Living
on Mission and Ditching My Self-ish Kingdom
We
all live by rules of a kingdom. The question is: which kingdom – my kingdom or
the Kingdom of God?
The
rules of my kingdom are pretty simple. What do I want? What makes me happy? What
gets me where I want to go? My kingdom is very self-ish.
Jesus
is teaching us in Matthew 5 that the rules of His Kingdom are much different
than people expect. The rules of His Kingdom go beyond external behavior. The
rules of His Kingdom extend to the heart, the thoughts, and the motives. The
rules of His Kingdom require us to deny ourselves and lay down our lives for
others. His Kingdom is very self-less.
This
week we’re talking about choosing love over lust. Love is the result of
choosing the way of the Kingdom of God. Love is focused on others. Lust is the
result of choosing my kingdom. Lust is all about me. It’s about what I want,
when I want it.
Let’s
practice Living on Mission by ditching our own self-ish kingdom and embracing
His self-less Kingdom.
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