Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. (Mt 4:23)
What was “the good news of the kingdom”? In v17 Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” The good news was that “the kingdom of heaven is near.” Jesus had come to bring the kingdom of heaven to men’s hearts. The people were expecting the conquering messiah, but first the suffering servant must come (Isaiah 53). God must first be king of our hearts before he can be king of our world. The good news was that, as surprising as it may have seemed, the kingdom of God was about to burst forth in men’s hearts through the unlikely agency of a humble carpenter’s son from Nazareth. Let us never doubt that God’s deliverance is near even when our earthly eyes see none of it. Let Christ be king in our hearts and we will never walk alone.
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