Belonging to the Kingdom

"Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ[a] depart from iniquity.” 2 Timothy 2:19

Faith is the passport of entry to the Kingdon of God. Celestial citizenship gives us rights and privileges, but also responsibilities. For this, there must be a great difference between God's Kingdom's citizens and those of this world.

God's Wrath

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness..."Romans 1:18

The unrighteous shouldn't be deceived into thinking that God's Divine compassion will disregard His justice. He has seen men's effort into hiding His existence. Sooner or later, His wrath will be revealed.

My Complaint

"Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning."Job 23:2

Many times we just keep our sorrows inside and only the Holy Spirit knows what we're feeling. But He often allows things to happen so we may revolt and use our faith in moments of weaknesses. And as it usually happens, only later do we see how small our problems were before the Almighty Whom we serve.

Not conformed

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12.2

Noone in their good conscience revolts for nothing. The spirit of revolt also carries anger. Anger against sin; the sin that bears injustices and evil doings. Those who are of God are not conformed with this world. Instead, they aspire discipline, order, and justice. That's the Kingdom of God.

Life for a life

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10.10

The Divine will in relation to life is quite clear. But why not all those who believe in Him have life, much less abundance of it? Because they have not given their lives to Him. They've given Him their life in theory but not in practice.

Gold

Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies[a] the gold? Mathew 23.17

The Lord asked the hypocrites but why?

Because they considered the offering more important than the Altar, which was the one that sanctified it. Unfortunately, this has been the attitude of many spiritually weak and sick Christian... in fact, some have even died. They were more attentive to what they left on the Altar than Who was receiving their offerings.

Good Part

"But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10.42

The sisters Martha and Mary are two kinds of people: those who focus their life on the problems around them and those who focus their lives in the Author of Life. What kind of person are you?