The Kingdom of God

from God's BIG picture by Vaughan Roberts:

The kingdom of God:

God's people in God's place under God's rule and blessing

was reading the book just now and this sentence really struck me once again. the imperfect will fade and this perfect kingdom which God promise to establish will be fulfilled. Such a short phrase but yet so apt.

I confess... many times i'm not living under God's rule and do things otherwise. I realise i need to be willing to let Him take control. It's not like a 'i have no choice' kind of willingness but seeing how incapable we are to rule our lives. There's so much pride in us at times, so much that we may not even realise it is there. I pray that this pride would not take over. Lord, help us to be humble and so broken before U.

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It's incomparable and it'll never be the same. just hate this self which surrenders so much at times. it's a weakness, it's a flaw. but there has been improvements... gradual and slow... still i commit it to my Lord...

Life is more than mere enjoyment and pleasure because nothing can really satisfy this inner being. No matter how much one play, go out, chill or relax etc... the list goes on... without Him, life would be meaningless... it is just chasing of the wind.

God in the OT gave numerous warnings to the pple to obey Him and even told them of the consequences if they did otherwise. But still, that much telling and reminding did not pull them away from being so focus on their selves. God is patient with them for years but they did not turn back. May we learn from such an example in the OT. We need to turn to Him and repent.