Luke 10:8-16
"'When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near." But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, "Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you." Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near...' 'He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.'"
This scripture passage mentioned twice that the kingdom of God is near. This is the theme that Jesus preached while He was on earth, and it is also the message entrusted to the disciples. When the kingdom of God is near, two types of events will happen. First, the authority of God will be manifested, and the authority of the devil Satan will not survive; it's like when light shines into a dark house, the darkness will disappear after light enters the house. In the same way, when the kingdom of God comes, all those who are under bondage of sin will experience deliverance, the sick will experience healing, and those in worries and fear will experience peace and joy. When the Lord comes, all bondages will be broken and all authority of darkness will be chased away. Hallelujah!
When you are reading the Lord's Prayer, you must proclaim it by faith. When you read "Lord, may your kingdom come," you are really asking: Lord, break all the bondages of sin in my life, heal my illnesses, and take away any darkness in my life. When you proclaim it by faith, you will find that the Lord's Prayer will come true in your life with power, because when the kingdom of God comes, the authority of God will be manifested.
On the other hand, kingdom of God also represents judgment, it's a choice one has to make, just like how light and darkness cannot coexist. A person must come before the Lord and make a decision: choose to reject light and remain in darkness, or choose light and chase out darkness. We cannot be in the darkness and in the light at the same time, similarly when the Lord's kingdom comes, we must have a decision whether to accept or reject it. Rejecting the Lord means we will remain in the authority of the darkness and the judgment of God will ultimately come upon us. Accepting the Lord means we will be delivered and freed from the darkness.
May the Spirit of the Lord help us to open our life, welcome the light of God to enter us, and also welcome the authority of God's kingdom to move in our life. We will experience deliverance, healing, joy and peace of God only if we open ourselves and let God work inside us, so let us make the right decision today!
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