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Are you seeing the Kingdom of God around you?

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Sometimes, my wife can’t believe how blind I can be – especially when I’m searching for something in the refrigerator. There are many moments when I miss things that are right in front of me – clothes that need to go upstairs, trash that needs to be taken out, dishes that need washing. It’s rarely intentional, I promise.

But there’s a different kind of blindness that Jesus talked about – one that goes beyond missing something on a shelf. In Luke 17:20-21, He said, “The coming of the Kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the Kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Jesus was pointing out that God’s Kingdom isn’t always obvious. It’s not something you can just see on the surface. It’s something that requires attention, discernment, and spiritual insight. It often works quietly beneath the surface, in ways that are easy to miss if we’re not paying attention.

Take, for example, the moment when Jesus was watching peopl...

You May Have More Authority Than You Realize

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Does it ever seem to you like nothing much is really happening in your neck of the Kingdom of God?

How long has it been since you have seen significant transformation in the lives or health of people you personally know?

Does it feel like you are just going through the motions of faith – which quite possibly is not faith at all?

Jesus lived an expression of faith that made a difference. He seemed to engage heaven and earth - the spiritual and relational, to great affect and effect. Paul referred to Jesus as the second Adam because He walked in the purposes of God’s created order.

God formed people in His own image, and intended them to rely upon His wisdom and direction, and to represent His will, in His authority, on the earth. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-20) Jesus understood this and lived accordingly, saying,

“By Myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is just, for I seek not to please Myself but Him who sent Me.” (John 5:30)

He had an intimate relat...

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Are you seeing the Kingdom of God around you?

You May Have More Authority Than You Realize

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