The Dead Are Replaced By The Dying

All kingdoms other than Christ’s will be marked by sin, death, and corruption.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   The greatest mark of worldly kingdoms is death. Augustine said, “The dead are replaced by the dying.” The characteristic of every other kingdom is that they have start dates and end dates.Everything is dying. Everyone is dying. But God breaks in and says, “I am promising a king and a kingdom that will not fade away, who will not die.” Isaiah 9:7 “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it, with justice and righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.” A kingdom that is greater than death, sin, and time, will need a king greater than death, greater than sin, greater than time. His greatness will be seen in the way he serves/suffers and in the way he reigns. The kingdom spreads, marches, and makes itself known through Christ’s church, through her taking on the characteristics and values of the kingdom. What we are involved in here, people, is not a big self-help campaign. The church and her mission is not about living your best life now. The church is about making known that there are two kingdoms in this world, and everyone is living in one of them. Everyone is taking up residence in a kingdom, and our great message is that people can come into the forever kingdom, secured by Christ! All other kingdoms will be marked by sin, by death, by corruption, by sorrow, by brokenness, by an expiration date. This king, King Jesus, reigns over all, has all authority, all things are under his feet and he is the head over all things, and in him all things hold together. AND LISTEN, this King invites you, commands you, to come to Him to enjoy all things as He has designed them to be enjoyed. So come! Come to King Jesus and trade death for life sin for righteousness brokenness for healing sorrow for joy a hateful tyrant for a loving father lies for truth insanity for sensibility slavery for freedom Come to the KING and enjoy all things!