Monday, March
12 – Read Matthew 13:31-33; 44-50
Here are five short parables of the
kingdom of heaven. The essential message that Jesus preached was that in his
ministry God was bringing the kingdom of heaven to earth so that ultimately sin
and despair and death will be replaced with love and hope and eternal life. At
the time of his ministry, the coming of the kingdom of God was so much a part
of his culture that we don’t always realize today that it was the center around
which everything that Jesus did turned. But it was. His miracles, his
teachings, his authority to forgive sins – all were signs of the kingdom.
Reflection Questions: The first two parables have to do
with the growth of the kingdom. The second two parables focus on the importance
of the kingdom. The last concerns our own reaction to the news of the kingdom.
How important is the kingdom of God to you? With Christ’s help, how do you
create the kingdom and cause it to come to life in what you do and how you
relate to others?
Prayer: Dear God, help me be a catalyst for
your kingdom to come to life this very day. Amen.
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