The message for the individual

We can be the point of contact for the kingdom of God in this world; we can be profoundly significant. We can bring to this world what would have been prevented from entering. We are the only point of contact for the kingdom of God in this world.

The kingdom of God is the message that Jesus Christ preached. His teaching is primarily based on the kingdom of God. This is what the Man who had emptied Himself to be born as a child taught; this is the message of the Man who was tempted in all things like we are and yet was without sin. Jesus Christ did not overcome because He was faster, stronger, or smarter than us; He overcame because the kingdom of God was near. The power of the kingdom was at work in Him; it can be at work in us. We can find the same power that He found; it is in the same place.

"In the days of His flesh, He offered up prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety." Hebrews 5:7

Jesus can express to us where blessing is found because it is where He found blessing.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3

The message of the kingdom of God is the message for the individual; we are finite and weak, yet the kingdom of God can work through us in this world. The kingdom of God can be near in whatever place we stand.

Jesus did not speak within the limitations of our abilities; He did not dumb down the message to fit the frailities of man. He spoke to those in whom the kingdom of God is at work.

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the peck measure, but on the lampstand; and it give light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

An individual can be the light of the world; we can be a beachhead of light in the kingdom of darkness.

For this reason, we need to re-think our assumptions; power to change everything is near.

"...Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17