If You Are In a Hurry, You Won't Want to Read This

"He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.  And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."  (Luke 1:32, 33)

You and I should be thankful that the announcement of the coming King and His Kingdom was not just for "the house of Jacob."  It was for all who hear, respond in obedience, and surrender to Jesus Christ as King and Savior.  And, if you read the entire first chapter of Luke, you discover that it was an announcement to "the kings of the earth...and the rulers," that the Coming King would bring a judgment on all those who try to exalt any kingdom, any political or social philosophy, and any religion above His Kingdom.  "He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty....He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts."    

As I read the Bible I continually notice how universal is the Word of God.  The only way the Blessed Trinity considers other religions or philosophies of the world is that they are enemy states; they are evil,
and, they are only to be judged and ultimately destroyed.  There is no "political correctness" in the Bible.  The only place you find "PC" in any generation is in the hearts of people who are trying to avoid a fight, save their own lives, keep their jobs, and keep harmony in their communities and nations.  But the fight is on.  It has been raging since the great rebellion in the Garden and The Tower; and no matter how high man tries to build his towers, and so-called Christians compromise with the religions and political systems of the world, The Blessed Trinity will do what He did with the first Tower-- "Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." 

The call to humanity has not changed.  Receive Jesus Christ to be "born of the spirit."  Only then can you "see the Kingdom."  Be baptized in water so that you can, "enter the Kingdom."  This is the Gospel, not some abbreviated, convenient "evangelical" version.  There is simply no future with "the kings of the earth" other than to be, "cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are.  And they will be tormented day and might forever and ever." 

The "national anthem" of the Kingdom of Heaven is, "Our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ," ----------------------- "Oh--say--can--you--see!!!"  

Father, in Jesus' name, thank You that Your Kingdom is for all who will come and surrender to you. Amen.
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Eighteen year old Norwegian, Peter Torjesen, "when he heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2