Dear Jesus, During your three years of ministry, you often spoke of the “Kingdom of Heaven.” What is this Kingdom, and where is it to be found? Beloved, That was not a material, political Jewish kingdom, ruled by a Messiah seated upon the throne of David. I rejected the traditional, material expectations held by the Jewish people—expectations of an earthly political kingdom that would liberate them from the yoke of the Roman Empire. I clarified that the true Kingdom already exists, operating dynamically within the human heart and soul through faith. I proclaimed that the Kingdom of Heaven is the recognition and acknowledgment of God’s sovereignty within the human heart. When the Will of God the Father becomes your own will, the Kingdom becomes a living, vibrant experience within your soul, and you become children of God. What is the Will of God the Father? It is to accept God the Father as your own Father, and to love one another. Do unto others as you would have ...
