Crowned

"The kingdom of God is among you," Luke 17:21.

So Jesus says (it's Jesus here, right?) the kingdom of God wasn't coming in a way that people could say, like, It's right here! Or, There it is, over there! Like, Here's the Roman kingdom, over there's Israel's kingdom, and way over there's God's kingdom! Like, driving along and there's a line across the road, and a sign says, Entering God's Kingdom! No. The kingdom of God (so says Jesus, anyway) is in you. Not just in you, personally. Is among you, all of you, plural. The kingdom of God rests in the people collected from the four corners of earth, from throughout time, who believe, like Abraham did, that God is trustworthy. Who confess Jesus Christ is Lord. Who have been born of water and Spirit. Who have crowned Jesus, king. Who are become subject to the rule of the God of the heavens. His church. Sky kingdom.

As we meet with a brother or sister today, we see our common citizenship in the sky kingdom. This world is not home. And we offer joyful thanks, together, to our King.