Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
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I find it funny that I have been talking to a friend about
“parabolic” teaching by Jesus, and I start this blog and find an example in
Michael’s text for this day’s writing. How many Unbelievers have any clue what
the “kingdom of God” is, much less connect children and the kingdom of God
belonging to them???
This is a good writing. Soak on it…
DAY 350
Who Owns
It?
But when Jesus saw this,
He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not
hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
--Mark 10:14
I admit it: I am on a mission to reclaim the Kingdom of
God for those to whom it really belongs and from whom it has been taken away.
The Philistines took the ark of God; it was not theirs, and no blessing came
from it, only personal destruction. The Kingdom of God does not belong to the talented, the
attractive, the manipulators, the magicians, the showmen, the popular, the
intellectuals, the wealthy, or the educated. It belongs to the humble, childlike person, the weak, the
trusting, the pure in heart, and the poor. I Corinthians 1:27, “But God
has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has
chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.” The
strong have only been cursed when attempting to take it and keep it. Their
image is itself a curse. Yet
these thieves have the ears of many. Recently, a pastor said, “It is so
hard to feel success in the ministry when there are the mega churches with mega
music and mega donations!” See how he was brainwashed? The epitome of success in the popular culture is
not the Kingdom of God, but the thieves make so much noise that it is
hard not to get caught up in it. A skinny fellow who constantly hangs around
body builders will feel he is lacking, if not inferior. A believer who continues to hang around those who
work in soul power will also feel less special, less blessed, and inferior.
However, we are not of the
flesh but of the Spirit; we do not compete in the arena of flesh.
Thieves will make sure that we judge our condition by fleshly comparisons to
themselves, but we are to stay away from them. We have Christ in us, so what do we lack? A spiritual man will continue to
tell us of the riches that were ours the day we believed. He will never tell us
something he possesses that we do not. We are complete in Christ.
The Kingdom of God
belongs to you. Yes, you! You who work a boring job, you who are exhausted
after a day of nurturing kids, you who are lonely, you who are broke, and you
who are weak. It is yours! Never let a thief steal any part of it.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Once again, Michael takes us to Jesus, and our completeness in Him. Us
in Him, Him in us. What else do we need?
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