Muitas vezes, entramos em um relacionamento com Deus que nos traz a salvação. Este é o evangelho da salvação. Mas o que Deus realmente deseja para nós é que experimentemos o evangelho do Reino. Ele quer que experimentemos Seu poder e presença todos os dias de nossas vidas e que vejamos Sua mão agindo em nós. Isso só acontece quando Lhe damos a chave de nossa vida; Ele precisa ser mais do que um convidado de honra.
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"If you were to come to my home, I would invite you in as an honored guest. As my guest, you would enjoy everything I had in my home. However, you would still be a guest. You would not have the keys to the home, and your authority in that home would be merely as a guest. However, if I said to you that I am turning over my home to you and you now have the keys to my home, I would be your servant." My friend continued, "This is the difference between you and me. You have merely invited Jesus into your home as a guest. I have given Jesus the keys to my home [heart] and I am his servant."
"How can I do this too?" the man replied.
"All you have to do is invite Him in as the new owner."
The man did this and is now allowing Jesus to rule and reign in every detail of his life.
So often many of us enter a relationship with God that brings us salvation. This is the gospel of salvation. But what God really desires for us is to experience the gospel of the Kingdom. He wants us to experience His power and presence every day of our lives and to see His hand at work in us. This only happens when we give Him the key to our life; He must be more than an honored guest.
Where are you today? Has your life with God been more like an honored-guest relationship, or does He have the key to your life?
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