It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon. The view out my present window is more than pleasant. It’s a gift. I am grateful.

I have some thoughts I recorded on Sunday. They are still strolling around in there. So, I am here to share – I think.

The initiator of this line of thinking was a few words from a sermon I heard – basically the premise was we need to work to build the Kingdom of GOD. That I can agree with.
And even as I do I am mindful that Folks could ask, how.
Sermons often tell us to serve; some sermons even suggest we serve in the nursery, take cupcakes to a neighbor, and the like.
I agree with that too. But does not GOD expect more? 
I think He does.

Let me tell you what came to mind that we might consider service in The Kingdom of GOD.

Let us go to Galatians 5:22-23.
I am confident you know the passage.

Galatians 5:22-23  (NKJV)
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
²³ gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. source

When I choose to love instead of hate that just might be Kingdom Work.

When I choose to refuse to give up on joy when devastation is beating down my door.
When I choose to remain in peace when war is raging all around and I actually want to join up. 

When I choose to let it go when I have been wronged again by a brother or sister; when I avenge not but leave that to Father, while I pray for Him to bless them. 

When I choose to be kind, doing what is helpful and needful even when a brother or sister has actually maligned me. 

When I choose goodness, to do it and see it when that is not what I want to do or see.

When I want to let it slide just this once but instead I choose to be faithful.
When I choose to keep choosing faithful obedience to Thus Said The LORD especially when NO ONE is looking. 

When I choose to respond gently even though I want to go in with words flying and sword-wielding.
When I choose to tell my flesh, my wants, myself, NO. Saying to myself, I shall obey Holy Spirit. 

This I believe is how we serve GOD.
Day by day.
Obedient Choice after Obedient Choice.
Working in the nursery and baking cupcakes may be included. 

Galatians 5

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.   source 

A quick thought this morning before the morning passes.

What Liberty is verse one speaking of?
What Liberty in The Anointed One have we been given?
The Liberty to NOT practice sin. 

Isn’t that supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! :)
I really can’t come up with a word as to how good this is for us.

Think of it! We have the LIBERTY in CHRIST JESUS to NOT practice sin!
We have the LIBERTY to identify it, name it, call it what it is, and REFUSE to practice it! 

Have you gotten any better news than that since Holy Spirit told you, you did not have to go to hell? 

However, that is not all the verse says.
It says if we choose to refuse this Liberty and practice sin anyway, it will yoke us, that is the practice of this sin, whatever it is that we chose over Liberty, will tie us up, put us in bondage to the sin we chose.
Bondage – The opposite of Liberty.
Who wants that?!!