In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
—Psalm 37:10-11
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.
The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
—Psalm 145:13-14
The coming of the Kingdom is an invitation to replace things that are temporary, wearing out, and fading away with that which is eternal, enduring forever, and “new every morning”. Because those impermanent things cannot enter the Kingdom, we have a choice.
Choosing to enter the Kingdom means laying aside the momentary weights and giving to the Lord all our hearts and minds and strength. Clinging on to those weights instead means choosing to stay outside the Kingdom, clutching vapor, inheriting only wind, and standing on eroding sand.
This is not some kind of "sinners in the hands of an angry God" arbitrary demand. The call in Micah 6:8, “to do justice and to love kindness” is an invitation to become transformed into the likeness of the One who loves us. The call to walk humbly with Him is an invitation to stop looking out for ourselves and to look to Him, the One who created us and will complete all who trust Him alone.
His Kingdom (part 1)
In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
—Psalm 37:10-11
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.
The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
—Psalm 145:13-14
The coming of the Kingdom is an invitation to replace things that are temporary, wearing out, and fading away with that which is eternal, enduring forever, and “new every morning”. Because those impermanent things cannot enter the Kingdom, we have a choice.
Choosing to enter the Kingdom means laying aside the momentary weights and giving to the Lord all our hearts and minds and strength. Clinging on to those weights instead means choosing to stay outside the Kingdom, clutching vapor, inheriting only wind, and standing on eroding sand.
This is not some kind of "sinners in the hands of an angry God" arbitrary demand. The call in Micah 6:8, “to do justice and to love kindness” is an invitation to become transformed into the likeness of the One who loves us. The call to walk humbly with Him is an invitation to stop looking out for ourselves and to look to Him, the One who created us and will complete all who trust Him alone.
After all, it is His kingdom, not ours.