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plan in today's show notes. Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to

your life. In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Jeff Parrott. You have got to be careful

when you're close to the current. That was a lesson I learned at an early age. Growing up, we spent a good

bit of time at a park next to the Missouri River, this interstate flow of water that's so powerful,

it's called Mighty Moe. No matter how fast and

strong you thought the current of that river was traveling, it was going faster than you realized.

It didn't matter how strong of a swimmer you thought you were. You cannot control the current

of that river once you're inside of it. So you've got to be

careful when you're close to the current. When we encounter the powerful flow of water, we cannot

manage it. Our only choice is to move with it, letting its trajectory become our trajectory.

Given the commanding presence of river currents,

it's no surprise that the Bible described the dynamic movement of God's kingdom

with the metaphor of moving water.

From the Garden of Genesis to the new creation city of Revelation,

from the life-giving imagery of the Psalms to the truth of

Jesus as the source of living water, the Bible describes God's kingdom as a current that gives us

life and changes our lives. We cannot manage it. We can only move with it.

As we continue our early moments in this journey through the gospel accounts, we're going to see how the advancement of God's kingdom functions like a current

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