The disciples were fully confident that Jesus would be King.

They were confident that He was going to overthrow the Roman Empire, the religious rule of the Jews, and the sinful ways of the gentiles.

And, indeed, that was Jesus’ plan.  But not in the way that any of us could have ever imagined.

Time and again He told them:

“My time has not yet come”

“My time has not yet come”

“My time has not yet come”

And, indeed, it hadn’t.

Jesus’ plan was to overthrow the world—in the spiritual kingdom.  And He has.  On the cross on Calvary, He declared:  “It is PAID IN FULL.”

And it has been.

Satan, Sin, and Death were all defeated in one swift excruciating breath.  

He stands on the head of the snake.

He declares life over all life.

He forgives all sins.

And His one sacrifice freed the multitudes.

As we celebrate Halloween we have one thing right.  The spiritual kingdom is BIG.  It is important.  It is eternal.  And it is MUCH MUCH BIGGER THAN THE PHYSICAL ONE THAT WE LIVE IN NOW.

Do not lose sight of this.

When we say “Thy Kingdom Come” that is the very thing that we pray for, and the very thing that He came to conquer.

Our spiritual eternity.  And we must continue to pray that it comes and overwhelms us now.

Those who have gone before us are in it.  They have seen it.  And I guarantee you that they would set us straight to focus on it with everything that we have.

God came into our world to show us how to live here:

Hebrews 2:14-18 14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. 17 For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

We can chase after everything the world has to offer.

We can strive and stress and fight and wallow in the world’s issues.  And we will never run out of them.

We can celebrate and rejoice in our flesh and spend our money and party and drink and celebrate like we will never die.

We can dress up in costumes tonight or decorate our children or rejoice in how cute the kids are, or how great the party is, or how great it is to party and “live the life”.

But …

Remember This …

Jesus came here to assure us that this is not our place.

It will never be fixed, or without sin, and there is no celebration that will put us into a place where we are good forever.

Our home is with God.

It is with RECEIVING Jesus.

It is walking into the victory that only He can bring.

And once we find that, the other stuff means nothing.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J