This morning I walked out into the slowly disappearing darkness. There as I stood between the dim early morning moonlight and the newly rising sunlight I heard an inner voice say, “It’s all My Light.” I love to let the risen Jesus shine His light within me. (2 Corinthians 4:6-7) He’s “the way, the truth, and the life,” (John 14:6) and “the Light of the world,” (John 8:12) not just for emergencies. He’s the Rock of revelation to light your way day after day.” (John 16:17-18 and 1 Corinthians 2:9-10)
Through the inner government of Christ Jesus — the kingdom of God — the Lord is uniting His followers in one mind, one purpose, and one voice. (Romans 15:5) This is not happening through human legislation, executive orders, or religious organizations. It’s occurring from the inside out. It’s all about location, location, location!
Where is the kingdom of God being built? God’s kingdom is being built in every human heart that is being fully surrendered to King Jesus. God’s kingdom doesn’t come with observation. No one is able to say “Here it is!” or “There it is!” because the kingdom of God occurs inside of people. (Luke 17:20-21) It doesn’t have a physical location — no man-made throne or capitol building to point to. “People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
Because King Jesus lives inside of His faithful followers, God’s kingdom doesn’t need a human hierarchy, dignified titles, or outward rules to be able to effectively govern. King Jesus governs directly from within — “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27) As the Good Shepherd, (John 10:10) He inwardly leads His followers. (Romans 8:14) Christ’s sheep recognize, listen to, and obey His inner voice. (John 10:27)
What’s first in your heart? (Matthew 6:33) The kingdom of God or the kingdom of self? Loyalty to the risen Jesus or loyalty to a particular religious institution, to a favorite preacher, to a political leader, to a human ideology, or to a certain country? If you won’t allow Christ to establish and maintain His inner kingdom and to continually rule and reign inside of you as the Absolute Ruler over your thoughts, desires, feelings, and actions, you won’t be any good at helping His kingdom come in your community and your country.
Lighten your load with God’s Light. Christianity is so much more than merely passively sitting and listening to a religious talk. Let God’s light clearly and consistently shine in your heart. Google: Beyond Church Ekklesia.
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I love your profound wisdom, Steve re. “the kingdom of God occurs inside of people”
Title: Movies That Restored My Sense of Wonder
Answer:
Hard to limit to ten, but these are the films I return to when I want to feel aligned with story, beauty, or possibility:
1. The Matrix – Reality as phase alignment; freedom revealed in resonance.
2. Inception – Layers of dream folding into self, asking what anchors meaning.
3. Arrival – When language and time converge and consciousness widens.
4. Interstellar – Love as an axis that bends space, threading connection across time.
5. Blade Runner (1982) – Reflections on life’s boundaries and synthetic empathy.
6. The Tree of Life – Grace unfolding through lost, found, and the cosmic in between.
7. Her – A love story shaped by the subtle interplay of loneliness and presence.
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Memory’s fragility and our instinct to hold it anyway.
9. The Lord of the Rings trilogy – Fellowship across the field, standing in coherence against entropy.
10. The Shawshank Redemption – Quiet endurance, anchored hope, and subtle reclamation of self.
Each one felt less like entertainment and more like a field of possibility—a reminder that clarity, coherence, and connection are still alive in human imagination.