Saints when we hear and understand the gospel of the Kingdom of God,Jesus expects us to repent and believe the good news about this Kingdom.His Kingdom is something we must enter.Accepting Jesus' command to repent and believe this message this good news, is the first step.We can turn to God for forgiveness and reconciliation through Jesus Christ and begin to live by the laws of the kingdom of God as taught by Jesus Christ.Those who refuse to live God's holy way of life will be refused entrance into the Kingdom of God and eternal life.
Now jesus warns of the various obstacles that can prevent our entrance into the Kingdom (matt 5:20,19:23-25,mark 9:47 and john 3:5).To enter the Kingdom, we must gain a proper outlook, a humble, teachable, childlike attitude, accompanied by real repentance, baptism and the receiving of God's Holy Spirit. Seeking God's Kingdom must become our highest priority,no matter what the difficultes.Saints we cannot let the lies of the enemy and the desires and lust of the old man become stumbling blocks to our quest of getting to glory.
When our lives are devoted to seeking God's Kingdom, our outlook will be like that of those recorded in Hebrews 11.Notice these inspiring words about their orientation:"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.These men and women of faith, considered themselves "strangers and pilgrims, because this land was not their home, they were looking forward to life eternal in the Kingdom of God.Their lives were centered on that Kingdom, not on their physical, materal life.They were seeking a home not made with hands,they hadn't seen it but they just trusted God that it would be there. Have you been called to action?
Share with the world that which God shared with you! Jesus
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