Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,
he answered and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
nor will they say, 'See here!' of 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."
Luke 17:20-21
I don't think we understand how much so the Israelites were a people of the land. Since the time of the Exodus the people were focused on a place, specifically the promised land. They were a special people who expected things to happen the way that God promised it would. To this end they expected the kingdom of God to be a physical kingdom based among them. But here Jesus comes, a messiah that didn't act like they thought he would and proclaimed a completely different type of kingdom.
It was a kingdom without physical constructs and without physical constraints. It was a kingdom that transcended place, transcended description and ultimately transcended our notions of it. Jesus speaks of a kingdom that lives within, within the chosen Israelites, but also within those who were not children of the original covenant. The kingdom is available to all and is in all, we just have to open ourselves to its existence and its power.
+ How do you view the Kingdom?
+ Do you believe it is within you?
+ Better question, do you allow the Kingdom to be within you?
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