KINGDOM OF GOD

Acrostic of KINGDOM OF GOD

K ingdom of God
I s not about meat and drink;
N ot of the material world!
G od's righteousness, peace
D eep joy in the Spirit
O these
M ake, constitute the Kingdom!

*O nly by grace, [&]
F aith we can see

G od is ready
O to lift us &
D eliver us!



SIng to the tune of "Seek Ye 1st the Kingdom of God"
* refrain

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Pastor Sunday Adelaja: WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost" (Rom. 14: 17, KJV).

The kingdom of God has nothing to do with the material world. The appellation kingdom of God does suggest that the Lord is the creator of the entity designated. Therefore God’s kingdom is intimately associated with the Lord and his intrinsic qualities such as peace, righteousness and joy. Many people hold a deeply erroneous belief that the kingdom of God can experienced only after death. On that score, Jesus said to his disciples the following words: "But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God" (Lk. 9: 27, KJV).

As evident from the above, to see the kingdom of God without tasting death is to experience it during one’s earthly life. If you expect it to come in a visible way, then you are mistaken. In Luke 17:20-21 he makes a statement that defies any conventional wisdom "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! Or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (KJV).

If one is hostile to God, their efforts to find peace, joy and peace are in vain. These things can be experienced only when you have yourself reconciled with the Lord, who bestows good things of his kingdom on those turning to him.

God is ready to accept any person, deliver them from all life’s burdens and give peace, joy and righteousness in place of anxieties, tears and sinful habits. In other words, he wants to give things that make the kingdom of God.

Verses to reflect on: Luke 17: 20-21.

A verse to remember:
"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost" (Rom. 14: 17, KJV).