Embracing the Eternal Kingdom of God

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It is important that we understand what this Kingdom isn't and what this kingdom is. First of all, we need to notice that this kingdom is neither temporal nor local. In other words, it is an unbounded Kingdom both geographically and temporarily. Now you see how important this is for us as Christian Believers. [00:00:53]

We are members of a kingdom, a kingdom that is established by peace. We are committed to peace, a kingdom that is framed by Justice. We are committed to Justice, a kingdom that is defined by righteousness. We are committed to righteousness. But there is no place on the face of the earth that is peculiarly selected by God to be the sphere of his influence. [00:01:50]

Our concern for our children must always be fundamentally that we bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, that they might be able to answer the first question of that catechism: what is your only hope in life and death? My only hope in life and death is that I do not belong to myself but I belong Body and Soul, life and death, to God and to My Savior Jesus Christ. [00:03:43]

This kingdom is neither temporal nor is it local. What is it then? Well, it's the reverse. It is eternal and it's Universal. It is eternal and it's Universal. Habakkuk reiterates what God had told Moses when he writes the Earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. [00:04:50]

The growth of this kingdom is not as a result of military conquest. That's how kingdoms have largely grown, often by the tyranny of people. But this Kingdom grows as a result of the gracious work of the spirit of God working in the hearts and minds of men and women as the good news of the Gospel is made clear to them. [00:06:04]

The astonishing effects produced by feeble means in the promotion, preservation, and extension of God's kingdom can only be explained upon the principle that the Zeal of the Lord of hosts affected it. Do you see what he's saying there? He said if you think about what we've got by way of human product, you know, raw material for seeing the kingdom of God come in our generation. [00:11:36]

The blessings that are described in these verses are tied exclusively to the one who sits on the throne. So, for example, Ephesians 2 says of Jesus, he himself is our peace. In Romans chapter 3, Paul describes Jesus as the one who is just and the justifier of those who have faith in him. [00:12:27]

The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever. Are you in that Kingdom? Have you bowed your knee to that King? Have you submitted to his authority? Have you been knighted as a knight of the realm? You may believe him, trust him, bow to him. [00:19:56]

The Zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. In other words, these events won't transpire in any ordinary course of Affairs. For all of this to take place, God, unbounded in his power, Unlimited in his resources, has to be involved. And that's the significance of the Zeal of the Lord of hosts. [00:10:27]

The Zeal of God for his own glory, to protect his own honor, to provide for his own people so that they might be as a light in a dark place. Alexander says of this, the astonishing effects produced by feeble means in the promotion, preservation, and extension of God's kingdom can only be explained upon the principle that the Zeal of the Lord of hosts affected it. [00:11:36]

The Zeal of the Lord of hosts is the driving force behind the Kingdom's growth and power. This divine zeal is a righteous jealousy for God's glory and His people's well-being, ensuring the Kingdom's ultimate triumph. [00:10:39]

The Kingdom grows not through military conquest but through the Spirit of God working in hearts as the Gospel is proclaimed. This growth is a testament to God's power, not human strength. [00:06:11]

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