“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.” – Jesus to the crowds by the sea (Matthew 13:33)
In Luke 13:19, Jesus said that the kingdom of God “is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
The fact is that those people and systems without Christ are perishing and the Lord's kingdom continues to grow despite tribulation. The tribulation and evil we've seen since Christ and today - are birth pangs.
Today's Christians need to be like Nehemiah where we build the kingdom on one hand and resist/fight the enemies of Christ on the other hand. Our weapons are not natural but spiritual (Eph 6:12-18). Today's Christians need to come to terms that His kingdom is here (in you) and that soon Jesus will govern His kingdom from Jerusalem.
If we are depressed by what we see in our nation and the world, I would say: pray "thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as in heaven"; read the Word, turn off the bad news; turn your gaze upon and worship Jesus; be filled with the Holy Spirit.
This world is not our home. He is coming! Maranatha!
“ Today’s Christians need to be like Nehemiah where we build the kingdom on one hand and resist/fight the enemies of Christ on the other hand.”
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Like the Sea Bees. “We build, we fight!”
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Amen: Jesus is the Tree of Life!