Advancing With The Kingdom

I invite you to fill in the blank:  In spite of ______________, the Kingdom of God is advancing.  The Kingdom is advancing in spite of anything you can put in that blank (Isa.9:7). You are part of something that is bigger than you are and it is still standing and it is still advancing. (1) The wall is still standing. You and I may only be small pebbles in its makeup but we are part of the wall that is still standing.  (2) You and I may not even vaguely resemble King David but we are part of David’s kingly, warring company. (3) You and I may not be Gideon but we are part of the Gideon company that does not consider the odds. We consider Him who has called us.  (4) You and I may not be the whole bucket of water that is being thrown on the fire but we are drops in that bucket that are putting out flames.  (5) You and I may not be the hands on the clock but, behind the face, we are some of those parts that enable those notable hands to advance.

(This is the first excerpt from “Advancing With The Kingdom” written by Marty Gabler in SEEC Magazine Volume 18 Issue 2. Excerpts are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)

The article in its entirety is available at this link:  “Advancing With The Kingdom”