King of Kings

I am constantly amazed at how wonderful the Kingdom of God really is. It is the only kingdom where every citizen has the ability AND opportunity to be kings -- simultaneously! I think it was Dr. Myles Munroe who said, "If you don't become a king, he won't be King of kings." Wow! What an insight. Jesus calls us to a higher standard of living, kingdom living. As a matter of fact, thisis the only way one can live on earth and succeed in every sense of the word.

The Kingdom of God is a violent kingdom. The Bible says that the kingdom suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Too many people think that the Kingdom of God is a kingdo of peace. It is true that he is the Prince of Peace and that he is the source of peace. Through Christ we have peace with God, and by that the peace of God. But the kingdom is a kingdom that suffers (an old English term which means "allows") violence. Another version says that it advances forcefully. And the citizens lay hold of the kingdom or operate in the kingdom with violence -- or forcefully. Point of clarification: I am not advocating violence against man as in terrorism. That's reserved for another religion. Neverhteless, there is a battle we are waging; not against flesh and blood, but against powers and rulers of darkness in the spiritual realm. And this is by no means for the faint-hearted. Some say that Christianity is a religion for the weak. And I say try walking by faith and let's see if they can handle it.

The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of faith. Faith is the currency of the Universe. It's the one currency that will trade in any nation, at any time, under any circumstances. A friend once said, when the faith of man touches the grace of God, miracles happen. How true. God's grace is always available and sufficient. All you and I need is mustard seed faith. That means you we don't need great faith in God. Just faith in a great God. It's one thing to talk about faith. It's another thing to live it. but that's for another blog. Enough said.