’ve a SAVIOR TO SHOW.” To whom are we to “tell, sing,
give and show?” The nations of the world, beginning with our own nation, in our
own state/province, city, neighborhood, and family.
When did you last share something about Jesus Christ
outside your own family or at church? Pray for and look for opportunities to
“Tell, sing, give and show” the message of salvation to whoever God sends your
way. What did Jesus do during the forty days between His resurrection and
Ascension? Acts 1:1 “The former treatise have I made,
O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in
which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given
commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen, 3 To whom also he showed
himself alive after his sufferings by many infallible proofs, being seen of
them forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of
God,”
The following comes from a daily prayer book I have and
read from each day.
“Dear Father, take my life, every day, into Thine own
keeping.
Control my thoughts and feelings.
Direct all my energies. Instruct my mind. Sustain my
will.
Take my hands and make them skillful to serve Thee.
Take my feet and make them swift to do Thy bidding.
Take my eyes and keep them fixed upon Thine everlasting
beauty.
Take my mouth and make it eloquent in testimony to Thy
love.
Make this day’s work a significant part of our lives
As we live in your Kingdom. Even so. Amen.
This prayer of submission to God is extremely vital to
His Kingdom coming on earth as it is in Heaven.
God bless
Paul Gage
