As the Kingdom of God lives in us, we cannot live passively but actively as God's children. We cannot afford to live stagnant lives but a life of growth. We keep growing, encouraging, empowering people around us or associated with us... We inflict others by touching lives. We preach the good news of Jesus not out of obligation or compulsion but out of overflowing.
We should never preach the gospel just because we should do it as a Christian. But when our life overflows with Jesus, then we sure cannot be quiet as it overflows automatically through our words, deeds and actions. That is the nature of God's Kingdom.
Luke 13: 18-21 (NIV)
(v.18)Then Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? (v.19)It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches."
(v.20) Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? (v.21)It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
I liked this part of the devotional very much - because it is very true and is very nicely put here in words.
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Thanks Josh.
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