WHERE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD ? IT IS IN YOU !

6/7/2019

EXACTLY WHERE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD ? WHERE DOES THE KINGDOM OF GOD EXIST FOR ME AND YOU AS A BELIEVER ? THIS IS A QUESTION THAT TRULY MUST BE ANSWERED IN EACH OF US AS KNOWLEDGE, WHICH MOVES TO UNDERSTANDING, AND THEN AFTER MEDITATION IN THE WORD OF GOD BECOMES WISDOM. IN THE BOOK OF LUKE, WE FIND THESE WORDS FROM JESUS.

AND WHEN HE WAS DEMANDED OF THE PHARISEES, WHEN THE KINGOM OF GOD SHOULD COME, HE ANSWERED THEM AND SAID, THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMETH NOT WITH OBSERVATION; NEITHER SHALL THEY SAY, LO HERE ! OR LO, THERE ! FOR BEHOLD, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU ! Luke 17:20-21

I BELIEVE WHAT JESUS IS TELLING US IS THAT WE EACH MUST LOOK INWARD TO SEE HIS KINGDOM.. WE CAN LOOK ALL AROUND US AND BE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES, AND MISSIONS, AND SOME REALLY GOOD GROUPS, BUT WE HAVE TO TRULY LET THE KINGDOM BLOSSOM INSIDE OF US TO TRULY SEE AND EXPERIENCE IT. IT MEANS TALKING TO GOD PERSONALLY AND LISTENING TO HIS VOICE SO YOU MAY GROW IN YOUR WISDOM AND FAITH. JESUS CAME TO MAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KINGDOM REAL AND COMPLETE. HIS KINDOM IS PERSONAL. HIS KINGDOM IS YOURS TO LIVE IN, TO THRIVE IN, AND TO BE FREE IN. IT IS SO IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALL HAVE A PERSONAL AND REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR LORD. IT DOESN’T COME FROM CHURCH SERMONS, OR BIBLE STUDIES, OR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GROUPS. YOU CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS AND YET STILL NOT KNOW JESUS. ACTIVITIES AND LISTENING TO OTHERS TELL US ABOUT GOD ARE GREAT IN A LOT OF WAYS, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE TOOLS FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT, BUT THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF YOU. JESUS WANTS TO BE WITHIN YOU. CLOSE TO YOU. DEEP WITHIN YOUR HEART. THE CENTER OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU WILL BECOME.

UNDERSTANDING WHERE AND WHAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ALSO HELPS US GREATLY TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. THIS MAY SOUND BLUNT, BUT AT SOME POINT, GOD WANTS US TO DO SOMETHING WITH OUR SALVATION. THE GIFT OF GOD’S SON JESUS WAS A GIFT TO US. NO MATTER HOW GOOD WE ARE, ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE DONE, OR HOW HARD WE WORK TO BE RIGHTEOUS IN THE EYES OF GOD, WE ALL FAIL WITHOUT JESUS. WE CAN NOT ACHIEVE SALVATION ON OUR OWN, BUT ONLY THROUGH THE LOVING GRACE OF JESUS.

JESUS SAID TO HIM,”I AM THE WAY, AND THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME. John 14:6

SO, WE ARE SAVED. THE NEXT QUESTION IS SO VERY IMPORTANT. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW ? WHAT LIES AFTER SALVATION ? WHAT DO WE MOVE INTO ONCE WE HAVE BEEN SAVED ? FOR ME, THE ANSWER IS SO CLEAR AND EXCITING. “ I GET TO MOVE FORWARD AND EMBRACE THE KINGDOM OF GOD”. I GET TO LEARN ABOUT HIM AND HIS KINGDOM. I GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS WORD. I GET TO SPEND HOURS EACH DAY TALKING TO HIM, AND BUILD MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, LISTENING FOR HIS QUIET VOICE. I GET TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO BE FILLED WITH GIFTS, GUIDED ON THE RIGHT PATH EACH DAY, HAVE THE POWER TO SHINE A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS AND WAGE THE BATTLE AGAINST THE EVIL THAT FIGHTS SO HARD AGAINST THE KINGDOM OF GOD. BEST OF ALL, I GET TO SHARE THE SALVATION AND GRACE OF MY SAVIOR, LORD, AND KING. JESUS ! I GET TO BE A ROYAL SON AND PRIEST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD…..AND I AM…..SO BLESSED. SO LUCKY. SO UNWORTHY….AND YET, SO READY TO SERVE AND OBEY HIM. I GET TO ENGAGE MY PURPOSE AND PATH !

FOR THOUGH WE LIVE IN THE WORLD, WE DO NOT WAGE WAR AS THE WORLD DOES. THE WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH ARE NOT THE WEAPONS OF THE WORLD. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY HAVE DIVINE POWER TO DEMOLISH STRONGHOLDS. 2 Corinthians 10: 3-4

YOUR THRONE OH GOD IS FOREVER AND EVER. A SCEPTER OF UPRIGHTNESS IS THE SCEPTER OF YO UR KINGDOM. Psalm 45:6

SO HERE WE ARE. THIS MIGHT BE YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO BE SAVED, OR IT MIGHT BE YOUR MOMENT TO GO FURTHER. YOUR MOMENT TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. HISTORY TELLS US THAT WE DO HAVE THAT CHOICE. JUST LOOK BACK AT THE ISRAELITES THAT JUST COULDN’T QUITE DECIDE TO TRUST GOD AND CROSS THE JORDAN RIVER. THEY WANDERED IN THE WILDERNESS, FINALLY DYING, AND NEVER SAW ALL THAT GOD HAD PROMISED THEM. I PRAY THAT YOU MOVE FORWARD. START BECOMING A KINGDOM MAN OR WOMAN, AND ROAR. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SERVE THE KING AND SHARE HIS STORY, HIS HOPE, AND HIS GRACE. IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND ALL HE WANTS YOU TO BE. MAY HIS LOVE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS SHINE IN ALL YOU ARE AND ALL YOU DO. GET MOVING :)

* A SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. MICHAEL LAKE FOR HIS TEACHING AND INSPIRATION. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK OUT HIS YOUTUBE SERIES ON THE KINGDOM OF GOD ! PRAISE OUR GOD ! JA