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The essence of the Kingdom is A life that’s under heaven’s rule, A life whose nature is divine With Christ experienced in full. |
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Such is this life: in spirit poor, With heart repentant, mourning, meek, Which is to others merciful And purely God Himself doth seek; |
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As sons of God the peace to make, For righteousness e’en suffering pain; Reviled and hurt for Jesus’ sake, Exceeding joyfulness to gain; |
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As salt to kill corruption rife, In darkness shining as the light, In heart and action right and true, In perfect love to claim no right. |
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This life self-glory doth renounce And ever for God’s kingdom prays; It trusts in God for every need And seeks His kingdom first always. |
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’Tis strict with self, with others kind, And always dealing with the Lord; It ever does the Father’s will And acts according to His word. |
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To Satan it does not give ground, Nor to the world, or self, or sin, But seeks beneath the heaven’s rule God’s full authority to win. |
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’Tis such a life which subjugates All things with pow’r to God’s behest; The time it hastens when the Lord Will here His kingdom manifest. |
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This life self-glory doth renounce and ever for God’s kingdom prays; It trusts in God for every need and seeks His kingdom first always. ” I read the first message of the Life-Study of John and a sentence caught my attention. It said, “Life is the Triune God dispensed and wrought into our being”. Further on in the message it says that this life transforms us. I just like the fact that the kingdom life renounces self-glory and when put in the context of the Life-Study of John receives the Triune God which in turn transforms us. Praise the Lord!