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Jesus fled to Egypt as an
immigrant retracing the steps of the nation of Israel in the days of Joseph. He
is the True Vine into which we are “grafted in” and receive Life. We ABIDE in
Him and He ABIDES in us. We are Immigrants No More! We are Orphans No More!
This is an essential part of the Gospel of the Kingdom. For in Christ, we are ONE new man! We are ONE Son dearly beloved in whom the Father is well pleased. Our desire ought to be that EVERY soul awaken to this Truth and reality. The events in the world and our response to them expose our hearts and the measure to which Christ’s heart beats in us. After all, when they bid Him to send the children away, He replied, “LET THE CHILDREN COME! FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!”
Do we understand that this was
a prophetic picture of US? How then should we respond to nations who still must
awaken to Christ’s call to COME? When
Christ came to Earth, He announced, “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
The zealots sought to “make
Israel great again” through their nationalism. Yet, the Lord told Peter to put
away his sword.
Others sought to “make Israel
great again” through their religious ideologies. Yet, when Christ, Israel’s
Liberating King stood trial, they exclaimed, “We have no king but Caesar!” And
Christ replied, “My Kingdom is not of this world.”
Both groups missed the coming
of the Kingdom, because they failed to “be born again” in order to SEE and
ENTER the Kingdom that was AT HAND... not far away in distance OR time.
Behold, again the Kingdom is
at hand! We MUST “be born again”. Will we cling to the hopes of yesterday that
some perceive to have been so great or will we “be born again” NOW in order to
SEE and ENTER the Kingdom that is at hand?
For truly, the Kingdom is
within... Christ in us the hope of glory... Christ through us manifested glory!
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Christine Lombard; All rights reserved; Use only with permission
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