2009-10-02T10:00:34-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/the+kingdom/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:20-21&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:00:34-05:00 Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of God dwells within us. It's not a physical thing to be seen or found with careful observation. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:33&version=NIV 2009-10-02T09:55:07-05:00 "Seek first the kingdom...." This famous statement of Jesus tells us where our ultimate priority should lie: in service to God. Instead of worrying about all of the myriad problems that face us from day to day, we ought to simply commit to God--and He promises to provide for us. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:25-34&version=NIV 2009-07-15T11:28:25-05:00 How much time do we spend each day worrying? Food, shelter, jobs, relationships... these things are important, and it's natural to worry about how we'll find or keep them. But this passage reminds us that these worries simply pale before the importance of Christ--and that if we focus on Him instead of on our mundane daily worries, we'll find that God actually provides all of those things too.