Jesus said, “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32). “Fear not, little flock” – what image do these words create in your mind? For me it is the image of a loving shepherd calling to his side frightened sheep and comforting them with gentle […]
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“Fear not, little flock”
October 1, 2015“nothing is hidden”
June 1, 2015After telling His disciples that “to you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God” and explaining a parable to them (Luke 8:10-15), Jesus said, “For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” (8:17). Much about the […]
“least in the kingdom”
April 28, 2015When John’s messengers left Jesus, He told the crowds about how great John was: “I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John;…” Then Jesus said, “…yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28). Do you ever feel […]
“Yours is the kingdom”
March 27, 2015Jesus concluded the model prayer by saying, “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:13b). Some early manuscripts omit this part of the prayer, but there is no doubting the truthfulness of the statement. As David prayed, “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, […]
“Your will be done”
March 23, 2015When Jesus taught the way to pray He said, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). While there is a specific way in which the kingdom has already been established (Col 1:13), the general meaning of “kingdom” is that of reign, rule, or dominion. We need […]
“the kingdom of heaven”
January 27, 2015When Jesus said, “Repent,..” He also said why: “…for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). He sent out the twelve on the limited commission to preach this same message (10:7). Matthew was the only one to record Jesus speaking about the kingdom of heaven (Luke referred to “the kingdom of God”), which […]
Psalm 45:6 – “a scepter of uprightness”
September 12, 20136 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. Hebrews 1:8 quotes this psalm and applies it from God the Father to God the Son: “But of the Son He says,…” In other words, God called His Son God. So much for those who try […]
In His Word 