Dave’s Monday Blast – April 13, 2026
As I sit down to write this blog, it is the Tuesday after Easter. On this day after His resurrection what was Jesus doing? He was beginning His last days on earth until His ascension. Scripture says: “…he presented himself alive to His apostles after His suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the Kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3).
The Denison Forum comments: “In this way, Jesus ended His earthly ministry the way He started it. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus begins His public ministry with the proclamation, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand’ (Matthew 4:17); the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven both refer to the same reality. His announcement points to the fact stated across Scripture that God is the King of the Universe.”
The Psalmist declared, “The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty” (Psalm 93:1). Note the present tense. Revelation 19:1 affirms He rules over all earthly rulers. As King Solomon noted, “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He will” (Proverbs 21:1).
Because God honors the free will which we are made in His image, He will not impose His kingdom on us…yet. He gives us the opportunity every day to choose Him as our King and Lord. But one day, the time for choosing will be over. Philippians 2:10 – 11 says: “…one day every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Last Easter Sunday many around this world voluntarily bowed the knee to Jesus and recognized Him as the Lord God. Many others heard the gospel message either again or for the first time and they have this most important decision to make. The undecided need to choose Jesus for two reasons: (From the Denison Forum)
1. Humankind needs what only our King can do in our lives. We head each day into a dangerous future we cannot survive on our own. God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
2. Our culture needs what Kingdom Christians can do in our world. St. Augustine advised us: “Love God and do what you will.” His logic is that when we love God, we do what He wants us to do and His will becomes our will. Success is therefore accomplishing what we want to do in serving Him as our King. And we become changed people who in turn will change the world.
The seeking of the Kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian Life. It is what we were created for.
