Christ’s Kingdom Does Not
Belong to this World
The
author of the Book of Revelation professes that Jesus Christ “has made us into
a kingdom, priests for his God and Father.”
Jesus did that when he came to live in the world, then died and rose
from the dead.
That
kingdom is present in this world, but that “kingdom does not belong to this
world” (Gospel).
In this
time of the year, we can get caught up in shopping, in buying and selling. We live in the world where people fight over
influence, compete for popularity and fame, where jealousy, hatred, violence,
and war have not been banished.
Where are
our priorities? Am I building a kingdom
in this world or Christ’s kingdom, which does not belong to this world?
Image source: Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Basilica of St. Peter's, Vatican
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