Now is the time you have been waiting for!
The reality that the Kingdom of Heaven has come means that our spiritual wait is over. Are you weary of being stuck in a bad spiritual place? Do you want to grow spiritually? Have you longed for a better way of doing life? What are you waiting for? The Kingdom of Heaven has come!
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Let’s take his message in three pieces: 1. Repent, 2. The Kingdom of Heaven, 3. Is at Hand.
Repent
The kingdom message begins with an invitation. Don’t be offended by the command to “repent”. “Repent” is an invitation to change our way of living and to belong to the kingdom. Repentance is the entrance into the kingdom, because we don’t live the same way in this kingdom. It is countercultural and all consuming. He is inviting us to officially immigrate. To become residents of the Kingdom of Heaven and to break ous ties with the kingdom of this world.
The Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven is living with Jesus as king. When we receive the king, we are received into the kingdom. It is a real kingdom with a real king. We enter it spiritually now and physically at the second coming. It is not a secret society. It is living in a relationship with king Jesus.
Is at hand
That means that it is here! If the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, here on earth, then heaven is not only a location but a lifestyle. It is not only a realm to live in but a ruler to live under. Heaven is not only future; it is at hand.
We are not yet home. But the Kingdom of Heaven has come to us. So, we can live with Jesus as our king now! We don’t have to wait any longer to experience life in the kingdom. Now is the time you have been waiting for!
