One of my favorite preachers, Steve DeNeff, hit the nail on the head in a sermon I recently heard. I am so appreciative of his words that I want to transcribe them and share them with you:
"There is a kingdom. You've never seen it, but let me describe it to you.
There is a kingdom where the most powerful person in the room divests himself of all of his power so that all of his power resides not in himself but, like the Triune God, it rests in the people he has given it to. He is only powerful as they are powerful.
There is a kingdom where man is not measured by the things he possesses, but by the things he gives away.
There is a kingdom where truth is not pursued to accomplish an air of superiority, but where truth is a mere tool to accomplish the things in this world that God has sent us into this world to accomplish.
There is a kingdom where the most powerful person in the room, the all-transcendent God, the Holy One so awesome that if you would look at Him you would die... this person gets down and lets little children walk on his knees.
There is a kingdom where the most holy person in this room is surrounded by those who are precisely unholy."
I confess that I often loose sight of this kingdom. I am thankful to Pastor Steve for reminding me of it. Oh how Christians need to catch a glimpse of this kingdom! We would no longer insist on our rights, we would no longer fight our enemies, we would no longer buy into the upwardly mobile lies of our culture, we would no longer play purity games with one another.
Lord Jesus, I pray that you show us this alternate universe. Come, Lord Jesus, come.
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