Wednesday Reflection Week 3

“Kingdom of God” is a very controversial and constantly debated term that Jesus used to describe his ministry. It was hard to picture the kingdom of God in our discussions today since we, as class, had not defined the term. Our group, in line with many scholars, defined the term as “The reign of God.” If that is the case, the question: “what does the kingdom of God look like in churches/mission groups?” should shock us in a very awkward and funny way since the very essence of church and mission group should be the “Reign of God.” It is a sad reality that we know more churches that do not seem to be under the reign of God than churches that do. That is what leads us to ask questions such as the above. I think the “Kingdom of God” is not a result that can be seen and proven; the actual visible result may vary church to church and culture to culture. To me, the Kingdom of God is more like the state of our heart towards God. It is the giving up of our will and plan (someone once said that we are busy planning “God’ plan for us”) and putting ourselves in the state of total obedience to God. Just as everyone has different talents and different calling, the external result of the kingdom will be different depending on who and where you are; as well as your community’s calling.