Who Owns It?

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”--Mark 10:14

I admit it: I am on a mission to reclaim the Kingdom of God for those to whom it really belongs and from whom it has been taken away.The Philistines took the ark of God; it was not theirs, and no blessing came from it, only personal destruction. The Kingdom of God does not belong to the talented, the attractive, the manipulators, the magicians, the showmen, the popular, the intellectuals, the wealthy, or the educated. It belongs to the humble, childlike person, the weak, the trusting, the pure in heart, and the poor. I Corinthians 1:27, “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.” The strong have only been cursed when attempting to take it and keep it. Their image is itself a curse. Yet these thieves have the ears of many. Recently, a pastor said, “It is so hard to feel success in the ministry when there are the mega churches with mega music and mega donations!” See how he was brainwashed? The epitome of success in the popular culture is not the Kingdom of God, but the thieves make so much noise that it is hard not to get caught up in it. A skinny fellow who constantly hangs around body builders will feel he is lacking, if not inferior. A believer who continues to hang around those who work in soul power will also feel less special, less blessed, and inferior.However, we are not of the flesh but of the Spirit; we do not compete in the arena of flesh.Thieves will make sure that we judge our condition by fleshly comparisons to themselves, but we are to stay away from them. We have Christ in us, so what do we lack? A spiritual man will continue to tell us of the riches that were ours the day we believed. He will never tell us something he possesses that we do not. We are complete in Christ.

The Kingdom of God belongs to you. Yes, you! You who work a boring job, you who are exhausted after a day of nurturing kids, you who are lonely, you who are broke, and you who are weak. It is yours! Never let a thief steal any part of it.

- Mike Wells