Now... is the time.

The Kingdom of Heaven is now. In order to live in the Kingdom, it's important that we do it... NOW - at every moment, with every decision.

David was a man after God's own heart, but in a moment he made a bad decision - decided to sleep with Bathsheba, then continued to make bad decisions as he conspired for the death of Uriah. The moment that you stop experiencing the Kingdom, you're in danger of going down a path that takes you away from the Kingdom of heaven.

Peter wrestled with this too. He kept his eyes on the future and missed the Kingdom moment. When he was in the garden with Jesus, he said I will never forsake you! His bold declaration about clinging to the kingdom of heaven was looking in the future and he missed what was happening in the moment. The result was that he denied Jesus 3 times before morning.

1. Matthew 3:2
   And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
2. Matthew 4:17
   From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3. Matthew 10:7
   And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

This reminds me of a principal that I leaned called the kairos circle:

as we're living our lives on "chronos" time... God will intersect our lives... it's up to us to understand what God is saying, and respond immediately in a way that is in alignment with the Kingdom of Heaven.

Let us struggle to recognize the voice of God and respond in a way that keeps us connected with the Kingdom of Heaven.