Living In the Kingdom of God
by Gloria Copeland
Do you know why so many miracles happened around Jesus when He was on earth? Do you know why, time and again, when He showed up and people believed what He said, they got supernaturally healed, delivered and set free?
Most Christians would say it was because He is the Son of God. And while that’s certainly who He is, that wasn’t the reason.
Jesus Himself said so.
In Mark 1, He told the people who came to hear Him preach exactly why they could expect to experience the wonderworking power of God when He ministered. “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is at hand” (verse 15).
The phrase the time is fulfilled indicates something began happening when Jesus came on the scene that had not happened before. Through His ministry the kingdom of God—which previously had seemed out of reach, existing not on earth but just off in heaven somewhere—became accessible to people.
“God’s kingdom is here now!” Jesus told them. “This is a new day and there’s a new way. Repent and turn away from your sins. Turn your back on your old ways, believe the good news, and come into the kingdom of God!”
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