13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.-Colossians 1:13
Last Sunday we heard parables about The Kingdom of God and yesterday's devotion was on that topic. But I read a sermon blog this morning http://www.sarcasticlutheran.typepad.com/ that suggested we ask ourselves: What is the kingdom of this world like? Not the world God created and proclaimed that it was good, but the world we have made of that creation... what would you compare today's world to?
The kingdom of the world is like...a man who found a priceless treasure and buried it in his back yard so no one else could take it from him.
The kingdom of the world is like... an exclusive club where only people who are very much like one another are allowed membership.
The kingdom of the world is like... an apartment building in a big city where people are locked in behind closed doors and don't know their neighbors.
I'd love to hear your own ideas of what the Kingdom of the World is like. If you are receiving this by email, hope over to my blog at karenkhayes.blogspot.com and leave a comment at the bottom of today's blog.
Father,
You created a world and said that it was good, but our sinful nature has corrupted much of that goodness. Help us to find the beauty once again by see through the sinful states and by being the kingdom of God. Amen.
Joys: Our church building almost fully recovered from Monday's lightning strike; exciting weekend at National Via de Cristo Secretariat beginning today; looking forward to bringing Cecelia to Vacation Bible School next week
The kingdom of this world is like...
ReplyDeletescattered storms. We must presently endure the rain, wind and destruction, but the rainbow of promise is in our view and we get occasional glimpses of the warm sunlight to come.