For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Cor. 4:20

 

When we gather together as believers in Jesus Christ, what do we expect?Are we getting together to make friends, and to strengthen existing friendships? Yes.

 

Are we getting together to be discipled and  to hear the Word of God from each other? Of course.

 

Are we anticipating a blessing by the supernatural power of God in our prayers for one another? That is our expectation.

 

But none of these things by themselves is our objective. Rather, our main objective is simply this:  to see the kingdom of God here on earth.

 

Jesus commanded us to pray for the kingdom of God to come to this planet:

 

 “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  Matt. 6:10. 

 

How do we know if our prayer for the kingdom to come have been answered? The Scriptures tell us:

 

For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.  I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Matt. 16:27-28

 

The answer is, we'll know when Jesus shows up! It will be obvious. An army of angels will be with him. He will be dressed for war. He will destroy his enemies, and after that he will sit as judge and jury, rewarding the righteous and punishing the evil doers.  That’s what a king does in his kingdom.

 

This return of the King of Kings has been a long time coming.  We are patiently waiting for Jesus to come back.  But we don't have to wait for Jesus to come back to see the beginnings of the kingdom of God on this planet.

 

Next blog: how you can know the Kingdom of God is here now.