Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was truly a joyful place to live. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was no unnecessary pain or suffering. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all just got along without any major arguments or hurt feelings. Sounds too good to be true, well it’s not! Such a world does exist. Jesus called it the Kingdom God. Yes, that’s right, the Kingdom of God, instituted by God the Father through His Son, Jesus Christ, as an alternative way to live. The Kingdom is fully revealed where ever God’s Holy Spirited presence is allowed to rule people’s hearts and minds and the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control) are allowed to dominate people’s lives. Unfortunately, these qualities are illogical, anti-instinctive, counter cultural, and go against the very grain of our human nature, in other words, they “don’t come naturally”. The choice to live by God’s Spirited presence has to be an intentional choice, that of a “free-willed loving and gracious response to a loving and gracious God.” Wouldn’t it be nice though, if everyone took this choice seriously. What a different world it would be!
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