Kingdom Thoughts

"All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your Kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations." ( Psalm 145:10-13 ESV)
   If a person has entered into the kingdom of God by doing the will of the King (Matthew 7:21) do they then continue in the kingdom by obedience or disobedience? By obedience. "And being made perfect, he (Jesus) became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him." ( Hebrews 5:9) What do we obey? The commands of Jesus ( Matthew 28:20) and those He gave to his apostles. ( Acts 1:2) Usually these are clear as in Ephesians 4:28 where kingdom citizens are told not to steal.
     But what about when we do not have a specific command? Scripture gives us principles and attitudinal perspectives. Let's take the example of marriage. The Bible does not specify a particular person to marry. It does say that they must be in the Lord ( 1 Cor. 7:39, 2 Cor. 6:14-18). So how does one make the second most important decision that they will ever make in their lives? Ideally parents should be deeply involved in the process. ( Proverbs 1:8, Ephesians 6::1-3). But sometimes this is problematic.
    This is only one example of the importance of a discipler in our lives, someone with whom we have mutual commitment and trust, someone who is pouring their life into us to help us become more like Christ, and to whom we are accountable.Marriage is only one of many decisions that will need to be made as we live in the Kingdom.
    I have been praying for a number of months about a potential ministry trip to Europe. I was not intending to go, or have any desire to include Israel in that trip. But i was not receiving any clarity of direction through prayer. I am not aware of any biblical imperative for me to visit Israel. But the man whom God has provided to disciple me wants me to go so i am trusting that this is the will of God for me, and that He will use my obedience to further His Kingdom in the earth.