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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Kingdom is Near
"When you go, tell them this: 'The kingdom of heaven is
coming soon.' Heal sick people. Give dead people life again.
Heal those people that have leprosy. Force demons to leave
people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people
freely."
-- Matthew 10:7-8 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
The Kingdom of Heaven is about two central things: our surrender to the
will of God and God's desire to bring us healing, peace, victory, and
salvation. We find it so very hard to believe that victory is in
surrender, but that is the principle of the Kingdom taught by Jesus all
the way through Matthew's Gospel. While Jesus is the key player in the
work of the Kingdom, he also reminds us that we have important roles to
play as well -- turning the direction of our lives around and offering
them to God to do his will is where we start. When people do that,
healing occurs at all sorts of levels -- physical, emotional, and
spiritual.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, I confess that I have blocked your Kingdom from fully dawning
in my heart. I have to battle self will and my own rebellious spirit.
Yet I want to serve you powerfully and faithfully, not just to be
accepted by you, but to please you and honor you for being so gracious
in sending Jesus to redeem me. Please forgive me for my sins and bring
your Kingdom in all its fullness so all may worship you on earth as the
angels do in heaven. In the name of the Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.
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