kingdom
"Repent, for the kingdom of God is near"
Definition of repent: to change your thinking, to think differently, to bring your thinking into line with God's; possibly, but not necessarily, associated with a feeling of remorse for having previously thought differently.
Why? "for the kingdom of God is near." What is the kingdom of God?? It is the world as God intended. It is the world under God's authority, under His benevolence, under His provision, under His loving care. It is completely contrary to the 'pattern of this world,' which is ruled by the 'prince of this world' a.k.a. the devil. We have been rescued out of the 'dominion of darkness' and brought into the kingdom of His son, whom He loves.
Where is the kingdom of God? "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is', because the kingdom of God is within you."
Our Father, who is in Heaven, hallowed, honored, revered, respected, be your name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done....where? On earth...in me, while here on earth,...as it is in Heaven....
...ever wonder what God's will is. Think about the only place in the universe where God's will is always done. In Heaven. Jesus told us to ask for God's will to be done in our lives as it is in Heaven. So what's heaven like, anyway?? Hmmm....
Think differently, about everything, because the kingdom of God is soooooo close, in fact it's soooo close that it's actually inside of you....the Kingdom of God is inside me, the Authority of God, is inside me, the benevolence of God, is inside me, the loving care of God, is inside of me, the peace of God that passes understanding, is inside of me. It's soooo close....only believe... only think differently!
It's only a paradigm shift away....
Definition of repent: to change your thinking, to think differently, to bring your thinking into line with God's; possibly, but not necessarily, associated with a feeling of remorse for having previously thought differently.
Why? "for the kingdom of God is near." What is the kingdom of God?? It is the world as God intended. It is the world under God's authority, under His benevolence, under His provision, under His loving care. It is completely contrary to the 'pattern of this world,' which is ruled by the 'prince of this world' a.k.a. the devil. We have been rescued out of the 'dominion of darkness' and brought into the kingdom of His son, whom He loves.
Where is the kingdom of God? "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is', because the kingdom of God is within you."
Our Father, who is in Heaven, hallowed, honored, revered, respected, be your name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done....where? On earth...in me, while here on earth,...as it is in Heaven....
...ever wonder what God's will is. Think about the only place in the universe where God's will is always done. In Heaven. Jesus told us to ask for God's will to be done in our lives as it is in Heaven. So what's heaven like, anyway?? Hmmm....
Think differently, about everything, because the kingdom of God is soooooo close, in fact it's soooo close that it's actually inside of you....the Kingdom of God is inside me, the Authority of God, is inside me, the benevolence of God, is inside me, the loving care of God, is inside of me, the peace of God that passes understanding, is inside of me. It's soooo close....only believe... only think differently!
It's only a paradigm shift away....
posted by toomanywhatifs at
10:11 PM
2 Comments:
Interesting that the message in my church last Sunday was almost the same one - about repenting. It was based on Acts (can't remember the chapter). Anyway, I just thought it was and interesting reinforcement from God.
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Charlie Kilo, at 4:52 AM
my earlier understanding of repentance had only to do with sack-cloth and ashes, with remorse, and weeping, a feeling of being only a worthless bit of scum... it had nothing to do with changing the way I thought about something...
isn't that just like God...It's always better than I thought!!
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toomanywhatifs, at 11:11 AM
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