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The Kingdom of God

when He said, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was
lost” (Luke 19:10). Just as ardently as Jesus sought the lost, we must seek
His kingdom.

The main asset by which we lay hold of the kingdom of God is faith.
Jesus said, “Have faith in God “ (Mark 11:22). He then taught about the
power of faith:

I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw
yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart but believes
that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore
I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have
received it, and it will be yours. (vv. 23–24)

Faith is the currency of the Kingdom. It is the means by which we
appropriate its many blessings.

The New Testament has much to say about other personal
responsibilities in laying hold of the kingdom of God. These responsibilities
include the following:

• We must be willing to “sell all” to attain the Kingdom
(Matthew 13:45–46).
• We must “worship God acceptably with reverence and awe”
(Hebrews 12:28).
• We must “be all the more eager to make [our] calling and election
sure” (2 Peter 1:10).
• We must be willing to forgive others as the King has forgiven us
(Matthew 6:12, 14).
• We must live a life of righteousness and holiness (Matthew 5:20;
Galatians 5:19–21; Ephesians 5:5).
• We must not look back (Luke 9:62).
• We must seek to be counted worthy of the kingdom of God
(2 Thessalonians 1:5).
• We must remain constantly prepared for the King’s appearing
(Matthew 25:1–13).
• We must be prepared to endure persecution and hardship
(Matthew 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:18).

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