Holy Holy Holy. We welcome you to The Daily Redemption publication for 16 December 2025 Headline
“Thy Kingdom Come: Begin With Me”
Scripture Stack (NIV)
Matthew 6:10 — Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Luke 17:21 — The kingdom of God is in your midst.
Romans 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Devotion
“Thy kingdom come” is not a distant hope—it is a present surrender. It is God’s reign breaking into the heart, reshaping values, replacing fear with faith, bitterness with kindness, chaos with peace. The kingdom is not someday—it is now, growing like a seed in the soil of a yielded heart.
from his song “Soften My Heart”
Soften My Heart
My heart’s grown hard Lord
My walk has grown weary
This cross I carry won’t let me go
Set me free Lord
Take my burden
Oh Lord I pray soften my heart
Soften my heart
Oh precious Jesus
Soften my heart
I’ll go with you
Soften my heart
I want to know you
Soften my heart
Soften my heart
Thy humble servant
Stands at your altar
I bend my knees
Outstretch my arms
I pray my heart you
Will come and heal now
Soften my heart dear Jesus
Soften my heart
Centered in your glory
but not yet part of Your story
Fenced in and surrounded
Please break on through
Make these walls tumble
Crash down and crumble
Soften my heart Lord
Soften my heart
Prayer
Lord, let Your kingdom come in us. Transform our hearts, tilt our lives toward faith, service, and peace. Amen.
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“Thy Kingdom Come – Let It Start With Me”
Early morning. Soft light spills into a modest apartment.
ALEX, mid-30s, sits with a steaming mug, eyes resting—not on their phone, but on an open Bible beside a journal. The page reads: “Thy Kingdom come… let it start with me.”
Voice, gentle and reflective:
“I used to pray ‘Thy Kingdom come’ like it was something far off—something only angels would see.”
A memory: Alex, weeks ago, snapping at a coworker, then turning away in shame.
Now: They pause before replying to a sharp email. Breathe. Type with kindness instead.
“But Jesus said the Kingdom is near—even within us. And if it’s in me… then it has to show up in how I live.”
Flash—Alex kneels to tie the shoelace of an elderly neighbor who’s struggling. Not for praise. Just because.
“It’s choosing mercy when I want to be right. It’s giving when no one’s watching. It’s believing I’m loved—so I can love others like that, too.”
Another moment: Late at night, Alex sits on the floor, journal in lap. Tears fall—but not from despair. From surrender. From the quiet joy of being known… and still held.
“I’m not perfect. But I’m being changed. Not by willpower—but by grace that meets me right here, in the mess.”
Back to morning. Alex stands at the window, watching the city wake. A small smile.
“Your Kingdom isn’t just a future promise. It’s a present reality—when I let Your love move through me.”
They step outside, greet a stranger by name, share a real laugh. No fanfare. Just faith in motion.
Final voice, soft but sure:
“Thy Kingdom come…
Let it start with me.”
Fade to white.
Text appears:
“The Kingdom of God is within you.” – Luke 17:21
