Nature of the Kingdom of God -- Luke 17

Jesus answers a question about when the Kingdom of God would come with these words, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is', or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."

The kingdom of God has come to earth in the hearts of men and women. People who follow the teachings of Jesus. People who care about what Jesus cares about and seek to follow Him . . . the King . . . in reedeming the world back to God.

I know a man who the kingdom of God is alive in who anytime you complement him on something he says something to the effect of "I am just doing my duty." Now I think I know where he got that from. It comes from Jesus' teaching in Luke 17:10 "So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworth servants; we have only done our duty.'" I like that attitude. I wish that spirit were more alive in Christians. People get prideful over the smallest things.