No King BUT Christ no. 2

“You are to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the greatest and most important mitzvah . And a second is similar to it, You are to love your neighbor as yourself. All of the Torah and the Prophets are dependent on these two mitzvot” (Mattityahu (Mat) 22:37-40). I love God by following His Commandments. He tells me to have no other gods. He tells me to honor His name and His worship. He wants me to set aside a day for Him BUT He also wants to be a part of my life daily. If He is my King then I should do what He commands.

I just finished reading a book by Jan David Hettinga entitled The Safe King that really breaks down the problem I have, you have, we have with His Kingdom. And there are a lot of little kingdoms of self that need to get shattered. Strongholds of self that look at what we can get rather than what He wants. It is a truly powerful book that lays it all out with graphic representations and scriptural support for my problems in Kingdom work. And that problem is always me. I get in His Way.

I get in the way by putting myself or something else above Him. And with all the distractions readily available, losing focus can be so easy. I can so easily find something else to occupy my time. Family, politics, entertainment, education, sports, sex, relationship, addiction, food, study, work . . . any of those things can easily be placed in the throne of my kingdom of self. And there are so many choices to take His place in my life. BUT I need to regain my focus on Him.

“But I, I will always hope

and keep adding to your praise.

All day long my mouth will tell

of your righteous deeds and acts of salvation,

though their number is past my knowing.

I will come in the power of Adonai Elohim

and recall your righteousness, yours alone.

God, you have taught me since I was young,

and I still proclaim your wonderful works.

So now that I’m old, and my hair is gray,

don’t abandon me, God, till I have proclaimed

your strength to the next generation,

your power to all who will come,

your righteousness too, God,

which reaches to the heights.

God, you have done great things;

who is there like you” (Tehillim (Psa) 71:14-19)?

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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