Coming of the Kingdom!

"Let us pray for the coming of the kingdom as our Lord Jesus taught us!" These words are used as an introduction to the "Lord's Prayer." In the Our Father, we are praying that the kingdom will come. We also pray that God's will is done in our lives. The mission that we have received from our Lord is to build up the Kingdom of God in our midst as we await the full reality of the kingdom to come. There are several parables that Jesus uses this weekend for us to consider, Matthew 13:24-43. He speaks about the kingdom as a man who sowed a field with good seed but his enemy came through and planted weeds among the wheat. The kingdom is also like a mustard seed. It is the smallest of seeds but when full grown is the largest of all plants. Finally, the kingdom is like yeast, used to make the batch leavened. Each of these parables are wonderful images. The Kingdom of God is about growth and being harvested. Our lives are the same way. They are about growing, bearing fruit abundantly, and then being harvested. We have trials and struggles in life, we encounter good and bad, but one this is certain, in the end, the Kingdom of God will prevail. God is the judge that we will all stand before and He will have the final say. Let us do what we can to grow in our lives and in our faith. Let the Lord do wonders in our lives and help us to always be ready for the coming of the kingdom. Have a blessed weekend!!!