Not Far From the Kingdom of God…!

Deuteronomy 1; Deuteronomy 2; Mark 12
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The Greatest Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."
32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.




Observation

Jesus said to this teacher of the law, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” I believe that he was probably just missing heaven by 18” and that is pretty close. Someone has said that it is about 18” from your brain to your heart. This teacher had the right answers but had not acted on them yet. Faith is an action word. There is a huge difference in believing in your head and believing with your heart. In fact, there is an eternal difference. This man’s head knowledge was not saving him, he needed to act on the knowledge that he had.


Application

How close are you to Heaven?

This past weekend several thousand people took the Good News of Jesus Christ and acted on it. They placed their faith; they placed their trust in what Jesus did for them on the cross. The Luis Palau Tampa Bay Festival gave people the opportunity to move from head knowledge to a changed heart! Have you placed your faith and trust in Jesus Christ yet?

What are you waiting on?

Give Him your life today!


Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank you for every person that came to know you yesterday. Thank you for every volunteer that served in the festival. May many people come to Christ during the weeks ahead as churches follow up the decisions that were made. You are a Wonderful Heavenly Father!



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