I Will Give You an Everlasting Kingdom
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2 Samuel 7:4-17, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 11:1-9, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 4:12-17, Revelation 11:15-17, 2 Timothy 2:8-13
BY She Reads Truth
In Jesus’s day, it was in the air—a collective desire that nearly everyone in Judea and Galilee felt. A thousand years had passed since God had made a promise to David, and it was the sort of promise that was only held onto because it had come from God Himself: “Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever” (2Samuel 7:16).
It certainly didn’t look like one of David’s descendants was poised to resurrect his father’s kingdom any time soon. Rome held the land and its people tightly. In fact, it was treason to speak of another king besides Caesar. Yet when Jesus began His public ministry, the coming kingdom was central to His message—only Jesus spoke of the kingdom as belonging not merely to David, but to God.
Jesus is the King who sits on David’s throne, but more than that, He sits at the right hand of the Father. And His kingdom is not limited to the land of Israel; it spreads across the whole earth as the gospel is preached and received, until one day when it will be said, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ” (Revelation 11:15).
Those of us who know Jesus as Lord also know the kingdom as the home we long for. In Christ, we are now its citizens (Philippians 3:20), and when He returns, we will reign with Him (2Timothy 2:12). Until that day comes, we join with David and every other faithful soul throughout history who has ached with longing for the promised kingdom.
103 thoughts on "I Will Give You an Everlasting Kingdom"
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Such a good word.
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And He shall reign forever and ever!
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I’ve never longed for heaven like I do now, seeing the deep brokenness of earth.
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Me too !!
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My favorite thing about SRT studies is when I’m flipping back and forth through my Bible and seeing how it’s all tied together OT and NT. And yes I’m flipping though my Bible when I know I could more easily read it right here in the app. I love so much to see it on the printed page and feel the weight of it on my lap, to underline and highlight and sometimes even draw or paint alongside the scripture.
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I’m with you, Martina! I, too, enjoy reading it in my own Bible that I’ve highlighted, color-coded, underlined. It took me a long time to feel comfortable doing that without thinking I somehow defiled the Word of God. I so appreciate how SRT does incorporate OT (which I’ve also grown such deeper appreciation for) and NT to make those connections we might not on our own.
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This was an amazingly profound reading … his eternal promise of safety and security—in Isaiah- Nothing will hurt or destroy in all his holy mountain… the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord… where we will be free … everyone will live without fear …nothing to fear or harm us … this is the best feeling!!! Hope – affirmation- GOD IS WONDERFUL
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Taylor, I want to add, as Christians we can feel the fear of the Lord AND peace at the same time. So be on the look-out for the BOTH in your experience!
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Taylor, in regard to your question about wrapping your mind around the concept of eternity, here’s what has helped me. First, through Psalm 139:6, the psalmist declares, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.” He is stating this in light of God’s presence being everywhere. So it makes sense to me that we can apply the same recognition that God’s eternity is something we can attain in it’s entirety. Yet, just because we can’t fully “wrap our minds around it,” it is good to continue to meditate on the character of God because he is good to continue to reveal to us more of him in increments and time (see 2 Peter 1:5).Also, in response to your feeling of fear, though knowing more of your thoughts that are associated with this fear would be helpful to assess this fear, perhaps this fear is a kind of awe and reverence of the Lord which should come to our hearts as we consider that he is greater and above us in ways that can only take our breath away. It’s helped me immensely to understand that there is a good kind of fear and a bad kind. Feeling the fear of the Lord which draws us to our knees in humility is the only true good kind of fear. It’s not to kind of fear that makes us run away from him but draws us to his throne of grace to find mercy in our need. Yet, in order to receive this grace, we need to see he is far above us, perfect, holy and righteous in ways we are not. Grace is for the humble who know we are sinners before a holy God, yet have been granted the free gift of righteousness through Christ’s righteous work.
I hope and pray this is helpful to you as the Lord reveals himself more and more to you through his word and his Spirit!
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