What Does God's Kingdom Look Like?

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you."

What is the kingdom of God?

As I read Matthew 6:33 this morning, this question plagued my mind. If I am to seek His kingdom and righteousness, wouldn't it be nice to know what the kingdom is? God brought to memory the verse where Jesus tells Pilate "my kingdom is not of this world." 

His kingdom then, is a spiritual one. -An heavenly kingdom. 

If you're like me, you're thinking "Great. I don't get to find out until I get to heaven." 

Not so, my friend! For, as God so graciously reminded me this morning, He has given us an entire book that tells us about His kingdom. The New Testament specifically tells about the era of grace and God's intent for our lives before we reach heaven. Just the preceding and following verses give a picture of "seeking God's kingdom."

But, in all this, don't forget to also seek "His righteousness." Obviously, God's righteousness would be perfection, which is humanly impossible. God sent His perfect Son so that we could have "His righteousness." It's a free gift. All you have to do is ask!

What Does God's Kingdom Look Like?

*most concepts taken from the Sermon on the Mount, not in any particular order. 

- Loving Christ and pleasing Him defines all other activities.

- No worrying over provisions.

- A single purpose of "Christ be magnified."

- Emphasis on loving other people when and as they need (as opposed to sticking to a schedule.)

- Consulting God on a matter before asking advise of others.

- Constant awareness of the presence of God.

- Actively seeking out souls that need Jesus.

- An understanding of and alertness to spiritual warfare.

- A passion for Jesus evidenced by speech, attitude, and actions.

- Forgiveness

- Humility, Openness, and Genuineness.

- Total surrendering of my desires, ideals, and plans to Christ.

- A light in my eyes.

These are the challenges that meet me as I "seek God's Kingdom" first and foremost in my life.

What do you think? Is there more you could add to the list? What has God been teaching you? I'd love to hear from you! God's Word is so exciting, and His presence is addicting- it really is!!!