In My Kingdom
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★IF A man drinks Jack Daniels and comes to my house, Jack has to stay outside. In my kingdom, where I am king, Jack is not welcome. In fact, if you smoke, I don’t have ashtrays available for you because you can’t smoke in my kingdom. If you cuss, in my kingdom you are going to have to control your tongue ’cause I don’t allow profanity in my house.
If you don’t like my rules, well, there’s a simple solution to that. You just don’t come to my house. I pay the note, I pay the utilities, and I bought the furniture. People may think that’s cold.
No, I’m just head of my own kingdom. If you’re under my rule, you’ve got to respect my guidelines. In the same way, God is the head of His kingdom. If we want to live in, be a part of, and benefit from His kingdom, we must operate by His rules.
The point
God's kingdom operates by His rules; those who enter must align with His standards and accept His authority.