^“20Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,

²¹Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].” Luke 17:21-20 Amplified

“The Kingdom is within you”…Wow! In me is access to an open Heaven and all the provision it holds! In me dwells God himself in the person of the Holy Spirit! People often tend to minimize the importance, or the person, of the Holy Spirit, but He is God as much as Jesus is!

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own” 1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV

Remember that the temple in the Old Testament was specifically the place where The Presence of God dwelt. So, the above scripture implies something so incredible: we host The Presence of the God of the Universe IN US! He chose our hearts in which to dwell! Amazing!

Now that’s good news, not just for us, but for the world around us…for everyone we ever come in contact with.  Because, where His Presence is, there the answers are. Where His Presence is, there provision is. So, if I come in contact with someone who is hurting or sick or oppressed, I can simply open the gates of my heart and let The Kingdom and The Presence flow! I can expect their need to be met through me, because they’ve just encountered Almighty God in me. That’s just really cool!

So, today, acknowledge what’s inside of you and purpose in your heart to be open your gates!

Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

Psalm 24:7