Jesus teaches that the kingdom of God is at once both a future expectation and a present reality. And the way to enter that kingdom is by responding to Jesus with acceptance, trust, gratitude and praise; in other words, with faith. Faith however which doesn’t need to be great. No, what matters to Jesus is the great God that that faith is looking out on; the God of life and death, who is now at work in and through his son Jesus Christ establishing his kingdom.
• What does faith look like for you today?
• What are you trusting God for, both now and in the future?
• ‘He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him’ (v.16). Take some time to count the many things God has blessed you with, naming them before him, and giving thanks.
• What do you understand ‘the kingdom of God’ to mean?
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