The Kingdom Attitude! Matthew 13:44-50 Romans 14:17
Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Matt 13:44-50 44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. 47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
HOW IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE? TREASURE - Investment Attitude! - "... like treasure hidden in a field..." vs 44 PEARLS - Business Attitude!- "...a merchant seeking beautiful pearls..." vs 45-46 DRAGNET - No Partiality Attitude! - "... like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind." vs 47-50
TREASURE - Investment Attitude! What is a TREASURE? - Treasure is something of GREAT value to us! Luke 12:34 and Matthew 6:21, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.“ Hidden in the FIELD! - The Field - represent the world according to Jesus interpretation in Matthew 13:38. The Man! - The Man - represent our LORD God! 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave…”
PEARLS - Business Attitude! The Pearls - Are PRECIOUS thing of GREAT value which represent mankind! The Merchant is our God, He came seeking after PRECIOUS SOULS which are us! - 2 Timothy 2:19-21 “…Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, …”
DRAGNET - No Partiality Attitude! Our GOD is NOT a respecter of PEOPLE - He is NOT a PARTIAL God! - Acts 10:34, "Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God SHOWS NO PARTIALITY…” Matthew 3:12, "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn;…”
WHAT IS OUR CHALLENGE? Sacrifice our ALL - Our God invested ALL He had, His only Son for the sake of the world. Be diligent servant - "So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’" - Luke 19:13 Do not discriminate - "For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity." - Psalm 98:9
Summary Acts 20:24, "24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.“ Nothing moves him He does not count his life dear to himself His goal is to finish his race with joy, and ministry he received from Christ Jesus