Tuesday, October 20
What is the Kingdom of God Like?
“And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?” -- Mark 4:30
This verse contains a statement that illustrates the very essence of the Biblical parables: “With what comparison shall we compare it?” Parables take known, physical, and earthly examples to explain unknown, heavenly, and spiritual truths.
The kingdoms of this world (John 18:36; Rev. 11:15) are built by military might and economic leverage! Christ’s kingdom is totally different. Jesus stated to Pilate that His “kingdom is not of this world.” Instead of beginning with the military victory of one nation over another, or from a treaty, where already existent nations are then combined into a new entity, this kingdom began with thoroughly insignificant – nearly imperceptible – elements.
Christ’s church was purchased with His blood (Acts 20:28) on the cross of Calvary. He said in John 12:24 that “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” The seed was planted at Calvary and broke forth through the ground at His resurrection, “But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.” (1 Cor. 15:20)
Then the “plant” began to multiply, as 120 disciples in the upper room became more than 3,000 on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:41. This growth has continued for nearly two thousand years, numbering many millions of people today. Yes, the kingdom of God is like the mustard seed in that it had an inauspicious and barely perceptible beginning, but is now in every nation of the world.
Praise God today for His power and working in choosing to use such humble beginnings to build His everlasting kingdom.
You may not see the Lord working today, but He is!
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