MBI - Today in the Word - The rich often fail to seize the kingdom

MBI - Today in the Word

The rich often fail to seize the kingdom because their arms are full of useless possessions.

Colossians 3:23-24 - Our Inheritance is from the Lord! - New International Version - BibleGateway.com

Colossians 3:23-24 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com

Colossians 3:23-24 (New International Version)

23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Is your faith NOT perfect? Hebrews 12:1-2

Is your faith NOT perfect? Take heart! Simply Look to Jesus as the following scripture commands. He'll perfect it.

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Zechariah 9:9-13 - The Coming of Zion’s King

Zechariah 9:9-13 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com

See, your king comes to you,
   righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
   on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
¹⁰ I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
   and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
   and the battle bow will be broken

its funny how the king took away the powerful chariots from Ephraim:  righteous, lowly and riding on a donkey! 

How can we take down powerful enemies?  Let us use Jesus as our example.