Monday, August 3

The gospel of the kingdom

The gospel is Good News concerning the Kingdom, and the Kingdom is God’s rule over the totality of life. Every human need therefore can be used by the Spirit of God as a beach-head for the manifestation of his kingly power. Whenever and wherever we confront the effects of sin, that interaction becomes a place for us to seek and serve the kingdom of God. It’s not just about lost souls but also about a lost creation. And the kingdom of God is about a creation restored.

— Allen Mitsuo Wakabayashi
Kingdom Come
(Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2003), 86