Sivan 5
The King’s Kingdom
“May your Kingdom come …” (Mat 6:10 CJB)
For every kingdom,
there must be a King, a Sovereign, a ruler.
For example, Great Britain has the 2nd longest reigning
monarchy in the history of the world, with Denmark being the longest. Both of these nations are, at present, ruled
by women: Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
of Great Britain, and Queen Margrethe the 2nd of Denmark. Those of us who recognize and submit to the
Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob also have a King; His reign is everlasting,
and without question (sees Ps 45:6; 145:13).
Throughout the four
Gospels, we are given many allegories of what the Kingdom of our Elohim is
like; time and space does not allow me to pursue these individually. However, there are several statements made by
our Master Yeshua that give us an indication of how to apprehend this Kingdom. First, Yeshua told us in Mat 7:24 that “It will not be just everyone who says to Me,
Master, Master, will enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but the ones who DO the will of My Father in Heaven.” (HRB) What is the Father’s will? Torah.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Second, Messiah instructed us to “… seek first his Kingdom and his
righteousness …” (Matt 6:33). It would stand to reason that will learn of
our King, His Kingdom, and His righteousness through “the words of His divine
instructions in moral and righteous living”, His Torah. When we combine these two verses from Matthew,
we recognize that the learning and the doing is what will bring us closer to
His kingdom.
Once more, Yeshua was
referencing the Amidah with His
comment concerning a King, and a Kingdom.
Quoting from the Amidah, “Who resembles you, a king who puts
to death and restores to life, and causes salvation to flourish?”[1] Most assuredly, a king that has dominion over
life and death is one whose kingdom we would desire to be a part of.
May Your reign come
soon, ABBA, beginning with me.
©2018
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