The Kingdom of
God was prepared before the creation of the world, and it came into existence
with the birth of Jesus Christ. It is alive within the spirit of every Born
Again Believer (Matthew
25:34, Luke 17:21;
Matthew 5:3). We repent of
our sinful lifestyle and place all of our belief in Jesus (John 3:16-18).
Then, He gives us the gift of His eternal life and His righteousness in
exchange for the filthy rags of our dead works (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8; Isaiah 64:6).
The Kingdom of
God, which is in us now, is every bit as powerful and fulfilling as that which
will come when Christ returns to the earth. All the power of the triune Godhead
resides in Christ, and He dwells within us by His Spirit. The Kingdom is not yet
visible, but is growing within us nonetheless (Luke 17:20). The Holy Spirit cleanses our soul
to receive our reigning King. As we yield our life to God, He reigns supreme in
and through us. As we surrender to Him, He does the works through us, which He
did while He lived on the earth.
Satan and the
flesh vie to dethrone Christ in our life with deception such as
self-importance, apathy, negligence and worldliness. They want to regain
control over our body and soul. They try to prevent the Kingdom of God from
advancing both is us and through us. However, Jesus chose us, called us and
faithfully keeps us by the power of His Spirit within us (Revelation 17:14).
His Spirit transforms our mind into the mind of Christ until He is all and in
all (Romans 12:2; Colossians
3:11).
When Christ
takes up His throne, He will remove from the earth every bit of sin remaining
here. His will reigns supreme for eternity (Matthew
6:10, 13:41; 1 Corinthians 15:25-28). King Jesus will put all things
under His feet (1 Corinthians
15:22-28). Every knee
will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11).
We will experience everything that God prepared for those who love Him; things
that we cannot even imagine now (1
Corinthians 2:9). The Lamb will
reign as our King forever and ever (Revelation
5:13).
Prayer:
Father God, when
Your Kingdom is revealed on the earth, Jesus will take up the throne of His
father David and reign supreme over all the nations of the world (Luke 1:32). Thank
You for choosing us to reign with Christ and to live as His ministers to those
living on the earth (Revelation
20:4). We thank You for Your
generous love, care and provision for all those who love You both now and
forevermore (1 Corinthians
8:3; 1 John 4:16).
Thought for the Day:
The
Kingdoms of this world are teetering and will soon become the Kingdoms of our
God and King Jesus - Revelation 11:15
