Where Is The Kingdom of God?
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17: 21
No revelation can help you until you get it. That certainly applies to me. This kingdom of God revelation is vital to every believer and I’ll tell you why. When Jesus preached he preached about the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven. He used those words interchangeably. There was a reason. He wanted us to regard them, understand them and receive them.
Jesus called us here to be ambassadors; but many have assimilated into a “hostile” culture that we don’t want to leave!
THAT’S A FACT!!!
It was amazing that when he preached about the kingdom of God; healing followed!
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Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
Matthew 10:7-8 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ [8] Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
You see, there is no sickness in heaven, no diseases…if the kingdom of heaven is in you…WELL THAT’S GOOD NEWS!
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But, that’s not what I wanted to talk about. I want to talk about when “we” tell people about God. When we bring them to salvation…I think there needs to be some early reconstruction.
You see, too often we focus on what they need. That’s good. But, sometimes I wonder if we disarm and disable new converts by encouraging them to focus on their problems hoping they’ll slowly realize the importance of what God wants?
You see God has called us out of darkness into the kingdom of light and we must help to usher others out of darkness to fight this war! After all, their eternity is at stake!
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(Offense, pride, rumors, personal dislikes, spiritual dullness (which could be your fault), lack of biblical instruction or understanding and no revelation….) Make no mistake; it is all rooted in poor insatruction, a lack of prayer and spiritual warfare.
I do not support church hopping; but I do understand it. I am not insensitive! If you can really hear from God; it is highly likely that He sent you to where you are. God needs you to make a difference and make it better. He needs you to show your love, His love, your humility and your lack of pride in it’s many forms and levels of deceptiveness. (but that’s another article; another time)
He has placed you there to pray that they do not miss it; that’s why He has you there. If you aren’t doing this; get busy. It’s not about your plan. It’s about God’s plan. Change your life…put Him first!
I received a telephone call yesterday. It really does not matter who it was from because I’ve had at least three such calls this week and have heard this a lot over the last year. The caller stated that the people at their church weren’t paying their tithes anymore and people have been leaving because of vicious rumors.
Wow! That opens up several kegs of worms….
1. The bible teaches us that when times are good; we must prepare for bad times. Churches must do this too. Read This regarding Joseph interpreting Pharoah’s dream:
2. Ministers must teach their congregations about tithing and what God says about it!
3. Ministers must teach their flock about the damage of gossip and rumors!
4. Every church needs a Prayer Team. I am often surprised at how many churches do not. Prayer is essential to the body of Christ.
5. If you’ve been chosen by God to lead a flock; do not ignore this and do not take this lightly. (THE POWER OF PRAYER!)
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I praise God today! I am so thankful for His mercy. Yesterday when I prayed, I felt led that I was to follow some very specific instructions and that God would guide me through the obstacles. To do this, I had to spend close to $100.00. I did not have it, but someone came and volunteered to buy me what I needed without my saying a word. I then spent close to 4 hours carring out my assignment.
There was a disappointing outcome and I was perplexed. I felt that I needed to pray but I had so little time that all that I heard in prayer was I was being led.
Okay…we’ll see what that means.
I went out to redo the task that I had previously completed. This cost me over $200.00. The outcome was the same as earlier. However, I found out why and that was so helpful.
Was I operating in God’s perfect will? Probably not.
Was I operating in God’s permissive will? Probably so.
If this were to happen again; I’d stop the first time and pray for an answer and wait for it. Yet, I am thankful and humbled by the goodness of God!
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He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
They were glad when it grew calm, and He guided them to their desired haven.
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men.
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. ~Psalm 107:29-32
Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10: 19
My husband and I used to watch Court television. After watching 4 or 5 shows everyday for a few years; we became legal (lay) experts.
Hey, I almost rushed off to law school, but when I prayed; I heard a loud: “No!”
We also noted a few trends.
Well if you do not know it; on U.S. television Court Tv (as we call it) people sue each other ( over matters and property) and they must settle (the cases) no matter what they are owed; for no more than $5,000. That is unless their state’s laws allow less; then they’ll have to accept that amount. Some of the cases are hilarious and some are sad. However, most prevalent are cases where people give money to someone else and then later say that it was a loan and that they want their money back.
Watching these cases, I sometimes think about all the gifts that God so freely gives. Do you see that scripture above? He gave us power to tread on serpents and scorpions. You see, we never have to be defeated.
Yesterday, the heat was out in my home. It had been out for a while and we didn’t know what to do. Yesterday, I woke up Thanking God! We were trying to “figure out” how to get $4,000 or more to buy a new furnace.
I was led to call the Gas company. They sent out a repair man to fix it. He did about six hundred dollars worth of work; …for free! Thank You Father for taking care of my needs!
God always keeps His promises.
The devil caught Jesus when he came off of a forty day fast and offered him all the kingdoms of the world.
It’s no coincidence that he was there. Carefully scheming against the Son of God. Of course, his strategy did not pay off.
A By Pass is simply an alternate route. If it is different than the one that God gave you; don’t take it!!!
So often, in our walk with God after much prayer and meditation we are led to envision a clear path to carry out a certain goal or aim. Sometimes we find ourselves rehearsing it over and over.
And then…
the thought comes…
A subtle pleading of thoughts that persistently tell us to do it another way. Sometimes we listen; and guess what? Things don’t work out. I hear it all the time. Really I do.
Adam had rule over the Garden of Eden; he let a verbal suggestion from Eve cause them to lose their dominion over the earth. By the way; the serpent represented the adversary or the devil…
So, the next time that you get a “thought” out of nowhere suggesting that you go another way than what you know in your heart…just remember : “The Devil’s By-Pass” and say: No Thanks!
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