Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Jan 3, 2008 5:41:19 GMT -5
Living Like A Citizen Of God's Kingdom (quote)
Each time the will of God is done in your life
the Kingdom of God is demonstrated through you.
When you adopt His values, live by His standards
and obey His commandments,
Christ's prayer is answered,
"Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done in earth…
as it is in Heaven."
You ask, "But how do citizens of His Kingdom act?"
In the Beatitudes (which are what our attitudes should be)
Jesus says:
(1) they are humble;
(2) they are submitted to God's will;
(3) they hunger and thirst for more of God;
(4) they show mercy to others;
(5) they have a pure heart;
(6) they are peacemakers;
(7) they rejoice, even in hard times;
(8) they know their reward is waiting for them (Matthew 5:3-12).
What the world knows about the Kingdom of God - is what it sees displayed in our lives! And that's a big responsibility!
(C) BOB GASS
The Vine/The Word For Today
www.thevine.co.nz/
Each time the will of God is done in your life
the Kingdom of God is demonstrated through you.
When you adopt His values, live by His standards
and obey His commandments,
Christ's prayer is answered,
"Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done in earth…
as it is in Heaven."
You ask, "But how do citizens of His Kingdom act?"
In the Beatitudes (which are what our attitudes should be)
Jesus says:
(1) they are humble;
(2) they are submitted to God's will;
(3) they hunger and thirst for more of God;
(4) they show mercy to others;
(5) they have a pure heart;
(6) they are peacemakers;
(7) they rejoice, even in hard times;
(8) they know their reward is waiting for them (Matthew 5:3-12).
What the world knows about the Kingdom of God - is what it sees displayed in our lives! And that's a big responsibility!
(C) BOB GASS
The Vine/The Word For Today
www.thevine.co.nz/