Breathing for 1000 years
50 There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High Council, a man of good heart and good character. 51 He had not gone along with the plans and actions of the council. His hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea. 52 He lived in alert expectation of the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. -Luke 23
Alert expectation. That’s a man who’s ready for the Master to come home. He’s not sleeping on the job, or getting lazy. He’s alert and expecting the kingdom.
Do I act as if I expect the kingdom? I don’t think I do. I live in expectation of tomorrow. How does that differ?
Expectation of the kingdom is keeping your eyes open for *every* opportunity that comes your way. Being ready to make a difference for His name no matter what you do, where you are, or who you know. Why? Because tomorrow might never come. Tomorrow may never arrive. You have to live every day as if it’s your last and seize every opportunity to share the good news of the One that saved you.
I act as if I’m going to breathe this air for 1000 years.
Do you live in “alert expectation?”
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