Kingdom Of God Within Us 2/18/2023
Daily Devotions: by Christina FarrisLuke 17:20-37 KJV
20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
Jesus told the Pharisees the kingdom of God is within you. Yet he also called the Pharisees vipers. If God is in you God's kingdom is with you. Can we grasp that tomorrow may not occur? Can we grasp destruction comes in a moment. Can we grasp the fact buzzards come to wait for man to die. Can we grasp as we age things are not going to be as we expected in regards to society where men sleep with men and women work beside each other grinding the flour for a meal.
This morning I did not want to get out of bed, I had a very tiring day yesterday though I was able accomplish somethings. As I look at the price of not only bread but other items in the store those that are at poverty just went into the bottomless pit called hell because of our nation thinking to fix the situation of global economics is key to its future, no because of a pandemic our nation was ill equiped and ill prepared for? Not really, the economy was bad before the pandemic just no one notice because prices were only steady rising and no one worried or was concerned about it tell now. The first increase I noticed about ten years ago and as my budget changed my need to change the diet increased to what, less things purchased that one desires. Every quarter increase hurts but 3 dollar increase kills the human budget.
One needs computers and technology these days to get even a simple job and that not free. Society changing from global economic turned over in a night and did anyone notice. The computers took over our nation in every business known to man and even little garages that never had a computer suddenly were forced to have a computer to keep what things done, down to even a simple inspection sticker is now recorded on computer. The industry in smallest field now requiring computer ability in someway so the government could track what they feel is there's. I am almost sure if they are not there yet, hooker on the street will need a computer to track their earnings including the drug dealer down the street. Cops will only be able to arrest prostitutes for jay walking in the street or speeding while selling illegal drugs or is it legal now, what is the government thinking, oh we living in a dictatorship instead of freedom of a nation under the laws of liberty? I think not.
Every business really needs to keep their paper work around for one reason, the ability to be hacked in a matter of minutes and go through several lock doors is nothing to an amature hacker these days. What I am saying to easy to change numbers and records in a computer system. If the Government is one known to be hacking in some cases. Then what stop the humanity of government people from being corrupt. If you know it happening the government may try and say it legal but they need a subpoena to do it and if they do not have one then they are accountable for thief, bullying, terrorism and more. Do not think they do it to the innocent as well as the criminal. 911 was proven by news agency to have been done by our government. Many people angry over it, but did the media have impact, yes to those that witnessed the news documentary on it. What I believe really happened, is not that the government was not aware of it, the group that they were infilitrating at the time, did not have enough information to find out when it would happen or how it was to be done. Because of inflitration the government became guilty of being involved in the light of others because they knew and their intelligents could not stop the disaster that day. I will tell you truth sometimes less intelligents and more faith in God would keep more people safe.
What do I mean, the kingdom God is in the believer's heart. Jesus goes on to talk about disasters and things that occured even Lot's wife loosing her own life as they were taken out of Sodom. Gomorah and Sodom both destroyed because no one believed in God. How many people know for fact someone died that probably not in heaven right now, yet no one could be for sure? One hears of auto accidents, fires, plagues and more and yet people seem to have no reality of their death unless you know the person.
Heaven is a place we long for but as a believer the kingdom of God is within us? We long to be out of the world of sin and no longer in a place of destruction or disaster. We long for a place you do not have to worry about buzzards wondering if it your time to die yet. I remember an actor who had been through almost everything imageable to a person dealing with animals and still had ten finger and ten toes when he died saving an animal. Yet his death came as a shock and even some were upset because they had a bet going on in bars of how this man would die and it was like no one had expected. Do you sit and wonder how each person will fly off this earth. The question is: has the world become targets of safari hunters. Being the target of death, instead of life.
Terrorism in our nation is wide spread and it begins with one bullet or dozen of bullets on the street, apartment buildng, houses and store. Your hour to meet your maker is not known to you but the safari hunter, no he knows not if his aim be true, because one sneeze or cough can screw up his aim, one untied shoe lace land him on his knees.
Then we have that target of the hunter in the sky. His name is God and his Son's name is Jesus, and His Spirit called the Holy Spirit and he says it your time to go, your coming despite whatelse is happening around you. Where you go is known to him and you alone. Why because salvation is not something can come with observation but by Spirit. Death comes without observation but by the Spirit by judgment or with eternal hope. What is your destination? I can not see God in your heart, the devil mimicks the way of the devil, just like safari hunters imitate God.
Man shouts no safari hunter and no God, not desire hell or the ways of God. They want no terrorism or terrorist act they just want one super party that never ends. They are joining the wrong team. God's hunt for one soul is for eternal party he already begun. Yet we on this side of eternity where work, were the fight of the soul begins and ends upon salvation through Christ Jesus. They joy of the believer is the party that will last a life time.
Now I woke up this AM, not wanting to get out of bed. I was not up to late last night. I told myself If I just go ahead and get my devotions done I feel much better. I want to sleep in I told myself, but in reality it was only excuse to stay a little longer in the bed. There times when we know the word of God is going to encourage, going to correct, even sink deep within our soul. The medicine of God's word richly needed for the world we live in. No matter what else is going on, whether hardship, disaster, storms, joy, or peace, God's word and kingdom is not changing but only increasing. It time of life God's people are called to reach out and extend his hope and his word, whether it time of celebration or storm. Depending whether it was funeral or a wedding. I remember one funeral the invitation for salvation was given, and two got saved. I thought on that invitation a long time. It seemed by normal standards an unusual place to offer salvation, but we are not promised tomorrow.
The time of disaster may seem like the wrong time to ask if someone is saved, because of the work needing done, but sometimes it the right time to ask if they know Jesus. The middle of a celebration of the birth of a child might seem like the wrong time to ask if someone knows Jesus, but in truth it the right time as well. However, good advice is pray and seek the wisdom of his words to share his message of hope and doing it the way it needs to be done, because his Spirit is the one that going to speak to the human soul, something you and I can not reach within and grab a hold of and see.
It not our place our place to decide when it someone time to meet their maker that is God's place. He knows if they going into a place of celebration or torment we do not. Preservation of life is key. When God timing is given, then what, we know he extended that last few seconds of hope that was never receive or received. We can not see that happen. Dear Heavenly Father open the hearts that man will see the salvation is part of the kingdom of God on earth and it is the final legacy and hope to the world, to be part of God's kingdom through Christ Jesus. In Jesus precious name, Amen. Continual Scripture Study: Revelation 12:7-12 KJV
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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