A Cool Word
Scripture – Luke 17:20-21: 20Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”
Reflection: Many years ago I learned a very cool word: proleptic. Proplesis is defined as “the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished.” That’s a pretty good example of living by faith. It definitely lends itself to living as kingdom people today.
So Jesus says here the kingdom of God is in us who believe. Our very lives are a proleptic experience of that kingdom. That’s why we live differently. That’s why we have different values. That’s why we sometimes find ourselves standing alone. That’s why sometimes people look at us and want what we have. For we live assuming the kingdom already is in place.
So I invite you to take this word and use it – live it! Amaze your friends with it. Enjoy the reality of God’s kingdom today.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, June 7
Luke 17:22-25: 22Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23Men will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. 24For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Reflection: Many years ago I learned a very cool word: proleptic. Proplesis is defined as “the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished.” That’s a pretty good example of living by faith. It definitely lends itself to living as kingdom people today.
So Jesus says here the kingdom of God is in us who believe. Our very lives are a proleptic experience of that kingdom. That’s why we live differently. That’s why we have different values. That’s why we sometimes find ourselves standing alone. That’s why sometimes people look at us and want what we have. For we live assuming the kingdom already is in place.
So I invite you to take this word and use it – live it! Amaze your friends with it. Enjoy the reality of God’s kingdom today.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, June 7
Luke 17:22-25: 22Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23Men will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. 24For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
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