THE FORCE NEEDED TO TAKE THE KINGDOM
(Matthew 11:11-15)
As we await and pray for the
coming of God's kingdom in our Lord Jesus Christ, we are biblically disposed to
make Him the King of kings and Lord of lords.
The gospel of today tells us
about the violence the kingdom of God had suffered down through the ages and
invites us to be violent and not passive in taking back this kingdom.
The kingdom of God is within us.
The violent forces attacking this kingdom from all angles flow from within the
heart of man. The plots to violate the divine order, the greed, the envy, the
jealousy, the unjust and inhuman treatments, the lack of reverence for the
sacred etc. All these are the violent forces with which the devil kicks against
the kingdom of God.
We are encouraged therefore to be
violent and insistent on taking and being part of the kingdom of God. We've got
to open our spiritual eyes to realize the methods and the forces with which the
devil is taking the kingdom of God in and through us.
Be on the watch against the
various terrors and terrorists the enemy of your salvation has pitched around
you to pull the kingdom of God down through you. Be violent to attack these
forces. You really have to.
He comes with the terrors of
sickness, of misfortunes, of poverty, of family problems, of economic
instability, of insecurity. The enemy comes to fight the kingdom with false
prophecies, with betrayals, with love for money, with quick wealth etc.
Let us rise against anything that
doesn't give glory to God for they are indeed the age long weapons of the
devil. Let us work with Christ and make Him to come daily in our affairs to
establish his kingdom of everlasting happiness on the foundation of virtues
demolishing to faulty foundations of evil.
Let us pray
God Almighty Father, we really want to be
forceful enough to combat the enemies of your kingdom. Unfortunately, the
attractions and the tempting forces from the camp of our enemy will not allow
us to think straight. We pray for the force of the Holy Spirit to be able to
insist on the right thing and do it always for the sake of your kingdom through
Christ our Lord. Amen
God bless your Thursday (Advent,
Week 2)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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