The Kingdom of Heaven, the rule and reign of Christ, the culture of God, though according to Paul is not like any other Kingdom. To those who have not said yes to following Jesus, to those who have not had their lives turned upside down and inside out – then this Kingdom is complete madness, utter foolishness. The way of this Kingdom, the way of this King is to choose the unworthy, the untrustworthy, the unclean and broken in heart, in this Kingdom the first shall be last, and the last shall be first, and a mark of this Kingdom is loosing it all. Losing power to gain service, losing material possessions to find the “pearl of great price”. This Kingdom, in the eyes of the world is a foolish Kingdom, and when we say yes to Jesus, we ourselves become subjects to the King of Fools.
