What if a Kingdom Is a Heart?
Considering whether spiritual truths are irrelevant or just misunderstood.
In the historical time of Jesus, a kingdom was something that was close to an individual’s heart and deeply affected their daily life. There could be culture clashes and hatefulness between a kingdom and the people it ruled over. Daily life could include harassment or worse, oppressive limits on religious freedom, and a fresh utter disdain for cultures that had endured with graceful strength for centuries.
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” — Matthew 4:17 KJV Bible
We do not entirely have that same context today. We have politics instead of kingdoms and I think modern politics is more of an individual emotionalism where our feelings play a large role in our thought processes. Perhaps we would take Jesus’ message closer to our hearts if we thought of His Kingdom as His Heart — “The Heart of God is near! Draw close and embrace Him!” I think Jesus’ invitation to each one of us to connect with Him and all of the inner substance that makes Jesus who He is has a personal urgency that is not what we associate with historically distant kingdom living.
