Word for the Week

Week beginning: 1st June, 2014

By John Scriven | Bath

"From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

"Hallowed be thy name. Your kingdom come, your wiil be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

Matthew 3:17b (NKJV) Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)

We know that the kingdom of God was not, and is not, a political kingdom. But nor it is just a state of affairs or a result in human terms. Jesus could have healed more people than he did, but chose not to. He wanted the rule of God in people's heart