THE
BEAUTIFUL MESS
Rick McKinley
McKinley begins with the kingdom as both
beautiful, but a mess. There is no real
way of defining the kingdom, but it is the “living, breathing presence and
purpose and reign of God.” He
continues. The kingdom is like yeast
worked through the dough, the mustard seed that grows from something so small
into a tree, and a treasure in a field that is worth selling all you have to
purchase it.
“Repenting turns us away from our own
poverty and toward God’s best.” We are
the mess. Many pertinent examples are
used as well as Scriptures. Another good
quote is “The kingdom demands that I notice others, love others, pray for them,
and serve them.” McKinley becomes very
practical about the kingdom. “I can’t
embrace the kingdom when my arms are full of me.” The kingdom is already but not yet.
This book is practical and down to earth
with reality of today’s culture. One
thing that bothered me was the mention several times of alcoholic drinks and
nicotine, neither which has any part in the kingdom. Perhaps it was to make a point. I received this book for free from WaterBrook
Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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