Only 14.3
acres in total land mass, it is a small kingdom unto itself. Located in three separate areas in the United States —part in Nevada ,
Pennsylvania , and Northern California—you can
leave the United States and
enter the Republic
of Molossia
Molossia
has its own flag, its own signs, and its own boundary markers. It even has its own tourist attractions. Kevin Baugh is the president, or Sovereign,
over his own little kingdom. His space
program consists of model rockets. The
basic unit of currency in Molossia is the valora. The valora is linked in value
to Pillsbury Cookie Dough. Three valora
has equal value to one tube of cookie dough.
There is
a railroad—model sized. The national
sport is broom ball. And although his
nation is landlocked, he claims a navy that is merely an inflatable boat. You
can visit anytime you like. But—although
it sounds fun—don’t think you can move there.
He says there is not enough room.
Kevin affectionately calls his nation “The Kingdom of Me.”
Don’t
laugh too quickly. We may not have gone
to the same extremes as Kevin Baugh, but we mostly live our lives as if we are
rulers of our own kingdoms. What a
surprise it is when we discover that we are living in a kingdom but it is not
ours.
That’s
the message of Jesus. He came saying,
“The time has come. The kingdom of God
His
kingdom is not as a nation with armies and weapons but as a farmer who comes
with seed and the seed falls on soil (Mark 4:3-9). Finding his kingdom is like finding a treasure
in a field (Matt. 13:44). And his
kingdom is worry-free (Matt. 6:25-34).
Best of all, this kingdom has a king who is in control (Mark 4:35-39). Jesus
said “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. . .” (28:18).
Kings say things like that. Unlike
Molassia, if you want to enter and live in this kingdom, there is room for
everyone. That’s not the problem. There is plenty of room in this kingdom for
everyone.
But you need to know
that there is only room enough on the throne of this kingdom for one King.
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