175 – How is it possible to live in the kingdom of heaven today?

Recently I was talking with a new listener to The Bible Speaks to You Podcast about what it means to embrace the mind of Christ on the subject of the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus says that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. If that's really true, how can we be more conscious of its presence? Can we actually live in the kingdom here on earth? And what does that look like?

These are some of the things I talk about in this week's episode:

• I share an experience when I had to see past the surface appearance of things to bear witness to what is true in heaven. It brought healing.
• You can't see, understand, or live in the kingdom of heaven with your material senses or the human mind
• Awareness of heaven's presence comes through revelation from God
• I share three of the many ways to be more receptive to the presence of heaven here on earth
• Jesus's parables are keys that unlock the gates of heaven so we can dwell there. Here are three I talk about:
  • The lady putting yeast in her bread dough
  • The  man who finds a pearl of great value
  • Waiting until the harvest to separate the tares from the wheat

A lot of folks think that the kingdom of heaven should appear in some grandiose and dramatic way with angels flying around blowing trumpets, but more often heaven appears following the model in Isaiah 28:10 – Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,  Line upon line, line upon line,  Here a little, there a little.

When you notice and are faithful over the little ways the kingdom of heaven appears, you’ll be ready to receive more of it in the future.

Think of something or someone in your life right now that’s giving you a bit of a challenge. Just from the three parables mentioned above, is there an aspect of heaven you can bring to your situation? 

Can you add just a little bit of spiritual yeast to the situation like the lady in the parable? What do you need to focus on that is of great spiritual value? Where in your life do you need to wait on God’s timing of events?

 Jesus promises us that the king

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James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life.

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