“ Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done…”
Matthew 6:10a
Week 3

Are you in the Kingdom?  Don’t look at where you are sitting or standing. It is not bound by borders or geographic locations but is embraced by every person who declares that Christ is King and that His authority is the guiding rule for life.
 
During Jesus’  journey to Jerusalem, where His death and resurrection took place, he repeatedly proclaimed that the Kingdom of God has come. It is here and it is within you.  Wherever God ’ s authority is ruling a life, His Kingdom is alive.

The power of these words in the Lord’s prayer cannot be underestimated.  His Kingdom connects us with others near and far — from the beginning of time and into the future.  Jesus’  suffering and resurrection made a bridge so that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life! 
Ruth was one life that was in constant rebellion against God ’ s Kingdom authority.  As a widow in Kenya, she felt abandoned and chose to spread darkness through her attitude and illegal brewing business. She even carried gallons of a methanol-laced alcohol for miles up a mountain and down the other side every week in order to sell it to the addicts her business was creating.  She was an ambassador of death.

 Today everything is different!  Prayerful partners like you helped Ruth attend a short training where she declared Jesus to be her King and the authority for her life.  ( Read her amazing story of transformation .) God’ s Kingdom has come to Ruth and is now reaching thousands because of her influence as a local business woman and elected village elder. Even her children are experiencing the Kingdom of God as they see Him as their true Father like I talked about  last week .
You may live far away from Ruth, but if you are in the Kingdom family, then she is your sister in Christ!
Life is not easy for Ruth or for any of us this side of heaven, but because Christ has conquered death, we have a hope and destiny ahead that will last for eternity. The Kingdom of God can be alive in you and me right here, right now. 
 
So, “Are you in the Kingdom?”  Don’t look at where you are physically. Every day and as you approach Easter,  set aside a quiet moment and allow the Spirit of God to reveal more of Himself to you  as you declare in prayer,  “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done!”

Striving to live in the Kingdom with you,

Don

ELI Founder/CVO