Thursday November 05th, 2020
Memorize: Psalm 103:19
« The Lord has set his throne in heaven. And his kingdom rules over everything. »
Read: Luke 13:10-21, Mark 4:26-29
On the day set aside for worship, Jesus went to teach in the synagogue—a Jewish place of worship. While Jesus was there, He healed a woman who had been ill for many years. This made the person in charge of the synagogue very angry, because to him, rules were more important than people.
Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a large tree in which birds made their nests.
The Kingdom is also like yeast that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked through the dough and made it rise.”
What is the kingdom of God?
What does a bit of yeast have in common with a tiny mustard seed? Although neither seems like much, in the right place, both grow bigger and bigger!
When Jesus started His ministry, the kingdom of God was like a small seed. Then the disciples joined Him, and soon others believed and also became part of God’s kingdom. The kingdom spread from town to town, and from country to country as more and more people heard about Jesus and believed. But what is the kingdom of God—and where is this kingdom?
A kingdom is all the land and all the people over which a king rules. As Lord of all, the Kingdom of God is everywhere He rules. God has a heavenly kingdom and an earthly kingdom. He rules in heaven where His perfect will is done (2 Timothy 4:18). And if the Lord is King of your life, His kingdom is also inside you (Luke 17:21).
If you are a child of the King, your name is written in heaven. That makes you a registered citizen of His heavenly kingdom even though you are still living on earth (Philippians 3:20).
Study questions:
1 – In your own words, explain in details what the Kingdom of God is.
2 – How do we become member of the Kingdom of God?
3 – Is your name written in Heaven?
Author: Dave Strehler
Text edited by Naomie
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