This is a beautiful message Greg, thank you for sharing! God has been helping me to understand more clearly throughout this year that this is not my kingdom. And that as a follower of Jesus living in the time of "now but not yet", that to become more like Him is to be His light NOW. He brought His kingdom to earth when He came and taught, healed, died and was raised again. His kingdom is here - through and in us who love Him. We are ALL made in the image of God, no exception. And bearing His image to those we encounter everyday is our responsibility - and a huge one to be sure. Especially to those who don't know Him yet - will they want to know Jesus based on how I share Him with them? I pray that we will all experience the apocalypse of Jesus that Paul had - one that turns our world upside down and gives us new lenses to live our lives - Jesus focused lenses.
Hi Kathleen, somehow, I didn't see the notification when you sent this. I'm sorry to just now see it. I love what you wrote about living "now but not yet." We can live patiently now because we know who is coming soon! Blessings!
This is a beautiful message Greg, thank you for sharing! God has been helping me to understand more clearly throughout this year that this is not my kingdom. And that as a follower of Jesus living in the time of "now but not yet", that to become more like Him is to be His light NOW. He brought His kingdom to earth when He came and taught, healed, died and was raised again. His kingdom is here - through and in us who love Him. We are ALL made in the image of God, no exception. And bearing His image to those we encounter everyday is our responsibility - and a huge one to be sure. Especially to those who don't know Him yet - will they want to know Jesus based on how I share Him with them? I pray that we will all experience the apocalypse of Jesus that Paul had - one that turns our world upside down and gives us new lenses to live our lives - Jesus focused lenses.
Hi Kathleen, somehow, I didn't see the notification when you sent this. I'm sorry to just now see it. I love what you wrote about living "now but not yet." We can live patiently now because we know who is coming soon! Blessings!