Thursday, January 7



Mark 1:15
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”


Reflection
Jesus Himself said that “the kingdom of God
has come near.” 

First, He says that this is good news – believe it!
Jesus says that you need to repent – turn around and go in the opposite direction – in order to believe.

And Jesus says that it is near.  So it is not quite here in one sense but is very near in another sense.  I like the phrase ALREADY AND NOT YET.

How can something (whether it is something secular like a vacation or something eternal like the Kingdom of God) be ALREADY AND NOT YET?  What does this mean to you?  If you believe this, how does that affect how you live your life?