If
Jesus came to establish the reign of God on earth, if he proclaimed this
message through his teaching and his life and as this message led him to the
cross of atonement, then how do we who believe in Jesus, work for the coming
of his Kingdom today?
We
should live in the reality of the kingdom of God. Jesus said, “The kingdom
of God has come near; repent and believe in the good news” (Mark 1:15).
When
we accept God’s rule over our lives, we adopt values and priorities that are
radically different than those of the world. We live our lives in a brand-new
direction, namely the reign of God in Jesus Christ.
We
live in the world as salt and light. Like Jesus, our message and our lives
should proclaim the Kingdom of God.
We
testify about what God has done for us, in Christ.
We
invite others to accept the Gospel and live under God’s reign.
We
live God’s reign by loving our brothers and sisters,
praying
for the sick and the frail,
turning
away from evil,
caring
for the poor,
forgiving
and loving our enemies
and
living worshipful in the faith-community of Jesus.
The
kingdoms of this world became the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,
and
he shall reign forever and ever.
Hallelujah!
Amen!
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