Whose Kingdom?

 1 Samuel 19: 1 Chronicles 7; Psalms 59, Matthew 4 

“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”

Matthew 4:8-10

The temptation to value our culture and power above the kingdom of God is still very much alive today. The glory of this world’s kingdoms will fade, while the glory of the kingdom of God is eternal. Jesus knew the pathway to greatness in the kingdom of his Father was at the cross and the denial of self. The same path must be followed by all disciples of Jesus. The kingdom of God is like a rock that struck the statue representing the kingdoms of the world. This rock grew to become a mountain which filled the whole world. Jesus represented that rock on which we can fall and be broken, or eventually be crushed. Jesus chose the will of his Father, rather than the immediate honor of the devil.

What choices are we making?

“Lord Jesus, may your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”