The Kingdom of God is Here Now
Once, having been asked by
the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “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.” (Luke 17:20-21)
Enter through the narrow
gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and
many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to
life, and only a few find it.
(Matthew 7:13-14)
From the days of John the
Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and
forceful men lay hold of it. (Matthew 11:12)
Jesus says in verse 28,
"If it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then
the kingdom of God has come upon you." When Jesus does battle with Satan
by the Spirit of God, and begins to plunder the strong man's house (v. 29),
freeing people from his bondage, the powers of the kingdom are at work and the
kingdom is already present.
Jesus says to his disciples,
"To you it has been given to know the secrets [mysteries] of the kingdom
of the heaven. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they
hear. Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what
you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear
it." (Matthew 13:11)
When we accept Christ and He
lives within us, any negative and sinful thoughts can ONLY ORIGINATE FROM THE
'old' person who has already died on the cross with Christ. We are being
‘haunted’ by the old person ... RESIST these thoughts and they will flee. Only
accept thoughts that are aligned with the gifts and the fruit of the Holy
Spirit. You are a new person, a child of God ... You are royalty in God's
Kingdom ... ACT THAT WAY ... The benefits and blessings are endless.
Jesus said in John 6, “I am
the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he
will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is
my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man
give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no
life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, …”
He lost many followers on that day when He said this because they could not
understand or imagine eating His flesh.
They failed to realize that
Jesus is the living Word of God who existed since the beginning with God and
who became flesh when He was born in the stable and that man cannot live by
bread alone but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Jesus is …
The Bread of Life.
We need to know God in our
heart, love Him and always turn to Him with unshakable trust. We need to accept
His greatest love gift, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We need to receive
and be filled by the Holy Spirit. This will set us free from our prison of sin
and give us eternal life.
We need to get to know His
ways and the principles of Life in His Kingdom. Our knowledge of God will
continue to grow every day as we study His Word and converse with Him through
prayer on a continuous basis.
If we do not know God, then
we are at risk. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6) We
are at the mercy of the enemy and this world.
“The enemy wants to steal,
kill and destroy.” (John 10:10)
To see God, we must look at
Jesus. To properly live in His Kingdom, we must be filled by the Holy Spirit of
God and utilize His Gifts He has given us to help each other learn about His
Kingdom on earth.
Unless we know God, we will
never experience the fullness of His love, His grace, His blessings and His
protection. Once we know God, all we will want to do is glorify Him, thank Him
for all things. We will be full of love, joy and peace.
If we really knew God, then
all we would want to do is glorify Him as Jesus does and as the angels do. We
were created to glorify God. Glorifying God means to acknowledge His greatness
and give Him honor by praising and worshipping Him, primarily because He, and
He alone, deserves to be praised, honored and worshipped. God’s glory is the
essence of His nature, and we give glory to Him by recognizing His essence, by
being obedient to Him, by loving Him, by trusting Him, by realizing that
without Him we are nothing, by always wanting to be in His presence because we
enjoy being there, by realizing that it is NOT about us but that it is ALL
about Him and how we can serve Him. God’s glory far exceeds our limited
understanding.
“If you obey God and you
observe His commandments then God will elevate you above all the nations of the
earth. (Deuteronomy 7)
All these blessings will
come to you in abundance if you obey God:
- You will be blessed everywhere you go.
- Your children and grandchildren will be
blessed, as well as the fruits of your labor.
- Your day-to-day food and whatever you need
to sustain you will be blessed.
- You will be blessed when you come in and
blessed when you go out.
- The Lord will cause your enemies who
attack you to be struck down before you.
- The enemy will attack from one direction
but run away from seven different directions.
- The Lord will bless your savings and will
bless you in everything you do.
- He will bless you wherever He has placed
you.
- The Lord will designate you as one of His
holy people.
- Everyone will see that you belong to the
Lord and they will respect you.
- The Lord will greatly multiply your children
and He will multiply whatever you own.
- The Lord will open for you His Kingdom and
bless you in all you do.
- You will lend to many but you will not
need to borrow from any.
- The Lord will make you the head and not
the tail.
- You will always end up at the top and not
at the bottom.
- You must never turn away from any
commandment, to either the right or left.
- Always agree with God’s Word and never
agree or be misled by anything else.
People, this is THE REAL
THING … this IS the Word of God. Please give it a try.
You Are Truly Blessed!
We must all agree with God
and His Word. Believing is not enough … even the demons believe in God. We must
know that God loves us and wants the best for us. As a church, we must trust
God and agree with everything that is written and inspired by God. If the Word
of God says that we are forgiven, that we are free from sin, that we must share
His love with others, that we are healed and the world but the enemy says
otherwise, then WE MUST AGREE WITH GOD and disregard all opposing arguments.
God is love … Jesus is the way … Jesus is the truth … Jesus is the Life … Jesus
is our salvation.
"Again, truly I tell
you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be
done for them by my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:19)
“What agreement has the
church of God with false Gods? You are the church of the living God. As God has
said, ‘I will dwell in them, and walk with them; and I will be their God, and
they shall be my people’.” (2 Corinthians 6:16)
We need to be united ... Agree with God and love each
other.
United We Stand
The
Purpose for Your Life
"There are two things
you must know before you go out into this dangerous world:
# 1 ... BE
LIKE ME ...
"You must strive to be
perfect in this imperfect world. You are my children and I am so proud of you.
Please try your best to be holy like I am holy. Please understand that it's for
your own good. I want you to be 'Like Father Like Child'. When others see you,
I want them to say "You don't plant beans and get corn." If you
pursue being holy, the joys in your life will be exceeded abundantly beyond all
that you can ask for or can even think of. When you accept Jesus, you are heirs
to my Kingdom, you will be given many gifts, you will be treated as royalty. See
yourself as a Prince or a Princess NOT as a Pauper when it comes to mental
health, physical health, financial health and spiritual health. I am your King
and I will provide all of these things.
# 2 ...
SHARE MY LOVE AND BLESSINGS WITH OTHERS
Be just and impartial and
show no favoritism. Remember that whether you steal from a poor person or a
rich person, it is still stealing. Jesus said that you don't have to kill
someone to break the commandment. All you have to do is think badly of someone,
whether that someone is a good person or a bad person. YOU MUST KNOW that any
bad thought or any bad act originating from you will only result in a multitude
of bad actions to be directed against you and your family. However, any good
thought or or any good act brings an abundance of goodness back to you and your
family. So, strive to be holy and only think of and do good things for your own
safety, benefit and well-being. Reflect the light of Jesus, who is the Light of
this World. Darkness cannot exist where there is light.
Do not damage anyone's
reputation and do not profit by your neighbor's loss. Do not hate anyone. Do
not look for vengeance or have resentment. You must forgive others in order for
you to be forgiven. But most of all, love your neighbor as I love you. Others
will know you are my children and living in my kingdom by the way you love each
other. Your life and the life of your children and family will be filled with
so many of My blessings.
If you do what is holy then
you and your family will be safe and your lives will be filled with many
blessings. If you do the unholy things of this world then you will not be safe
and you will be controlled by your desires allowing the enemy to steal your joy
and to destroy your life.
Always remember that you are
my children and that you are NOT of this world. So GO and I will endorse your
Holiness because you have chosen to do your best to be perfect and holy like
ME. I have spoken, your Father in Heaven who loves you beyond your
understanding, who forgives you and always wants the best for you.
So, here is
the purpose for your life.
Be like Me and share My love
with each other. GO my children, please be careful and know that I AM always by
your side ... 24x7."
God
Bless You and Your Family and Friends … In the Name of Jesus Christ.