King of Kings, prepares our heart to receive the good news about the Kingdom (Part 2)

I previously understood Jesus life message; have faith in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew) and that the Parables of Jesus are primarily about Salvation

I had to break this in half because of this revelation (part 1): The word of God transforms us into the people of the kingdom. 

Our heart must be prepared to receive the good news about the Kingdom. 

• Matthew 13:19: The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. 
• Matthew 13:24:  Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 
• Matthew 13:31: Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. 
•  Matthew 13:33: Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” 
• Matthew 13:38: The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one. 

We can't circumcise our heart, or crucify our flesh, we can however fast, pray, wait and hope with expectant faith in the power of love of Jesus. Modeling our life after his and praying for every saint about to take their last breath, we see a multitude in heaven. Lord help us to number our days. Help us to see your perfect redemption and submit to your surgical removal of sin and evil from within us. Lord I take of my shoes and welcome you to wash my feet. I renounce the sin and evil I've allowed in my life and ask you to remove it in Jesus name. 

• Matthew 13:41: The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 
• Matthew 13:43: Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand! 
• Matthew 13:44: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. 
• Matthew 13:45: “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. 
• Matthew 13:47: “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. 
• Matthew 13:52: Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.” 

Lord help me to ask, seek and knock. To take your yoke upon me, that I may learn from you as you plow the ground of my heart into the future. Thank you for Wally, Gloria, Judy, Gail, Warren, for Mercy Gilbert, Kathy, help me remember Jason and your promises. The leaves will heal the nations, people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. 

• Matthew 16:19: And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” 
• Matthew 16:28: And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.” 

Lord teach my heart to obey you and follow through on turning from sin and never returning. Let me be humble like a child, in your presence, Coram Deo, Jehovah El Shaddai, El Roi. You are the greatest, submitting with joy to your fathers will. 

• Matthew 18:1: About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” 
• Matthew 18:3: Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 
• Matthew 18:4: So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Lord forgive us our sins, debts, transgressions, as we forgive those who sin, owe us, and transgress upon us. 

• Matthew 18:23: “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. 

Lord help us to see as you see, live as you live, love as you love, hope as you hope, work as you work, will as you will, give as you give, hire as you hire, suffer as you suffer, obey as you obey, forgive as you forgive, produce as you produce, celebrate as you celebrate, invite as you invite, open the door as you are the open door, and enter your kingdom in spirit and in truth. 

• Matthew 19:12: Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.” 
• Matthew 19:14: But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” 
• Matthew 19:23: Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 
• Matthew 19:24: I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” 
• Matthew 20:1: “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 
• Matthew 20:21: “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.” 
• Matthew 21:31: “Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied, “The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do. 
• Matthew 21:43: I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit. 
• Matthew 22:2: “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 
• Matthew 23:13: “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. 
• Matthew 24:7: Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.

Lord you showed me that everyone with ears that hear, eyes that see has the capacity to understand the good news about the Kingdom. We all stand before you, waiting, with our lamps, and oil. Serving the needs of others as we see you in them. Help us to see others with the compassion you have for us. 

• Matthew 24:14: And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. 
• Matthew 25:1: “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 
• Matthew 25:14: “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. 
• Matthew 25:34: “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 
• Matthew 26:29: Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”