The Upside Down Kingdom

Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!"

Mark 15:29-30

The world just doesn't get it. Jesus didn't come to save himself, he came to save sinners, to save you and me.

The Kingdom of God is not like the world's kingdoms which are all about who's on top, no, the Kingdom of God is the upside down kingdom. Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords, came not to be served but to serve. Jesus was not on the cross to make himself king, he already was king. Jesus was on the cross to get us into the kingdom.

Thank you, Jesus, that you died for me. Thank you that you endured the cross so that I might be in your kingdom. Thank you, my Lord and my King. 

Break Through the Wall

The One who breaks open the way will go up before them;
   they will break through the gate and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
   the Lord at their head.”
Micah 2:13 (NIV)

Long before I was even a twinkle in my mothers eye, Christ went before me and died for my sins. Not just for mine, but for yours also! 

Christ, our Shepherd, knows what we are going through right now. He will make a way. He will break through whatever that wall is. With the Lord passing before us we will go through whatever gate is holding us in and pass through.