The kingdom of God gives us true joy and peace and the love of God while on earth. But that’s not all. The kingdom of God is our eternal home. It gives us a clear destination and direction of life. It gives us a living hope in this perishing world. Dr. Billy Graham said, “Man cannot live without hope.” But hope in this world does not last because it is rooted in things that perish. There was a boy who participated in a fund-raising program for his grade school by selling chocolate to friends and neighbors. He wanted to win a good prize. So he worked hard and won a helicopter that could really fly. With great expectation he took it outside and launched it. It went really high. Then a wind caught it and carried it farther and farther away until it was out of sight. The little boy stood there for a moment; his elation turned into disappointment. His father wanted to comfort him, so he said, “Son, things in the world are all like that helicopter. They just fly away someday.” Instead of encouraging his son, the father also became disappointed, thinking his son would fly away someday like that helicopter. Men must have hope. But the things of the world cannot give us living hope. Only the kingdom of God gives us a living hope. 1 Peter 1:3,4 says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade–kept in heaven for you.” When we accept Jesus in our hearts, we have the promise of heaven as our everlasting inheritance.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:33:05 +0000
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