“For the kingdom of God is already among you.”(Luke 17:21) INDEED, “Men will tell you. ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.”(23)

What did Jesus mean when He said these words to the Pharisees? He simply meant: “I am standing here.” We all know that the kingdom of God could not be “within” the Pharisees, but on that day the kingdom was in their midst because its King stood among them. The presence of the Lord Jesus implies the unfettered rule of God. Where He is, the kingdom is. In Rev. 1:6, redemption has made us, too, into a kingdom, not only where the Lord Jesus is, but where His Church is, there is also the kingdom of God. This is the place where He is free to exercise His authority. He must have a sphere, provided here by us, for His kingdom, His power and His glory to have free course. For us the important thing is not our future reward or supposed position in the kingdom; it is our fulfillment of the Church’s role of bringing His kingdom down among men in the earth today. Indeed, He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Dan. 7:14)

CONFESS AS FOLLOWS:
I am a living stone, built into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, … offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. I speak the truth of the Word of God in love and I grow up into the Lord Jesus Christ in all things. (Eph. 4:15; 1 Peter 2:5)
Praise God!