"THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMETH NOT WITH OBSERVATION." It is not organisational, not social, not visible. The King has His throne in the hearts of His people. He reigns over the world in every part, but He lives within the believer's heart. The Christian is at once the habitation, the temple, and the Kingdom of God. In us He dwells and reigns. This Kingdom includes reconciliation to God, friendship with God, and entire submission to the will of God, brought about by the application of the atonement, the manifestation of divine favour, and the comforts of the Holy Spirit. Where Jehovah reigns, the soul is justified through the righteousness of Christ, enjoys holy peace and fellowship with God, and is happy in the love of God. The enmity of the heart is slain, the darkness of the mind is dispersed, the carnality of the affections is removed, and the person is brought into subjection and to the obedience of Christ. The will of God becomes his law, the person and work of Christ very precious, and the glory of God his ambition. The enemy becomes a friend, the rebel a loyal subject, and the alien a beloved child. If the Kingdom of God is within us, we ought to love the church of God by a loyal profession, and should so walk as to please God everyday.

For Meditation:
Reign in me, Jehovah, reign,
Let my rebel lusts be slain;
Righteousness and peace impart,
Fill with holy joy my heart.