Disciples of the Kingdom
Jesus referred to and
acknowledged the fact that those who followed Him as a teacher were His
disciples or students. In addition, He also referred to them as also being
disciples of the Kingdom. It is clear
that in the modern, “Church,” experience by in large we have lost any
understanding of what it means to be a disciple of the Kingdom.
What is the Kingdom of
heaven? How is it that over and over the Lord referred to the gospel of or good
news of the Kingdom of God, and yet we lack understanding of it?
We have assumed that if our
church congregation is growing in numbers, we are fulfilling the declaration, “Upon
this Rock I will build my congregation.” Notice I did not say, “Church.” That
is on purpose because words form pictures in our minds and help us define our
objective.
He is not building what is excepted
as His will as that being multiple churches around the world, He is building
upon the Rock of His being the Messiah, the Son of God, Kingdom citizens! These
are the sons of God who have within themselves the seed of His living Word. And
they when they reached maturity are then sown back into the world as ambassadors
of transformation, reconciliation and love manifestation.
We then are not disciples of
this denomination or that. We are not disciples of this church or that. We are
disciples of Jesus through whom we become disciples of the Kingdom. We are
students of the Kingdom and as such we are learning its, Values, Mores, Morals,
Language, Social Norms, Protocol and behavior in word, thought and deeds.
