The Kingdom of God

Devotion: The Key Word “Let”

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Scripture:
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”
— John 14:1 (KJV)

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Reflection

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The Spirit keeps bringing us back to this small but powerful word:

Let.

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Satan once showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and

tempted Him

to bow down,

to doubt His identity,

and to worship what was not God.

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But Jesus answered with what was written:

“Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

(Matthew 4:10).

 

We face the same choice.

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Some “let” their hearts chase after the world and the things that satisfy the flesh.

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But we cannot love both ourselves and Jesus.

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Let them —

that is their choice.

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As for us, we are called to love the Lord our God with all our heart.

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That is why Jesus said:

“Let not your heart be troubled.”

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We feel the rejection of Christ in this world because He does live in us.

But God is not done with us yet.

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Just as He knows the days until the doe gives birth to her fawn

or the bear awakens from winter’s sleep,

the Spirit knows how and

when we are ready to believe and grow.

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So we pray:

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Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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The process is not instant, but

God is faithful.

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He teaches us to pray:

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Give us this day our daily bread — His Word.

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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil—

so when we are tested, we know it is Christ’s strength in us,

and God will always provide a way of escape.

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We don’t go looking for trouble.

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We let them go and

release them to the same God who loves and

helps us in different ways, but still at just the right time.

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It is the Spirit of Christ in us that does the work in our life.

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We believe  
We abide  

We let the fruit of the Spirit bear God’s presence in our life.

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This is genuine —

not something we can imitate or make up.

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Love, joy, peace, patience, longsuffering, meekness, gentleness, and self-control

are the result of trusting and surrendering our will to God’s will,

letting the light of Christ shine for others to see, believe, and grow.

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Is the fruit of the Spirit active or inactive in your life?

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We trust God knows more than we know.

He does after all.

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And I believe that makes God smile.

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When we come to know and believe in the love God has for us

(1 John 4:16),

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His Word becomes living and active in our life—

as we believe it, speak it, and allow it to shape us day by day.

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We let not our hearts be troubled,

because we believe in God

and in His Son whom He has sent.

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In the storms of life, Jesus says:

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Have faith.  
Stand still.  

See the salvation of the Lord working.

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Our role in Christ is to let His light shine.

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How?

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By believing.  
By abiding.  
By bearing fruit.

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Jesus said: “It is finished.”

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So we let this mind be in us, which was also in Christ Jesus

(Philippians 2:5).

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The same God who delivers us from fear, doubt, insecurity, confusion, pride, selfish ambition,

and the desire for more than God Himself—

is the same God who came in the flesh, died, was buried, and rose again

so we could become a new creation in Christ.

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Our part?

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Trust God.  
Believe.  
Let.

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Prayer

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Father,

Thank You for showing me the power of one small word: Let.

Teach me to release what is not mine to carry and to trust You with what I cannot control.

I choose to let not my heart be troubled,

because I believe in You and in the Son You have sent.

Thank You for the cross, the resurrection, and the new life You’ve given me in Christ.

I choose today to let Your light shine through me.

Amen.

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The Kingdom of God is not something we are waiting to arrive.

It is something we are invited to live in—right now.

Where Christ rules, there is peace.

Where Christ leads, there is life.

And where we surrender, His Kingdom becomes visible in us.

You don’t have to strive to find it.

You simply have to yield to the One who already reigns.

Let Him rule in your heart.

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