Diane Jurino is a
Spirit-filled Christian who resides in Erie,
Pennsylvania. She is the mother of three grown
children, and four grandchildren. Her professional
background is in Copywriting, Sales, Advertising, and
Marketing. She has developed and conducted custom
training courses in Human Relations, Communications,
Personal and Professional Development.
Unless otherwise
indicated, all Scripture quotations in this volume are
from the King James Version of the Bible.
For my sister, Linda
– a woman of great faith – thank you for inspiring me
in all that you do!
The people of God
have suffered shame, scorn and derision from those in
the world for many years. We have been taunted and
ridiculed for our belief in God. Many have been
persecuted and even martyred for the faith. We have
been robbed and spoiled of our birthright from Satan,
the very enemy of our souls. He has tormented and
opposed us in every area of our lives.
Our finest hour is
coming, as we approach the consummation of all things.
The Lord will turn our captivity right before our very
eyes, and give us honor and glory for our former
shame. He will restore our fortunes, as we usher in
His Kingdom for all of eternity. We will enjoy peace
and prosperity, instead of conflict and lack. We will
have blessings and rewards for our faithfulness, an
eternal legacy that no man or devil can ever take from
us.
But first we have an
important job to do. We should walk as Christ Himself
walked on the earth, doing good to all whom we meet.
Our eternal destinies must be embraced in the days
ahead. We will share our faith with men everywhere, so
that they might come to a full knowledge of the truth.
We will heal the sick, cast out demons and even raise
the dead, as Christ did.
The world would be
wise to follow our lead and repent of all
unrighteousness now. Men should turn to the truth and
accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior before it
is too late. Only those who are baptized in water and
the Holy Spirit will be saved and have eternal life.
They must walk in love for God and for others, in
order to enter into the Kingdom of God.
The days are drawing
short and there will be a major shakeup all over the
globe, as all men are judged to determine if they are
righteous. We should sanctify ourselves of all fleshly
desires and soul ambitions, and embrace the Gospel of
the Kingdom in all its power. Only those who keep the
commandments and do the will of the Father will spend
all of eternity with Him.
Christ will soon
destroy all the ungodly and their ungodliness in His
coming wrath. He will take vengeance on all our
enemies and punish all those who have injured His
people. There will be no evil or defilement of any
kind as we enter into God’s Kingdom. We will
experience safety and security, freedom from all forms
of oppression and exploitation. All men will learn to
dwell together in love, peace and unity as brothers.
Everyone will know
the Lord, from the least to the greatest of us. We
will no longer suffer shame and humiliation for our
faith. We will see the fruits of our efforts and have
peace and prosperity, joy and gladness. We will live
long and strong, enjoying life to the fullest. The
Lord will provide all our needs in abundance and bless
us for all of eternity. The Kingdom of God will be a
paradise for all who dwell there!
Believers have
suffered miserably for their faith just as Christ did.
We have been persecuted, ridiculed and hated by men
and devils, yet we refuse to relinquish our
relationship with our Creator. We know the truth; the
Lord will not permit His people to be attacked
endlessly. There will soon come a time when all men
will be judged, and we must be found loyal and
obedient to God.
Our future is at
stake. We will have eternal rewards for our
faithfulness and devotion. The Lord will rescue His
people from all who assail them. He will gather the
righteous into the blessings of His everlasting
Kingdom when it is ushered in on the earth. While we
have been temporarily afflicted for our faith, we will
be permanently rewarded for our willingness to defend
it at all costs.
The Lord will give
us praise for our former shame, and restore all that’s
been taken from us over the years. He will supply all
our needs in abundance from the vast resources of the
universe. He will avenge all wrongs that were done to
us and fully compensate us for our loss. He will
vindicate us before men and angels, and we will share
in Jesus Christ’s very own honor and glory.
We are a chosen
generation, a “peculiar people” the Bible calls us. We
were created for just such a time as this. We have
eternal destinies that will play out in the days
ahead. We have a key role in the Lord’s eternal
redemption plan for all of mankind. We are Christ’s
end-times army that will take back total control and
dominion over the entire earth and fight the good
fight of faith.
We are the Body of
Christ on the earth and we will be empowered to do
great things in the days to come. We will work
miraculous signs and wonders to attract men to the
truth. We will preach the Gospel message and see many
converted and baptized in our faith. We will help to
abolish all evil off the face of the earth and destroy
demonic strongholds, so that Christ can return to
receive His Kingdom.
We will help to
restore all of creation to its original beauty and
balance. All plants and animals will be in perfect
harmony and subject to man once again. We will
restructure and reorganize world governments, so that
they line up with Kingdom standards of fairness,
justice and equality for all. We will prepare the
hearts and minds of all mankind to meet their Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
None of what we
accomplish will be done in our own strength. The Lord
will grant us divine power and authority to act in His
stead. We will have the anointing of Jesus Christ
Himself to do good to all men and usher in His
Kingdom. We will be fully equipped to do all that is
asked of us, and we will be totally successful in
bringing heaven to the earth realm, as the Lord plans.
These are exciting
times for the followers of Christ. We will walk
exactly as He walked on the earth. Revival has broken
out all over the planet, and the ground is ripe for
the end-time harvest of souls to be reaped. The world
stage has been set for a total spiritual revolution to
take place. The Lord is shaking things up for the last
time, so that what cannot be shaken remains intact.
There’s a new heaven
and a new earth coming soon. All earthly kingdoms and
governments will be absorbed into Christ’s eternal
Kingdom and subject to His righteous rule. There will
be peace and prosperity for all who dwell there. There
will be no disease and death, no war or conflict. The
Lord Himself will take up residence with us and be our
God for all of eternity.
Our total
restoration is assured in the very near future. We
will be fully compensated for all that we have lost.
We will have eternal rewards and blessings in the
Kingdom of God that far outweigh any inconvenience or
affliction that we have suffered for our faith. Our
names will one day be a praise on the earth, and we
will serve as kings and priests over all nations of
the world.
The Lord will take
vengeance on all of our enemies and totally vindicate
us. He will boast of us to all creation as His very
own sons and daughters. He will take an active role in
our lives and fellowship intimately with us as our
Father, as He has always desired. There will be no
more separation between us. He will be our God and we
will be His people who are called by His name.
The followers of
Jesus Christ have never been popular with the world.
They have always had an uphill battle to fight for
their faith. They have suffered from scorn and
derision, oppression and persecution, anger and hatred
for thousands of years, ever since Christ originally
walked on the earth. The Gospel of peace has
been solidly rejected and turned into a mockery by the
wicked.
This is not a
surprise, since Christ was the object of ridicule and
aversion Himself. As His disciples, we have come to
expect much the same treatment that He received. We
take up the cross where His suffering left off.
Despite what others may think of us, we continue to
spread our faith and deal with opposition, in hopes of
bringing all mankind to a full knowledge of the truth.
Evil threatens to
overcome us in these last days. God’s people are being
taunted and afflicted for our beliefs, but we remain
loyal and devoted to Him regardless of the resistance
we incur. Our faith is strong and we are willing to
fight for it, so that our God will be glorified in us.
We will rise up in the divine power that is granted to
us, and usher in the Kingdom of God, as we should.
We rejoice in our
current suffering, knowing that it will culminate in
total victory for us in the very near future. We have
eternal callings and divine destinies that must be
fulfilled despite what we are compelled to endure. The
Lord will soon vindicate us before men and angels. We
will have a just reward for our efforts and be
glorified with Jesus Christ Himself for all eternity.
The world cannot
continue on its present course. Death and destruction
loom all around us. We are headed for total disaster
unless we seek God and His way of doing things rather
than our own. We have abdicated our authority and
dominion on the earth. Satan is wreaking havoc on us
and we do little, if anything, to deter his efforts.
We must protect ourselves and rescue others.
There is a full
number of souls that must be brought into the Kingdom
of God before it can be ushered in to the earth realm.
Everyone whose name is written in the Lamb’s Book of
Life will be spared damnation and delivered to eternal
life. We have to contend for our faith, so that all
men have an opportunity to choose life over death, and
receive blessings rather than punishment.
If we fail to
respond to our calling, valuable work will remain
undone. We must fully cooperate with the Lord’s plans
for us, so that no one perishes for lack of knowledge.
We must preach the Gospel to all the nations of the
world, so that men, women and children everywhere can
be converted and baptized. We must prepare the hearts
of all men to receive Christ as their King.
The glory of the
Lord will shine brightly on us in the days to come. We
will take back the entire earth for the Kingdom of God
and change the fate of all mankind. There will be no
more war, greed, conflict and violence. God’s people
will bring peace and order to the earth, as we are
destined to do. We will usher in the Kingdom of God in
power and glory for all the world to see.
Nothing can separate
us from the love of Christ, which strengthens us to do
all things in His name. We are the sons of God and we
will stop at nothing to honor and serve Him. We may
experience distress and opposition for our faith, but
we will endure until the end. We will walk as Christ
Himself walked on the earth and usher in the Kingdom
of God, as the Lord desires.
We have divine
destinies. No man can come to the Father except by His
Son, Jesus Christ. We will preach the Gospel of the
Kingdom of God, so that all men have an opportunity to
be saved. The Lord will empower us to bring in the
full end-time harvest of souls that He requires. We
will convert many to the faith and baptize them, as we
fulfill His eternal redemption plan.
Although we may
struggle in our efforts to win the unsaved to the
Lord, as He desires, we are more than conquerors
through Jesus Christ. We are the very sons and
daughters of almighty God, created for such a time and
purpose as this. We will be totally successful in all
that we do. The Lord Himself will anoint us to take
back the entire earth and overcome all evil with good.
We may have to
endure tests, trials and tribulation, suffer in
sanctification and be persistent despite persecution,
but it will not be in vain. We will have a just
recompense for all of our efforts and be generously
rewarded in the days to come. Very soon now, heaven
itself will come into the earth realm and Christ will
bring a quick end to everything that is evil or
defiling.
The Kingdom of God
will level all playing fields when it is ushered in to
the earth. The people of God will not be scorned for
all time. We will have a release from persecution one
day in the very near future, and dwell in the very
presence of almighty God Himself.
The Lord will take
up our cause and fully vindicate us. He has promised
us full restoration for all of our trouble. He will
never leave or forsake us; He will protect His people
from all harm and compensate us for all we have lost
or had stolen from us by our enemies.
We will receive a
just recompense for all of our efforts. The Lord will
make our names a praise on the earth. He will boast of
us to all creation as His very own sons and daughters.
We will share in Christ’s honor and glory and rule and
reign with Him forever.
There will no longer
be oppression or exploitation of men on the earth. We
will make certain that the Kingdom principles of
righteousness, fairness, justice and equality are
enforced. There will be nothing that defiles God or
man in the everlasting Kingdom of God.
All men will be free
to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth. We will
celebrate all of His sabbaths and feast days with joy
and gladness in our hearts. The Lord will be the
center of our attention instead of an after-thought,
and He will be our God for all of eternity.
We will experience
endless peace and unlimited prosperity in the Kingdom
of God. The Lord will supply all of our needs in
abundance from all the vast resources that the
universe has to offer us. We will be healthy and
strong, and live forever in unity as brothers.
Nothing will ever
contaminate the peace, order and stability of Kingdom
life. Christ will rule with a rod of iron to make
certain that nothing defiles or harms His people ever
again. We will have only safety and security, joy and
freedom in His presence forever more.
Many believers have
suffered during so called “holy wars.” They have lost
their homes, property and loved ones in the name of
religion, yet they never gave up on their God. Others
have been publicly humiliated, tortured and even
martyred for their faith. Some have been imprisoned or
suffered persecution for something as simple as having
their own Bibles. It is a violation of social mores
and often illegal to worship the one true God in many
nations of the world.
Some men have had to
leave their homelands to go in search of a place where
they can have freedom of religion and peace in their
lives. Others have been oppressed by false teachers
who have tempted them to abdicate their fundamental
beliefs altogether. Many have endured tribulation from
family and friends, while still others have to meet
secretly to read the Word of God and practice their
faith. Believers have been hated and tormented by both
men and devils, but we will prevail.
The wicked will not
rule the world for all time. There is a day of
reckoning coming in the very near future. Christ will
soon return to destroy all the ungodly and their
ungodliness. He will eradicate all evil and oppression
off the face of the earth. The Kingdom of God will be
given to the saints of God, who walk in His ways and
are faithful to do His will. They will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory, and rule and reign
with Him over all races, tongues and nations.
Matthew 10:22 “And
ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but
he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”
The followers of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, have been hated without
cause, defamed, maligned and ostracized. We have been
falsely accused and tormented for following the truth.
We have been scorned, mocked and ridiculed; yet we
remained loyal. While we may be unpopular with the
world, we are chosen of God and there will come a time
in the very near future that He will avenge all wrongs
done to His people. In the mean time, we endure evil
for doing good as we wait for our ultimate redemption.
We have eternal
destinies to fulfill as the sons and daughters of God.
We have to take back our dominion over all matters on
the earth and defeat the devil for all time. We must
preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God with power and
conviction, so that all men, women and children have
an opportunity to be saved. We cannot think about our
own needs at this critical juncture. The entire earth
is in darkness and deception. The Lord is counting on
us to show others the truth, so that they can be set
free as we are.
The Lord sees all
the oppression that we have suffered and He will not
tolerate it forever. He cannot and will not overlook
the wickedness that is perpetrated on His people by
men or by devils. He will turn our captivity one day
very soon and take vengeance on all of our enemies.
Christ will soon return to destroy all the ungodly and
their ungodliness in His coming wrath. He will give us
praise and glory for our former shame, and restore all
that has been taken from us because of our loyalty and
devotion to our faith.
Psalm 55:1-3 “Give
ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my
supplication. Attend unto me and hear me: I mourn in
my complaint and I make a noise; Because of the voice
of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked:
for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate
me.”
There is a demonic
assignment against all men and women of faith in these
last days. The devil is furious because His power and
authority have been challenged and we are resisting
his tactics. He is determined to totally wipe us out
and destroy the earth. He causes chaos and confusion,
conflict and violence, pain and suffering for all
those who love and trust in God. We must realize that
the plots and schemes that are being thrust at us are
diabolical in origin and meant to utterly annihilate
us because of who we are in Christ.
So too, men in the
world steadily resist us and continue in their
ignorance to revile and oppress us. We are hated
without cause and subject to scorn and derision in all
of our efforts to share our faith with them. We have
been commanded to love them despite their poor
treatment of us, yet they make it very difficult for
us to continue to be righteous and keep all the
commandments. The wicked lie in wait to trap and tempt
us. If we are unaware of their ploys, they will cause
us to sin and reject God and His way of doing things.
We are assailed by
devils and by men if we are genuine believers. We are
called on to endure persecution, ridicule and
derision. We have trials, tests and tribulation at
every turn and we suffer in sanctification. Yet we are
not without hope. The Lord sees all of our struggles
and He is ever ready to assist us if we call on His
name. There is no reason why we should be tormented
for our faith. We can rise up in the divine power and
authority that has been granted to us and totally
overcome the world, our flesh and the devil.
A Real Enemy
1 Peter 5:8-9 “Be
sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour; whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing
that the same afflictions are accomplished in your
brethren that are in the world.”
Satan, the very
enemy of our souls, is the driving force behind all of
our struggles to serve God and worship Him as we
desire. His time is short and he is only escalating
his attacks as the end of this dispensation
approaches. He wants to blind men to the truth and
keep them in darkness. His goal is to separate us from
God and to hinder the coming of His Kingdom to the
earth. While he will not be successful, he is doing
all that he can to impede its progress.
The enemy causes war
and violence all over the planet. He is behind all
natural disasters and the decadence in nature. He
motivates men to be greedy and selfish, so that we
estrange ourselves from one another and our God. He
tells us that there is no life but the present one, so
that we become shallow and worldly. He seduces us into
worshipping idols and coveting material things. He
wants to play us out of position, so that we believe
his lies and suffer from eternal damnation.
He brings chaos and
confusion to our lives. He causes strife and division
among us as a body of believers. He attacks our minds,
our bodies, our relationships and our finances. He
tempts us to sin and doubt our faith, and if it were
possible, to totally abandon it. His attacks are
intense, but we know the truth. He is already a
defeated foe and we have the power to stop him. We
must counter his oppression with spiritual warfare of
our own, and drive him out of our lives altogether.
John 10:10 “The
thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and
to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have [it] more abundantly.”
The devil is a real
enemy and his mission is to steal, kill and destroy
all that is pure, good and righteous. He hates the
human race because the Lord created us in His very own
image and likeness, and desires that we fellowship
with Him intimately for all of eternity. The Lord has
a wonderful redemption plan in mind for His people,
and the devil has no part in it. He is extremely
jealous of our relationship with God. Jesus Christ
will soon banish him to the bottomless pit, so that he
can no longer oppress mankind or steal anything that
belongs to us.
Jesus came so that
we might have life in abundance to the overflow. He
specifically died and rose again from the dead, so
that we would have eternal life. He spoiled all
principalities and powers, so that mankind could take
dominion over all matters on the earth once again. He
provided us with a divine exchange of sin for pardon,
contention for peace and oppression for freedom.
Christ’s victory over sin, death and the grave assures
us that we are now in right standing with God, and we
have rights and privileges that no man or devil can
ever take from us.
We are sons and
daughters of almighty God Himself. Our relationship
with Him has been restored for all time. When the Lord
sees us, He sees Jesus in all of His righteousness and
there is no good thing that He will withhold from His
people. He has seated us with Christ in heavenly
places at His very own right hand. We can go directly
to the throne of God with all of our needs and
concerns and know that they will be addressed. Our
lives must be viewed from a heavenly vantage point
now. We are more than conquerors in all that we think,
say and do.
James 4:7 “Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.”
We have divine
destinies that must be fulfilled and we have no time
for satanic interference. We must submit ourselves to
God and walk in total love and righteousness, as we
have been taught to do. We will then be protected from
all harm and empowered from on high. We should
appropriate the strength of Christ Himself and take a
stand against all demonic strongholds. We have been
given power and authority over all forms of evil. We
must rise up in our kingly and priestly anointing and
fulfill the Lord’s perfect will for our lives. Nothing
will be impossible to us if we fully consecrate
ourselves to God.
No one should
acquiesce to the devil’s plans; he is an insidious
liar and a thief. He wants to destroy all of mankind
once and for all and wreak havoc on the earth. He is
vehemently opposed to everything that God cherishes.
His real battle is with the Lord, and he knows that he
can annoy God if he comes at us. If we resist him, he
will flee far from us. We can plead the Blood of Jesus
and do spiritual warfare against him. We will triumph
over him, so that nothing interferes with heaven
coming to the earth realm. We will spoil Satan just as
Christ did on Calvary and take back our dominion over
the entire world.
We are the head and
not the tail. As believers, we are seated with Christ
in heavenly places at the very right hand of God
Himself. That means that the enemy is beneath our
feet. If we bind him and cancel all of his demonic
assignments against us, we will prevail. We are
looking down on him from our position in the throne
room of God, and he is already a defeated foe. We have
to exercise our Blood bought power and authority and
drive him off the face of the earth, as the Lord has
planned for us. He will have to cease and desist his
demonic activities and bow to the name of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, for all eternity.
Retribution
Colossians 2:13-15
“And you, being dead in your sins and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened
together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out
of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having
spoiled principalities and powers, he made an open
shew of them, triumphing over them in it.”
Jesus was human in
every way, but He was able to overcome all evil with
His perfect obedience to the Father. With His victory
over sin, death and the grave, Christ defeated the
devil and made an open show of him for all the
universe to see. Satan has been legally stripped of
his ability to oppress and destroy. The enemy can no
longer preside over matters on the earth, as he has
tried to do since the fall of Adam. Christ returned
power and authority back to mankind where it belongs.
He vanquished Satan
for all time, so that we could take back dominion in
this world as it was intended from the creation. The
devil is now a defeated foe. We have inherited all the
promises of righteousness in Christ, and we are
joint-heirs with Him to the Kingdom of God and all of
its many blessings. As believers, we have faith and
confidence that our prayers are always heard. The Lord
supplies all our needs in abundance and desires a
close, intimate relationship with us.
Our sins have been
blotted out forever with Jesus’ sacrifice on our
behalf. We are now dead to sin and risen to a new life
in the Spirit. We are new creatures in Christ and we
have rights and privileges. Satan can no longer reign
over us in any way. As long as we remain sin free and
walk in righteousness and love, as we have been
taught, we are protected from all evil. We will
overcome the world, our flesh and the devil and usher
in the Kingdom of God, as we are intended to do.
Matthew 18:18
“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye
shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
The Lord will
protect us against all enemy attacks, but He also
expects us to control Satan and all of his minions. We
should rebuke and bind them with words of faith and
cast them out of all our affairs. We can then loose
blessings into our lives that line up with the Word of
God and His will for us. We have power and authority
that we must exercise; there is never a reason to be
oppressed. We have been given full dominion over
everything in the earth, and we must learn to practice
that.
Very soon now, Jesus
Christ will return to set up His everlasting Kingdom
on the earth. We should be found doing His work, as He
has commissioned us to do. We have to preach the
Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons and even raise
the dead back to life again. We should set mankind
free from bondage of all kinds. We will reform world
governments and their economies, so that peace and
order are established on the earth. We will re-create
all of nature to its original beauty and balance.
With our words of
faith that line up with the Word and will of God, we
will tear down demonic strongholds and overcome all
evil with good in the days to come. The entire world
will be prepared for the return of our Lord and
Savior. He will finish the job and destroy all the
ungodly and their ungodliness in the wrath of His
coming. There will be nothing that defiles God or man
that ever enters into the Kingdom of God. Christ will
rule with a rod of iron to make certain everything
evil is banished.
Isaiah 54:17 “No
weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and
every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in
judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of
the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is]
of me, saith the LORD.”
No demonic plot or
scheme that is contrived to injure us in any way will
prosper and be successful. We should expose all the
enemy’s efforts to oppress us that interfere with our
sharing the truth and worshipping God. We can always
ask the Lord for His protection and He will send
legions of angels to avenge us. So too, we have been
given full dominion over the devil ourselves, and we
can drive him out of our lives with words of faith and
spiritual warfare that is directed against him. Satan
is already a defeated foe and we should exercise our
total authority over him.
If our righteousness
is above and beyond reproach, we are able to refute
every negative word that is spoken against us by men
or by devils. We do not have to accept any word curses
in our lives or tolerate any defamation that is
leveled against us for our faith. We can use the Word
of God itself to combat all negativity and disclose
all lies that are spoken about us. It is sharper than
any two-edged sword and it will stop our adversaries
in their tracks. We can overcome all evil that is
directed towards us and silence our opponents simply
by standing on God’s Word.
2Thessalonians 1:4-6
“So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of
God for your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: Which is
a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God,
that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God,
for which ye also suffer: Seeing [it is] a righteous
thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that
trouble you;”
We need patience and
faith to suffer the persecution that we are called on
to endure. Men malign us; devils oppress us and we
take up the sufferings of Christ Himself in our daily
lives. We should defend ourselves against attackers by
the Blood and in the name of Jesus.
If they refuse to
hear us and continue in afflicting us, the Lord
Himself will contend with them. It is a fearful thing
to fall under the mighty hand of God, but it is just
retribution for those who criticize us in any way or
interfere with the work the Lord assigns us to do.
Our God will not
tolerate mistreatment of His people by anyone. He will
take vengeance on all our enemies and smite all those
who contend with us. He is a just God, and He will not
permit His people to be wrongfully judged for their
righteousness and devotion.
We have eternal
destinies, and the Lord will not allow anyone or
anything to touch His anointed ones. He will always
back us up with His power and might. He will protect
us in all our ways and insulate us from the
persecution of men and the oppression of the enemy.
So too, we have been
given all power and authority to defeat the devil for
ourselves. Christ restored that to us with His victory
over sin, death and the grave. We should fight the
good fight of faith and watch the enemy flee from us,
as we usher in the Kingdom of God.
Restitution
Proverbs 6:30-31
“Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy
his soul when he is hungry; But [if] he be found, he
shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the
substance of his house.”
When anything is
stolen from us, the Bible says the offender must pay
us back seven-fold for our loss. That means that it is
time for us to demand our rights from Satan, the enemy
of our souls, and make spiritual claims for all that
has been taken from us. He has robbed and pillaged
God’s people for years, and we have the right and the
responsibility to expect restitution for our loss.
We should boldly
announce our intentions and lay claim to all that is
due us. The Lord will back us up, because it is
specified in His Word. We should say something like
“Devil, you can no longer steal from me. I command you
to cease and desist all oppression in the name of
Jesus Christ. I lay claim to all that you have taken
from me, and demand it returned seven-fold, as it is
written.”
The enemy will have
to restore whatever he has stolen from us, whether it
be property, our reputation or our loved ones.
Restitution is a spiritual law, and even the devil has
to do things legally. The Lord Himself will assist us
in our efforts to be recompensed for our loss. We
should pray and ask Him to send legions of ministering
angels to gather in what we have lost or had stolen
from us.
Isaiah 42:22 “But
this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are] all
of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison
houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for
a spoil, and none saith, Restore.”
Believers have been
robbed and spoiled over the years. We have lost
freedom, property, relationships and dignity because
of our faith, but we are not without hope. The Lord
has seen all the oppression of His people and He will
not permit it to continue indefinitely. Very soon now,
the Kingdom of God will manifest on the earth and all
evil will finally be abolished.
We will no longer
have to endure persecution and exploitation of any
kind. The Lord, Jesus Christ, will soon return to
settle all scores. He will defend those who are called
by His name and restore everything that has been taken
from us. There will be safety and security in His
Kingdom. Nothing and no one that defiles us will ever
cause us harm or loss ever again.
Eternal blessings,
praise, honor and glory will be our portion. We will
have full restitution and a just recompense for our
efforts. The Lord will take vengeance on all of our
enemies and boast of us to all creation. We will be
appointed kings and priests of God and have the
heathen for our inheritance. Those of us who have
served God will rule and reign with Christ.
Acts 3:20-21 “And he
shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached
unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times
of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by
the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world
began.”
There is never a
permanent loss in the lives of God’s people. The Lord
will always restore what has been wrongfully taken
from us. We will not be ashamed for our faith. If we
are patient and endure the tests and trials that
confront us, our God will show Himself strong on our
behalf. He will not permit us to suffer endlessly; He
will sovereignly move to protect and provide for us
according to His promises.
Christ is returning
to destroy all evil off the face of the earth for all
of eternity. He will bind Satan in the bottomless pit
and restore everything that has been stolen from us.
Instead of poverty and lack, we will have total
prosperity. Instead of shame and scorn, we will
receive praise, honor and glory. There will come a
time in the very near future when all playing fields
will be leveled once and for all.
The Lord will usher
us into His Kingdom and provide all of our needs
abundantly. We will no longer remember our former pain
and suffering. The Lord will blot all that from our
memory. He will boast of us to all creation as His
sons and daughters, and appoint us as kings and
priests to His people. We will share in Christ’s very
own inheritance and rule and reign with Him over all
the nations of the world.
Contention For Our
Faith
1Timothy 4:1-2 “Now
the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking
lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with
a hot iron;”
We have suffered a
great deal in protecting our spirits from
contamination. Many false religions have sprung up
that tempt us to depart from the one true faith.
Man-made traditions, that excuse sin and glorify men
rather than God, have separated and divided us. They
lead the ignorant into spiritual confusion and erode
our unity as a body of believers.
These false gospels
serve as agents of the enemy to beguile and destroy
God’s people. They try to rob us of our saving faith
in Jesus Christ and His atonement on our behalf. They
challenge our birthright and interrupt our
relationship with God. They undermine our intentions
to remain righteous and make a mockery out of the true
Gospel message.
Our righteousness is
determined by our faith in Jesus Christ and by that
alone. We have the responsibility to adhere to sound
doctrine and make certain that everything we hear
lines up with the written Word of God. We should
earnestly contend for our faith, and cultivate a
closer relationship with the Lord. He will always lead
and guide us into all truth.
Matthew 15: 8-9
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is
far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching
[for] doctrines the commandments of men.”
The Lord wants us
released from all forms of dead Babylonian religion
that hold us in bondage and confusion of any kind. He
views perversion of the true Gospel message as heresy,
and He will not be placated until all efforts to lead
His people astray are totally abolished. No
anti-Christ theories that entice men and slander the
name of His Son will be tolerated.
Man-made traditions
that make a mockery out of the truth will be revealed
and refuted as lies. False prophets and errant
teachers will ultimately be exposed and punished. Ours
is a jealous God, and He will not permit His people to
be contaminated by a spirit of false religion.
However, we have a sacred responsibility to seek sound
teaching that lines up with the Word of God.
We cannot entertain
social gospels or dabble in demonic doctrines that
dilute the Word of God in any way. We are responsible
to seek the truth and walk in the light of it at all
times. We have been bought with a dear price – the
very Blood of Jesus Christ Himself. We should contend
for our faith at all costs and share it with all of
mankind, as the Lord leads and directs us.
Jude 1:3 “Beloved,
when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto
you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend
for the faith which was once delivered unto the
saints.”
The Lord is not
interested in religion; He desires intimate
relationship with His people. He alone can see the
inner man of the heart and judge righteousness
accordingly. He is not impressed with pretended piety
or ceremonialism of any kind. He insists that we walk
in love and keep all of His commandments. In return,
He will abundantly supply all of our needs.
Our God wants us
operating in full power and authority as His sons and
daughters. We cannot compromise ourselves in any way
by entertaining false teaching. We have eternal
destinies that require us to know the truth and walk
it out in our daily lives. We should combat all
religious lies by sharing the authentic Gospel of
Jesus Christ with all men, as we are called to do.
We have a
responsibility to seek the truth at all times.
Anything that does not line up with the Word of God
should always be avoided. We cannot twist the
Scriptures to suit our own end. We must maintain their
integrity. So too, we should not add to or subtract
from the Word when we teach it to others. It has the
power to save men from their sins just as it is
written.
If we preach Christ
crucified and resurrected in all of His glory, we give
men the opportunity to believe and be saved to eternal
life. He died for the express benefit of all of us; no
one is too incorrigible that the Blood of Christ
cannot save him. We must confess Christ as Lord and
Savior and be baptized with water and the Holy Spirit
to be restored to right standing with God.
It is critical that
we fight the good fight of faith and assert ourselves
when false teachers bring heresies in that contaminate
the truth and cause strife and division among us. We
should expose their methods and motives and destroy
all their efforts with evangelization of the true
Gospel message. All men can discern the truth through
the intervention of the Holy Spirit.
Deliverance From Evil
2Timothy 4:18 “And
the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and
will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom
[be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
There are many
people who have a form of religion with no power in
it. They lead defeated lives and are subject to
continuous demonic oppression for lack of knowledge.
They may suffer poverty and lack, illness and even
premature death as a result of beliefs that are
non-scriptural. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is powerful
for removing burdens and destroying yokes of all
types.
Christ came to save
us from our sins and to give us life in abundance to
the overflow. He bore our infirmities and carried our
diseases, and by His stripes we were healed two
thousand years ago, once and for all time. We should
never succumb to fear, doubt and unbelief. We can have
faith that the Lord will deliver us from all evil and
supply all our needs, as He promises.
Our Savior will soon
return to us and settle all scores. He will take
vengeance on all our enemies and restore everything
that has been illegally taken from us. He will punish
false teachers and all those who oppress and exploit
others. He will leave no stone unturned; Jesus Christ
is zealous for the plight of His people and He will
usher us into His Kingdom with power and glory.
1Timothy 4:10 “For
therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because
we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all
men, specially of those that believe.”
In the interim, we
must take a strong stand and fight the good fight of
faith at all times. We should share the truth with
others, as the Lord leads us, and fulfill our divine
destinies. We are the sons and daughters of almighty
God Himself and He will endue us with divine power and
authority to evangelize the entire earth, so that all
men can be set free to enjoy true Christian liberty as
we do.
We must do
everything possible to protect the integrity of our
faith. We have been given discernment through the
power of the Holy Spirit of God and we can readily
detect all heresies. We should expose the sly and
cunning tactics of the proponents of these lies, and
actively work to spread the Gospel of the Kingdom of
God to all men, so that they might know the truth.
It is not the Lord’s
will that any man should perish for lack of knowledge.
The uncompromised Gospel must be preached to men all
over the world, so that the full end-time harvest of
souls can be brought in to the Kingdom of God. The
Lord will protect us from all evil influence, and keep
us in perfect peace until we enter into the safety and
security of His very presence for all eternity.
Psalm 54:3-5 “For
strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek
after my soul: they have not set God before them.
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that
uphold my soul. He shall reward evil unto mine
enemies: cut them off in thy truth.”
The Lord Himself
will deliver us from all forms of false religion that
hold men in bondage and lead to their eternal
damnation. Christ will judge the living and the dead,
the righteous and the unrighteous, one day very soon.
He will destroy all those who have oppressed and
exploited His people with anti-Christ doctrines. They
will have their punishment in the lake of fire, as
they deserve.
False teachers will
be strictly judged and severely punished since they
have led so many into defilement. They will not be
permitted to contaminate God’s people any longer. He
will remove all enemies in the pulpit and appoint
shepherds that truly care for His people. They will
preach the Gospel message with conviction and
manifestations of divine power that prove God’s love
for us.
The Body of Christ
will actively work to tear down all demonic
strongholds that have held men in bondage to lies.
Miraculous signs and wonders will accompany our
message, so that men will eventually know the truth.
No mind-blinding spirits will destroy those who are
intended for God’s Kingdom. We will contend for the
Word of God everywhere, so that many are saved and
baptized in our faith.
God will turn the
hearts of men back to Him and His Son, Jesus Christ.
He will unleash His power and glory all over the earth
as a mighty demonstration that will attract them. We
will all know the truth that sets us free, from the
least to the greatest of us. It is not the Lord’s will
that any man should perish for lack of knowledge. He
desires that we all be delivered to the blessings of
eternal life.
Oppression By Men
Psalm 69:19 “Thou
hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour:
mine adversaries [are] all before thee.”
When we accepted
Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we made the best
decision of our lives. However, we also incurred
criticism from friends and family who are of the
world. They cannot understand spiritual matters
themselves, because they are carnally minded.
Unfortunately, they scorn and ridicule those who are
earnestly seeking the Lord and are often cruel and
malicious.
They make fun of our
faith, question our sincerity and call us fanatics.
They cannot understand why we no longer do the worldly
things that we once did. They mock us in our quest for
truth and accuse us of being hypocrites. They think we
are deluded, and avoid us when we share our heart-felt
beliefs with them. We often find ourselves isolated
and lonely in our newfound faith.
But we are never
really alone in our tests, trials and tribulation. The
Lord is always with us and will defend our cause. He
will never leave us or forsake us in our efforts to
maintain righteousness. He will exalt us one day very
soon, so that no one will dare to ridicule or condemn
us ever again. We will be honored and glorified as the
very sons and daughters of almighty God Himself.
Proverbs 11:18 “The
wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that
soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.”
The wicked come
against all our efforts to be righteous. They try to
trip us up in our faith and tempt us to sin. We must
stand fast in our intentions to serve the Lord. We
should walk in the truth and purposely choose to love
them despite how they treat us. All our opponents will
finally be silenced when Jesus Christ judges the
righteous and the unrighteous, the believer and the
unbeliever.
All men will soon be
compelled to acknowledge our Lord and Savior and
receive their eternal rewards or punishments. God is
not mocked. He knows who is sincere in following the
truth. He will not permit His people to be ashamed for
their faith. He will reward those who diligently seek
Him and share their beliefs with others. Everyone will
eventually be exposed to the Gospel message.
The Lord has a
perfect plan in place for worldwide evangelization. It
is His deepest desire that all of mankind will come to
know His love for them, and be redeemed according to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the days ahead, we will
share our faith and persuade many to be converted and
baptized. Men, women and children in every nation of
the world will be born again to eternal life.
We will not have to
endure oppression, scorn and derision forever. If we
do not buckle under the pressure, we will enjoy a sure
reward for all of our efforts. The Lord Himself will
bless us for our righteousness and provide all of our
needs according to His riches in glory. He will
requite all the evil that has been done to us, and
hold our persecutors personally accountable for their
wicked actions.
James 5:20 “Let him
know, that he which converteth the sinner from the
error of his way shall save a soul from death, and
shall hide a multitude of sins.”
Our fellowship with
our family and friends will be restored one day in the
very near future. All men will be astonished at how
the Lord uses us in His eternal redemption plan. We
will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and draw many to
the truth. Our loved ones will take special notice
when we heal the sick, deliver captives free of enemy
oppression and even raise the dead.
As we prepare to
enter the Kingdom of God when it comes to the earth,
many who are reluctant to confess Jesus as their Lord
and Savior will be attracted to the Gospel message.
They will actually be impressed by our faith and drawn
by our performance of miraculous signs and wonders in
the name of the Lord. This will be the irrefutable
proof that they need to ultimately be converted.
While it would be
better if they acknowledged the Lord out of faith
alone, any way that men come to the truth is
acceptable. If they require evidence of God’s power
and glory, they certainly will receive that in the
days ahead. The Lord will show Himself strong all over
the face of the earth, so that all men have an
opportunity to believe in Him and be saved from their
sins for all time.
We are privileged to
be God’s partners in ushering in the Kingdom of God.
Our efforts will be fruitful, as we overcome evil with
good and bring in the full end-time harvest of souls.
We will be generously rewarded for our efforts and
share in Christ’s very own honor and glory one day
soon. We will have a just recompense for all our
efforts and our names will be a praise on the earth.
2John 1:8 “Look to
yourselves, that we lose not those things which we
have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.”
We will have a
reward for our righteousness and obedient service to
the Lord if we are patient. If we persist in our faith
and love others as we are called to do despite how
they might treat us, we will see positive results for
our efforts. We are even promised a household
salvation, and can be certain that many of our family
and friends will one day be saved in a full knowledge
of the truth.
While we may indeed
experience unjust treatment from those closest to us,
the Lord Himself defends our cause. If we pray and ask
Him to intervene in our affairs, we can have hope and
confidence that He will respond. He can always touch
the hearts and minds of our loved ones and attract
them to Himself, just as He did with us before we were
saved and born again in Christ.
The Lord always
defends His people and glorifies us in the midst of
persecution. Any oppression from others that we
experience is only temporary and should be ignored if
at all possible. We must purposely forgive our
adversaries. We will have honor and praise for our
former shame and derision. The Lord will boast of us
to all creation and we will be leaders of men in His
Kingdom.
Relationship
Challenges
2Corinthians 6:14
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness?”
Although it is
painful to suffer rejection at the hands of those who
are closest to us, what we need more than ever is a
closer relationship with God. He will always minister
to our needs and arrange our contacts, so that we have
fellowship with those who are of like precious faith.
He will lead us and guide us into all truth and direct
our paths so that we can grow in faith.
Our church family
often becomes closer to us than our own friends and
relatives. They accept us with love and affection and
encourage us in our search for the truth. They pray
and intercede on our behalf, until we are strong in
the Lord and the power of His might. They become our
new friends and family, and stick even closer to us
than a natural brother or sister would.
There is much at
stake in our lives. We cannot be unequally yoked in
intimate fellowship with unbelievers or we will suffer
at their hands. They will tempt us to fall back into
our old sinful ways and threaten our salvation. We
should seek the companionship of those who are
like-minded and strengthen one another in our faith,
especially as the day of the Lord approaches.
Ephesians 4:3
“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace.”
There is strength in
numbers and it is vital that we walk in love and unity
with all fellow believers. We are all called to be
members of the Body of Christ and we have eternal
destinies to fulfill in the days to come. We cannot be
doing our own thing; we desperately need one another.
Our overall success will be dependent upon how
cooperative we are with one another.
Strife and division
should not even be named among us. Envy and pride are
forbidden in God’s people. We cannot have haughty,
arrogant spirits and hope to please God or get along
with others. We are to be loving and kind, and at
peace with all men wherever possible. It will be
critical that we obey the law of love and operate in
it at all times in the days to come.
We must walk in the
unity of our faith and find the ties that bind us
together. There will be no time for doctrinal disputes
or denominational competition in the days ahead. The
Lord is calling out the Body of Christ from all
religious affiliations. They will be true, sincere
believers who are willing and obedient to serve Him
and His people in ushering in the Kingdom of God.
The Lord will be
able to use anyone – man, woman or child – that is
consecrated and dedicated to His eternal purpose. As
long as we are righteous and walking in love, as we
ought to be, we are qualified for His service. If we
are willing and obedient, we will do great things in
the days ahead and set all of mankind free to greet
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
1John 1:7 “But if we
walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
Christ is our Head
and the Commander-in-Chief of His end-times army. None
of us can afford to be insubordinate to His guidance
and direction. We have to walk in love and unity or we
will be disqualified. It is critical that we move as
one Body with singularity of purpose. We will have to
relinquish all selfish soul ambitions and adopt the
Lord’s eternal plan as our very own.
He desires that all
men hear the truth and embrace the Gospel message, so
that they can be set free to receive eternal life and
all of its many blessings. It is not His will that
anyone perishes for lack of knowledge. We must share
our faith with others and persuade them to accept
Christ as their Redeemer. Salvation through Him will
prevent their eternal punishment.
The Blood of Christ
is the only thing that cleanses us of all sin. Because
of Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf, we now have the
gift of eternal life. However, we cannot ever take our
righteousness for granted. We must walk in love at all
times and obey everything that the Lord asks of us. He
wants us to share our faith with others, baptize and
lead them into the everlasting Kingdom of God.
Hebrews 12:14
“Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord:”
It is critical that
we be at peace with all men, particularly those of
like precious faith. We are responsible for the light
that we have and we cannot compromise our love walk in
any way. We must be humble servants of others and be
above offense, no matter how they treat us. We should
forgive and forget all wrongs done to us and pray for
those who despitefully use us.
Although we may
struggle in our relationships, it is indeed possible
for us to overcome our differences and pursue love and
unity, as we should. We need to seek our commonality
of interest. There is vital work that must be done in
the days ahead and we should be unified in our goals
to take back the earth and everything in it, so that
Christ is able to return to us. It is imperative that
we move as one.
If we walk in love
and humbly serve the Lord and His people, as we are
ordained to do, we will inherit the Kingdom of God as
the Lord promises us. We will share in Christ’s very
own honor and glory and be highly acclaimed by God and
men. Everything that we have lost or had stolen from
us will soon be restored. We will receive a just
recompense for all our efforts.
Suffering In
Sanctification
1Corinthians 1:30
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made
unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption:”
When we accept Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior, we become new
creatures. This triggers a regeneration process in us,
where our minds are renewed in the truth and our
behavior is transformed. But that all takes time; we
are not instantly changed into powerful Christians. We
must sanctify ourselves and be baptized in the Holy
Spirit, so that we are strengthened in our inner
spirit man. We should strive to be holy and perfect,
just as the Lord is holy and perfect.
Sanctification can
often be painful and difficult for us. There are many
things that we must relinquish in order to be sacred
vessels for the Lord’s use in the days that lie ahead.
We must crucify our flesh and all its appetites. We
have to subdue our souls and forego all selfish
ambitions. We must make the Lord’s eternal plan and
purpose the most important thing in our lives. All of
this takes concerted effort, but we can be sure that
we will have good results if we are persistent.
Our bodies and souls
will eventually be redeemed, just as our spirits have
been. If we are diligent and sincere, we will soon
begin to imitate the laid down life of Jesus Christ
Himself. Our thoughts, attitudes, words and actions
will begin to resemble His very own. We will learn to
walk as He walked on the earth and be humble servants
of others. We have not only been saved from our sins,
but we have been given supernatural wisdom to operate
just as our Redeemer did.
We will develop the
very mind of Christ and see others as He would. We
will preach and teach the Gospel of the Kingdom, so
that they might be set free from all their sins and
receive eternal life. We will heal all those who are
sick from their diseases and afflictions. We will cast
out demons and set men free from bondage of all types.
We will even raise the dead by the power of the Holy
Spirit of God at work in us. Nothing will be
impossible to us if we are truly “in Christ.”
2Thessalonians 2:13
“But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you,
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from
the beginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”
We should work at
developing our personal relationship with God by
spending time in His Word and in prayer and
meditation. He will share His wisdom, knowledge and
revelation with us. We will need supernatural insight
and endurance for the days that lie ahead. The Lord’s
guidance and direction will always build up our faith
and strengthen us in the power of His might.
He will purge us of
all that defiles us, if we permit Him access to our
lives. There are certain things that we must
relinquish if we will follow the Lord. We have to
forego all carnality. We have to abandon our goals and
ambitions and seek His will. He may ask us to separate
ourselves from contaminating worldly influence, which
may leave us at odds with those that we know and love.
We have no choice
but to be obedient and set ourselves apart for divine
service to others. We have eternal destinies to
fulfill and there is no time for us to be rebellious.
Many lives are at stake and we should respond
immediately to the Lord’s call on our lives. We are
ushering in the Kingdom of God to the earth and all of
creation is waiting for us to assume our roles as the
sons of God.
1Peter 4:13 “But
rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's
sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye
may be glad also with exceeding joy.”
The flesh is ever at
war with the spirit. We struggle in our efforts to
become holy and spiritually mature. We should continue
to repent from all sin and renounce it once and for
all. We must sanctify ourselves in the truth, and lay
down all desires of the flesh and soul that interfere
with our doing the will of God in all matters. We have
an inheritance with the saints to preserve, but we
must earnestly contend for our faith.
It is true that the
Lord has given us grace, or unmerited favor, with Him.
But if we sin and fall short of His glory, we must
repent from the heart and ask His forgiveness. Then
and only then, will He restore us to right standing
with Him and reinstate all of our blessings for
righteousness. He is a loving, merciful and
compassionate God, and will even blot our iniquity
from His memory if we are sincere and remorseful.
All that we are
called to endure in our walk of faith will be well
worth our effort. Although we take up the sufferings
of Christ Himself in our daily lives and have to
defend our beliefs, we will one day share in His
eternal glory. Our sorrow and pain will be turned to
eternal joy and gladness. We will be blessed beyond
expectations and rewarded for our faithfulness. The
Lord will make all things new in the Kingdom of God.
Romans 8:1 “[There
is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after
the Spirit.”
Very soon now, there
will be no more condemnation leveled against God’s
people for seeking righteousness and truth and
following the one true faith. We will become a praise
on the earth for our devotion and persistence, and the
Lord Himself will glorify His people called after His
name. All men will eventually have the opportunity to
know God and embrace the truth.
We are partnering
with the Lord to usher in His Kingdom and we will have
a generous reward for our efforts. We are chosen and
privileged to be able to share our faith with others
and enable them to be converted and baptized in the
name of Jesus Christ. We will minister healing life to
the sick and infirm, cast out demons and even raise
the dead back to life in the days ahead.
As we fight the good
fight of faith, we will usher in the Kingdom of God in
all of its glory. We will set men free in the truth
and overcome all evil with good, as the Lord intends
for us to do. We will establish peace and order on the
earth and deliver all of creation free of decay and
destruction. Everything that we do will be done in the
power of the Holy Spirit and magnify our God.
Acts 20:32 “And now,
brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his
grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you
an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”
We have an
obligation to sanctify ourselves and seek God’s will
for our lives. We have important callings and eternal
destinies that must be fulfilled in the days to come.
We have no time for games and should have no patience
for devils that tempt us to sin and violate God’s law.
The enemy is a defeated foe and we should resist him
in all his efforts. We can plead the Blood of Jesus
Christ over all our situations and circumstances, and
Satan must acquiesce. He cannot continue to oppress
and harass us, as long as we are aware of his methods
and resist him.
The Body of Christ
has an anointing for evangelization and ministry. We
should deliver strong testimonies to the saving power
of Jesus Christ in our own lives. If men reject us, it
will only be for a time and a season. The Lord Himself
will soon return to vindicate us. When His glory is
revealed, we will be honored and glorified with Him.
He will make us a praise on the earth. Christ will
boast of us to all creation. We will rule and reign
over all the nations of the world in His eternal
Kingdom. We will be kings and priests of God and just
rulers of all His people.
The joy that we
experience in the Kingdom of God will far eclipse all
the pain and suffering we have had to endure in our
walk with the Lord during our lives. Whatever we are
faced with now will be reversed, and our fortunes will
be restored one day very soon. The Lord will blot all
pain and sorrow from our memory, and give us peace and
prosperity in the Kingdom of God. He will provide all
of our needs even before we ask Him. We will enjoy our
lives in His loving presence for all of eternity, and
give Him all the thanks, praise and honor that He
deserves.
Patience In
Tribulation
Romans 5:3-4 “And
not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also:
knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And
patience, experience; and experience, hope:”
It often seems that
the closer we are to God, the more we have to struggle
to maintain our balance in the midst of problems that
confront us. The enemy has a demonic assignment on the
Body of Christ. He wants to deter us in our efforts to
love and serve God and interfere with our peace. He
can only annoy and harass us; He will not be
successful in destroying God’s people.
There are many
demonically driven tests and trials that we incur in
our daily lives. Poverty and lack may threaten us.
Broken relationships trouble us. Health problems and
afflictions of all types beset us. But we are never
alone in our struggles. The Lord is always with us in
all that we experience. He waits for us to come to
Him, so that He can show Himself strong on our behalf.
Tribulation develops
patience in us, despite the fact that it makes us
uncomfortable for a time and a season. It tests our
strength and endurance, and ultimately, we emerge far
better than we were before our troubles. We can do all
things through Christ who strengthens us, and we will
eventually overcome all efforts of the enemy by the
Blood of Jesus and the power of our words.
1Peter 3:13 “And who
[is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that
which is good?”
The Lord will
protect us from all harm and even send His angels to
minister to us. We are not orphans; we are sons and
daughters of the living God. We can rely on the Lord
to keep us safe. We are joint-heirs with Christ to all
the promises of righteousness and we have an eternal
destiny that must be fulfilled. The Lord will lead and
equip us to do all that is required of us in the days
ahead. We can have total trust and confidence in Him
that we will be successful.
Our part is to be
fully sanctified and dedicated to the Lord’s eternal
redemption plan and purpose. If we are willing and
obedient, we will usher in the Kingdom of God, as He
intends. He will impart His very own divine power and
authority to us, so that we can take back the entire
earth and present it to Jesus Christ for His rule and
reign. We will overcome all evil with good. The enemy
will not stand a chance when the Lord’s people rise up
and take dominion over him.
We should be patient
for God to manifest in our lives. He will never
disappoint us or allow us to be ashamed in our
persistent waiting for Him. He always demonstrates His
love, mercy and compassion for His people. He defends
our cause and supernaturally enables us to accomplish
mighty feats in His name. He has promised us that He
will never leave us or forsake us, and that He will
supply all that we require in abundance. All of heaven
responds to our needs.
Isaiah 54:14-15 “In
righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be
far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from
terror; for it shall not come near thee. Behold, they
shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy
sake.”
We can be oppressed
by fear, doubt and unbelief even though we are
righteous and in good standing with the Lord. We may
struggle with any number of problems that interfere
with our peace and threaten our well-being. We must be
patient in our walk with God and trust Him to manifest
His strength on our behalf. He will meet all of our
needs abundantly, according to His riches in glory. It
is His deepest desire to give us all good things that
prosper us, even as our souls – our minds,
wills and emotions – prosper.
Our God knows what
we need even before we ask Him. He is never stingy in
dealing with His children. He wants to be a generous
Father to us and have us rely on Him for whatever we
need. We can always count on Him to give us all that
we require to be healthy, happy and successful. We
should have boldness and confidence in His provision
for us. He will defend and protect us against all of
our enemies. Anyone who comes against us will fail in
his efforts. We have the benefit of divine protection
from all harm.
The Lord will never
abandon us in our tests, trials and tribulation. He
promises us that He will uphold our cause at all times
and vindicate all wrongs that are done to us. He wants
us dependent on Him, rather than struggling on our
own. He will lead and guide us in all our ways, and
reveal all that we need to know to be successful in
our Christian walk. We have continuous access to the
throne of grace; God is ever ready to hear from us and
will always respond to our prayers for divine
intervention in all of our affairs.
Hebrews 13:5-6 “[Let
your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be]
content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we
may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not
fear what man shall do unto me.”
Our Father is
delighted when we come to Him with our needs and
troubles. He wants to fellowship intimately with us.
We can bring any thought, concern or request to Him.
No need is too small or any problem too difficult for
Him to solve. No matter what we might encounter, the
Lord will be right at our side to help us overcome all
hindrances. He will never leave us or forsake us, and
has promised He will be with us until the end of this
world, as we know it.
Fear, doubt and
unbelief come from Satan, the enemy of our souls, and
blind our minds to the truth. We should always bind
these negative emotions and loose trust, hope and
confidence in our lives instead. Whatever we bind on
the earth is also bound in heaven. So too, whatever
blessings we loose for others or for ourselves are
enforced by God Himself. It is His greatest desire to
protect us from all evil and supply us with all good
things that benefit us in every way.
We have rights and
privileges as the sons of God. We no longer lead
defeated lives, nor are we subject to demonic
harassment. We have been given all divine power and
authority on the earth, so that we can prevail in all
things. What we believe and decree in our lives will
manifest in the natural. We must guard our thoughts
and words to make certain that they line up with the
Word and the will of God. He wants us to be totally
victorious in this life and in the next.
Persistence Despite
Persecution
2Timothy 4:1-2 “I
charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus
Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his
appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant
in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with
all longsuffering and doctrine.”
We should spread our
faith regardless of how men react to us. We must be
persistent in preaching the Gospel message and
disregard any negativity or resistance that we
experience. We need only plant the seed; the Lord
Himself will water the ground and draw all men to
Himself. It is not His will that any man should perish
for lack of knowledge in the truth.
Although we may be
scorned and ridiculed for our faith now, that will all
change as we approach the coming of the Kingdom of God
to the earth. The Lord will show Himself strong in His
people and we will perform miracles, signs and wonders
in His name to demonstrate His mercy, love and
compassion to all of mankind. We will heal the sick,
cast out demons and even raise the dead.
All men will look to
us as role models in the days to come. We should be
living testimonies to the power of God at work in our
own lives as we minister to others. We should teach
them how to be righteous and walk in love. Our
behavior must be above and beyond reproach. We are
ambassadors for the Kingdom of God and we should be
strong witnesses to others.
We should walk
circumspectly because the days are short. We must be
continually vigilant to do all that the Lord requires
of us. We will all be judged before the mercy seat of
Jesus Christ in the very near future. We cannot afford
to be disobedient in any way. The righteous will
receive eternal blessings in the Kingdom of God, but
the rebellious will all be punished in the lake of
fire.
Psalm 71:24 “My
tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the
day long: for they are confounded, for they are
brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.”
Our righteousness is
not determined by the law, but solely by our faith in
Christ Himself. We are covered by His Blood and
sanctified in the truth, despite the fact that we
occasionally sin. The Lord is ever ready to hear our
penitential prayers and forgive us again. If we are
truly sincere and renounce all our sins, He will
always restore us to right standing and even blot our
sin from His memory. All our blessings for
righteousness will then be reinstated. We will be
justified in His eyes as His very own children.
That never gives us
the right to be deliberately rebellious. God is not
obligated to give us a second chance. It is only by
His grace that we are spared the penalty for our sin,
which is death itself. It just so happens that He is
ever merciful and compassionate to us. However, there
will come a day in the near future that the Lord no
longer gives us an opportunity to repent and get it
right. He will draw a line in the sand that no man can
cross. We will all be held accountable for our deeds
in the flesh and judged accordingly.
There are many lives
at stake. We should share our faith with all men,
despite the fact that many will reject us and ridicule
our zeal. We have an obligation to spread the Gospel
message all over the world. The Lord will facilitate
our efforts and arrange all our contacts so that we
are successful. He vindicates us before men and
angels. We will have praise for our former shame.
Those who have cast aspersions against us for our
faith will be humbled under the mighty hand of God. He
will not permit us to be scorned forever.
Very soon now, the
Kingdom of God will be ushered into the earth and all
men will hold us in the highest esteem. They will be
thankful that we made the effort to preach the Gospel
message despite the persecution we were forced to
endure. We will instruct all mankind in righteous
Kingdom principles. We will be kings and priests of
God and even judge both men and angels. Christ will
share His very own honor and glory with us, as we rule
and reign with Him over all the nations of the world
for all of eternity.
Colossians 3:23-24
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord,
and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall
receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve
the Lord Christ.”
The Bible says that
we go from glory to glory. We are justified by our
faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement on our behalf
for all time, but we have to walk out our faith on a
daily basis. We should follow all of God’s
commandments and put Him first in our lives. We should
love Him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength,
and love others as we love ourselves. We will have to
strengthen and fortify ourselves to be above criticism
and the persecution of men. If we do so, we will
fulfill the total requirement for the law of love and
please God with our obedience.
We have a divine
commission to do the works of Jesus Christ Himself. We
are to walk as He walked on the earth and spread the
Gospel of His Kingdom to all men. We should heal the
sick, deliver captives from enemy oppression and even
raise the dead. We have Christ’s very own anointing
power and authority to do good wherever we go. We will
glorify His name throughout the earth and attract many
to be saved, converted and baptized into righteousness
and truth.
If we serve Jesus
Christ, as we ought to do, and fulfill His divine
commission to us despite the resistance that we meet,
we will receive a huge reward for our efforts. We will
share in the eternal inheritance that Christ Himself
will one day receive. The Kingdom of God is reserved
for the saints of God and we will inherit all of its
blessings one day in the very near future if we are
patient and persistent. We will rule and reign with
Jesus Christ and judge both men and angels. Men will
soon look up to us and give us praise and honor
instead of scorn, ridicule and derision.
We will be kings and
priests of God and the Lord will boast of us to all
creation. We will enforce Kingdom principles of
fairness, justice and equality, so that all men dwell
in love and unity. There will be peace and prosperity,
safety and security for all of God’s people in the
Kingdom of God. Our bodies will even be changed, so
that we are no longer susceptible to disease, decay
and death. We will live long and strong in the very
presence of our God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Divine Vindication
Isaiah 63:4 “For the
day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of
my redeemed is come.”
Many have been
persecuted for their faith and numerous wars have been
fought in the name of religion. God’s people have been
afflicted with much pain and sorrow. They have lost
dignity, property, family, friends and even their
lives themselves. The Lord has seen all the oppression
and exploitation of His people and will turn their
captivity for all of eternity.
The people of God
mature in the sufferings that they are called upon to
endure. We take up the cross where Christ let off, and
temporarily suffer with Him in this world. However,
our suffering will not lead to death. On the contrary,
we will have eternal life because of all that He
endured on our behalf. Anything that we contend with
now will be reversed one day very soon.
While we may not yet
be fully accepted by men in the world, Christ Himself
will soon vindicate us and restore all of our losses.
He will avenge all wrongs done to us, and destroy all
the ungodly and their ungodliness, as He promises us.
There will come a time in the very near future when
men will no longer deny the one true God and His
inimitable power and glory.
1Samuel 24:12 “The
LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me
of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.”
Jesus Christ will
soon return to vanquish all evil off the face of the
earth quickly and efficiently. He will not be ignored
by the unrighteous or persuaded to be lenient with the
unjust. He will take vengeance on all the enemies of
His people and drive them into the eternal lake of
fire. They will have to acknowledge Him in all of His
greatness and deal with His wrath.
We need not take our
own revenge or fight our own battles. The Lord has
seen all our heartache. He will rise up on our behalf
and deal with all of our adversaries one day very
soon. His judgment is irrefutable and will be final
and permanent. Anyone who has injured His people, or
interfered with their service to Him and to others,
will be strictly judged and severely punished.
He will bind up our
wounds and give us honor and glory for our former
shame and persecution. He will usher us into His
Kingdom and protect us from all evil for all eternity.
There will be safety and security, love, peace and
unity in the Kingdom of God. All men will honor God
and openly acknowledge His Son, Jesus Christ, as King
of kings and Lord of lords.
2Corinthians 4:17
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal
weight of glory; While we look not at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for
the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the
things which are not seen [are] eternal.”
Very soon now there
will be a public outcry for the Lord and His way of
doing things and being right. We will no longer be the
objects of derision. Men will flock to us to learn our
secrets and hear the Gospel of the Kingdom. They will
be desperate for the truth and hungry for salvation.
Surrounded with darkness, they will deliberately
choose the light.
It is the Lord’s
desire that all men come to Him and discover the
truth. Our lives should be continuous testimonies to
the power and love of God at work in us. We must be
godly role models and strong witnesses. We should
share the Gospel of the Kingdom in all its power, so
that all men will have an opportunity to be converted
and baptized.
There will be such a
huge outpouring of miraculous signs and wonders all
over the earth, that everyone will be compelled to
take notice of our God in all His glory. He will imbue
us with His very own power, so that we can work
miracles, sign and wonders in His name and attract
others to our faith. Many will be saved, converted and
baptized unto eternal life.
All the sick will be
healed and many captives will be set free of
affliction and oppression. Men will no longer suffer
at the hands of the enemy as we take back the earth.
We will tear down all demonic strongholds that have
held them in bondage. Even the dead will be raised
back to life, so that they share in the blessings of
God’s Kingdom for all time.
We will soon be
rewarded for all of our faithfulness in serving the
Lord. No one will be able to steal our birthright or
interfere with our blessings in any way. The Lord will
fully compensate us for all of our struggles on His
behalf. He is a just God and He will provide for us
beyond all our expectations. He will abundantly meet
our needs for all eternity.
Jeremiah 31:34 “And
they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and
every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they
shall all know me, from the least of them unto the
greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive
their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no
more.”
There will come a
time in the very near future when all men, from the
least to the greatest of us, will know the Lord and
have His laws written in our minds and hearts. There
will be peace and unity on the earth and everyone will
walk in love for the Lord and for his neighbor. There
will be no more war or conflict in our relationships.
We will all dwell together as brothers and sisters.
The Kingdom of God
will be an eternal refuge for all those who seek the
truth, and the Lord will receive all the honor and
glory that He deserves. He will forgive us for all our
iniquity and blot out all memory of our
transgressions. There will no longer be a separation
between God and man. He will provide for all of our
needs in abundance and fellowship with us for all of
eternity.
The people of God
will no longer be mocked; our names will become a
praise on the earth. We will share in Christ’s eternal
promises for righteousness. The Lord Himself will
vindicate us and boast of us to all creation. We will
have many rewards for our faithfulness in serving
God’s eternal redemption plan, and we will rule and
reign with Jesus Christ over all the nations of the
world.
Just Recompense
Isaiah 61:7 “For
your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion
they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in
their land they shall possess the double: everlasting
joy shall be unto them.”
We will one day be
heroes to our people rather than scorned and
ostracized. Men will be grateful that we witnessed to
them and shared our saving faith, so that they could
be set free. The Lord Himself will glorify us with the
glory that He gave Jesus Christ. We will be totally
vindicated and become a praise on the earth, instead
of experiencing opposition. We will enjoy positions of
honor in God’s Kingdom, and be heirs to all of its
many benefits for our faithfulness.
The Kingdom of God
will level all playing fields once and for all. We
will enjoy just recompense for all that has been taken
from us. The Lord will restore all that we have lost
in our service to Him and generously reward us for our
efforts on His behalf. He is a just God and will not
permit us to lack in any area of our lives. It is His
desire to give us all that the universe has to offer
and He will compensate us for any discomfort or cost
that we incurred.
We will experience
everlasting joy and freedom in the Kingdom of God. He
will boast of us to all creation and make our names a
praise on the earth. We will judge both men and angels
and rule and reign with Christ Himself over all the
nations of the world. The Kingdom of God will be our
inheritance for faithful service, and no man or devil
will threaten our birthright. Christ will make certain
that Kingdom principles of fairness and justice
prevail for all time.
Matthew 25:34 “Then
shall the King say unto them at his right hand, Come
ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world:”
God’s people will
soon be totally restored and blessed beyond their
wildest imaginings. We will rejoice in all that God
does for us. We will inherit the Kingdom of God and
all of its many benefits. We will enjoy endless peace
and unlimited prosperity all the days of our lives.
Our bodies will be redeemed and live forever in the
very presence of God Himself. We will walk in love and
unity with our neighbors and be praised for our
faithful service to them.
We will be reunited
with all our loved ones and build beautiful homes to
lodge our large families. Our children and our
children’s children will be blessed for all
generations to come. We will plant crops and enjoy
their yield for food in a virtual paradise on the
earth. All men will finally know the Lord and give Him
all the thanks and honor that He deserves. There will
be nothing evil or defiling that disturbs the peace
and serenity of life in the Kingdom of God.
The Lord will
appoint us as kings and priests of His people for all
of eternity. We will have the heathen for our
inheritance in the uttermost parts of the earth. We
will judge both men and angels and share in Christ’s
very own honor and glory. We will rule and reign as
just governors and overseers in God’s Kingdom. We will
be key players in Kingdom government and enforce its
standards of fairness, justice and equality, so that
all men will be treated with respect.
Psalm 44:7 “But thou
hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to
shame that hated us.”
No one will dare to
contend with God’s people any longer, since He will
soon demonstrate His awesome power in our lives. All
evil will soon be destroyed off the face of the earth.
We will be supernaturally protected from all harm, and
glorified with Jesus Christ Himself when He returns to
rule and reign in His Kingdom for all eternity. The
Lord will boast of us to all creation as His very own
sons and daughters. We will no longer be shamed,
ridiculed or scorned for our faith; we will be heroes
to all of mankind.
We will have a
generous reward for our devotion and loyalty to the
Lord. He will restore everything that has been lost or
taken from us over the years. We will share in all the
vast resources that the universe has to offer us. We
will have peace and prosperity, safety and security,
joy and freedom in the Kingdom of God. We will dwell
in love and unity and enjoy the presence of the Lord
Himself. He will take an active role in our lives and
make certain that all of our needs are met in
abundance for all of eternity.
The Kingdom of God
will be a virtual paradise for us. All of creation
will be restored and renewed; the earth will be like
the Garden of Eden once again. We will walk in love,
peace and fellowship with all men and Christ will make
certain that principles of justice and equality are
strictly enforced. Nothing that defiles man or God
will be permitted to mar the perfection of life in
God’s Kingdom. We will all know the Lord, from the
least to the greatest of us, and worship Him in Spirit
and truth as He earnestly desires.
Ruth 2:12 “The LORD
recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee
of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art
come to trust.”
Our faith is a
viable force in our lives. It is growing and expanding
as we walk in it on a daily basis and contend for our
beliefs before all of mankind. We should have trust
and confidence that the Lord will reward us for our
faith in Him. He will not forget our devoted service
to Him and His people. We will have a full recompense
for all our efforts on His behalf.
He will restore all
that we have lost or had taken from us over the years.
He will anticipate all of our needs even before we ask
Him. Our God will share all the vast resources of the
universe with us. We will be blessed in abundance for
all eternity. No one will experience poverty and lack,
oppression or exploitation of any kind. All evil will
be far removed from God’s people.
We can expect a
generous inheritance in the Kingdom of God. We will
share in Christ’s very own honor and glory, as He
promises us. We will rule and reign with Him over all
the nations of the world. We will judge both men and
angels and enforce Kingdom principles of fairness and
justice for all men. We will receive a legacy of
praise that no one can ever take from us.
Proverbs 10:22 “The
blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no
sorrow with it.”
Our children and our
children’s children will all know and serve the Lord
all the days of their lives. We will enjoy perpetual
blessings with no downside. The Lord will anticipate
all of our needs and provide all that we require to be
healthy and happy. We will experience only peace and
prosperity, safety and security, health and longevity,
freedom and justice for all eternity.
The Lord will
distribute all the vast resources of the universe to
His people. We will be blessed beyond belief, but
happy and content to merely be in His presence. He
will be a Father to us, as He always desired. We will
commune with Him intimately and share all the details
of our lives with Him. The Kingdom of God will be
serene and all of its residents will dwell in
brotherly love with their neighbors.
The glory of the
Lord will be our eternal light. We will give Him all
the thanks and praise that He so deserves. All Kingdom
residents will worship Him in Spirit and in truth and
celebrate all of His sabbaths and feast days with joy
and gladness. We will be a holy people that dwell with
their God for all of eternity. There will be no more
separation between God and man.
All evil will be
expelled from the Kingdom of God. There will be
nothing that defiles God or man that ever interrupts
the peace and serenity of life there. All evil will be
banished to the lake of fire and Satan himself will be
cast into the bottomless pit. The Lord, Jesus Christ,
will rule with a rod of iron to make certain that
Kingdom principles of righteousness, fairness and
justice prevail for all mankind.
Topics For Discussion
1. A Real Enemy
2. Retribution And Restitution
3. Contention For Our Faith
4. Oppression By Men
5. Patience In Tribulation
6. Divine Vindication
7. Just Recompense
Chapter 2 – A Chosen Generation
2Thessalonians 2:14
“Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the
obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
The good news of the
Kingdom of God is available to one and all who will
embrace it. Our redemption is finally secure; we have
been delivered from the penalty of sin, which is
death. We are no longer lost in our sin; our future is
bright and promising. We have received the free gift
of eternal life and we are legal beneficiaries to an
inheritance that no one can ever take from us.
Jesus Christ died to
save us from all of our sins and restore us to right
standing with God for all time. He also brought us
life in abundance, to include all material things that
we need, as well as spiritual riches. He has given us
wisdom and understanding of the deeper things of God
and revealed everything that we need to know to be
loving, righteous and obedient in our daily lives.
We are called to the
very same glory that our Lord and Savior operated in.
But we have to sanctify ourselves to be worthy of His
divine anointing power and authority to manifest in
and through us. We will have to crucify our flesh,
abandon all selfish soul ambitions and relinquish
worldliness. If we purge ourselves of all
unrighteousness, we will become like Christ Himself.
2Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new. And all things [are] of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and
hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
When we were saved
and born again, we probably chose to be baptized in
water to the death of our sins. Our new spirit man
rose again in Christ to be renewed and transformed.
Our behavior will evolve over time and we will become
more godly in all that we think, say and do. But
first, we must be sanctified and set apart for the
Lord’s use. We have eternal callings to embrace.
We should imitate
the life of Jesus Christ Himself, who has called us to
complete His ministry on the earth. We will walk as He
walked and do the very things that He did. We will
preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons and
even raise the dead back to life again. There will be
nothing that is impossible to us, as we usher in the
everlasting Kingdom of God to the earth realm.
All of creation will
recognize us as the sons and daughters of God in the
days ahead. We will be admired and praised for our
role in rescuing all mankind from total destruction.
The Lord will boast of us and we will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory. We will be
appointed kings and priests of God and reconcile all
men to Him through our evangelistic efforts on His
behalf.
2Peter 1:3
“According as his divine power hath given us all
things that pertain unto life and godliness, through
the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and
virtue:”
Our Savior, Jesus
Christ, not only came to save us from our sins, but
also to destroy all the works of the devil. He taught
us the ways of God and restored our righteousness to
us once and for all. His influence in our lives gives
us the power to overcome sin and reign victorious in
life. We are able to become holy and perfect, just as
He is holy and perfect, so that we can one day dwell
in His presence.
We should follow all
of the Lord’s commandments to us and walk in love for
Him and others at all times. We ought to request the
baptism of the Holy Spirit and strive for glory and
virtue. If we walk in the Spirit instead of our flesh,
we will have faith, peace and joy. We will become meek
and longsuffering; lead temperate and disciplined
lives; and be good and gentle in our dealings with all
men.
These spiritual
fruit will continue to grow and overtake us, so that
we lead lives that are godly and righteous. We will
reach full spiritual maturity and be more like our
Lord in every way. Our lives will be continuous
demonstrations of God’s power and glory at work in us
and through us to bless all of mankind. We will rise
up in our authority and fulfill our divine destinies
in the very near future.
Called With A Holy
Calling
2Timothy 1:9-10 “Who
hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling,
not according to our works, but according to his own
purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began,”
Mankind was created
for greatness; we were formed in the very image and
likeness of God Himself to live forever in His
presence. It was the Lord’s plan to fellowship
intimately with us as His children, and provide for
all of our needs. However, all that changed in the
Garden of Eden. Adam’s disobedience brought iniquity
on us all and cost us our dominion over the earth. It
interrupted our right standing with God and caused
separation between us. The Lord had a plan for our
redemption, so that we would not be condemned to death
for our sins, as we deserve.
He spared us from
the penalty of sin, by sending His own Son to the
earth realm in atonement for all our transgression.
Through our faith in Christ we are restored to right
standing with God and He can bless us as He always
intended. However, we have a serious obligation to
continually sanctify ourselves and remain righteous at
all times. We have inherited eternal life and we are
joint-heirs with Jesus to all the promises of God. We
are seated with Christ in heavenly places and have
access to the same divine power and authority to do
the good works that He did.
We have eternal
callings and divine destinies that will be fulfilled,
as we usher in the Kingdom of God. The Lord will
empower us with Christ’s very own anointing to serve
Him and His people. We should preach the Gospel of the
Kingdom of God, heal all the sick and infirm and cast
out demons of all kinds. We will even raise the dead
back to life again, if we recognize our power and
authority to do so. We will tear down all enemy
strongholds that hold men in bondage and interfere
with heaven coming to the earth. The Lord will be
glorified in us in all that we do.
1Peter 2:9 “But ye
[are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth
the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness
into his marvellous light:”
Jesus Christ was the
firstborn of many sons and daughters, the Bible tells
us. We are the children of God by our faith in Christ.
We are deemed righteous and holy, just as He is
righteous and holy. When the Lord sees us, He sees
Jesus in all of His glory. We have been restored to
right standing with the Father for all time and we
have an eternal inheritance that we can expect.
It is possible for
us to approach the throne of grace with every need and
concern that we have. We are actually seated with
Christ in heavenly places at the right hand of God. We
can make all of our needs known and be assured that
they will be met. We also have hope and confidence
that the Lord will supply everything that we need to
be successful in what we must do.
We have been called
out of darkness and sanctified in the light of the
truth. We are a chosen generation, a special people
that the Lord has selected to be instrumental in His
eternal redemption plan. We are the sons of God on the
earth, and we have unique callings and divine
destinies to fulfill in the days that lie ahead. We
will be ushering the Kingdom of God into the earth
realm.
Our Lord will never
leave us or forsake us. If we are called to His
service, we will be fully equipped to serve Him as He
desires. He will imbue us with His very own power and
authority to operate as Christ did on the earth. We
will preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons
and even raise the dead back to life again. We will
destroy anything evil that impedes our progress.
In The World, But Not
Of It
John 15:19 “If ye
were of the world, the world would love his own: but
because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you
out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”
We have been called
from the very beginning of time to serve the Lord in
righteousness and singleness of purpose. While we may
not be very popular with other men, we are chosen by
God to fulfill His eternal redemption plan. We have
been sanctified in the truth and justified through our
faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ. We
purposely choose to walk in love and peace with all
men and our thoughts, words and behavior are above and
beyond reproach.
We are in the world,
but not of it. We are consecrated and set apart for
eternal callings to serve the Lord in the critical
days to come. We cannot permit ourselves to be
contaminated by any defilement, if we will be
entrusted with His very own anointing power and
authority. Sanctification must be our primary goal and
we must be totally sold out to the things of God,
rather than our own agendas. Then and only then, will
we be able to function as we are intended.
We will have to
ignore the criticism of men and be tuned in to the
Lord alone in the days that lie ahead. The approval of
God should be paramount in our minds. We have to
partner with Him in ushering in His Kingdom. We cannot
hope to please others in what we are called to do.
They will probably not understand the significance of
our contribution until much later. However, one day we
will be vindicated and they will thank us for our
efforts on their behalf.
Romans 12:1 “I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable
service.”
We have presented
our bodies as living sacrifices to the Lord in service
to His eternal plan and purpose. We have laid down our
personal lives, crucified our fleshly desires and
relinquished our selfish soul ambitions. We are in
preparation for our divine destinies and nothing will
interfere with our callings. We are striving to walk
in the Holy Spirit, and say and do, only what the Lord
would have us say and do. We are planning to take up
the ministry of Jesus Christ Himself.
We are sanctified as
never before, so that we can be effective ambassadors
for the Kingdom of God. All men will be watching us to
see if our behavior is consistent with what we preach
to them. We must be above and beyond reproach in all
that we do. We are sons and daughters of almighty God
Himself, and we must be perfect, just as He is
perfect. The future of all mankind is at stake and we
can permit nothing to interfere with our serving God
as we are destined to do.
We are single minded
and united in our goal to take back the earth from the
enemy and usher in the Kingdom of God. We walk as one,
under the leadership and guidance of Christ Himself.
We are totally obedient and respond immediately to all
of His direction to us. We are the Body of Christ and
nothing will interfere with our work or impede our
progress. All of heaven backs us up and we walk in
power and authority to overcome all evil, demonic
strongholds with good.
Isaiah 1:19 “If ye
be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the
land:”
We are willing and
obedient to do all that is assigned us in the critical
days ahead. We will be ushering in the Kingdom of God
on the earth, and we stand ready to move as the Lord
Himself commands us. He will direct our paths and
equip us with His very own divine power and authority
to walk as Christ Himself walked on the earth. We will
be successful in all that we do to serve Him.
No human controversy
or satanic influence will prevent us from doing what
the Lord has called us to do for His people. We will
destroy all demonic strongholds that would impede our
progress or interfere with our establishing peace,
order and stability on the earth. The Gospel will be
preached with power and conviction, so that men
everywhere will be able to embrace our faith.
They will be healed
of all their afflictions, as we lay hands on the sick.
We will cast out demons that torment and oppress them.
We will even raise the dead back to life again through
the power of the Holy Spirit. We will prepare the
entire earth for the Kingdom of God and overcome all
evil with good. There will be nothing that is
impossible to us, if we serve the Lord as He desires.
We will receive many
blessings and eternal rewards in God’s Kingdom. He
will take vengeance on all of our enemies and make our
names a praise on the earth. We will share in Christ’s
very own honor and glory and rule and reign with Him
over all the nations of the world. We will judge both
men and angels and be given the heathen for our
inheritance in the uttermost parts of the earth.
Selected For
Greatness
Psalm 8:4-6 “What is
man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man
that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a
little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him
with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have
dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put
all [things] under his feet:”
We were created for
greatness to be manifested in these last days. The
Lord formed us in His very own image and likeness to
have dominion over everything in the earth. However,
Adam’s deliberate disobedience caused him to
relinquish his authority to Satan. The Lord was
compelled to develop an alternate plan for the
redemption of mankind. He sent His very own Son, Jesus
Christ, to the earth to save us from our sins and to
defeat the devil on our behalf.
Christ spoiled all
principalities and powers with His victory over sin,
death and the grave. He restored dominion on the earth
back to men where it belongs. All that remains is that
we take a stand against evil and assert ourselves as
the very sons and daughters of almighty God. We must
know who we are, and whom we serve, in the days to
come. We have divine destinies that will be fulfilled
before Christ returns. We must rise up in our kingly
and priestly anointing.
All demonic
strongholds will be penetrated and overthrown, as the
people of God take back total power and authority over
all matters on the earth. We will help to eradicate
all evil and overcome it with good. We will
restructure world governments to line up with Kingdom
principles and establish peace and order on this
planet. We will restore all of nature back to its
original beauty and balance; take control of the plant
and animal kingdoms; and even stabilize the climate.
The entire world
will be positively affected through our efforts to
usher in the Kingdom of God. Nothing will remain the
same. There will be no more violence, conflict,
oppression, poverty and lack on the earth. We will
work to eliminate all natural catastrophes that harm
mankind and cause widespread destruction. There will
soon be peace, order and stability. We will speak to
everything in our environment and it will line up with
the Word and will of God for all mankind.
John 15:16 “Ye have
not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained
you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and
[that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
you.”
We have not done
anything in our own merit that would entitle us to be
chosen by the Lord for His use in the days to come. We
are simply walking out our divine destinies, as He has
revealed them to us. He will prepare and equip us to
do all that we are required to do to bring heaven to
the earth realm. The Lord will ultimately accomplish
His eternal redemption plan.
He can and will use
ordinary men, women and even children to execute His
wishes on the earth. Our education, talent and
experience will have no bearing on our ability to be
used by God to usher in His Kingdom. Our age, sex,
religion and nationality will mean nothing. If we have
yielded our lives to the Lord in total submission, He
will be able to work through us.
The Lord delights in
partnering with His people. He will use us as
ambassadors for the Kingdom of God if we are willing
and obedient to Him. We will attract others to our
faith with miracles, signs and wonders that are
performed in His name. It is His greatest desire that
all men will come to the truth and believe in His Son,
Jesus Christ, so that they can also be saved.
Whatever we require
to be successful will be given to us, if we ask in
Christ’s name. All of heaven stands ready to back us
up in our efforts. Legions of ministering angels will
pave the way for us to bring in the full-end time
harvest of souls that is needed. Everyone whose name
is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be called,
converted, saved and baptized in Jesus’ name.
1Peter 1:2 “Elect
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience
and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace
unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”
The people of God
come in all sizes, shapes and colors. There are
righteous men, women and children all over the world
that will serve the Lord in ushering in His Kingdom.
Anyone who is sanctified in flesh and soul and
dedicated to the Lord’s service, can and will be used
as sacred vessels for His anointing power in the
critical days that lie ahead.
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God with zeal and conviction
and bring in the full end-time harvest of souls that
is necessary. We will lay hands on the sick and they
will all recover. We will cast out demons and unclean
spirits and set men free in the truth. We will even
raise the dead back to life again, as Christ Himself
once did.
The Body of Christ
is elect and chosen for greatness in these last days.
We will reflect the power and glory of God for all the
world to see. No evil will be able to operate against
us and deter our efforts. We will take dominion over
the entire earth, as we are destined to do. The Lord
will be able to usher in His everlasting Kingdom
through us.
Isaiah 41:9 “[Thou]
whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and
called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto
thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and
not cast thee away.”
The Body of Christ
is called from every tongue, race and nation of the
earth. The Lord has His elect in position all over the
world. We will take dominion in all things and spread
our faith to all men, women and children as we are
led. Everyone whose name is written in the Lamb’s Book
of Life will be called and baptized in order to enter
the Kingdom of God. No one will perish for lack of
knowledge in the truth.
We will set men free
from bondage and oppression of all types. We will heal
the sick and infirm of all their diseases. We will
cast out all demons that harass mankind and keep them
in sin and darkness. We will even raise the dead back
to life again by the awesome power and glory of God
Himself. There is nothing that will be impossible to
us, as we assist the Lord in bringing heaven to the
earth realm as He desires.
Everything that we
do to help usher in the Kingdom of God will line up
with God’s eternal redemption plan for mankind. We are
simply willing and obedient vessels sanctified for His
use. He will imbue us with His very own anointing
power and authority to take back the earth from the
devil and restore peace and order on the planet.
Everything will be changed and prepared for Jesus
Christ to return for His rule and reign.
The Purging Fire Of
God
Isaiah 48:10
“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I
have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”
Everything that we
have experienced in our lives has led up to this
important moment. We have been tried in the furnace of
affliction and been found worthy to serve the Lord. We
have suffered pain and sorrow, but the Lord Himself
has comforted us and bound up all our wounds. He has
great plans for us, but He expects us to give up
everything in love and provide service to Him.
Our sanctification
is effected through much personal suffering. It is
difficult to lay down our own ambitions and crucify
our carnal desires. Striving for holiness and
perfection is impossible without the operation of the
Holy Spirit in our lives. We have sacrificed all that
we have and taken up our cross for Jesus Christ. We
will walk as He walked on the earth, in total love and
humility.
We are consecrated
and dedicated to bring heaven to the earth realm, as
the Lord has intended for thousands of years. We are
willing and able to do all that He requires of us in
the days ahead. He will confer His very own divine
power and authority on us to enable us to be
successful. All we must do is be willing and obedient
to His directives, as we usher in the Kingdom of God.
Revelation 3:18-19
“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,
that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou
mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy
nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I
rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
It is critical that
we be totally cleansed of all defilement in body, soul
and spirit. We have divine destinies that require us
to be focused on eternity rather than the darkness
around us. We cannot be both worldly and spiritually
minded if we will be of service to God. We will have
to be purified, consecrated and dedicated to His plan
and purpose in the critical days that lie ahead. We
should present our bodies as living sacrifices for His
use at all times.
We were called from
the foundation of the world to be instrumental in
implementing the Lord’s eternal redemption plan for
all of mankind. He has groomed us for service to Him
and sanctified us, so that we can be sacred vessels
for His anointing power and authority. We will be His
partners in ushering in His Kingdom to the earth.
There is much that must be done. All evil will be
overturned and peace and order will prevail on the
earth.
Christ will destroy
all evil off the face of the earth in the wrath of His
coming. Nothing defiling will ever enter into the
Kingdom of God. Everyone who is rebellious and
unrepentant will have his share in the lake of fire.
Satan and all his minions will be banished to the
bottomless pit. Nothing and no one will corrupt the
peace and serenity of Kingdom life. God’s people will
dwell with Him for all eternity in safety and
security, joy and freedom.
Deuteronomy 4:24
“For the LORD thy God [is] a consuming fire, [even] a
jealous God.”
The Lord desires
that we put Him first in all things; He is a jealous
God and wants our full attention and devotion. We must
relinquish all our worldly idols and consecrate
ourselves to His divine calling and purpose for our
lives. We have eternal destinies that must be
fulfilled in the days to come. We cannot put anyone or
anything before our God and His needs.
We have to crucify
our flesh and abandon all of our selfish ambitions, so
that we are totally sanctified and prepared for our
role in His eternal redemption plan. He will then
confer His very own power and authority on us, so that
we can fight the good fight of faith and prevail. We
will preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons
and even raise the dead back to life. We will impact
the entire earth for good and overcome all evil that
would interfere with our progress.
The people of God
will rise up in the Lord’s very own power and glory
and destroy all the works of the devil. We will take
back the earth and everything in it for the Kingdom of
God. We will restructure world governments and
economic systems to line up with Kingdom principles.
We will re-create all of nature, so that it is
restored to its original beauty and balance.
Nothing will be
impossible to us as we serve the Lord and His people
in these last days. We will be given supernatural
energy and miraculous capabilities to usher in the
Kingdom of God. We will operate exactly as Christ
intends, and take full dominion over all matters on
the earth. We will be successful in establishing
Kingdom principles of love and peace in this world,
and prepare the hearts of all mankind to greet their
Lord and Savior when He returns to us.
Proverbs 16:6 “By
mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of
the LORD [men] depart from evil.”
All world
governments will be challenged to see if they meet
Kingdom standards of righteousness and justice for
their people. Leaders who are cruel and despotic will
be replaced. The Lord will not tolerate His people
being exploited and oppressed for much longer. He will
take steps to rectify this imbalance and punish all
offenders. There will be nothing that defiles or
injures God’s people as we enter His Kingdom.
The enemy wreaked
havoc over all of nature since the fall of Adam, but
we have been given back our dominion over everything
in the earth. All of creation is waiting for the
revealing of the sons of God, so that we can restore
it to its original beauty and balance. Plants and
animals will be in harmony with one another and
subject to man. The climate will be regulated and
natural disasters will be a thing of the past.
We can do nothing
good through our own strength and talents. Whatever we
require in accomplishing the Lord’s purpose will be
freely given to us. We need only ask Him for His
assistance, and He will be quick to provide it. He
will assign legions of ministering angels to back us
up and help us to fulfill His eternal redemption plan.
We will be totally successful in all of our efforts to
usher in the eternal Kingdom of God.
A Holy People
Deuteronomy 7:6 “For
thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the
LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people
unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the
face of the earth.”
The Lord has chosen
us over all the people on the earth and called us to
fulfill divine destinies in the critical days that lie
ahead. We will be leading all of mankind into the
Kingdom of God on the earth. We cannot be distracted
in any way or deterred in our efforts to overcome all
evil with good. We have a serious obligation to hear
from God and serve His people.
Much depends on our
being totally focused and obedient to God. We have to
take sanctification to an entirely different level. We
cannot be worldly in any way; we will have to crucify
our fleshly desires and relinquish all soul ambitions
in favor of the Lord’s eternal redemption plan. We
must make a concerted effort to hear His voice and
respond immediately.
Ours is a distinct
privilege and a sacred responsibility. The future of
mankind is at stake, and we cannot afford to be
careless or remiss in our duties. We must be totally
consecrated and dedicated to preaching the Gospel of
the Kingdom. The Lord desires that all men come to
know Him and love Him, so that He can fellowship
intimately with us for all of eternity.
We are future kings
and priests. We will actually rule and reign with
Jesus Christ in His eternal Kingdom. All men will look
up to us for guidance and direction. Our behavior must
be holy and blameless; our thoughts and words
themselves should be godly. We must be above and
beyond reproach if we will serve as suitable
ambassadors for the Kingdom of God.
Leviticus 20:26 “And
ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD [am] holy,
and have severed you from [other] people, that ye
should be mine.”
We are to be in the
world, but not of it. We cannot succumb to
contamination or defilement of any kind. God’s people
are called to holiness and sanctification. We cannot
be tainted by worldly desires or carnality of any
form. We should lay down our lives in humble service
to the Lord in fulfilling His eternal redemption plan.
Many lives will be impacted for good and the future of
the entire world depends upon our total willingness
and obedience.
The Lord’s people
are unique and very special to Him. We have been
called from the foundation of the world to partner
with Him. We have eternal destinies to fulfill and we
will represent God in any capacity that He deems
worthwhile. He will empower us to walk as Christ
Himself walked on the earth. We will work miraculous
signs and wonders in His name.
The Gospel will be
preached to all the world with awesome power and
conviction. The sons of God will reach everyone in
every nation of the world. No man will perish for lack
of hearing the truth. Everyone will have an
opportunity to receive eternal life. Many will come to
know the Lord and accept salvation through faith in
Jesus Christ. We will baptize countless souls and
gather in the entire end-time harvest, as the Lord
desires for us to do.
All world
governments will be restructured and reorganized to
adhere to Kingdom principles of fairness and justice
for all men. Peace will be restored to the earth once
and for all. All of creation will be renewed and
restored to its original beauty and balance. Nature
will be tamed and the plant and animal kingdoms will
be in harmony with one another and with man.
The Lord will be
with us in all that we are called to do. He has chosen
us to be His voice and His hands on the earth, and He
will not let us down. His anointing power will be
imparted to us to glorify Him wherever we go. We will
overcome evil with good and demonstrate His very own
love, mercy and compassion to all men. We will have
supernatural abilities and accomplish miraculous
things in the days to come, as we usher in the Kingdom
of God.
2Peter 1:10-11
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to
make your calling and election sure: for if ye do
these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance
shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ.”
In the days ahead,
believers will be held to much higher standards of
accountability than before. Sin can no longer rule our
lives or interfere with our service to God. Our
behavior will have to be above and beyond reproach if
we will successfully draw others to our faith. We must
purposely pursue our gifts and callings, so that we
can usher in the Kingdom of God to the earth.
While we may think
it is relatively unimportant that we cling to the
desires of our flesh and personal soul ambitions,
nothing could be further from the truth. Anything that
interferes with our serving God has got to be
eliminated. We cannot be both worldly and spiritually
minded. We must make the decision to fully commit to
the Lord’s eternal redemption plan and purpose.
Much is at stake and
our willingness and obedience is vital to the Lord and
His people. We will have duties with eternal
ramifications. If we fail to respond to the Lord’s
call on our lives, important work will remain undone.
All of mankind is looking to us and their fate lies in
our hands. We will have to rise up in our kingly and
priestly roles and release them from bondage.
We are expected to
be living testimonies to the power and glory of God in
our own lives before we can effectively witness to
others. So too, we must be sanctified to have the
Lord’s anointing power manifest through us. His Spirit
takes leave of unclean vessels. We have to be purged
of all that contaminates us. The Lord can only use us
if we are totally submitted to Him.
Very soon now, we
will have a generous reward for all of our troubles.
The Lord will boast of us to all of creation. We will
share in Christ’s very own honor and glory and rule
and reign with Him over all the nations of the world.
The Lord will appoint us as kings and priests. All men
will look up to us, as we teach them Kingdom
principles of love, peace and unity to live by.
Sacred Vessels For
His Use
Ephesians 1:4
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without blame before him in love:”
We must be
sanctified and consecrated for the Lord’s purpose.
That requires us to lay down our fleshly desires and
personal ambitions in favor of His plan for our lives.
We must walk in love for Him and for others, and be
humble and obedient servants.
We should strive for
righteousness and godliness in all our thoughts, words
and behavior. We must be beyond reproach if we would
attract others to our faith. We should be testimonies
to the power and glory of God at work in our own
individual lives.
We should imitate
the laid down life of Jesus Christ Himself, since we
will walk as He walked in the days to come. Christ
only said and did what the Father told Him to do. We
should do likewise, if we will pick up the duties of
His ministry and be effective.
We must strive for
holiness and perfection in our lives, just as the Lord
is holy and perfect. We will spend all of eternity
with Him and nothing defiling can enter into His
presence. We should follow all of His commandments and
walk in love and humility.
We will be teachers
and rulers of all men in the Kingdom of God. We must
learn to judge both men and angels with just, fair and
equitable standards. We should practice Kingdom
principles now, so we can enforce peace and unity as a
future way of life.
2Thessalonians 2:13
“But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you,
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from
the beginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”
The truth has set us
free for all time. The Lord always requires perfect
obedience from us, and we cannot put our own plans and
ambitions before His eternal redemption plan. We must
subdue our fleshly desires and rid ourselves of all
worldliness in favor of His goals and purposes for us.
We have eternal callings and divine destinies to
fulfill; we cannot be doing our own thing.
Obedience is of the
essence in the days ahead. We cannot compromise our
righteousness in any way. We must fully surrender
ourselves to the Lord and permit His purging fire to
cleanse us of all that defiles us. We must be focused
on eternity, rather than on our daily lives. Much is
at stake, and we cannot afford to be distracted in any
way or we will not be able to serve the Lord.
We must sanctify
ourselves totally and completely; learn to walk in the
Spirit instead of our flesh; and lay down our own
personal agendas in the days ahead. We must seek the
Lord’s guidance and direction in all situations and
circumstances and be well schooled in His way of doing
things. We should follow all of His commandments and
walk in love, as we have been instructed.
2Corinthians 4:7
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that
the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of
us.”
If we are suitable
vessels for His use, a full anointing of Christ’s very
own awesome power and authority will be given to us.
We must carefully protect that by walking in
obedience, as He walked on the earth. We should be
totally consecrated and dedicated to preaching the
Gospel of the Kingdom, healing the sick, casting out
demons and even raising the dead back to life again.
We will speak to
seemingly impossible situations and take dominion over
them. We will overcome all evil with good and bind all
of Satan’s operations on the earth. All world
governments will be realigned with Kingdom principles,
and peace and unity will prevail. We will restore all
of creation back to its original beauty and balance
simply by calling it to divine order.
Nothing that we do
will be accomplished in our own strength. We will
serve as conduits for the anointing power and
authority of Christ Himself. We are His
representatives on the earth who will take back the
entire world for the Kingdom of God and present it to
Him on His return. If we are faithful to our calling,
we will receive many rewards in this life and in the
coming Kingdom.
Conformed To Christ’s
Image
Romans 8:29-30 “For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be]
conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be
the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he
did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he
called, them he also justified: and whom he justified,
them he also glorified.”
The Lord knew us
from the beginning of time. He predestined us to be
like His very own Son, Jesus Christ, in every way. We
are His sons and daughters if we accept Christ as our
Lord and Savior, and believe that He died to save us
from our sins. We have a divine calling; the Lord has
a special plan and an eternal purpose for our lives.
We are justified by
our faith in Christ and made righteous in His Blood.
We will also be glorified with Him in doing the works
that He did on the earth. We will usher in the Kingdom
of God with such dynamic power, that men in the world
will have to take notice. They will repent of their
sin, be converted and baptized into the one true
faith.
The sick will be
healed; we will cast out demons and even raise the
dead in the days to come. The Lord will work through
His people to bless all of mankind and demonstrate His
mercy and compassion to them. We will work miraculous
signs and wonders to attest to our faith and draw all
men to the one true God and His perfect way of doing
things.
All evil will be
overcome with good, as we put all of Christ’s enemies
underneath His feet. We will take total dominion over
Satan. There will be peace and order on the earth, and
we will successfully prepare all of mankind to greet
their King. Jesus Christ will soon return to receive
His Kingdom and we will be glorified with Him for all
eternity.
Colossians 2:11-15
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision
made without hands, in putting off the body of the
sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen
with [him] through the faith of the operation of God,
who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead
in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven
you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to
us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his
cross; [And] having spoiled principalities and powers,
he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in
it.”
We have been
circumcised in our spirit man, and conformed to the
exact image of Jesus Christ Himself through our faith
in Him. Our baptism with water signifies our death to
sin and resurrection in the newness of life. The Lord
has quickened us with the very same resurrection power
that raised Christ from the dead. We walk just as He
walked on the earth.
Christ spoiled all
demonic principalities and powers with His victory
over sin, death and the grave. He stripped Satan of
all his power and authority and gave dominion on the
earth back to men. We now have the privilege and
obligation to set matters straight on the earth. We
will restore peace and order to the planet and prepare
the way of the Lord.
We will take control
of all human governments and their economies to make
certain that only Kingdom principles of fairness and
justice prevail. We will speak to all of creation and
eliminate the decay and destruction found in nature.
Everything will be restored to its original beauty and
balance. Plants, animals and the climate will be in
harmony again.
Everything that we
do will line up with the Word and the will of God
according to His purpose. We will not act in our own
authority or operate in our own strength. The battle
belongs to the Lord, and He will fully equip us to be
successful. We will overcome all evil with good, so
that the Kingdom of God can be ushered in with all of
its power and glory.
Matthew 24:14 “And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all nations; and then
shall the end come.”
The Gospel will be
preached all over the world and men will be set free
in unprecedented numbers, so that they can be saved
unto eternal life and enter into the Kingdom of God.
We will work miracles, signs and wonders to attract
them to our faith and demonstrate the love, mercy and
compassion of God Himself. We will heal the sick, cast
out devils and even raise the dead back to life again,
just as Christ did when He walked the earth. Nothing
will be impossible to us.
Christ will soon
return to rule and reign as a righteous King. He will
destroy all evil in the wrath of His coming. All of
creation will acknowledge His greatness as He passes
judgment on both men and angels. Only He can determine
who receives eternal rewards and punishments. There
will be no iniquity in His Kingdom. Nothing and no one
who defiles God or man will ever enter in to spoil the
peace and serenity of life there. All evil will be
punished in the lake of fire and Satan will be
banished to the bottomless pit.
We will have many
blessings and rewards for our efforts in serving the
Lord in His eternal redemption plan. We will rule and
reign with Christ for all eternity in the Kingdom of
God. We will be kings and priests, teachers and
judges. The Lord Himself will instruct us in all that
we must do to govern His people with fairness, justice
and equality for all. We will have the heathen for our
inheritance and enforce Kingdom principles of peace
and unity with all men.
Divinely Commissioned
1 Corinthians 12:12
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and
all the members of that one body, being many, are one
body: so also [is] Christ.”
If we are zealous
disciples of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we are
Christ’s very own Body on the earth – His hands, feet
and voice. We have important functions to perform in
ushering in His Kingdom. We will pick up His ministry
where He left off and evangelize the entire world with
the Gospel of the Kingdom, so that all men can be set
free.
We have an important
role in the Lord’s eternal redemption plan. We cannot
be self-serving or focused on worldliness. We have to
fully sanctify ourselves, so that His very own
anointing power and authority can operate in us. We
will be His representatives on the earth and we should
be conscientious to obey all of His directives and
walk as Christ walked.
The members of the
Body of Christ are called out and chosen over all
people on the face of the earth. Men, women and
children of all races, tongues and nations are
represented. We obey the Lord and are totally
sanctified, consecrated and dedicated for His service.
In the days ahead, we will be instrumental in
performing miraculous signs and wonders.
Healing will become
second nature to us. The blind will see; the deaf will
hear; and the lame will walk. We will cast out demons
of all kinds and set men free from their bondage to
sin. We will even raise the dead back to life again,
through the awesome power and glory of God Himself. We
will overcome all evil with good and destroy demonic
strongholds.
Romans 12:5 “So we,
[being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another.”
Eternal destinies
mark us as the Body of Christ. We are intimately
connected with one another, with Christ as our
glorious Head. We walk in total singularity of purpose
to take back the earth for the Kingdom of God. No
devil in hell will prevail against us; we will be in
complete protection to do all the Lord requires of us
in the critical days ahead.
We will lead many
into the Kingdom of God, as the Lord desires of us. We
will be righteous examples and godly role models for
all men. We will reorganize and restructure world
governments, so that peace and order finally prevail
on the earth. We will teach all men how to walk in
love and unity and prepare them to meet their King for
all eternity.
All of nature will
be restored to its original beauty and balance. The
climate will be stabilized, so that there are no
natural catastrophes that frighten and harm mankind
ever again. All plants and animals will be re-created,
so that they live together in harmony with man,
subject to his dominion. Nothing will ever hurt or
destroy in the entire Kingdom.
Everything that we
accomplish will be by the power of the Holy Spirit
that operates in us and through us. We will annihilate
all demonic strongholds that interfere or impede our
progress and take back the entire earth for our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. He will return to destroy
the ungodly and their ungodliness and bind Satan in
the bottomless pit.
Christ will rule and
reign with a rod of iron to make certain that Kingdom
principles of fairness, justice and equality are
enforced. We will reign at His side and even judge
both men and angels. There will be no evil that ever
enters into the Kingdom of God. We will maintain its
integrity, so that our God and His people are
protected from all defilement.
Matthew 10:7 “And as
ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at
hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely
give.”
Each member of the
Body has an important function to perform. However, we
can accomplish a great deal more if we walk in love
and unity than if we are operating on our own. We
desperately need each other’s help, prayers and
encouragement. Each of us complements the other, so
that we can present a total unified front in our
efforts. Our gifts and callings are freely given to us
to be used for the benefit of all of mankind.
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God to all the nations of the
world and bring many new believers to the faith. All
men will have an opportunity to hear the truth and be
converted, saved and baptized, so they can enjoy
Kingdom blessings for all of eternity. We will heal
the sick and infirm, cast out demons of all types and
even raise the dead back to life again, just as Jesus
Christ Himself once did.
Nothing will
interfere with heaven coming to the earth realm. We
will destroy all demonic strongholds that are in our
way and impede our progress. No mind blinding spirits
will keep men away from their God. No hindering
spirits will stop us from ministering to others in His
mercy, love and compassion. The enemy is no match for
Christ or for His Body. We will overcome all evil with
good as the Lord intends for us to do.
Mark 16:15-18 “And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them
that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up
serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall
not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.”
Christ has
commissioned us to complete His ministry on the earth.
We have a divine destiny to fulfill in the very near
future. All we must do is be willing and obedient to
walk in love for God and others, and respond quickly
and completely to His commands. He will equip us to
operate in the miraculous realm and attract many to
our faith. We will heal the sick, deliver captives
from enemy oppression and even raise the dead, as
Christ did. We will destroy all enemy strongholds that
would impede our progress and take back the earth for
the Kingdom of God, as it is planned.
We will be in total
protection as we fulfill our eternal callings. The
Lord will empower us to overcome all evil with good
through the operation of His Holy Spirit. We will
receive guidance and direction from Jesus Christ
Himself and usher in His Kingdom with full power and
glory manifesting. Nothing will interfere with our
work or deter our efforts. All of heaven stands ready
to support the Body of Christ. We will have legions of
ministering and avenging angels to back us up, so that
we can fight the good fight of faith and bring heaven
to the earth.
Our behavior must be
above and beyond reproach in the days ahead, as we
assume our duties for the Lord’s eternal redemption
plan. We will be purged and sanctified, so that we can
be fitting vessels for His use. We will preach the
Gospel of Jesus Christ with power and conviction, so
that the full end-time harvest of souls is brought in.
All men will have an opportunity to be converted to
our faith and be baptized in Christ’s name. It is the
Lord’s desire that no man perish for lack of
knowledge. He wants all mankind to know Him and
worship Him as their Creator and Father.
Many Are Called
Matthew 20:16 “So
the last shall be first, and the first last: for many
be called, but few chosen.”
We have undergone a
strict selection process in our lives. Many are called
to the faith, but few are strengthened in the power of
it. The Lord knew from the foundation of the world,
who would respond to His call and be obedient to His
purpose. There are some who have walked with the Lord
for many years, yet are unwilling to do everything
that He asks of us at this time. They may be reluctant
to consecrate themselves for fulfilling God’s plans,
as He has ordained them to do.
While they may
indeed love the Lord and desire to serve Him, they are
not willing to totally submit to His purpose for their
lives. He desires that we function as Jesus Christ
Himself did when He walked the earth. We cannot have
false humility at this point or shirk our sacred
responsibilities. Too much is at stake for us to draw
back now. We must be diligent to fulfill our callings.
The Gospel must be preached to every nation of the
world in all its power. The entire earth needs to be
renewed, so that it is peaceful and orderly.
This is uncharted
territory that we will walk in, and some are fearful
of the repercussions. They may be timid, wary and
afraid of failing. They could be carnally minded
rather than focused on the Lord’s eternal redemption
plan. Only the spiritually strong will embrace their
divine destinies in the days ahead. There can be no
room for fear, doubt or unbelief to influence us in
any way. We have to walk in faith and confidence that
the Lord will fully equip us to be successful in all
that we do.
Luke 12:47-48 “And
that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared
not himself, neither did according to his will, shall
be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and
did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten
with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have
committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
If we are in
darkness and ignorant of the truth, we are mercifully
spared punishment for our sins of commission and
omission. However, once we have been instructed in
sound doctrine and given an opportunity to be saved
from our sins, we are accountable for the knowledge
that we have and responsible to walk in the light of
it. None of us in the Church of Jesus Christ has an
excuse for ignorance. We were bought with a dear
price, and we are aware of our obligations.
It would be a
travesty of justice for us to simply sit back and wait
for others to usher in the Kingdom of God, when we
will all benefit from it. Each of us has an important
role that will be instrumental in taking back the
earth from Satan, the enemy of our souls. We must
proactively seek the Lord and obey all of His
directives. He will have us perform mighty feats on
His behalf in the critical days to come, and we must
be ready, willing and able to do all that He asks of
us.
We should be very
careful that we do not ignore our divine calling. To
those whom much is given, much is also expected. We
are privileged to be chosen by God for His service.
Who among us can ignore His call after all that He has
done for us? Anything the Lord asks us to do, He fully
equips us to handle. His anointing power is available
to all believers, not just a select few. All that we
must do is make ourselves available to Him and He will
prepare us to be totally successful.
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust
in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.”
Whatever the Lord
asks of us in the days ahead, we will be eminently
qualified to handle. He will empower us to accomplish
everything that He assigns us. We should trust in Him
and lean not to our own understanding. Our God has
everything under control and He will never ask more of
us than we are capable of doing. We must consecrate
ourselves and He will work through us to impact the
entire earth. We have no excuse for refusing to assist
Him in His plans.
There is something
that each of us can do to usher in the Kingdom of God.
If we are not called to the Body of Christ, we are
still members of His Church. We should be in strong
intercession for our brothers and sisters and support
them in their evangelistic efforts wherever possible.
We are each expected to be godly role models for
unbelievers and focused on sanctification rather than
worldliness. We should also petition the Lord to usher
in His Kingdom as quickly as possible.
If we all join
forces and pray in earnest for heaven’s way of doing
things to come to the earth, the Lord will indeed hear
us and promptly answer our prayers. He is zealous for
the plight of His people and He will not permit us to
be oppressed forever. He will empower us to overcome
all evil with good, and take back the entire world as
we are destined to do. We must cooperate with Him and
with one another, so that the Kingdom of God can be
ushered in as He has purposed it.
Hebrews 10:38 “Now
the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw
back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”
Rebellion is a
serious sin, and to deny the Lord when He calls on us
to serve Him is inexcusable. We should always be fully
prepared to do the will of the Father. Much is at
stake in the earth right now. People are shrouded in
darkness and deception and they need us to show them
the way to the light. We have serious responsibilities
to God and to others. We cannot refuse the Lord in
such dire circumstances. If we do so, we will be
guilty of sin and remiss in our Christian duties.
Jesus Christ will
empower us to do His work in the days ahead. We will
not lack for any good thing. If we are sanctified and
consecrated to the Lord’s eternal plan and purpose for
us, we will receive a full impartation of the very
same anointing power and authority that Christ walked
in during His ministry. We will take back the earth
and everything in it for our Lord and Savior. No fear,
doubt or unbelief should ever plague us; we must walk
by faith, not by our natural sight.
Many who think they
are in good standing will be on the outside looking
in, as we usher heaven into the earth. Not everyone
who wishes to do so will actually enter the Kingdom of
God, but only those who do the will of the Father.
Jesus Christ will determine who is eligible to enter
into His Kingdom and enjoy eternal blessings and
rewards for divine service. Only He is totally
righteous and capable of judging all men
unequivocally. His judgment will be total, final and
indisputable.
The righteous will
enter into the Kingdom of God and be glorified with
Christ Himself. We will be appointed kings and priests
and rule and reign over all the nations of the world.
We will be teachers and judges of all men and even
angels. However, the rebellious will be cast into the
eternal lake of fire. The Lord will permit no
defilement or evil in the Kingdom. If we have failed
to do the will of our Heavenly Father, we will be
excluded from receiving eternal rewards.
Divine Callings And
Eternal Destinies
1Corinthians 7:20
“Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he
was called.”
There are many
unique gifts and callings that the Lord has imparted
to His people. Some are apostles, prophets,
evangelists, healers, pastors or teachers. Others are
workers of miracles, and some share revelation with
the entire body of believers. Still others are
intercessors and prayer warriors. Some individuals
have a special helps ministry that supports others in
need.
We all have
important roles in these last days. We must be fully
prepared to do whatever the Lord asks of us. He has a
detailed plan and purpose that we must help to
fulfill. We should be fully surrendered to the Lord,
walk in love and unity and be quick to obey when we
are assigned anything in His service. Although it
might appear that our role is inconsequential, each of
us has an important function.
Some are called to
be the Bride of Christ and spend their lives in
prayer, worship, meditation and intercession. Their
goal is to be sanctified and purified, so that they
can be prepared to meet Christ as their Bridegroom.
Others take a more active role and are called to the
Body of Christ, in service to the Lord as His
end-times army that will usher in the everlasting
Kingdom of God.
Exodus 40:15 “And
thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their
father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's
office: for their anointing shall surely be an
everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Whatever our role is
in the Lord’s long-term redemption plan, we can be
certain He will prepare and equip us to do all that we
are called to do. If we are consecrated and dedicated
to His purpose, He will imbue us with Christ’s own
anointing power and authority. We will work miraculous
signs and wonders to draw many to our faith and preach
the Gospel to all the world. No man, woman or child
will perish for lack of knowledge or from hearing the
truth.
While many of us
have known our gifts and callings for many years,
there are some that the Lord has yet to call into His
service. He can and will use any sanctified vessel for
His purpose. Our talents and experience will have no
bearing on our success. He will use men, women and
even children in His eternal redemption plan, as long
as they consecrate themselves for His service.
The Holy Spirit
administers gifts and callings to God’s people at
will. We should be flexible and offer our assistance
in any capacity that the Lord deems necessary. We can
accomplish nothing in our own strength, but He will
equip us for even the miraculous. We will take back
the entire earth for the Kingdom of God, by the power
and authority of the Holy Spirit of God that works
through us. We will prepare the minds and hearts of
all men to receive their King.
We are kings and
priests of God – in training for future reigning. We
must take our duties seriously and seek the Lord for
His guidance and direction in all that we say and do.
We will share in Christ’s very own honor and glory one
day soon and rule with Him. We will judge both men and
angels and enforce the Kingdom principles of fairness,
justice and equality for all.
Romans 11:29 “For
the gifts and calling of God [are] without
repentance.”
The Lord is no
respecter of persons; He loves each of us with a deep
and unconditional love. His gifts and callings are
granted to us permanently, regardless of our
righteousness at any given time. We cannot do anything
to lose or forfeit them. While sin may prevent us from
serving the Lord for a time, continued righteousness
will guarantee our usefulness to Him and make us
eligible to enter into His Kingdom.
We should strive for
total obedience to the Lord’s direction and remain
sin-free at all times. However, we often miss the mark
and fall short of the glory of God. When we sin in any
way, we can always repent, renounce our sin and have
our righteousness restored. The Lord will reinstate
all of our blessings as before and we can continue
serving Him at peak performance, as we are destined to
do as the sons of God.
Our primary
responsibility at this juncture is to sanctify and
prepare ourselves for divine service. We cannot let
anything or anyone interfere with our eternal calling.
Much depends upon our willingness and obedience to
serve the Lord in any capacity that He deems
worthwhile. He knows the end from the beginning, yet
expects us to be cooperative with Him and with one
another so we can accomplish our goal.
Saints Of God
Psalm 37:18 “The
LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their
inheritance shall be for ever.”
We have been called
from the very foundation of the world to be of service
to the Lord for such a time as this. We must usher the
Kingdom of God into the earth realm, as it has been
ordained. We will have an eternal reward for our
efforts. No man will take our inheritance from us.
The Kingdom of God
is our special birthright as the sons and daughters of
God. The Lord will bless His people that have served
Him faithfully in these last days. He will boast of us
to all creation and Jesus Christ will share His very
own honor and glory with us for all of eternity.
Our God will avenge
all wrongs that were done to us, and give us joy and
praise for our former sorrow and shame. He will take
vengeance on all of our enemies and destroy all our
adversaries. There will be safety and security, peace
and prosperity for all who dwell in the Lord’s
presence.
The benefits and
eternal rewards that we will receive in the Kingdom of
God will far outweigh the suffering and tribulation
that we have undergone for our faith. We will be
blessed beyond our wildest imagination. The Lord has a
bountiful inheritance stored up for His saints.
We will have health
and longevity, joy and gladness all the days of our
lives. We will dwell in the very presence of our
awesome God and He will totally recompense us for our
faithfulness to Him. All the vast resources of the
universe will be at our disposal and freely shared
among us.
Colossians 1:12
“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us
meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints
in light:”
There are eternal
rewards and blessings reserved for those who do the
will of the Father and fulfill His eternal redemption
plan. We should give thanks and praise to God for
permitting us to partner with Him in the days ahead.
It is a distinct honor to be able to humbly serve His
people. We are saints in light and we walk in the
miraculous realm.
The Body of Christ
is unique and privileged. We were created for such a
time as this. If we do not embrace our divine
destinies, there is valuable work that will remain
undone. We cannot afford to have our own ambitions or
worldly aspirations; there is an eternal calling on
our lives. We should be wholly consecrated and
dedicated to the Lord’s plan and purpose for mankind.
We will be Christ’s
hands and voice on the earth and pick up where He left
off in His very own ministry. We will be endued with
divine power and authority to preach the Gospel, heal
the sick and raise the dead. We will destroy demonic
strongholds and set men free from bondage. Many will
come to know the truth and be baptized in our faith.
The Lord will ask
His people to accomplish tasks that have eternal
ramifications in the days ahead. Heaven’s way of doing
things will be ushered in on the earth, so that the
Kingdom of God can come in full power and glory, as it
is planned. We are sacred vessels for the Lord’s use
and we should be totally focused on hearing His voice
and obediently responding to His direction.
Ephesians 1:18 “The
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye
may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,”
We have eternal
destinies and the future of all mankind is at stake.
We have to be functioning at our best, and that
requires us to be totally and completed sold out to
the things of God. We must continuously examine our
consciences and subdue our flesh and our souls. We
should be walking in the Holy Spirit of God at all
times and have a genuine love for God and others.
While we cannot be
so heavenly minded that we are of no earthly use in
the days ahead, we will still have to strive for
holiness and perfection, even as the Lord is holy and
perfect. Our spiritual maturity should be complete as
we usher in the Kingdom. We should be living
testimonies to the power and glory of God at work in
our own lives before we can attract others to our
faith.
Our God will reveal
the details of our specific destinies and callings. He
will share that information with us, so that we are
fully prepared to walk as Christ walked on the earth.
We will be enabled to do all that is required of us.
The Lord will impart His anointing power and authority
to us to function at optimal capacity. We will operate
in the supernatural and glorify Him.
Matthew 25:34 “Then
shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come,
ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world:”
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God all over the world, so
that men might know the truth and be set free to enjoy
eternal life. We will heal the sick and infirm and
cast out demons of all kinds. We will even raise the
dead back to life again, as Christ Himself did when He
walked the earth. Men will be set free of their
afflictions and addictions that have oppressed them.
All world
governments will be restructured to adhere to Kingdom
principles of peace, righteousness and justice for all
men. All of creation will be restored to its original
beauty and balance, so that man has control over the
climate and dominion restored over all of the plants
and animals once again. The entire earth will be
prepared for the coming of the Kingdom of God.
The Body of Christ
will destroy all demonic strongholds that interfere
with our efforts. We will prepare God’s people, so
that the Kingdom of God can be quickly ushered into
the earth realm. We will take back the entire world
for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and deliver it
to Him at His coming. Christ will soon return to
destroy all that is evil and banish it for all time.
The Kingdom of God
will be our inheritance for righteousness. The Lord
will supply all our needs in abundance. We will have
peace and prosperity, joy and gladness, safety and
security for all of eternity. There will be no poverty
or lack, no pain and suffering, no war and unrest of
any kind. We will dwell in love and unity with our
brothers in the very presence of our God.
Eternal Rewards
1Corinthians 3:14
“If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward.”
We were created for
divine destinies that will play out in the days ahead.
We will spread the good news of the Kingdom of God and
work miracles, signs and wonders in the Lord’s name.
We will take back the entire earth and everything in
it, so that good overcomes evil in every respect. We
will minister to all mankind and positively impact
lives for all of eternity.
There are many
rewards stored up for the righteous saints that serve
the Lord in ushering in His Kingdom. He will not soon
forget our faithful service to Him or His people. In
addition to the blessings that all will receive, we
will be glorified with Christ and share in His honor.
We will even rule and reign with Him as kings and
priests of God over all the nations of the world.
We will judge both
men and angels and have the heathen for our
inheritance. We will be capable teachers, fair and
just governors of God’s people, and be held in high
esteem by all men. The Lord will boast of us to all
creation and fellowship with us on an intimate basis,
as He has promised. All men will eventually know the
Lord and worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
Luke 18:7 “And shall
not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night
unto him, though he bear long with them?”
The people of God
have called out to Him in frustration and desperation
over the years. We have been shamed and ridiculed for
our faith, persecuted and condemned by men in the
world. We have been oppressed by the enemy and
depressed in spirit, but God has heard all our cries.
We will never suffer
for doing good or be shamed and ridiculed ever again;
the Lord will champion our cause and justify His
people. He will deliver us from evil and restore
everything that has been taken from us over the years.
He will meet all our needs according to His riches in
glory.
Peace and
prosperity, safety and security, love and unity will
all prevail in the Kingdom of God. No evil will ever
defile or harm us in any way. Our bodies will be
changed into glorious, resurrection forms that live
forever free of disease and death in the presence of
almighty God Himself.
He will vindicate us
before men and angels and take vengeance on all our
enemies, as He has promised us. They will be banished
to the eternal lake of fire. We will live totally free
of fear and molestation; nothing will ever disturb the
joy and gladness that we experience in the Kingdom of
God.
Christ will rule
with a rod of iron to make certain that nothing
defiling ever enters into His everlasting Kingdom. He
will defend His people for all of eternity and make
certain that we are protected at all times. We will
have freedom, safety and security in His presence as
He has promised us.
Deuteronomy 12:9
“For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the
inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.”
We have not yet
arrived, but we are well on our way. We will do
everything that it takes to usher in God’s Kingdom.
The Lord will direct all of our efforts and empower us
to work miracles, signs and wonders to attract all men
to our faith and show His love, mercy and compassion
for them. We will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, so
that all men can eventually hear the truth.
Christ will soon
return to destroy all the ungodly and their
ungodliness and judge both the living and the dead.
Heaven will be ushered in on the earth in the fullness
of time, as planned. Our eternal rewards await us in
the Kingdom of God. We will not have to die and go to
heaven to be compensated for our efforts on the Lord’s
behalf. He will be joining us right here on the earth.
The Lord has
promised that we will have the heathen for our
inheritance in the uttermost parts of the earth. He
will appoint us as kings and priests. We will rule and
reign for all eternity with Christ Himself. Very soon
now, we will no longer have to teach men about our
God. We will all know Him from the least to the
greatest of us; His laws will be written in our minds
and hearts.
The Kingdom of God
will be our eternal legacy for righteousness and
faithful service to the Lord in implementing His
eternal redemption plan. All men will look up to us
and we will share in Christ’s very own honor and
glory. The Lord will boast of us to all creation as
His sons and daughters. We will dwell in love with one
another, as He planned from the beginning of time.
Heirs To The Promises
Hebrews 6:12 “That
ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through
faith and patience inherit the promises.”
We have great and
wonderful promises in store for us as the children of
God. Very soon now, the Lord will give the command to
usher in His Kingdom to the earth and we must be fully
prepared to assist Him. The Gospel of the Kingdom must
be preached to all men, women and children throughout
the world. It is God’s earnest desire that all human
beings be reconciled to Him as their heavenly Father.
We will heal mankind
of all their sicknesses and infirmities. The blind
will see; the deaf will hear; and the lame will walk –
just as they did when Christ was among us. We will
cast out demons in His name and even raise the dead
back to life again. We will overcome all evil with
good as we fulfill our divine destinies. There will be
nothing that is impossible to the Body of Christ in
the days to come.
We will fight the
good fight of faith and take total dominion over all
matters on the earth. All world governments and their
economies will line up with Kingdom principles of
fairness and justice for all men. We will take
authority over all of creation, so that plants and
animals are in harmony with one another and subject to
mankind. There will be nothing that hurts or destroys
in God’s entire Kingdom.
Psalm 2:8 “Ask of
me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine
inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth
[for] thy possession.”
The Gospel of the
Kingdom will be preached to all the world, and we will
be given the heathen as our inheritance in the days to
come. Every knee shall bow and every tongue proclaim
that “Jesus Christ is Lord.” All men will know God,
from the least to the greatest of us. His laws will be
written in our minds and hearts. We will celebrate all
of the Lord’s perpetual feast days and give Him all
the praise and thanks that He rightly deserves.
Christ will share
His very own honor and glory with His Body and His
Bride. He will boast of us to all creation and we will
rule and reign at His side as kings and priests of
God. We will be heroes among men, instead of being
scorned, ostracized and condemned for our faith. The
Lord will take vengeance on all those who have hurt or
oppressed us, and restore everything that we have lost
while we were in faithful service to Him and His
people.
We will continue to
be extremely busy in the Kingdom of God once Christ
returns to us. Many people will dwell there, and only
godly principles of peace, order and stability will
prevail. We will be judges, rulers and overseers to
make certain that justice, fairness and equality are
enforced for all residents. We will help organize the
Kingdom government and administer its policies, so
that nothing evil or defiling ever contaminates our
life there.
Isaiah 65:22-24
“They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall
not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree
[are] the days of my people, and mine elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour
in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the
seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring
with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they
call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking,
I will hear.”
The darkness,
deception and destruction all around us will
eventually be dispelled and all evil will be
destroyed. The world will not end, as some seem to
believe. Neither will God’s people be raptured out of
here. Heaven itself will be ushered into the earth, as
we were promised. Very soon now, God’s way of doing
things will replace the Babylonian world system that
has miserably failed us. Men will be set free to enjoy
eternal life and all of its many blessings for us.
Our heavenly Father
has a marvelous plan in mind for our eternal
redemption and future well-being. Our bodies will be
transformed into glorious, resurrection forms that
live forever free of disease and death. We will dwell
in His loving presence in the Kingdom of God. He will
share all the vast resources of the universe with us.
The Lord will anticipate all our needs even before we
ask Him. He will make certain that we are healthy,
happy and prosperous for all eternity.
He will bind up all
our wounds and give us joy for our former pain and
sorrow. He will be merciful and compassionate to all
that we have suffered over the years. We will no
longer be scorned or ridiculed for our faith. The Lord
will take vengeance on all our enemies and protect us
from all evil and defilement. We will dwell with both
men and angels. We will experience love, peace and
unity in all of our relationships and fellowship
intimately with our God, as He desires.
The Kingdom of God
will be our eternal inheritance for righteousness. But
only those who are loving, humble and sincere will
enjoy its many benefits. Our offspring will be blessed
for all generations to come. We will build wonderful
homes for our large families that no one can ever take
from us. We will receive a just recompense for all
that we have lost or had stolen over the years. The
people of God will no longer labor in vain; we will
long enjoy the work of our hands.
Topics For Discussion
1. Selected For Greatness
2. A Holy People
3. Conformed To Christ’s Image
4. Divine Callings And Eternal Destinies
5. Saints Of God
6. Eternal Rewards
7. Heirs To The Promises
Chapter 3 – Covenant Of Promises
2Corinthians 1:20
“For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in
him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
If we are born again
and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we
have received the gift of eternal life. We become
heirs to even better promises than our forefathers
had. They were lost in their sins and made to abide by
the terms of the law. Through Christ’s atoning
sacrifice on our behalf, we are washed clean in His
Blood and we are now deemed totally righteous.
There is no longer a
separation of any kind between God and man. We have
been released from the penalty of sin, which is death.
We are His very own sons and daughters if we believe
in the doctrine of salvation. We are actually seated
with Christ in heavenly places at the right hand of
God Himself. We have access to the throne room at any
time. We can make our needs known and all of our
petitions will be answered.
When the Lord sees
us, He sees Jesus in all His righteousness. There is
no good thing that He will withhold from His people.
We will have every need met in abundance now, and we
share in the promise of future blessings in His
everlasting Kingdom. The Lord will lead us and guide
us into all truth by the power of His Holy Spirit and
equip us, so that we succeed in all we do.
Very soon now, we
will take back the earth and everything in it for the
Kingdom of God. We will destroy all demonic
strongholds and establish peace, order and stability
in this world, as we are destined to do. Nothing will
be impossible to us. The Lord will assign legions of
ministering angels to support us in all our efforts.
We will win countless souls to the Gospel of the
Kingdom and set men free from bondage to sin.
2Peter 1:3-4
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all
things that pertain unto life and godliness, through
the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and
virtue. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers
of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption
that is in the world through lust.”
We are blessed to be
a blessing to others. We will turn the hearts of men
back to their God and call in the full end-time
harvest of souls that is necessary before heaven comes
to the earth. We have been called to lives of glory
and virtue, but we cannot be puffed up with pride and
arrogance. We are elect and chosen of God for divine
destinies in humble service to Him and others.
However, we can
never take our righteousness for granted. We must
earnestly follow all of the Lord’s commandments to us
and walk in love, as we have been taught. We should
make personal sanctification our continuous goal and
strive for holiness and perfection in our daily lives.
We can accomplish all things through Jesus Christ
Himself, if we imitate His laid down life.
We should walk as He
walked and be perfectly obedient to do anything that
the Lord asks of us. We have divine destinies that
will be fulfilled in the days ahead, and we will
glorify God in all that we think, say and do to usher
in His eternal Kingdom. We have the promise of future
rewards and perpetual blessings for our loyalty,
devotion and faithfulness to serve Him and His people.
The Lord will
appoint us as kings and priests and we will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory. We will rule and
reign with Him over all the nations of the world. He
will give us the heathen for our inheritance and we
will enforce Kingdom principles of peace and order,
fairness and justice for all mankind. Our names will
soon become a praise on the earth forever.
Redeemed From The
Curse
Galatians 3:13
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed
[is] every one that hangeth on a tree:”
We have been set
free from the penalty of sin, which is death. We can
expect to receive eternal life and all of its
benefits. Our sinfulness is no longer an issue with
God. We have right standing with Him restored to us
through the merits of His Son, Jesus Christ. We are no
longer bound by the curse of the law; we enjoy real
Christian liberty. We are seated with Christ in
heavenly places, at the right hand of God Himself. We
can approach the throne of grace with every need and
it will be met abundantly.
If we sin after
having received our salvation through the atonement of
Jesus Christ, we must be quick to repent and renounce
our sin and the Lord will restore us to right standing
with Him again. He will even blot our sins from His
memory and reinstate all the blessings of
righteousness for us. Deliberate disobedience will put
us back under the curse, however. Our goal should be
to remain sin free at all times, so that we can enjoy
all the promises of God on a continuous basis and
maintain our covenant with Him.
We will have peace
and prosperity, safety and security, health and
longevity in the Lord’s everlasting Kingdom. He will
actually dwell with us and take an active role in our
lives as our Father. He will supply all that we need
to be healthy and happy for all of eternity. We will
be honored and glorified with Jesus Christ Himself and
rule and reign with Him over all the nations of the
world. The Lord will boast of us as His very own sons
and daughters and appoint us as kings and priests of
His people.
John 5:24 ‘Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life.”
While we were once
lost in our sins and condemned to death as a penalty
for them, we now have eternal life through the merits
of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf. We are no
longer in spiritual darkness; we are restored to
righteousness with God for all time. When the Lord
sees us, He sees us cleansed of all iniquity and He
views us as His very own sons and daughters.
We have rights and
privileges that we can only imagine. The Lord will
reveal these to us as we progress in our Christian
walk. We have the promise of eternal life in His
Kingdom and He will supply all of our needs in
abundance. There is no good thing – temporal or
spiritual – that the Lord will withhold from His
people. He wants to be our total source for all that
we require.
The Lord has great
and wonderful plans for us. We have eternal destinies
to fulfill in ushering in the Kingdom of God. If we
sanctify ourselves of all our carnality and selfish
soul ambitions, He will imbue us with His very own
anointing power and authority to take back dominion
over the entire earth. We will lead many others to
righteousness, as we preach the Gospel message.
Nothing will be
impossible to us in the critical days to come. We have
passed from death to life and we now have supernatural
capabilities to serve God and others. We will heal all
the sick and infirm. We will cast out demons and set
men free from their bondage to sin. We will even raise
the dead back to life again, so that they can also
enjoy Kingdom blessings for all of eternity.
The Messianic
Covenant
Hebrews 8:6 “But now
hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how
much also he is the mediator of a better covenant,
which was established upon better promises.”
Since we are born
again and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we
now have an everlasting Messianic covenant with God.
Through our faith in Jesus Christ, we have the
redemption from our sins and the promise of eternal
life. We are no longer under the curse, nor are we
subject to the penalty for sin, which is death. Our
faith in Christ will give us power over our sin, so we
enjoy true Christian liberty.
When the Father sees
us, He sees us as being totally righteous in Jesus and
joint-heirs to all His promises. We will be empowered
to do everything that Christ did on the earth. The
Lord will reveal our destinies to us, as we progress
in our spiritual journey. If we put God first in all
things, walk in love and are obedient, we will
accomplish great things on His behalf and be entitled
to many blessings as a result.
He will give us
guidance and direction, so that we can be successful
in all that we do. We will receive wisdom, knowledge,
revelation and understanding in the deeper things of
God. He will prosper us in all our ways and keep us in
good health. We will receive praise and honor for our
former shame. He will vindicate all wrongs done to us
and give us a just recompense for all that we have had
stolen from us.
Isaiah 43:25 “I,
[even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions
for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Our righteousness
with God is through our faith in Christ and His
atonement on our behalf. We have been washed clean
with His Blood and our right standing with God is
unquestionable. Christ took on all the sins of
mankind, as if they were His very own. His victory
over sin, death and the grave assures us that we have
eternal life. We no longer have death as a penalty for
sin. We have the blessings of righteousness as long as
we follow all of the Lord’s commandments.
We are joint-heirs
with Christ to all the promises of God. Our iniquity
has been removed far from us. The Lord has blotted it
from His memory. If we do sin and fall short of God’s
glory, we must repent from the heart and renounce our
sin. When we do so, the Lord will always forgive us
and reinstate our blessings. It is His greatest desire
to fellowship with us and provide all our needs.
However, we must always strive to remain sin free, so
that our righteousness is never an issue.
The Lord has
elevated us to positions of intimacy with Him. We are
His very own adopted sons and daughters. We have
access to Him at any time and for any reason. We can
approach the throne of grace with total confidence
that the Lord is ready and willing to hear from us. He
will never leave us empty-handed and He always answers
every prayer. He has promised to never leave us or
forsake us and to be with us until the end of this
world, as we know it.
Ephesians 2:6 “And
hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit
together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:”
We are sons and
daughters of the living God. We are seated with Christ
Himself in heavenly places. We are able to seek the
Lord in intimate relationship now. Our right standing
with Him has been restored for all time. Whenever we
have a need or concern, He wants to hear from us. It
is His greatest desire to have us depend on Him for
every good thing in our lives.
It is not necessary
for us to beg or grovel to have our needs met. The
Lord is more than willing to accommodate us. We have
rights and privileges as the children of God and we
can approach the throne of grace with boldness and
confidence. Whatever we ask in Christ’s name will be
given to us. If any two of us agree in prayer, we will
have what we seek from the Lord.
Our God does not
want us to struggle or lack for anything. He will
provide for us in abundance and empower us to be
successful in all we do. We should ask Him for His
guidance and direction, and He will lead us by the
power of the Holy Spirit. When we pray and ask the
Lord to help us, we must believe that we receive and
wait patiently for the manifestation.
Joel 2:26 “And ye
shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the
name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously
with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.”
We have favor with
God because of our righteousness in Christ and we can
expect to receive all that we need to be healthy,
happy and prosperous. He will never leave us ashamed,
empty-handed or ignore our requests. He promises never
to leave us or forsake us, but to be with us always.
We have assurance of provision for all of our needs,
whatever they may be.
The Lord will
withhold no good thing from His people. He will meet
all of our temporal and spiritual requirements. We
will not have to beg Him for His benevolence; it will
always be available to us, no matter what the
circumstances. He has the vast resources of the
universe at His disposal, and He will not be stingy in
releasing eternal blessings and rewards.
We are actually
forbidden to have cares in this world or in the next.
The Lord will meet all of our needs according to His
riches in glory. We will have good health and
prosperity, sound minds and real spiritual power. He
will never abandon us in our troubles or allow us to
be destroyed by the enemy, if we are righteous and
walking in love, as we have been taught.
The people of God
will be abundantly blessed in the days to come. We
will receive brand new, resurrection bodies that are
impervious to disease and death. We will dwell in the
very presence of almighty God for all of eternity, and
enjoy our lives instead of struggling to get by. He
will take vengeance on all our enemies and vindicate
all wrongs done to us.
We will be honored
and praised for our faithful service to the Lord. Our
children and our children’s children will all receive
an eternal legacy because of our obedience. They will
be multiplied on the earth and possess the gates of
their enemies. No evil or defilement will come
anywhere near us. We will have safety and security,
joy and freedom in the Kingdom forever.
The Abrahamic
Covenant
Acts 3:25-26 “Ye are
the children of the prophets, and of the covenant
which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham,
And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be
blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son
Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every
one of you from his iniquities.”
When we made Jesus
Christ the Lord of our lives, we inherited a full
covenant of promises through our faith in Him. This
included the eternal covenant that the Lord had made
with Abraham as our ancestral father. Christ Himself
was born a man into that very same bloodline.
As believers in
Christ, we are also Abraham’s seed. The Lord promised
to multiply Abraham and his descendants and bless them
for all of eternity, because he believed God and
trusted Him in all things. Eternal blessings are our
now our birthright through that same covenant.
The Abrahamic
covenant differs from that which was made with the
ancient Israelites through Moses. While the Mosaic
covenant was dependent upon keeping all the
requirements of the law, the Abrahamic covenant is
unconditional and promises eternal blessings just for
our faith.
Our righteousness is
determined through our faith in Christ, and Him alone.
We are not obligated to do anything in our own
strength to receive all the covenant blessings. We
will inherit all the prosperity promised to Abraham,
and our descendants will be multiplied on the earth.
We are righteous by
the Blood of Jesus and in good standing with the
Father, just as Abraham was. We are blameless before
Him and entitled to all of the covenant promises and
blessings for righteousness. We will be rewarded for
all eternity because of our faith in Christ’s
sacrifice for us.
Galatians 3:7-9
“Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the
same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture,
foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through
faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,
[saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed. So
then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful
Abraham.”
Our offspring will
eventually cover the entire earth and take total
authority over it, as the Lord promised Abraham that
they would. We will have all our needs met according
to the Lord’s very own riches in glory. He will
prosper us in all our ways so we can be a blessing to
others.
The Abrahamic
covenant is our guarantee of prosperity and dominion
over every nation of the world. We will inherit its
blessings through our faith in Jesus Christ, and by
that alone. The Lord always honors His covenant
promises and He will continue to bless us, just as He
did Abraham.
We are highly
favored of God, and the impossible will become
possible for us in the days to come. If our faith is
strong like that of Abraham and does not waver, we
will have all the riches of the universe released to
us for our benefit. We will walk in the supernatural
realm and even see God.
The Lord delights in
being in covenant with His people. His greatest desire
is to be intimate with us for all of eternity. He will
supply all that we need to be healthy, happy and
prosperous all the days of our lives. We are a people
that God has chosen for Himself and He will be
glorified in us.
Galatians 3:29 “And
if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and
heirs according to the promise.”
The Lord has an
eternal covenant with His people. We are heirs to
wonderful promises that He made to Abraham, our
father. Since we have believed in His Son, Jesus
Christ, we are also Abraham’s seed. Our names will be
a praise on the earth for all of eternity. We will be
blessed and multiplied from generation to generation
and our descendants will rule on the earth for all
time.
We will take
dominion over all matters in this world and in the
Kingdom to come. We will be prospered in all that we
do and inherit the Kingdom of God as our legacy for
our righteousness. We will share in Christ’s very own
honor and glory and have an intimate relationship with
God as our Father. We will experience only peace and
prosperity, joy and freedom forever more.
The Lord will take
vengeance on all our enemies and protect us from all
harm. We will have safety and security in His very
presence and share in all the vast resources that the
universe has to offer us. The Lord will anticipate all
that we need and provide for us in abundance. We will
live long and strong and enjoy our lives. There will
be nothing that we lack in the Kingdom of God.
The Covenant Of Peace
Ezekiel 37:26-27
“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them;
it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I
will place them, and multiply them, and will set my
sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My
tabernacle shall also be with them: yea, I will be
their God, and they shall be my people.”
The Lord has always
desired a covenant of peace with His people. Until
Jesus Christ came to the earth and delivered us from
our sins, that covenant was only short-lived and
intermittent at best. As His chosen people of old
sinned and strayed far from Him, the Lord was
compelled to break His covenant with them at times.
Although it grieved Him sorely, He withdrew His
blessings from their lives because they were
continuously stubborn, rebellious and unrepentant.
Now that we have
been redeemed from our transgression, the Lord is able
to re-establish His covenant with His people. We have
peace with God as long as we remain sin free and
righteous. If we do miss the mark and sin again, we
must repent and renounce all our sins. The Lord will
be quick to forgive us and reinstate our covenant
blessings as before. He will provide all our needs in
abundance and be a God to us, as He has desired from
the very foundation of the world.
The Lord plans to
actually take up residence with us in the Kingdom of
God when it comes to the earth. His greatest desire is
to fellowship intimately with His people and take an
active role in their lives. He will do that one day in
the very near future. The Lord will anticipate our
needs and provide all that we require to be healthy
and happy for all time. He will be the focus of our
lives instead of an afterthought, and we will give Him
all the praise and thanks He deserves.
Hebrews 13:20-21
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make
you perfect in every good work to do his will, working
in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and
ever. Amen.”
Although we have
been redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ Himself, we
never have permission to deliberately sin and be
rebellious. We know the truth; we were delivered from
the curse of sin and death, since Christ was made a
curse for us. His death and resurrection from the dead
ensure us eternal life and blessings for
righteousness.
We should
continuously strive for godliness, and seek to do the
Lord’s will in all things. We must keep the
commandment of love and aspire to spiritual maturity.
We should walk as Christ Himself walked on the earth
and do good to all men. We must treat others, as we
ourselves would like to be treated, and walk in peace
and unity at all times.
In the natural, this
is impossible for us to attain. However, we can do all
things through Christ and by the operation of the Holy
Spirit at work in us. Our minds can be totally renewed
and our behavior transformed, so that we become
spiritually mature. If we pattern ourselves after
Christ Himself, we will eventually become holy and
perfect.
Isaiah 54:10 “For
the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed;
but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither
shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the
LORD that hath mercy on thee.”
The Lord has vowed
that He will never leave us or forsake us, no matter
how bleak things become on the earth. He has made an
everlasting covenant of peace with us that will never
be broken. We can rely on Him for divine provision and
protection in the days to come that span all of
eternity. He will never lie or renege on all that He
has promised to us.
We are a covenant
people; we have rights and privileges. However, we
cannot take advantage of our position and ever
transgress any of God’s laws. We must walk in total
love and righteousness at all times. We should also
partner with the Lord and present our bodies as living
sacrifices for use in implementing His eternal
redemption plan for all mankind.
He will imbue us
with power on high to take dominion over the entire
earth. There will be peace and stability in this world
as a result of our willingness and obedience to serve
God and His people. We will lead many to the Lord
through our evangelical efforts and bring in the full
end-time harvest of souls that is necessary before
heaven comes to the earth.
Very soon now the
Lord will have us usher in the Kingdom of God, as we
are destined to do. Heaven’s way of doing things will
finally take precedence over our own. We will no
longer lead defeated lives or have the enemy oppress
us in any way. We will overcome all evil and replace
it with good. Righteousness and justice will prevail
throughout the world.
We will experience
peace and prosperity instead of conflict and lack.
There will be no more war and violence, no greed or
exploitation. Christ will take vengeance on all of our
enemies and banish Satan and all his minions to the
bottomless pit. Nothing will ever harm, threat or
frighten us ever again. There will be safety and
security for all of God’s people.
The Kingdom Covenant
Hebrews 8:10-12 “For
this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house
of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put
my laws into their mind, and write them in their
hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be
to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his
neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the
Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the
greatest. For I will be merciful to their
unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities
will I remember no more.”
We not only have
received the promise of eternal life through our faith
in Jesus Christ, but we also have the assurance of
entering the Kingdom of God in the near future. There
is a time coming when all men will finally know the
Lord – from the least to the greatest of us. His law
will be written in our minds and hearts. There will no
longer be a separation between God and man ever again.
The Lord will be
merciful to us and forget all of our past iniquity. He
will blot our sins from His memory and treat us as He
would Jesus Christ Himself. We will be showered with
eternal blessings and be given all that we need in
abundance. The Lord will boast of us to all creation
and vindicate us before men and angels, as we rule and
reign with Christ over all the nations of the world.
Our decaying flesh
will be supernaturally changed into glorious,
resurrection bodies that live forever free of disease
and decay. We will be reunited with our loved ones who
are long gone, as the dead in Christ are raised back
to life once again. We will have a household
salvation, and many of our friends and relatives who
have been unrepentant will finally come to know and
love the Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:43
“Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: for he will
avenge the blood of his servants, and will render
vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful
unto his land, [and] to his people.”
There will finally
be peace on the earth; all evil will be far removed
from God’s Kingdom. The Lord will take vengeance on
our enemies and punish them. We will have all our
needs met in abundance, even before we ask. We will
abide by the Lord’s moral absolutes and be totally
righteous for all time. We will put God first in our
lives, and walk in love, peace and unity with all
mankind.
The Lord will even
take up residence with His people and fellowship
intimately with us for all eternity, as He has always
desired. He will blot our iniquity from His memory and
be merciful and compassionate to us. All men will know
God and give Him the honor that He deserves. We will
worship Him in Spirit and in truth. He will be our God
and we will be His people called by His holy name.
We will have joy and
prosperity, safety and security, health and longevity
in the Kingdom of God. The Lord will restore
everything that was taken from us. Men will dwell
together as brothers and be righteous and obedient. We
will long enjoy the work of our hands and build
beautiful homes for our large families. We will see
our children and our children’s children for all
generations to come.
Luke 12:32 “Fear
not, little flock; for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
The Lord is faithful
to keep His promises to His people. He has established
an eternal covenant with us that cannot be shaken or
moved. Everything that He has said that He will do for
us will indeed come to pass in the Kingdom of God one
day soon. We need only be patient and wait to see all
that heaven has stored up for us released for our
eternal benefit. We will not be ashamed for our faith
in God; we will receive all the fruits of it.
In return for our
devoted obedience to the Lord, we will enjoy all the
Kingdom blessings of joy and gladness, love and unity,
health and longevity. We will also share in Christ’s
very own honor and glory for all time. We will rule
and reign with Him as kings and priests of God. All
men will look up to us and we will have praise for our
former shame, scorn and derision. The Lord will be
sure to compensate us for our continuous faithfulness
to Him.
Very soon now,
Christ will return to destroy all the ungodly and
their ungodliness. He will root out all evil from the
face of the earth and bind Satan in the abyss, as it
is written. He will take vengeance on all the enemies
of His people and rule with a rod of iron in His
Kingdom. All evil will be banished from our midst to
the eternal lake of fire. The Lord will make certain
that there is only safety and security, peace and
prosperity for His people.
Our Covenant
Responsibilities
Deuteronomy 13:4 “Ye
shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and
keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye
shall serve him, and cleave unto him.”
The Lord wants to
bless us and enjoy intimate fellowship with us for all
of eternity. However, we can never transgress His laws
or take our salvation for granted. We were bought with
a dear price – the Blood of His only Son, Jesus
Christ. We must guard our righteousness and walk in
love, as we were taught.
If we do, we will
never even think to violate any of the Ten
Commandments, as that would be a step out of love for
us. We should reverence the Lord in all that we do and
regard others, as we do ourselves. In addition, we
must lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters
and serve them as the Lord directs us.
There are many who
are lost in sin and deception, and we must set them
free by sharing our faith. We must preach the Gospel
of Jesus Christ, so that they can receive eternal
life. We will bring in the full end-time harvest of
souls that is necessary, so that the Kingdom of God
can soon be ushered into the earth realm.
It is the Lord’s
deepest desire that all men know the truth and walk in
the power of it. We must obey Him and cling to all of
His promises. We must sanctify ourselves of all known
sin and cleanse ourselves of all defilement. We will
soon dwell with Him in His Kingdom and no evil can
ever enter into His presence.
James 1:25 “But
whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and
continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in
his deed.”
We enjoy true
Christian liberty through our faith; we have been
redeemed from the curse of the law and set free from
the penalty of death for all time. We can expect
eternal life and all of its blessings. However, that
does not give us the right to rest on our laurels; we
have important, divine destinies to fulfill in the
critical days that lie ahead.
The Lord will work
in us to perfect us, and He will work through us to
bless others. We will spread the Gospel of peace to
all men and lead them to the truth. Many will be
baptized in our faith as a direct result of our
evangelistic efforts. We will heal the sick, cast out
demons and raise the dead, as the Kingdom of God is
ushered in to the earth.
We will restructure
all world governments, so that they line up with
Kingdom principles of righteousness and justice. We
will bring peace and order to the earth, as the Lord
desires. All of nature is waiting for us to take our
place as the sons of God. We will regulate the
climate, and all the plants and animals will be in
harmony with one another.
If we have served
the Lord, He will boast of us to all creation and we
will rule and reign with Christ as kings and priests.
The Lord will give us the heathen for our inheritance.
All men will finally look up to us and we will share
in Christ’s very own honor and glory. We will help to
judge both men and angels and be just rulers and able
teachers.
Matthew 5:16 “Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven.”
We are disciples of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ – His very own
hands, feet and voice on the earth. We are new
creatures in Him and He now dwells in us. We are to
take up His ministry where He left off and bring
heaven’s way of doing things to the earth, as the Lord
has planned. We will preach the Gospel and work
miracles, signs and wonders in His name.
The blind will see;
the deaf will hear; and the lame will walk. Men
everywhere will be delivered from demonic oppression
and afflictions of all kinds. We will cure terminal
diseases and even raise the dead back to life again,
as Christ once did. Nothing will be impossible to us
if we serve the Lord diligently, as we should, in the
critical days to come.
We will become
proficient in good works and glorify our God in all
that we think, say and do. We will imitate the laid
down life of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Himself. We are His Body on the earth, and we will
fulfill our divine commission to serve His people in
the days that lie ahead. He will return to find us
fighting the good fight of faith in all that we do.
The Body of Christ
must be above and beyond reproach as we usher in the
Kingdom of God. We must follow all of the Lord’s
commandments to us and walk in love and unity as we
were taught. Our sanctification must be total and
complete, so that we can be suitable vessels for the
Lord’s anointing power and authority to manifest
through us.
One day we will
share in Christ’s very own honor and glory. We are
promised vindication from our former shame and
persecution for our faith. The Lord will take
vengeance on all our enemies and we will rule and
reign with Him for all eternity in the Kingdom of God.
We will enjoy many blessings and rewards for
righteousness, and have every need met in abundance.
Better Promises
2Corinthians 7:1
“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let
us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”
While the Lord wants
nothing more than to relate to us as His own children,
and shower us with eternal blessings, we are also
required to do our part. We should obey all His
commandments and walk in love. Jesus Christ simplified
the law into two basic precepts. We are to love the
Lord with all our heart, mind, soul and strength and
love others as we do ourselves.
If we follow the law
of love, we will not even think to break any of the
Ten Commandments of the Law, because that would be a
violation of love. We should love, respect and
reverentially fear the Lord above all things and treat
our neighbor, as we would like to be treated. If we
love God and one another, the full requirement of the
law of love will then be satisfied.
We should also work
at our own personal sanctification. We must purposely
deny our fleshly desires and selfish soul ambitions.
We should ask the Lord for the baptism in the Holy
Spirit, so that spiritual fruit will emerge in us and
help us to mature spiritually. As we walk in the
Spirit, we will overcome our flesh and soul, and our
behavior will evolve and become godly.
2Peter 1:4 “Whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the
divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is
in the world through lust.”
God’s people are to
be in the world, but not contaminated by it. There is
death, darkness and destruction all around us. We
cannot afford to be defiled by that in any way. We
have eternal destinies that must be fulfilled in the
days ahead. That requires our thoughts, words and
behavior to all be above and beyond reproach. Our
righteousness must never ever be compromised.
We must continuously
work at sanctifying ourselves of all fleshly desires
and personal soul ambitions that interfere with our
obedience to God’s will. We should walk in the Spirit
and not in the flesh, and subdue our bodies and our
souls. We are spirit beings having human experiences;
we should put our spirit man in ascendancy, so that we
might be partakers of the divine nature.
The sons of God will
have to be mirror images of Jesus Christ in the days
ahead. The fate of all mankind rests with us, and we
have a sacred privilege and responsibility to be
consecrated and dedicated to divine service.
Sanctification must be our constant goal. We will have
to walk as Christ Himself walked the earth. We cannot
be doing our own thing or we will be disqualified.
Philippians 2:15
“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of
God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and
perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the
world;”
We are the sons and
daughters of almighty God Himself. We have divine
destinies and eternal callings that must be fulfilled.
The Lord will imbue us with His very own anointing
power and authority to perform miracles, signs and
wonders in His name, as we usher the Kingdom of God
into the earth. However, we must continually purify
ourselves and consecrate all of our efforts to the
Lord’s plan.
He will richly bless
us and grant us eternal rewards when we usher in the
Kingdom of God, as we are ordained to do. He will be
our God and provide all of our needs in abundance. We
will have peace and prosperity, joy and gladness,
safety and security one day soon. We will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory, and rule and reign
with Him for all eternity as kings and priests of our
God.
The Lord will boast
of us to all creation as His sons and daughters and
take vengeance on all our enemies. He will vindicate
us before men and angels and shower us with all the
wealth that the universe has to offer us. We will no
longer be ashamed for our faith or afflicted for
loving and worshipping God. He will tabernacle with us
for all eternity, and we will be His people that are
called by His name.
Isaiah 25:8 “He will
swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will
wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of
his people shall he take away from off all the earth:
for the LORD hath spoken [it].”
The Lord will
actually take up residence with us in the Kingdom of
God. He has promised to blot out all pain and sorrow
from our memories and give us honor and glory for our
former shame and persecution. He will provide all of
our needs in abundance, and we will enjoy only peace
and prosperity, health and longevity, joy and freedom
in His eternal Kingdom.
The people of God
will never suffer a permanent loss in their lives. Our
Father is quick to compensate us for all that was lost
or stolen from us. We will have all the wealth that
the universe has to offer us, and be granted the
desires of our hearts. We will long enjoy the works of
our hands and prosper in all that we do. Even our
bodies will be redeemed forever more.
Death will be
swallowed up in victory, as all the dead in Christ are
raised back to life. We who remain will all be given
glorious, resurrection bodies that are impervious to
disease, decay and death. We will live forever and be
eternally healthy and vigorous. Our reputations and
relationships will be restored by the Lord, and our
names will become a praise on the earth.
Promises For
Righteousness
Hebrews 6:10-12 “For
God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and
labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name,
in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do
minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew
the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto
the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of
them who through faith and patience inherit the
promises.”
The Lord will
generously reward us for our faithfulness to fulfill
His eternal redemption plan. We have great promises
for walking in love and humble service to others. In
the days ahead, we will preach the Gospel of the
Kingdom to all men and minister as Christ Himself did
on the earth. We will fight the good fight of faith
and deliver mankind from all sorts of demonic
oppression.
We will function in
the awesome power and glory of God Himself and destroy
all enemy strongholds that interfere with us ushering
in the Kingdom of God. We will reorganize and
restructure world governments, so that Kingdom
principles are put in force. There will finally be
peace and order on the earth. We will also restore all
of creation to its original beauty and balance, so
that it is in total harmony with man as it once was in
the Garden of Eden.
Life in the Kingdom
of God will be idyllic for us. We will be honored and
praised as we continue to serve the Lord and His
people. All our needs will be met in abundance and we
will experience paradise on the earth. The Lord will
tabernacle with us in the Kingdom and take an active
part in our lives. We will enjoy intimate fellowship
with Him and be glorified as His sons and daughters.
Hebrews 10:35-37
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath
great recompense of reward. For ye have need of
patience, that, after ye have done the will of God ye
might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and
he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”
We should have hope
and confidence that our Lord will reward us generously
for our efforts in serving Him and His people. He has
promised us an inheritance in His Kingdom. If we do
not become impatient, we will have a just recompense.
The Lord will restore all that has been taken from us
over the years.
The Lord’s eternal
redemption plan should be the single most important
thing in our lives as we approach the end of this age.
We must be consecrated and dedicated to His plan and
purpose, and He will empower us to usher in the
Kingdom of God. We will be His representatives on the
earth and draw all men to Him.
We must take
sanctification to an entirely new level, since we will
be sacred vessels for the Lord’s use in the critical
days that lie ahead. We cannot be worldly, nor can we
permit our flesh and soul to take ascendancy over our
spirit man. We must walk in the Spirit instead of our
flesh and be well disciplined.
Very soon now,
Christ will return to establish His eternal rule and
reign. He should find us doing His work all over the
earth, so that His Kingdom can come without delay. We
are partners with the Lord in ushering in His Kingdom.
If we do not fulfill our role in His redemption plan,
important work will remain undone.
It is critical that
we embrace our divine callings and share our faith
with others as we are destined to do. The entire earth
must be harvested for souls before we can usher in the
Kingdom of God. Everyone whose name is written in the
Lamb’s Book of Life must be called, saved and baptized
into the one true faith.
Ephesians 2:10 “For
we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them.”
A full anointing of
the Lord’s own power and authority will be granted to
us. We will actually be His hands, feet and voice on
the earth. We will represent the Kingdom of God and
serve as His ambassadors, preaching the Gospel to all
men, women and children so they can be set free to
receive the gift of eternal life. We will be
proficient in good works and prepare the hearts of all
mankind to receive their King.
The sick will be
healed; the captives will be set free; and even the
dead will be raised back to life again. We will
reorganize world governments to line up with Kingdom
standards of fairness and justice for all of mankind.
There will soon be peace and order on the earth. We
will re-create and restore all of nature to its
original beauty and balance, so that it is in harmony
with man once again as it was in the Garden of Eden.
Very soon now, the
Lord will usher in His Kingdom with full power and
glory so that all men will be in awe. Jesus Christ
will return to judge both men and angels and mete out
eternal rewards and punishments. He will destroy all
evil in the wrath of His coming, take vengeance on all
our enemies and banish Satan to the bottomless pit. No
evil will ever enter into the Kingdom of God and
defile the Lord or His people.
Our heavenly Father
will actually dwell with us in His Kingdom and take an
active role in our lives. There will never be a
separation between God and man ever again. He will
anticipate all of our needs even before we ask Him,
and supply all we require to be healthy, happy and
prosperous. He will blot out all pain and suffering
from our memories. We will enjoy peace and prosperity,
safety and security, joy and freedom.
There will be no
more pain and suffering, war and violence, poverty and
lack on the earth. Christ will make certain that the
Kingdom of God is serene and peaceful for all of
eternity. All the wealth of the universe will be
distributed to God’s people for their pleasure. The
Lord is never stingy and He will abundantly bless us.
We will enjoy our lives and have an inheritance that
no one will ever take from us.
Zechariah 3:7 “Thus
saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways,
and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also
judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I
will give thee places to walk among these that stand
by.”
If we are careful to
follow all of the Lord’s commandments to us, and walk
in His ways at all times, we will enjoy eternal
rewards for our righteousness. He will appoint us
kings and priests of His people and we will serve them
as overseers and teachers. We will be key players in
the Kingdom of God because we were faithful to serve
the Lord and His people, as we are ordained.
We will receive the
heathen in the uttermost parts of the earth for our
inheritance. We will judge both men and angels, just
as Jesus Christ Himself will do. We will enforce
Kingdom principles of fairness and justice for all
men. The Lord will boast of us to all creation and
take vengeance on all of our enemies. We will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory for all eternity.
Our names will soon
be a praise on the earth. All men will look up to us,
just as they do Christ Himself. We will teach all
Kingdom residents how to walk in love and unity, as
the Lord intends for us to do. We will encourage them
to worship the Lord and show Him all the deference and
respect that He deserves. We will celebrate all of His
sabbaths and feast days with reverence.
Rewards For Our Works
1Samuel 12:24 “Only
fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your
heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done
for you.”
The Lord has been
eminently faithful to us and we should show Him all
the deference and respect that He deserves. We must
commit our lives to serve Him in implementing His
eternal redemption plan for all of mankind. He is
counting on us to partner with Him in ushering in the
Kingdom of God, so that love, peace and order reign on
the earth for all of eternity, as He so ardently
desires.
We must continually
sanctify ourselves and renounce all sin on an ongoing
basis. We should be totally righteous, obedient and
walk in love, as Jesus Christ has taught us. We are
sanctified vessels for the Lord’s use and He will
imbue us with His very own anointing power and
authority to be successful in all that we do on His
behalf. We should serve Him with joy and gladness in
our hearts.
If we do, we will
have awesome rewards for our unselfish devotion and
faithfulness to the Lord’s service. We will share in
Christ’s eternal inheritance in the Kingdom of God and
be elevated to positions of honor and glory with Him.
We will judge both men and angels and be appointed
kings and priests over all the nations of the world.
Our names will become a praise on the earth forever.
Revelation 22:12
“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with
me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”
Jesus will return
when we least expect Him. He will destroy all the
ungodly off the face of the earth. He will judge both
the living and the dead. Only the righteous will enter
into His Kingdom and enjoy its eternal blessings. All
evil will be expelled and share its punishment in the
lake of fire. Nothing defiling will ever enter into
the Kingdom of God because the Lord will dwell there.
No evil can abide in
the presence of our holy God. He will not tolerate sin
or disobedience of any kind. If we are rebellious, we
will be expelled from His Kingdom for all of eternity.
Only the uncompromisingly loving and righteous will
live with Him. If we are obedient and trustworthy in
the days ahead, we will receive eternal rewards for
our service to the Lord and His people.
Now, more than ever,
we should walk circumspectly, because the days are
short. We should share the Gospel of the Kingdom with
all men. It is not the Lord’s will that any man should
perish for lack of knowledge in the truth. We have
divine destinies that must be fulfilled in the days
ahead. We will bring in the end-time harvest of souls,
so that all men might be set free to eternal life.
Matthew 16:27 “For
the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father
with his angels; and then he shall reward every man
according to his works.”
Christ will not
return as a meek and mild Lamb of God this time. He
will come in power and wrath, because there is so much
evil on the earth. He will make a dramatic entrance
with legions of avenging angels that will finally
eradicate evil off the face of the earth for all time.
Nothing will remain
the same as it is now. There will be no more war or
violence, no greed and oppression. The entire planet
will line up with the Word and the will of God.
Heaven’s way of doing things will be ushered into the
earth, so that love, peace and unity prevail.
Jesus Christ is the
only righteous judge of all men. Only He can determine
who is walking uprightly and who is not. We have
already entered into the period of judgment for the
household of God. We should judge ourselves, so that
we do not need to be judged by Christ Himself.
He will judge the
living and the dead, the righteous and the
unrighteous. All nations of the world will come under
the Lord’s scrutiny and be evaluated according to
Kingdom standards. Only those who walk in love and
treat men fairly and equitably will enjoy eternal life
and all its benefits.
Christ is deciding
who will actually enter in to the Kingdom of God. All
those who are righteous and do the will of the Father
will inherit His blessings. Anyone who has been
continuously rebellious will be destroyed in the lake
of fire. No evil will enter into God’s eternal
Kingdom.
Revelation 5:10” And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we
shall reign on the earth.”
We will have eternal
rewards for our faithful service to the Lord. He will
not forget our loving dedication to His people or our
critical role in His eternal redemption plan. He will
boast of us to all creation and declare our praises
all over the face of the earth. We will have honor and
glory for our former shame, and inherit significant
blessings in the Kingdom of God.
As kings and priests
of God, we will actually rule and reign with Christ
Himself. We will judge both men and angels and be just
overseers and capable teachers. We will govern
righteously and make certain that Kingdom principles
are all enforced. There will be peace and unity among
all God’s people. Everyone will walk in love and
fellowship with his neighbors.
We will enjoy new,
glorious, resurrection bodies that are free of disease
and decay. They will live forever in the presence of
almighty God. There will be no suffering, death or
accompanying anguish of any kind. We will see our
children and our children’s children for all
generations. We will worship the Lord, and give Him
all the honor and glory that He so deserves.
Divine Inheritance
Colossians 3:24
“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward
of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
We have divine
destinies to fulfill and the Lord expects us to play
our part in executing His eternal redemption plan. We
must walk as Jesus Christ walked the earth. If we have
been faithful to serve the Lord in ushering in His
Kingdom, we will inherit great rewards and eternal
blessings for our righteousness. We can expect to
share in Christ’s very own inheritance.
Not only is Jesus
Christ our Lord and Savior, but He is also the King of
kings that will rule and reign in God’s Kingdom for
all eternity. He will avenge all wrongs done to us and
recover everything that has been taken from us over
the years. The Lord will provide all that we need in
abundance, so that we have everything that we require
to be happy and prosperous.
We will enjoy life
in our new, glorious, resurrection bodies that are
free of disease and death. We will be reunited with
the dead in Christ and associate with all the angels
and saints in God’s Kingdom. Our families and friends
will come to know the Lord and worship Him in Spirit
and in truth. We will dwell with all believers in love
and unity, as the Lord desires.
Christ will confer
His very own power and authority on us, so that we
actually rule and reign with Him. We will be just
rulers and capable teachers in Kingdom principles for
righteous living. We will even judge both men and
angels and be kings and priests of God. The Lord will
fellowship with us intimately, and we will perform all
of our duties to His exact specifications.
Isaiah 58:14 “Then
shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will
cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father:
for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].”
All the righteous
will inherit the Kingdom of God. Both Jews and
Gentiles will become God’s chosen people for all of
eternity. There will be no favoritism or partiality
shown; everyone who does the will of the Father will
be privileged to enter His Kingdom. The Lord will
joyfully dwell with all of us. He will fellowship
intimately with His family and provide all of our
needs in abundance.
There will be
fairness and equality for all Kingdom residents.
Everyone will enjoy perpetual blessings of peace and
prosperity, health and longevity. Those of us who have
obediently served the Lord will inherit substantial
rewards for our faithfulness. We will have honor and
glory and rule and reign with Christ Himself. We will
serve the Lord as kings and priests of His people.
We will all worship
the Lord in Spirit and in truth, and celebrate all of
His feasts and sabbaths, as He desires. All men will
finally know the Lord and have His laws written in
their minds and hearts. We will be totally sanctified
in body, soul and spirit and see our God face-to-face,
as He has promised us that we would. He will boast of
us to all of creation as His very own sons and
daughters.
Exodus 15:17 “Thou
shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of
thine inheritance, [in] the place, O LORD, [which]
thou hast made for thee to dwell in, [in] the
Sanctuary, O Lord, [which] thy hands have
established.”
Very soon now, the
Lord will actually take up residence with us in the
Kingdom of God. He will anticipate all our needs even
before we ask. All the resources of the universe are
at His disposal, so that He can provide all that we
require to lead healthy, happy lives. We will be
delivered from our decaying flesh and given new,
resurrection bodies that live forever without disease
and death.
Some of us will be
appointed kings and priests, and rule and reign with
Christ over all the nations of the world. We will
assist Him in judgment and be overseers of His people.
He has promised us the heathen for our inheritance,
and we will govern all men with His very own godly
standards. We will help to strictly enforce Kingdom
principles, so that order and stability prevail on the
earth.
Mankind will
eventually walk in love, peace and unity. Life will be
a veritable paradise once again. We will see the
fruits of our labor, as we serve God’s people for all
of eternity. We will be glorified with Christ, and men
will look up to us and rely on us for guidance in
Kingdom principles for living. We will make certain
that there is fairness, justice and equality available
to all mankind.
Isaiah 44:3 “For I
will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods
upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy
seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:”
The people of God
will thrive in His presence. We will enjoy
unprecedented prosperity, peace and joy. No evil will
defile us in any way; we will have safety and security
in the Kingdom of God. Instead of our old decaying
flesh, we will have new, incorruptible, resurrection
bodies that live forever. We will be reunited with
friends and family and give the Lord all the thanks
and praise.
Our heavenly Father
will be a God to us forever more. All men will know
Him, from the least to the greatest of us. His laws
will be written in our minds and hearts. He will
reward us with all temporal and spiritual blessings.
He will fellowship with us on a continual basis and
take an active role in our lives. We will celebrate
all of His perpetual feast days and sabbaths as He
requires of us.
The Lord will bless
us richly for our part in His eternal redemption plan.
He will pour out His Spirit on our children and our
children’s children. All of our offspring will be
blessed because of our obedience and devotion to Him.
All generations to come will know the Lord intimately
and worship Him in Spirit and in truth, as He desires.
He will be honored and praised for all eternity.
Daniel 7:18 “But the
saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and
possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.”
We are a covenant
people who have been called from the foundation of the
world. We should know our rights and responsibilities.
We must walk in love and righteousness and serve God’s
people, as we are destined to do. We cannot shirk our
duties or there will be important work that remains
undone. We must be about our Father’s business and
usher in the Kingdom of God.
It will be our
eternal inheritance for faithfulness and obedience.
But we will have to be totally focused on eternity and
take a giant step of faith. If we are willing, the
Lord will have us work miraculous signs and wonders in
His name and evangelize the entire earth. All of
creation will be impacted and we will restore peace,
order and stability under the just government of Jesus
Christ.
Our heavenly Father
will make our names a praise on the earth and glorify
us with the same honor that He accords His Son. He
will boast of us as His very own sons and daughters
and even appoint us as kings and priests to His
people. We will rule and reign with Christ for all of
eternity in fairness and justice for all mankind. The
Lord will fully recompense us for our faithful
service.
The Kingdom of God
will include a representation of men, women and
children from every tongue, race and nation on the
earth. The Lord will have a huge household of
believers that come together as His people. We will
all dwell with our God in love, peace and unity when
heaven finally comes to the earth. Mankind will join
with angelic hosts in worshipping the Lord forever.
Topics For Discussion
1. Redeemed From The Curse
2. Messianic Covenant
3. Abrahamic Covenant
4. Kingdom Covenant
5. Better Promises
6. Rewards For Our Works
7. Divine Inheritance
Chapter 4 – Sanctification And Preparation
Ephesians 4:24 “And
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created
in righteousness and true holiness.”
When we made Jesus
Christ the Lord of our lives, we traded sin and
corruption for righteousness and peace with God. We
became new creatures in Christ, and the process of
regeneration began in our lives. Our minds must be
totally renewed and our behavior transformed, so that
we eventually become spiritually mature. We must
desire the things of God more than anything else.
Sanctification and
preparation for the Kingdom of God must be our
continuous goals. We cannot afford to be both worldly
and spiritually minded at this time. Our God does not
tolerate compromise in any way. We should strive to be
holy and perfect, just as He is holy and perfect. He
will soon dwell with us for all of eternity, and
nothing defiling can co-exist with Him in the Kingdom.
The Lord insists
that we be purged of all evil and walk in light and
love as we were taught. We cannot be satisfied with
half measures. We should be totally sold out to our
God and His way of doing things. He wants us to lay
down our lives in humble service to others in the
critical days that lie ahead. None of that will be
possible unless we are sanctified of everything that
is offensive.
We cannot accomplish
anything worthwhile without the intervention of the
Holy Spirit of God in our lives. God’s Spirit leads
and guides us into all truth. He convicts us of sin
and encourages us to repent and have our righteousness
restored. If we walk in the Spirit instead of our
flesh, we will be continually sensitive to our need
for holiness and actively work to sanctify ourselves
in the truth.
Ephesians 5:8-10
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light
in the Lord: walk as children of light; (For the fruit
of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness
and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.”
We were once steeped
in darkness and deception, but since we have believed
in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we are now in
the light. We are responsible to walk in the light
that we have and mature spiritually. We should ask for
the baptism in the Holy Spirit of God. That will
change our lives as nothing else can. The Lord will
fill us with His very own Spirit from the inside out.
As we grow and
develop spiritual fruit in our lives, we will become
peaceful, joyous, and loving. If we cultivate meekness
and temperance, we will become humble servants of all
mankind and lead simple lives of faith. If we work at
developing gentleness, goodness and longsuffering, we
will be patient in dealing with others, and quick to
forgive and forget all wrongs done to us.
Our goal should be
to remain willing and obedient to do all that the Lord
requires of us. Rebellion is a serious sin and will
subject us to punishment, despite the fact that we
have acknowledged Christ as our Lord and Savior. We
can never willfully and purposely transgress any of
God’s laws. Our sanctification is an ongoing
requirement that demands our constant attention to it.
We have inherited
great and precious promises for our righteousness.
They are well worth the effort that it takes to remain
in good standing with the Lord. We are no longer
separated from God; we enjoy an intimate relationship
with Him now. We can expect to receive every good
thing that we require to lead happy, healthy,
prosperous lives now and in the Kingdom to come.
Crucified With Christ
Galatians 2:20 “I am
crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I,
but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
We are crucified
with Christ and He now lives in us to do His Father’s
pleasure. We demonstrate His love, humility and
commitment. We are brand new creatures in Him. We can
walk in holiness and perfection just as He did on the
earth. We will complete His ministry and fight the
good fight of faith. He will be glorified in us, as we
implement the Lord’s eternal redemption plan.
When we made Jesus
Christ the Lord of our lives, we surrendered ourselves
to Him fully and completely. We laid down our
self-lives and appropriated His resurrection power. We
can do all things through Christ who strengthens us –
to include becoming righteous and godly for all time.
We should no longer have to struggle with
sanctification; it will become second nature to us.
Our spirit man can
ultimately take ascendancy over our flesh and our
soul, so that we are mirror images of Christ Himself.
Imitating His laid down life should be our constant
goal. We have to give all to get all. We must be
buried with Christ and resurrected to the newness of
life in Him. When we actually attain to that level of
holiness, we will indeed walk as He walked on the
earth.
2Timothy 2:21 “If a
man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the
master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work.”
We have eternal
callings and divine destinies that will manifest to
make sweeping changes for good in the days to come.
The Lord will use us to fulfill His eternal redemption
plan for all of mankind. There is much at stake, and
we cannot afford to be less than totally sanctified
for His plan and purpose. We have to lay down anything
and everything that interferes with divine service. We
should let the purging fire of God cleanse us of all
iniquity.
Sin requires
payback, and if we transgress the Lord’s law, we must
renounce all our sin and repent of it from the heart.
We cannot disobey any of the Lord’s commandments to us
and remain righteous in His eyes. We should not be
both spiritually oriented and worldly minded; we must
make the critical choice to walk in the Holy Spirit
and avoid anything that would defile us in any way. We
are sons of the living God and much is expected of us.
If we walk in the
Spirit instead of our flesh, we will grow in
righteousness and godliness. We should strive for full
spiritual maturity and imitate Jesus Christ in all our
thoughts, words and deeds. If we want divine power and
authority to manifest in our lives in the days to
come, we must be fully consecrated to the Lord’s
purpose and aspire to holiness and perfection, just as
He is holy and perfect. We cannot be careless or lax
in our behavior ever again.
Philippians 3:9 “And
be found in him, not having mine own righteousness,
which is of the law, but that which is through the
faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
faith:”
We must be well
schooled in fundamental truths. Our belief in Jesus
Christ and His atoning work on our behalf is the sole
basis for our righteousness; we are not righteous on
our own. Through Christ we have inherited eternal life
and many covenant promises. We are joint-heirs with
Him and sons and daughters of the living God. Our
right standing with the Lord is restored for all time,
as long as we remain sin free and sanctify ourselves
of all defilement.
However, our
righteousness is not an opportunity for us to sin in
any way. We cannot slide into the Kingdom of God
simply on the basis of God’s promise to us. We must
work at sanctification and purposely put our spirit
man in ascendancy to our flesh and our soul. We must
crucify our flesh and subdue our selfish soul
ambitions. That way we will be assured of our right
standing at all times and our thoughts, words and
behavior will all be godly.
We should imitate
the laid down life of Christ Himself if we will be
useful to the Lord in the days to come. Jesus never
did anything without first checking with His Father.
He was totally obedient unto death, and that same
degree of cooperation is required of us. The Lord will
lead and guide us to usher in the Kingdom of God, but
we must be willing to do anything and everything that
He asks of us. We cannot be distracted in any way or
reluctant to obey Him.
The fate of all
mankind rests with us and we have a sacred
responsibility to attend to God’s plans. He will have
us preach the Gospel all over the world, so that many
can be saved and baptized to our faith. We will work
miracles, signs and wonders to attract all men to the
Lord, but we will have to be sanctified to walk in His
anointing power and authority. The Lord will only move
through those who have consecrated and dedicated
themselves for His service.
Ephesians 5:2 “And
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath
given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to
God for a sweetsmelling savour.”
We should imitate
Christ’s laid down life and focus on our love walk. We
cannot neglect our love for the Lord or others in any
way. We must put God first in our lives and give Him
all the devotion and respect that He deserves. We must
love others, as we love ourselves, and minister to
their needs wherever possible. We should be totally
unselfish, put others first and grow in holiness.
It is not sufficient
to just pray for those who are in need. The law of
love requires us to take action to alleviate the
suffering of others. We should feed the hungry, clothe
the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned, just as if
we were ministering to Christ Himself. In the days
ahead, we will preach the Gospel and baptize men; lay
hands on the sick and provide them with healing; cast
out demons and set the captives free; and even raise
the dead back to life again.
Jesus Christ will
judge each of us with the very same fair and equitable
standards. We must be sin free at all times, so that
we are continually eligible to enter the Lord’s
eternal Kingdom. Only those who walk in love for God
and for others will actually dwell with Him for all
eternity. We must additionally fulfill the Lord’s will
for our lives, and be actively engaged in living out
our destiny.
Freed From Sin
Romans 8:2 “For the
law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and death.”
We have been
redeemed from the curse of death, which is the only
fitting punishment for our sins and transgressions.
Christ was made a curse for us with His death on the
cross. He died so that we would not have to suffer the
penalty for our sins. We have His very resurrection
life in us as believers and we should protect that at
all costs, so that we are always righteous.
Believers walk in
the newness of life; we become new creatures in Jesus
Christ. He actually dwells in our spirit man. He is
our empowerment to do good and remain righteous at all
times. We can do all things through Christ who
strengthens us and perfects our holiness to make it
like His very own. However, we must cooperate with the
Lord and be totally transformed.
We must submit
ourselves to God and consecrate our lives for divine
service. We cannot allow anyone or anything to come
before the Lord and His plans for us. We should
imitate the laid down life of Christ and walk as He
walked the earth. We will have to forego all carnality
and selfish soul ambitions. Our lives must be a
demonstration of genuine love for God and others.
If we are baptized
in the Holy Spirit, sanctification will become much
easier for us. The Holy Spirit will convict us of all
sin, lead and guide us into all truth. He will empower
us to overcome all temptation to sin and help our
spirit man to mature in godliness. Spiritual fruit
will grow and develop that enable us to improve our
relationships and experience victory in our lives.
Romans 6:11
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed
unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our
Lord.”
Ever since we
accepted Christ as our Lord and Savior, our lives have
changed for the better. We are dead to sin now, and
made alive again in Christ. He came to provide us with
redemption and to supply us with life in abundance to
the overflow. We no longer need the things that we
once did. We are spiritual beings, rather than worldly
men. Our righteousness is beyond dispute.
We enjoy great and
precious promises. We are sons and daughters of the
living God. We are seated with Christ in heavenly
places at the right hand of God Himself. We will spend
all of eternity in the presence of our loving God. He
will meet all of our needs in abundance and boast of
us to all creation. If we are faithful and true to our
callings, we will inherit great rewards.
The Lord will
generously compensate us and take vengeance on all our
enemies. We will be appointed kings and priests of God
and judge both men and angels. We will be given the
heathen nations for our inheritance and be just rulers
and capable teachers of all men. We will share in
Jesus Christ’s very own honor and glory for all of
eternity and rule and reign with Him.
Romans 6:22 “But now
being made free from sin, and become servants to God,
ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life.”
But first, we must
be continually sanctified for the Lord’s purpose and
walk in total righteousness and love at all times. We
must crucify our flesh and subdue our soul ambitions.
We cannot be selfish in any way. We must put the Lord
first and be humble servants of others. Our lives are
now proving grounds to see if we will be holy and
perfect, just as the Lord is holy and perfect.
While it may seem
difficult for us to attain to that high level of
righteousness, we enjoy the intimate presence of
Christ, which motivates us to be at our best. We were
bought with a dear price, the Blood of Jesus Himself.
We cannot be doing our own thing any longer; we have a
sacred responsibility to present our bodies as living
sacrifices, so the Lord can work through us.
We will preach the
Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons and even raise
the dead in the days to come. None of that will be
possible for us, if we are bound up in sin and
defilement. We must remain sin free at all times and
walk in love and righteousness, as we have been
taught. Much depend on our willingness and obedience.
We will have to be totally focused on sanctification.
Keep The Commandments
Deuteronomy 8:6
“Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the
LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.”
We should have a
reverential fear of the Lord and show Him all the
deference and respect that He deserves. His standards
are the moral absolutes that we should attain in our
lives. We must put Him first in all things and walk in
love for Him and others. If we abide by the law of
love, we will keep all of the Ten Commandments and be
assured of continuing righteousness.
There is a heaven to
gain and a hell to shun. Christ will soon return to
destroy all evil off the face of the earth and render
fair and equitable judgment of the living and the
dead. No one will escape His scrutiny or avoid His
permanent and lasting judgment. He will decide who
will enter into the Kingdom of God and enjoy its
blessings; it will be heaven on earth for all who
dwell there.
Jesus Christ will
determine who will receive everlasting punishment in
the lake of fire. Nothing evil will enter into His
Kingdom and defile man or God. There will be wailing
and gnashing of teeth by many who failed the test of
love and righteousness when they walked the earth.
They will be forever banished from the presence of God
and the blessings of His eternal Kingdom.
Leviticus 22:31
“Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them:
I [am] the LORD.”
God’s laws are not
heavy and burdensome to us. They were never intended
to make us unhappy or take any of our freedoms from
us. They promote love and unity among us. They are
moral guidelines for sound living, and essential if
there will be peace and order on the earth. It is
vital that there be set standards for suitable
interactions among men to avoid any chaos and
conflict.
The Ten Commandments
will keep us all in line, so that we have love and
respect for God and for one another. There are
promises attached to them. If we are righteous and
obey what God asks of us, we will receive many
blessings in return. We must always adhere to the
Lord’s moral absolutes, so that we remain in right
standing with Him and in close fellowship with our
neighbors.
Holiness and
perfection should be our goal, as we grow and develop
in our relationship with God and strive for spiritual
maturity. We should put our spirit man in ascendancy
to our flesh and soul and walk in the Spirit instead
of our flesh. We should cultivate spiritual fruit in
our lives so that we are loving, peaceful, gentle,
good, meek, temperate and longsuffering in our
relationships.
If we walk in
genuine love for God and for others, we will not even
think of violating any of the commandments, as that
would signify a step out of love for us. We should
love the Lord with all our hearts and regard others as
we do ourselves. Our love for God should spontaneously
spill out into all of our human interactions, so that
we are at peace with all men wherever possible.
Leviticus 20:7-8
“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I
[am] the LORD your God. And ye shall keep my statutes,
and do them: I [am] the LORD which sanctify you.”
When we made Jesus
Christ the Lord of our lives, we began a regeneration
process. Our minds are renewed in the truth and our
behavior is transformed into godliness. That process
is ongoing and requires our attention to it. We must
cooperate with sanctification; it is not automatic.
The Lord will send His purging fire to us and totally
purify our lives if we ask Him.
It is imperative
that we keep all of the commandments of the Lord and
walk in love for Him and for others, as we have been
taught to do. There is no room for compromise if we
will serve God in fulfilling His eternal purposes. We
must be examples of righteousness to all men, as we
preach the Gospel message with power and conviction.
So too, we will one day dwell with the Lord Himself
and that requires us to be holy and perfect, just as
He is holy and perfect.
We must rid
ourselves of all evil and purge out all filthiness of
the soul and flesh in the days ahead. If we are to be
good stewards of God’s anointing power and authority,
then we must be completely sanctified in body, soul
and spirit. We must set our minds to relinquish all
that we are and all that we have, to be consecrated
for the Lord’s eternal redemption plan and purpose.
Sanctification With A
Purpose
1John 1:9 “If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.”
It goes without
saying that we must remain sin free and righteous at
all times. That is our primary responsibility now and
in the days ahead. We must confess all our sins and
renounce them for all time. The Lord will be faithful
to forgive us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness by
the power of the Holy Spirit, which works through us
to convict us of sin and lead us into truth.
We must reverence
the Lord as we have been instructed, and show genuine
love and affection for our neighbors. We should walk
in love at all times and treat others, as we do
ourselves. We must offer ourselves in humble service
to the Lord and assist Him in implementing His eternal
redemption plan, so that all of mankind will be able
to share our faith and gain eternal life.
The Lord will purge
us of all that offends Him and cleanse us of all that
defiles us if we ask Him for His help. We ought to be
suitable vessels for His anointing power and authority
to manifest through us. We must be godly examples and
living testimonies to His glory if we wish to serve
Him. He will not be able to utilize us unless we are
totally sanctified and fully submitted to His will.
Proverbs 16:6 “By
mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of
the LORD [men] depart from evil.”
We have to acquire
and maintain a healthy fear of the Lord. We should
hold Him in the highest respect and defer to His
divine authority in all matters. We have an obligation
to know the truth and walk in it; we cannot be doing
our own thing and hope to please God. We were bought
with a dear price – the Blood of Jesus Christ Himself.
It is vital that we purge ourselves of all defilement.
There may be a few
things that we have to sacrifice in our lives, if we
are to become sacred vessels consecrated for the
Lord’s use. While this could make us uncomfortable for
a time, we will have eternal rewards that we can
expect for our efforts on His behalf. Nothing that we
give up in this world can compare to the glory that
will be given us in God’s Kingdom if we are faithful.
We must keep all of
the commandments and walk in love for God and for
others at all times. We cannot be selfish in any way.
We must put others’ needs before our own. We should be
humble servants if we will be useful in ushering in
the Kingdom of God. Our lives should be above and
beyond reproach, so that we can be clear testimonies
to God’s power and glory at work in and through us.
2Corinthians 4:7
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that
the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of
us.”
Once we are emptied
out of all that defiles us and interferes with our
doing the will of God, the Lord can confer His very
own anointing power and authority on us. This will
enable us to walk in supernatural signs and wonders,
just as Christ did during His earthly ministry. We
will preach the Gospel with power and conviction, heal
the sick, cast out all demons and raise the dead back
to life.
We will speak to all
world leaders and make certain that their government
policies line up with Kingdom principles of fairness,
justice and equality for all men. We will eliminate
war and violence and establish peace and order on the
earth. We will command all of creation to line up with
the Word and the will of God. All of nature will be in
harmony and subject to man’s dominion again.
Nothing that we do
will be effected in our own strength or through our
own human capabilities. We will not be able to boast
of our feats. We will fulfill the eternal redemption
plan and purpose of God for all of mankind through His
power alone. The Lord will be exalted in all of our
accomplishments and His name will be glorified in all
that we do to usher in the Kingdom of God on the
earth.
Sanctified In The
Truth
John 17:17-18
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I
also sent them into the world.”
We are obliged to be
of service to the Lord and His eternal redemption
plan. We cannot be concerned with our own needs and
personal ambitions. We must sanctify ourselves for His
service in ushering in the Kingdom and imitate the
laid down life of Jesus Christ Himself. Only then will
we be suitable for the Lord’s use and effective in all
that He calls us to do on His behalf.
Jesus prayed to His
Father for us, before He went to the cross. He wanted
us sanctified in the truth, just as He Himself had
been sanctified. He knew what we would be up against
in our earthly ministry. He had experienced many of
the same temptations and afflictions that we will
endure. He knew that we needed to be focused on the
truth in order to avoid all difficulties.
We should get back
to the basics of our faith and study the Word of God
as never before. It will keep us centered on God’s
ways and give us the added insight that we need to
serve the Lord in all that He asks us to do. So too,
we should be in continuous prayer and meditation, so
that we remain very close to Him and appropriate His
divine strength and endurance for the days ahead.
The Body of Christ
has been given a divine commission from Jesus Christ.
We should be found doing His work on the earth when He
returns to rule and reign in His Kingdom. The Gospel
must be preached to all men everywhere, so that they
are able to be saved and baptized in our faith. We
will heal the sick, cast out demons and even raise the
dead to attract men to our God.
Revelation 3:19 “As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous
therefore, and repent.”
The Lord loves us
with a deep, abiding love and He is ever compassionate
to the battles we face with our flesh and our souls.
But that never gives us an excuse to deliberately sin
and transgress His laws in any way. We cannot be
rebellious or take our Christian liberty for granted.
We are required to walk in love and remain totally
righteous at all times and under all circumstances.
When we sin and fall
short of God’s glory, we must earnestly repent and
renounce our sin. When we do so, the Lord will forgive
us and reinstate all our blessings for righteousness.
If we strive to remain sin free at all times, we will
continue to be sanctified for the Lord’s purpose. He
will accomplish mighty feats through us, and usher in
the Kingdom of God with power and glory.
It is our sacred
responsibility to seek holiness and perfection in our
walk with the Lord, so that we can be demonstrations
of righteousness and godliness to His people. We
cannot preach the Gospel message effectively, if we
are overcome by the world, our flesh or the devil. We
are the Body of Christ on the earth; we must imitate
His attributes and adopt His laid down life as our
own.
We will ultimately
become holy and perfect, just as the Lord is holy and
perfect. None of this can be accomplished in our own
strength. The Holy Spirit will assist us in our
efforts and convict us of all sin and unrighteousness.
If we are willing, faithful and obedient we will draw
many to the Lord, so that they can also become
righteous and holy and enjoy the blessings of eternal
life.
1John 2:15 “Love not
the world, neither the things [that are] in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is
not in him.”
We are to be in the
world, but not of it. We should be righteous examples
to all men without being contaminated by their sins.
We must imitate the laid down life of Jesus Christ and
walk in holiness and perfection, just as He did. We
can be loving and kind to others, but we must insulate
ourselves from anything and everything that could
interfere with our serving God.
Those in the world
are steeped in darkness, deception and destruction.
They are given to all sorts of unrighteousness and
blatant evil in their lives. We should separate
ourselves from all that defiles us in any way and seek
after righteousness, so that we can be suitable
vessels for the Lord’s use. We may have to change our
way of thinking and behaving and acquire new friends.
We cannot be both
worldly and spiritually minded. Ours is not a God of
compromise. He insists that we maintain our
righteousness at all costs. We are called to be
separated unto Him and obedient to His guidance and
direction for our lives. If we will be of any value to
God in the days that lie ahead, we will have to be
consecrated and dedicated for His use on a continual
basis.
1Timothy 6:11-12
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on
eternal life, wherunto thou art also called, and hast
professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
Although we may
think we are righteous, we will have to take our
sanctification to an entirely new level to fulfill our
destinies and have the privilege of serving the Lord
in His eternal redemption plan. We should be living
testimonies to the power and glory of God to change
lives for the better. We must demonstrate total
integrity, righteousness and love in all that we
think, say and do.
We must fight the
good fight of faith and be strong witnesses of
righteousness and godliness to others. Actions speak
louder than words and men everywhere will be looking
to us to see how we conduct ourselves. We will be
closely scrutinized to see if we are truly holy
ourselves. Everything that we do will have to be above
and beyond reproach in the days to come. We must
follow the lead of Christ Himself and emulate His
words and actions.
The Holy Spirit will
indwell us in all His fullness, so that we can become
godly and more effective in dealing with others in the
critical days that lie ahead. Our faith will be
strengthened, so that we serve the Lord diligently in
all that we are called to do. Our love walk will be
unmatched, as we patiently and meekly guide God’s
people in all we do to usher in the Kingdom of God.
Holy Examples
Exodus 30:29 “And
thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy:
whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.”
We will be
privileged to be the Lord’s hands, feet and voice on
the earth in the near future. That will require us to
be totally sold out to the things of God and dedicated
to His goals instead of our own. We should aspire to
holiness and perfection, as the Lord Himself is holy
and perfect. We will be continuing Christ’s ministry
on the earth, and we have to be consecrated in order
to be effective in doing His important work. We must
make the Lord’s plan and purpose our very own.
The Gospel of the
Kingdom must be preached to all men, so that they have
an opportunity to hear the truth, be converted and
baptized into our faith. It is not the Lord’s desire
that any man should perish. We will heal the sick,
deliver captives free of enemy oppression and
affliction of all types, and even raise the dead. We
will attract many to the truth through our willing
service. Everything we do will be a demonstration of
the Lord’s very own love, mercy and compassion.
Our sanctification
will be fully perfected if we are godly in our
thoughts, words and actions. We will bless all men
with whom we come in contact and be an inspiration to
them. They will be drawn to the Lord by our behavior
and encouraged to perfect their own spirituality. The
Lord will be glorified in all that we do to usher in
the Kingdom of God, and He will not forget our service
to Him and to His people. We will enjoy eternal
blessings and generous rewards for our faithfulness.
1Thessalonians 4:7
“For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto
holiness.”
While it is the
Lord’s greatest desire to actually take up residence
with His people in the Kingdom of God, no defilement
or evil of any kind can be in His presence. We must
strive for holiness and perfection, just as God is
holy and perfect. We must sanctify ourselves of all
fleshly desires and subdue our selfish soul ambitions
in favor of the Lord’s eternal plan and purpose for
our lives.
We must take
sanctification to an entirely different level than we
have in the past. We should ask the Holy Spirit to
convict us of all our shortcomings, purge us and
cleanse us of all filthiness of the flesh and soul. We
need to deliberately eliminate all worldliness and
become more heavenly minded. We should walk in the
Holy Spirit instead of our flesh at all times and
renounce all sin.
Christ walked the
earth in full obedience and spiritual perfection. He
did not do this as God, but as a mere man operating in
total righteousness. He is our role model and we
should imitate His laid down life. We will be picking
up His ministry where He left off, and we should
demonstrate to all the world that we are His
disciples. We must be living gospels of His godliness
at all times.
Hebrews 9:28 “So
Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and
unto them that look for him shall he appear the second
time without sin unto salvation.”
He, who was without
sin of any kind, became sin for us, so that we could
be saved to eternal life. But we cannot ever take our
righteousness for granted. We must resolve to be sin
free at all times, so we can be suitable vessels for
the Lord’s use in ushering in His Kingdom. Our
redemption will soon be completed and we will all
eventually be godly in our thoughts, words and
actions.
When Jesus returns,
He will redeem our decaying bodies and make them like
His very own. We will all be changed in the twinkling
of an eye to glorious, resurrection bodies that live
forever free of disease and death. The Lord Himself
will take up residence with us and boast of us to all
creation. He will fellowship with us intimately for
all of eternity and take an active role in our lives.
We will have
generous rewards for our humble service to the Lord.
We will rule and reign with Jesus Christ and share in
His very own honor and glory. The Lord will defend us
and take vengeance on all of our enemies. He will
provide all our needs and teach us Kingdom principles
of justice and fairness. We will help to judge both
men and angels, and be kings and priests of God.
Sanctified In His
Service
Mark 16:15-18 “And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them
that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up
serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall
not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.”
Too many subscribe
to the rapture theory and believe that we will be
evacuated from the earth prior to Christ’s return.
That seems unlikely, since we have been called to
partner with God in establishing His Kingdom. We
should cling to sound doctrine and ask the Lord for
revelation.
He created us in His
very own image and likeness to be key players in these
last days. We are born again and filled with the Holy
Spirit of God Himself. We must rise up in our divine
anointing and take back the entire earth for Jesus
Christ. Much depends on our willingness and obedience.
The Body of Christ
must be sanctified for His service and ready and
available when He calls on us to fulfill His eternal
redemption plan. We have eternal callings and divine
destinies that will play out prior to Christ’s return.
We cannot shirk our duty or avoid our responsibilities
to God.
We are to take up
Christ’s ministry on the earth where He left off, and
do the works that He did for the benefit of all of
mankind. We will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom to
all men, heal the sick and deliver all who are
oppressed of the devil. We will even raise the dead
back to life again.
There is much at
stake as we seek to serve the Lord in His eternal
redemption plan. We should make the Gospel available
to all men so that they can be set free. Those who do
believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ, will be saved unto
eternal life; those who do not believe are already
condemned.
1Peter 3:15 “But
sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready
always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh
you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness
and fear:”
Evangelization
should be our main goal in the days ahead. We must be
sanctified to share the truth effectively with others.
We should be well schooled in the doctrines of our
faith, and living examples of discipleship to all men.
Our conversation and behavior must be above reproach.
All men will be looking to us as godly examples and
role models for righteousness.
The Lord will unveil
the minds and reveal the hearts of those to whom we
are sent. We should be prepared to give them a solid
testimony to our faith, and bear accurate witness to
the dogma of salvation through Jesus. We should preach
Christ crucified and resurrected in all of His power.
There is no one too incorrigible that he cannot be
saved.
We must explain how
Jesus came to the earth to teach us God’s way of doing
things and to save us from our sins. His death on the
cross was voluntary and His own Blood served as
atonement, or payback, for the sins of mankind. His
resurrection from the dead is our guarantee of eternal
life. He came to defeat all the works of the devil and
to provide us with life in abundance.
Everyone who accepts
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior should be baptized
with water and the Holy Spirit. We must additionally
walk in love and righteousness and keep all the
commandments, as we have been taught. It is also
important that we seek the Lord’s will at all times
and make ourselves available for divine service
whenever it is required of us.
Hebrews 12:28
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be
moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”
The Gospel of the
Kingdom will be preached with power and conviction all
over the world, so all men have access to the truth.
It is not the Lord’s desire that any man perishes for
lack of knowledge. He wants us all to repent and
believe in His Son, so we can spend all of eternity
with Him in the Kingdom of God.
When we share the
Gospel message, we should keep it geared to the level
of our listener without compromising its integrity in
any way. We must not use terminology that confuses
them or turns them off. We should keep the message of
Christ simple, yet powerful, so all may understand and
be converted.
If we tell men that
the Son of God came to teach us His ways and save us
from our sins, we will be properly focused. We should
remind them that we must all have a reverential fear
and respect of God, because He has the power to either
forgive us for our sins or eternally condemn us for
unrighteousness.
It is always a good
idea to pray and seek the Lord’s direction in
difficult cases. He will provide all the insight that
we need to be effective in spreading our faith in
Christ. He will facilitate our methods and give us
just the right words to speak to every man, woman and
child whom we may encounter along the way.
We should never look
down on others, or assume that they will never change
their ways. Our job is to share the Gospel in its
simplicity, as the Lord Himself directs us. The Holy
Spirit will pick up where we leave off in our
evangelization efforts. He will convict men of all
their sins and lead them into the truth.
Righteous Without
Compromise
Hebrews 12:14
“Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord:”
The best
evangelizing tool of all is a righteous example to
others. If our attitude and behavior is godly, then
the actual words that we speak in spreading our faith
become secondary. Our lives should be testimonies in
and of themselves. We can explain how we were before
we made Jesus Christ the Lord of our lives, and
contrast that with how we think, feel and behave now.
If we actually live
our faith, we will be excellent witnesses. Without God
we are powerless, but with Him, we can do all things.
We should not neglect to tell others that the Lord
loves them despite their past. All He really wants is
to have a close relationship with them. It is His
deepest desire to provide all our needs and be a
Father to us, as He intended from the beginning of
time.
We should walk in
love and peace with all men, despite the provocation
we may have to be offended. Unbelievers can sometimes
be irascible while they are struggling with their
faith. They tend to strike out and fight every attempt
to win them over. We should recognize this behavior as
being demonic in origin and overlook it if possible.
We are called to forgive others at all times.
Romans 10:3 “For
they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going
about to establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.”
We should never beat
others up with our Bibles or try to impress them with
our knowledge of spiritual truths. Spreading the
Gospel requires that we be in tune to what others are
thinking and feeling, and be sensitive to their needs.
The Lord wants us to teach all men the truth using
gentleness and persuasion as our tactics for winning
them over. He will finish the task of sanctifying them
Himself.
He has a plan for
every man, woman and child on the face of the planet.
It is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit to lead
and guide them in all truth. We have no business
trying to straighten others out or criticizing them in
their walk with the Lord. He is eminently capable of
touching their hearts and making any fine-tuned
adjustments that they may require in their individual
lives in order to submit to His righteousness.
Many who have
rejected God do so out of feelings of guilt and
unworthiness. They feel they are so inherently bad
that the Lord can never forgive them. That is totally
untrue; He desires that all men come to a full
knowledge of the truth. He wants to love and bless
each of us, and dwell with us for all of eternity in
His Kingdom. None of us is more entitled to God’s love
and forgiveness than another.
1Corinthians 4:5
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the
Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden
things of darkness, and will make manifest the
counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have
praise of God.”
If we have
controlling, religious spirits and look down on
others, we will never see God. He insists that we all
walk in love, mercy and compassion for others. None of
us is truly worthy of His blessings. Our salvation is
a free gift of God, made available to all men. It is
not reserved for just a select few who think that they
are righteous. The Lord wants us all to receive
eternal life.
We are guilty of
hypocrisy ourselves if we criticize and condemn
others, because all have fallen short of the glory of
God. We will one day judge both men and angels, but we
must learn the principles of righteous judgment before
that will occur. We have to be able to see things as
God sees them, and judge as Jesus Christ Himself will
judge – with just, fair and equitable standards.
The Word stipulates
that we are to love all men, despite what they may do
to us. Love is not optional for us; we are to bless
even our enemies. We have to forgive and forget all
wrongs done to us, and avoid developing anger, hatred
and bitterness towards others. We must learn to view
them as God sees them and be at peace with all men,
believers and unbelievers, wherever possible.
Walking Worthy Of God
Luke 9:62 “And Jesus
said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of
God.”
The Lord has plans
for us. He created us for His purpose and we are
obliged to accommodate all of His needs. We were
called from the very foundation of the world. We are
His ambassadors on the earth. He wants to work through
us to reach all men and gather them into His Kingdom.
We should be fully prepared to answer our call to duty
whenever the Lord requires our service.
We cannot shrink
back in a sense of false humility. Nor can we afford
to entertain fear, doubt or unbelief. There are
important tasks to be accomplished for the Kingdom of
God. If we do not respond affirmatively to the Lord’s
call, He will be compelled to seek others who are
willing and available to serve Him. Each of us is
capable of being a yielded vessel for His purpose.
Our age, sex, talent
and experience will have no bearing on our
effectiveness in serving the Lord in the days to come.
He will use men, women and children from all over the
world and from every walk of life to usher in His
eternal Kingdom. We will be amazed at who actually
comprises the Body of Christ. The Lord can and will
anoint anyone who is consecrated and dedicated to Him.
The Body of Christ
is commissioned to heal all the sick and infirm. We
will cast out demons and set men free from their
bondage to sin. We will even raise the dead back to
life again, so that they can join us for eternal
blessings in the Kingdom of God when it is ushered in
to the earth. There will be nothing that is impossible
to us, as we serve the Lord and His people.
1Thessalonians 2:12
“That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you
unto his kingdom and glory.”
Our primary
responsibility is to sanctify ourselves for the Lord’s
service. We must lay down all fleshly desires and
subdue our selfish soul ambitions, so that we are
completely focused on the Lord’s eternal plan and
purpose for all of mankind. If we want a full
impartation of Jesus Christ’s very own anointing power
and authority available to us, then we must be
purified for its use. We cannot be both worldly and
spiritually minded; we must be uncompromisingly
righteous.
It will become much
easier to spread the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, as
the day approaches for Christ’s return. The world is
desperate for the truth now, but will be even more so,
in the near future. So too, we will walk in miracles,
signs and wonders to attract all men to our faith. We
will heal the sick, cast out demons and even raise the
dead back to life again. We will tear down all demonic
strongholds and set the captives free, as the Lord
intends for us to do.
Men will no longer
be able to avoid the truth, with so many powerful
demonstrations of God’s glory manifesting everywhere
on the earth. They will flock to us in unprecedented
numbers and even spread the faith among themselves. We
will be converting and baptizing all those who desire
to make Jesus Christ the Lord of their lives and enter
into His Kingdom for all of eternity. No man will
perish for lack of knowledge; the Gospel will be
preached all over the world.
Romans 10:15 “And
how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is
written, How beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of
good things!”
We have a divine
commission from Jesus Christ Himself. We are to pick
up where His ministry left off and preach the Gospel
of the Kingdom of God to men in every nation of the
world. While it may be physically impossible for each
of us to go in person to fulfill this command, we can
always support foreign mission projects that dispatch
other evangelists and teachers.
Everyone will have
the opportunity to receive eternal life. The Gospel
will be preached to all the world. The Lord’s eternal
redemption plan is perfect. Everyone whose name is
written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be saved and
inherit eternal blessings for righteousness. What men
don’t learn before they get to the Kingdom of God will
be taught to them once they do enter into it.
One day all men will
know the Lord; His laws will be written in their minds
and hearts. We will dwell in love and unity, as He
desires, and there will finally be peace on the earth
as we usher in the Kingdom of God. Everyone who lives
in God’s Kingdom will worship Him in Spirit and in
truth. We will celebrate all His sabbaths and
perpetual feast days, as we are required to do.
Colossians 1:10-11
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and
increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with
all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”
It will become
increasingly important that we cleanse ourselves of
all defilement that might interfere with our serving
the Lord at peak performance in the days ahead. The
greater our responsibility in ushering in His Kingdom,
the more consecrated we will need to be to accomplish
our goals. The Lord’s priorities should be ours; His
plan and purpose should take precedence over our own.
We must be baptized
in the Holy Spirit of God and subdue our carnality and
our souls once and for all. We should walk in the
Spirit instead of our flesh and cultivate spiritual
fruit in our lives. Our behavior must be godly and
righteous, and that requires us to be good, loving and
peaceful. We should also be meek, temperate and well
disciplined, longsuffering and patient with all men.
The Lord will endue
us with His very own anointing power and authority. We
must be very careful how we wield His power; it should
always be used for the benefit of others. We are
servants of the most high God; He is entrusting us
with the welfare of His people. We have to be
responsible stewards of His anointing, so that it is
employed for constructive purposes under all
conditions.
We should do
everything that we are assigned willing and
obediently. The Lord wants us to serve Him and His
people with faith and devotion, not out of obligation
or constraint. We will be strengthened in our inner
man, so that we can accomplish great feats on His
behalf. If we assume our divine destinies, as we
should, we will experience joy and victory in all that
we are called to do.
Preserved Until
Christ’s Coming
2Timothy 4:18 “And
the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and
will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom
[be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
The Body of Christ
will be engaged in open spiritual warfare with Satan
in the days ahead. He knows that his time is short,
and he will stop at nothing to interfere with heaven
coming to the earth. He is out to destroy us and
impede all our efforts to usher in the Kingdom of God.
The good news is that he is a defeated foe. Christ
stripped him of his power and restored dominion and
authority over the earth back to man. We have received
control over the enemy for all time.
We will tear down
all demonic strongholds in our way, as we usher in the
Kingdom of God. All mind blinding spirits that have
kept men in darkness and spiritual destruction will be
removed from our path. No hindering spirits will
detain us from spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom and
serving men in their affliction and oppression. No
fear, doubt or unbelief will deter us in reaching our
goals. We will walk in total confidence that the Lord
backs us up in all that we do.
Our words that line
up with the Word and the will of God will totally
restructure the entire earth, so that heaven can be
brought in, as the Lord plans. We will establish
Kingdom principles for living that cannot be ignored.
All men will take notice of our God and learn His
ways. We will teach them how to walk in love and
righteousness, or they will be expelled from His
Kingdom for all eternity. Very soon now, every knee
will bow and every tongue proclaim that “Jesus Christ
is Lord.”
The Kingdom of God
will be ushered into the earth realm with miraculous
signs and wonders attending it. We will have legions
of ministering angels to assist us in our efforts. We
will totally reorganize world governments to line up
with Kingdom principles of fairness and equality for
all men. Love, peace and unity will prevail. We will
restore all of creation to its original beauty and
balance, as it was intended from the creation. There
will soon be order and stability on the earth.
1Thessalonians 3:13
“To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in
holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.”
We should do all
that we are called to do in the days ahead with love
and devotion in our hearts. The Lord does not want us
to serve Him out of obligation or constraint. He
desires that we be willing and obedient of our own
choosing. Although the things that He asks us to do
are a stretch for us in the natural, He will equip us
and prepare us to serve Him with faith and confidence.
We will have a full
anointing in the same dynamic power that Christ
Himself employed during His earthly ministry. Christ
walked as a mere man on the earth with the Lord’s own
power and authority to back Him up. Everything that He
did was a result of His perfect obedience to follow
the Lord’s lead and direction. Jesus said that He only
did what the Father told Him to do.
We will have to take
our devotion and obedience to a new level as we usher
in the Kingdom of God. Nothing can interfere with our
mission or deter us from fighting the good fight of
faith. We will have to be fully focused on eternity
and discipline ourselves, so that we can be sacred
vessels for the Lord’s use. He will imbue us with
power from on high, so that we are victorious.
Deuteronomy 11:8-9
“Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I
command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in
and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; And
that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the
Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to
their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
If we follow all the
Lord’s commands to us, we will be successful in our
earthly ministry. We should walk in love and humility.
We have to sanctify ourselves of all known sin. We
must be open to the Lord’s direction and say only what
He wants us to say, and do only what He asks of us.
Then He will give us His very own power, so that we
can prevail in all that we are assigned to do.
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom with a new fervor, so that the
full end-times harvest of souls can be gathered in. We
will perform miraculous signs and wonders to attract
all men to our faith. We will heal all those who are
sick and infirm. We will deliver all captives free of
enemy oppression. We will even raise the dead through
the operation of the Holy Spirit at work in us.
Peace and order will
be brought back to the earth, so that Christ can
return to rule and reign in His Kingdom. We will
challenge world governments to line up with principles
of fairness and justice for all men. We will confront
government leaders and persuade them to be merciful
and compassionate to the plight of their people, so
that the Lord can bless their nations as He intends.
1Thessalonians 5:23
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I
pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
We will be preserved
blameless until the coming of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, if we walk in the Spirit instead of our
flesh. We should be totally sold out to the things of
God in all that we say and do, and the Lord will
reward all of our efforts. All men are looking to us
as examples and role models, and we must be living
testimonies to the power of God at work in us and
through us.
We are the sons and
daughters of almighty God Himself. We must be holy and
perfect, just as He is holy and perfect. Christ will
soon return to receive His everlasting Kingdom from
us. We should be found doing His work and ministering
to His people in love and compassion. We are future
kings and priests of God. We are being held to
impeccable standards of attitude and performance.
We will soon have an
eternal legacy in the Kingdom of God. Nothing will
interrupt the serenity of life in God’s presence. It
will be a veritable paradise, just as it was in the
Garden of Eden. We will have only peace and
prosperity, safety and security, health and longevity,
joy and gladness for all eternity. We will be blessed
beyond our expectations and rejoice in all that God
has done for us.
Topics For Discussion
1. Crucified With Christ
2. Sanctified In The Truth
3. Holy Examples
4. Sanctified In His Service
5. Righteous Without Compromise
6. Walking Worthy Of God
7. Preserved Until Christ’s Coming
Chapter 5 – The Good Fight of Faith
Hebrews 11:1 “Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.”
Faith is a genuine
hope for the future right here in the present. It is
our evidence of things not yet seen. It is longing and
expectancy activated in the spirit realm, so that it
eventually manifests in the natural world around us.
Without faith we cannot have anything positive
materialize.
With faith, we can
have victory in all our situations and circumstances.
It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit of God that interacts
with peace and joy. It is confidence in the provision
of almighty God for His people. It stimulates trust in
the Lord despite what we see in the world around us.
Faith is a
supernatural force that propels us into the unknown.
It gives us patience, strength and endurance to wait
for our desired breakthrough and to do so with
assurance in our hearts. With faith, we can see the
fruit of our imaginations take hold and manifest as a
result of our beliefs.
If we do not waver
in our trust in God, we will have everything that we
want and need come forth almost miraculously in our
lives. The Lord will never let us be ashamed for our
faith. He will always reward us for our confidence in
Him and in His ability to provide all that we require.
Our faith takes us
from the realm of possibility into actual reality. If
we believe, then we will receive, as long as we ask in
Christ’s name. If two or more of us will agree in
prayer, what we expect will be granted to us for our
faith. The Lord will withhold no good thing from His
people.
Hebrews 11:6 “But
without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for
he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and
[that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek
him.”
Faith impresses God,
but fear, doubt and unbelief displease Him. He wants
to be our source for all that we need to be healthy,
happy and prosperous. He promised that He will never
leave us or forsake us, and that He will generously
supply all that we require, both spiritually and
temporally, for all of eternity. We can rely on the
Lord to always make good on His promises to us most
generously.
God does not lie to
us. If we put our faith in Him and the power of the
cross of Jesus Christ, we will never ever be
disappointed. We are justified by our faith in Christ,
and we have great and precious promises for our faith.
We are joint-heirs with Jesus to all the vast
resources that the universe has to offer us. We are
actually seated with Him in heavenly places at the
right hand of God Himself.
Our right standing
with God has been restored for all time. We can
approach the throne of grace without fear, shame or
condemnation. We need not plead or grovel to make our
needs known and have all of them met. The Lord will
hear all of our prayers and respond positively to our
requests. We must simply be patient to see all that we
need and desire manifest right before our very own
eyes.
We are sons and
daughters of almighty God Himself. He will move heaven
and earth to protect and provide for His family, as
any good father. All that we must do is forego our own
stubborn independence and cast our cares on Him, since
He cares for us. If we exercise our faith and walk in
it, we will be completely satisfied. He will never
permit us to be ashamed or left empty-handed.
If we stand on God’s
promises to us and do not waver, all of our needs will
be met in abundance. If we are diligent in our faith,
all that we hope for will materialize in our lives
just as God has promised us. The Lord will always come
through for us and give us exceeding abundantly more
than we could ever ask or think if we place our faith
and trust in Him, rather than in our own human
strength.
Saved By Faith
Ephesians 2:8 “For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:”
We were all once
lost in sin and darkness, but through faith in Jesus
Christ we have received the gift of eternal life. God
loved us so much that He made provision for our
redemption by sending His very own Son to be a
propitiation for the sins of all of mankind. Through
Christ, we have unmerited favor or grace with God. Our
sinfulness is no longer an issue. We have been washed
clean in His Blood.
Although we were
once condemned to death as a penalty for our sins and
estranged from God, our right standing with Him has
been restored for all time. When the Lord sees us, He
sees Jesus in all of His righteousness. We are heirs
to great and precious promises. Christ was the
firstborn of many sons and daughters, and we are
seated with Him in heavenly places at the right hand
of God Himself.
Our faith has saved
us from eternal damnation and given us hope and
confidence for our future. We will not be destroyed
for our iniquity; our guilt has been removed far from
us. The Lord has seen fit to bless us despite our
past, and we can look forward to life in His
everlasting Kingdom. If we remain righteous and walk
in love for the Lord and for others, we will one day
dwell in the very presence of God.
Colossians 2:11-13
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision
made without hands, in putting off the body of the
sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen
with [him] through the faith of the operation of God,
who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead
in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven
you all trespasses.”
Even though we have
been saved from our sins and inherited eternal life as
a result of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, we cannot
be deliberately rebellious. We must strive to remain
sin free at all times and continually sanctify
ourselves. We should forego all carnality and subdue
our selfish soul ambitions, so that we can serve the
Lord effectively.
We have been buried
with Christ in the baptism for our sins, and we are
resurrected with Him to the newness of life. The
process of regeneration then begins in us. Our minds
are renewed in the truth and our behavior is totally
transformed. We become new creatures in Christ and
embrace our divine destinies as the sons and daughters
of almighty God.
If we ask the Lord
for the baptism in the Holy Spirit, He will gladly
accommodate us. His Spirit will take up residence in
our spirit, so that we can become holy and perfect,
just as He is holy and perfect. The Holy Spirit will
convict us of any sin, lead and guide us into all
righteousness. We will receive the fruit of the Spirit
and become more spiritually mature.
We will grow and
develop in the Lord, so that we always walk in love
and follow all of His commandments. If we give the
Holy Spirit full sway in our lives, we will imitate
the laid down life of Jesus Christ Himself and seek to
serve God and others. We will assume our divine roles
in the Lord’s eternal redemption plan for all of
mankind.
Hebrews 12:2
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our]
faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured
the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the
right hand of the throne of God.”
We have eternal
callings and divine destinies as the children of God.
We must fight the good fight of faith and share our
beliefs with men everywhere, so that they can be saved
unto eternal life, as we have been. We should preach
the Gospel of Jesus Christ with power and conviction,
so that men, women and children all over the world can
be released from their bondage to sin into the perfect
liberty of the sons of God.
All that we must do
to be saved is to believe in our hearts that Jesus
Christ died to save all mankind from their sins, and
confess Him as our Lord and Savior. If we sincerely
repent from all known sin and we are baptized with
water for the remission of our sins, we will receive
eternal life. As many as have accepted Christ become
new creatures in Him. Our old self dies to sin and we
are born again in our spirit man.
Our minds are
renewed and our behavior is transformed, so that we
become godly in all that we think, say and do. We
imitate the laid down life of Christ Himself and walk
in power and authority on the earth. The supernatural
becomes commonplace to us and we work miracles, signs
and wonders to attract men to our faith. We heal the
sick and afflicted of all their diseases and can even
raise the dead back to life again.
Christ is now seated
at the right hand of God and He is resting from all of
His work. We have been given a divine commission to do
the works that He did, and even greater works, since
He has gone to be with the Father. We will fulfill His
ministry and deliver His Kingdom to Him one day in the
very near future. We are His hands, feet and voice on
the earth, and He will be glorified in those who are
called His disciples.
Sons Of God By Faith
Galatians 3:26 “For
ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ
Jesus.”
It is only through
our faith in Jesus Christ that we are saved from our
sins and become heirs to great promises. He
died, so that we do not have to suffer the penalty for
sin, which is physical and spiritual death. He served
as the perfect atonement for the sin debt of all
mankind once and for all. Because of His death and
resurrection, we have received the promise of eternal
life.
Christ restored us
to right standing with God, so that we can approach
the throne of grace without fear and trepidation. If
we have faith in Him and His sacrifice on our behalf,
we have sonship rights. We are actually seated with
Christ in heavenly places at the right hand of God
Himself. We are joint-heirs to all the promises for
righteousness, to include entry into the Kingdom of
God.
We are the sons of
God; we will be blessed and rewarded for all of
eternity. He will take vengeance on all of our enemies
and share His very own honor and glory with us. If we
have been faithful to walk in His ways and serve Him,
we will be made kings and priests of God and judge
both men and angels. We will actually rule and reign
with Christ Himself over all nations of the world.
Ephesians 3:12 “In
whom we have boldness and access with confidence by
the faith of him.”
With faith, it is
possible to approach the throne of grace and know in
advance that we have favor with God. He will supply
all our needs according to His riches in glory. We
will have all that we require to be successful in this
life and in the next. All that we must do is lay down
our lives in sacrificial service and the Lord will
grant us real power.
He will imbue us
with His very own divine anointing to be successful.
We will take back the earth and everything in it for
the Kingdom of God. All governments and their
economies will line up with the Word of God, as we
speak it. All creation will be restored to its
original beauty and balance. We will establish peace
and order everywhere we go.
We have faith and
confidence that the Lord will show Himself strong on
our behalf. He will glorify Himself in us and provide
all that we need to be victorious. We will not be
oppressed or exploited forever. The Kingdom of God
will level all playing fields. We will have peace and
prosperity, joy and freedom, safety and security for
all eternity.
The Lord Himself
will take up residence with His people and provide all
our needs even before we ask Him. He will make certain
that we are healthy, happy and prosperous. Our mortal
bodies will be transformed and we will live forever
free of disease, decay and death. We will give the
Lord all the honor, glory and thanks that He deserves.
We will one day be a
praise on the earth, instead of outcasts. The Lord
will boast of us to all creation and reward us for
ushering in His Kingdom. We will rule and reign with
Jesus Christ and judge both men and angels. The Lord
will appoint us as teachers, judges and overseers in
His everlasting Kingdom, and we will even be kings and
priests of our God.
John 1:12 “But as
many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his
name:”
We are sons of God
with eternal destinies to fulfill. We have to take
back our authority over all matters in the earth
before the Lord will usher in His eternal Kingdom. We
will destroy all demonic strongholds that interfere or
impede our progress and establish order and stability
on the earth.
Our words will be
our weapons for warfare. We will bind all demonic
efforts that stand in the way of the preaching of the
Gospel. We will loose blessings to all men, as we heal
the sick and cast out demons. We will even raise the
dead back to life again, just as Jesus Christ Himself
once did.
All world
governments will be restructured and reorganized to
line up with Kingdom principles of fairness, justice
and equality. We will decree love and unity for all of
mankind. We will command all of creation to line up
with the Word of God and be restored to its original
beauty and balance.
The Kingdom of God
promises to be the answer to all of the problems of
mankind. There will be peace and prosperity, safety
and security, health and longevity for all who dwell
there. All men will walk as brothers and enjoy one
another’s companionship, free of conflict for all
eternity.
The Lord Himself
will take up residence with us and provide all our
needs in abundance, as He has promised. We will have
the heathen for our inheritance and rule and reign
with Jesus Christ Himself. We will judge both men and
angels and be just rulers and capable teachers of all
men.
We will be governors
and overseers of God’s people to make certain that
Kingdom principles are continuously enforced. We will
even be kings and priests of God and teach others how
to worship Him. The Lord will boast of us to all
creation and restore all that has been taken from us.
Justification By
Faith
Romans 3:22-26 “Even
the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus
Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for
there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by
his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus: Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation
through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
through the forbearance of God; To declare, [I say],
at this time his righteousness: that he might be just,
and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”
There is no way any
man can be righteous in his own strength or through
the merits of his works. We have all fallen short of
the glory of God and inherited iniquity from Adam as
our forefather. We are justified by our faith in
Christ – and by that alone. Even though He was totally
perfect and without sin Himself, Christ died in
atonement for our sins so that we don’t have to suffer
the penalty of death.
Jesus became a curse
for us, so that we could be blessed with His
righteousness. We have been set free from the law of
sin and death and are released to life and light in
Christ Jesus. We are now more than conquerors through
Him. Due to His victory over sin, death and the grave,
we can overcome the world, our flesh and the devil and
prevail in all matters on the earth, as we are
ordained to do.
We are the sons and
daughters of God if we believe in Jesus Christ as our
Lord and Savior. We have eternal callings and divine
destinies to fulfill. The Lord has give us dominion
over the entire earth, and we must prepare the way for
Christ to return by ushering in the Kingdom of God. We
will preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons
and even raise the dead back to life again as He once
did.
Philippians 3:9 “And
be found in him, not having mine own righteousness,
which is of the law, but that which is through the
faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by
faith:”
We must fully
surrender to the Lord and appropriate the
righteousness of Christ Himself through our faith. We
should keep all of the commandments and walk in love,
as we have been taught to do. If we sin and miss the
mark, we must be quick to repent of all
unrighteousness and be reconciled to God once again.
If we are sincere, He will restore us to right
standing with Him as if we had never sinned.
None of us can be
righteous and holy without the operation of the Holy
Spirit in our lives. We need the Holy Spirit to lead
and guide us, and fill us with all good spiritual
gifts with which we can serve others. So too, we need
spiritual fruit to manifest in our lives that are like
the attributes of God Himself. We should have faith,
love, peace and joy. We must be gentle and good, meek,
temperate and longsuffering.
When Christ returns,
He should find us imitating His laid down life and
doing His work. We will pick up His ministry where He
left off and bring in the full end-time harvest of
souls, as we are ordained to do. We will draw all men
to the Lord by our godly example. We will walk in a
full anointing of His very own power and authority, as
long as we are sanctified for His use in ushering in
His Kingdom.
Romans 5:1-2
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also
we have access by faith into this grace wherein we
stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
We are no longer
separated from our God. Christ died to restore us to
right standing with the Father for all of eternity. We
are justified by our faith in Him and at peace with
God for all time. We enjoy unmerited favor or grace
with Him because of our faith in the atoning work of
His Son. We are actually joint-heirs with Christ to
all the promises of God.
The Kingdom of God
is our reward for righteousness. If we have faith in
God, we will inherit all the promises that He has made
to us. We will have eternal life in His very presence,
free of disease and death. We will experience peace
and prosperity, safety and security, joy and freedom.
The Lord will take vengeance on all our enemies and
restore all that we have lost.
Those of us who have
served the Lord in ushering in His Kingdom will
receive many rewards for our faithfulness. He will
boast of us to all creation and appoint us as kings
and priests for His people. We will share in Christ’s
very own honor and glory. We will judge both men and
angels and even rule and reign with Him over all the
nations of the world.
Our Faith In God
Romans 10:17 “So
then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God.”
If we wish to have a
strong faith that pleases God and changes the
circumstances in our lives, then we must be well
rooted and grounded in the Word of God. We should seek
fundamental, Biblical teaching and appropriate sound
doctrine. We must adhere to all the Lord’s
commandments to us and sanctify ourselves of all known
sinfulness.
We should be doers
of the Word of God and not hearers only. It goes
without saying, that we must love the Lord with all
our strength and treat others with affection and
respect. We have to be obedient to the will of God for
our lives and be at peace with all men wherever
possible. We should seek the Lord’s guidance and serve
Him at all times.
It is critical that
our faith be pure and undefiled. We cannot afford to
entertain the doctrines of demons or any traditions of
men. Faith comes by hearing, reading and speaking the
true, unadulterated Word of God. All false gospels
must be avoided or we will be led into chaos,
confusion and spiritual destruction instead of true
Christian liberty.
Hebrews 10:22-23
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil
conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let
us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without
wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised;”
We now know the
truth and should walk in the light of it at all times.
We have been fully redeemed from our sins, baptized in
Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit. We are new
creatures in Christ and joint-heirs with Jesus
Himself. We are the actual sons and daughters of
almighty God; we have eternal callings and divine
destinies to fulfill on the earth.
It is critical that
we embrace our responsibilities and help to usher in
the Kingdom of God, as we have been called to do. The
Gospel must be preached to men, women and children in
all the nations of the world. It is the Lord’s desire
that all have an equal opportunity to be saved to
eternal life. We will gather in the full end-time
harvest of souls that is required.
If our faith in God
is strong, we will have boldness and confidence in our
relationship with Him. We can approach the throne of
grace without fear, shame or condemnation. Anything
that we need will be granted to us, according to His
Word and His will for our lives. He has a wonderful
plan in place for our total redemption – in spirit,
soul and body.
Romans 3:3 “For what
if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the
faith of God without effect?”
The choice to
believe in Jesus Christ and what He did for us is
ours, and ours alone. The Lord will never force
Himself on us or compel us to have faith. If we do not
believe in God or what He has provided for us, we will
perish. Our faith in God leads us to eternal life; it
has powerful life-changing effects for us. No longer
in darkness, we walk in the light as the very sons of
God.
Everyone whose name
is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will eventually
be saved. Then and only then, will heaven be ushered
in to the earth realm to pave the way for the return
of Jesus Christ Himself. He will judge all men and
angels to determine who will enter His Kingdom and
enjoy all of its blessings. Those who have believed in
Christ and been obedient will be blessed.
All those who deny
Jesus or have been deliberately rebellious, will be
punished in the lake of fire. Satan will be banished
to the bottomless pit. There will be nothing evil or
defiling that ever enters the Kingdom of God. All
residents there will have peace and prosperity,
without fear and molestation. We will be given brand
new, resurrection bodies that are free of disease and
decay.
The dead in Christ
will be raised from the dead and judged, as well. All
the righteous will dwell with the Lord Himself for all
of eternity. He will supply all our needs from the
vast resources that the universe has to offer us.
There will be no poverty and lack, no oppression or
exploitation. All men will share equally in abundance;
we will enjoy our lives in a veritable paradise on
earth.
1Corinthians 2:5
“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.”
Genuine faith defies
reason and replaces human logic. It takes us into the
supernatural realm of unlimited possibilities. If we
remain focused on God and all His promises to us, we
will see our hope in Him manifest as reality. Without
God, we can do nothing, but with Him all things are
possible to us.
The wisdom of men
cannot be compared with real faith in God. Our faith
far surpasses all that we believe in the natural. It
is powerful for generating positive results in our
lives that could never be accomplished through
man-made efforts. If we have sincere faith, then we
will see astounding manifestations.
Every time we have
an answer to prayer it is a miracle of faith for us.
The unreachable becomes real and attainable, simply
because we have trust in God and His limitless power
to provide all of our needs. If our faith is strong
and does not waver, we will see heaven itself come to
the earth with all its blessings.
God’s people will be
the focal point of His attention. He will fellowship
with us intimately. The Lord will provide all our
needs even before we ask Him. We will enjoy good
health and longevity, endless peace and unlimited
prosperity, total safety and security, perpetual joy
and complete freedom for all eternity.
If we have been
devoted to the Lord and His people, we will be
generously rewarded in His Kingdom. He will boast of
us to all creation and appoint us as kings and
priests. We will share in Christ’s honor and glory;
rule and reign with Him; and judge both men and angels
to see if they have been righteous.
We will experience
life in a veritable paradise on the earth, in the very
presence of our loving God. He will restore all that
has been taken from us and reward our faithfulness to
Him. He will avenge all wrongs done to us and punish
our enemies. We will have a just recompense for all
our trials, pain and suffering.
Living By Faith
Habakkuk 2:4
“Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright
in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”
The proud and
haughty will never enter into the Kingdom of God.
Those who puff themselves up in their own
accomplishments and exalt themselves among men can
never please God. He desires that we have humble,
sincere hearts that seek to serve Him and His people.
He measures our righteousness by our faith in Christ,
and by that alone.
If we have strong
faith we please God. We are not self-serving and
arrogant; we are meek and devoted to Him regardless of
whether or not we get recognition. We lay down our
lives for others and walk as Christ Himself walked the
earth. We are uncompromisingly righteous and never
fail to love God and others, as we do ourselves.
We are justified
only by our faith in Christ and we walk it out in our
daily lives. We serve as godly role models to others
and have wholesome life styles that reflect the power
and glory of God that is at work in us and through us.
We are loyal ambassadors for the Kingdom of God and
our lives are testimonies to His love, mercy and
compassion.
Romans 1:17 “For
therein is the righteousness of God revealed from
faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live
by faith.”
If we walk in real
faith we will move mountains and achieve impossible
feats for the Lord in the days to come. He wants us to
rely totally on Him for everything that we require,
whether it be spiritual or temporal. He delights in
providing all good things to those who trust in Him.
The Lord has promised that He will never leave us or
forsake us, and that He will be with us in all that we
are called to do.
We can depend on our
God to hear all of our prayers for ourselves and for
others. He is never too busy to hear our thoughts, nor
oblivious to our concerns. He is ever faithful to
supply all that we require to lead healthy, happy and
prosperous lives. He gives us exceeding abundantly
more than we could ever ask or think. He is generous
and kind to His people, and we can completely rely on
His provision for us.
All of our needs
will be met in abundance if we dedicate our lives in
humble service to the Lord and His Kingdom. He will
supply material needs even before we ask Him. He will
give us wisdom and revelation into His eternal plan
and purpose for all mankind. All that we must do is be
obedient to follow His lead and guidance, and we will
see miraculous signs and wonders manifested right
before our very eyes.
We will have legions
of angels to back us up, as we usher in the Kingdom of
God. The Lord will move heaven and earth to accomplish
His eternal redemption plan, and we will have all of
His support to preach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast
out demons and raise the dead. We will even
restructure world governments and their economies, so
that they line up with Kingdom principles of fairness
and justice for all men.
The entire creation
is eager for the revealing of the sons of God, so that
we can reverse the chaos, decay and destruction that
has been so prevalent since the fall of Adam. We will
speak to all of nature and command it to line up with
the Word and the will of God. The climate will be
positively impacted, so that it is temperate and
predictable once again. Plants and animals will all be
in total harmony with mankind.
2Corinthians 5:7
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
Our faith in God
will have to be at its height in the days to come. We
will be given assignments that may appear overly
difficult to achieve in the natural. However, the Lord
will give us His very own anointing power and
authority to be successful in all that we do to usher
in the Kingdom of God.
He will use ordinary
men, women and children to fulfill His eternal
redemption plan. All we need do is be sanctified and
consecrated for His use. Our age, talent, education
and experience will mean nothing. He is seeking those
who have total faith and trust in His power to
accomplish the impossible.
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God all over the earth, so
that men everywhere have an opportunity to be saved to
eternal life. We will heal the sick and infirm,
deliver those who are oppressed by the devil and even
raise the dead back to life, just as Jesus Christ
Himself once did.
God’s people will
take control of all world governments and finances,
and establish peace and order on the earth. We will
replace all tyrannical leaders with men after the
Lord’s own heart. There will be no wars or civil
unrest. Men will learn to walk in love or be expelled
from the Kingdom of God.
All of creation will
be set free from decay and destruction. We will
restore all of nature to its original beauty and
balance. The climate will be regulated again and all
natural disasters will be a thing of the past. We will
speak to the plant and animal kingdoms and they will
be in harmony with mankind.
The faithful
servants of the Lord will destroy all demonic
strongholds that impede our progress in ushering in
the Kingdom of God. We will deliver all men from
demonic oppression and bondage. We will crush Satan
underneath our feet and make all Christ’s enemies His
footstool – including death.
Faith In Action
James 1:22-25 “But
be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of
the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man
beholding his natural face in a glass: For he
beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso
looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and
continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in
his deed.”
We must be doers of
the Word of God, and not hearers only. Faith requires
action to back it up and help the impossible to
manifest in the natural realm. We should put our faith
in the forefront of our minds and step out with holy
boldness in all that we do. Faith pleases God and He
will always support us with His very own power and
authority to act in His name.
We will be blessed
beyond our wildest imaginings if we walk in faith,
instead of fear, doubt and unbelief. That requires
courage and patience, but the Lord will always honor
our faith-filled intentions. He has divine destinies
in mind for us to fulfill in the days ahead. He will
never leave us or forsake us, and supplies all that we
need to be totally successful.
We will preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God with power and conviction
and bring in the full end-time harvest of souls that
is required before heaven can come to the earth realm.
We will deliver men everywhere from bondage and
afflictions of all types. We will even raise the dead
back to life again, if our faith is strong and we put
our trust in God alone.
We will challenge
all world governments to make certain that they line
up with Kingdom principles of righteousness, fairness
and justice, and bring peace and order to the earth
before Jesus Christ returns. We will speak to all of
creation and reverse all its decay and destruction.
Plants, animals and the climate will be brought to
divine order, and be subject to man.
We will be totally
victorious in this life and in the world to come if
our faith is strong and we walk in the power of it.
There is nothing that will be impossible to us if we
have genuine faith in the Lord and all of His
promises. We are sons and daughters of almighty God
and He expects us to step out in faith and actually
walk just as Christ Himself walked the earth.
James 2:14-20 “What
[doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he
hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If
a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily
food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace,
be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body;
what [doth it] profit? Even so faith, if it hath not
works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou
hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith
without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my
works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou
doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But
wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works
is dead?”
Faith without
corresponding works is a dead faith and is easily
stifled when we meet with real life challenges. We
must always back our faith up with action. The Lord
requires that we show Him deference and respect and
love others as we love ourselves. We should activate
our faith with good works that humbly minister to all
of mankind.
It is not sufficient
for us to simply commiserate with others when they are
suffering pain or lack of any kind. We should
demonstrate our faith in all that we say and do. If
they require food and clothing, we should feed and
cover them as best we can. If they need shelter, we
should help them find safe and decent housing. If they
are in need of any kind, we must do our best to meet
their needs, as if they were our very own. The law of
love will then be fully satisfied and we will be found
righteous in the Lord’s eyes.
When we simply give
lip service to our faith, we are guilty of hypocrisy
and sins of omission. We cannot say that we are
followers of Christ, yet fail to serve Him and His
people. We must pray for and encourage others, but
also do what we can to meet their temporal needs as
well. Our surplus then becomes their substance and is
multiplied exponentially.
Matthew 28:18-20
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power
is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.”
Jesus Christ may
have been the Son of God, but He walked on the earth
as a mere man in perfect obedience and selfless
service to others. We should imitate His laid down
life and finish His ministry, as He has commissioned
us to do. We have divine destinies that must be
fulfilled or God’s people will suffer oppression and
bondage. We should embrace our eternal callings and do
the work of Jesus Himself.
We must preach and
teach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to men in all
the nations of the world to give them hope. It is not
the Lord’s desire that anyone perish for lack of
hearing the truth. We will walk in miracles, signs and
wonders if we put our faith into action. We will heal
all the sick and cast our demons of all kinds. We will
even raise the dead back to life again, if our faith
is strong and does not waver.
When Christ returns,
He should find faith on the earth, as He desires. We
will all stand in judgment before Him to determine
whether we have been righteous and obedient. If we
have walked in faith and fulfilled our divine
commission, we will receive many blessings and rewards
in the Kingdom of God. We will be appointed kings and
priests of God, rulers and judges, and share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory.
2Corinthians 2:14
“Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to
triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of
his knowledge by us in every place.”
Jesus will be with
us in all that we do. He has promised to give us His
very own anointing power and authority, so that we can
destroy all demonic strongholds that impede our
progress or interfere with our work. We will
restructure all world governments to establish peace
and order on the earth. We will even restore all of
creation back to its original beauty and balance, as
we are destined to do as sons of God.
If our faith is
strong and we do not doubt the Lord or our own
capabilities, we will operate in dynamic power and
authority in the days to come. We will take total
dominion over the enemy and destroy all demonic
strongholds that hold men in bondage to sin and
oppression. We will overcome all evil with good, if we
are faithful. We will change the entire earth and
prepare the hearts of all men to meet their King.
When Christ returns,
He should find His Body and Bride hard at work
ushering in the Kingdom of God. Our rewards will be
great and the Lord will share His very own honor and
glory with us for all of eternity. We will have the
heathen for our inheritance. We will judge both men
and angels, and rule and reign with Christ Himself. We
will even be appointed kings and priests of God, so
that we can serve His people.
United In Faith
Romans 12:3 “For I
say, through the grace given unto me, to every man
that is among you, not to think [of himself] more
highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man the measure
of faith.”
Christ was the
firstborn of many sons and daughters; we have divine
destinies to fulfill for the benefit of all mankind.
We are literally the Body of Christ on the earth – His
hands, feet and voice. We cannot afford to be in
strife or division of any kind. We must try to walk in
love, peace and unity with one another, and be
obedient to the Lord’s plans for us in the days to
come.
Each of us is
important in our own individual role in the Body. We
take our leadership and direction from Christ Himself
as our Head. We emulate His laid down life and only do
what He says to do. Even though we have different
gifts, He wants us to move as one integrated whole in
singularity of purpose. We should be patient and
loving to our brothers and sisters in Christ.
We have been given a
full measure of faith. We must simply activate it in
our lives to see astounding results. We should have
boldness and confidence that the Lord will equip and
protect us to do everything that is required in the
critical days to come. Every man, woman and child on
the earth has a divine destiny that will be fulfilled,
as we usher in the Kingdom of God.
Ephesians 4:2-3
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
We must not be proud
or arrogant; we should prefer others to ourselves. It
is critical that we walk in love, peace and unity. We
have been given a sacred responsibility, yet we each
have different callings that complement the whole
Body. We should be patient and forbearing, giving and
forgiving at all times. We must be in constant prayer
and intercession for one another.
If we are obedient
and work together, we will accomplish great things for
the Lord. We will take total dominion over all matters
on the earth, as He desires. We will tear down demonic
strongholds that interfere with us, and release men
everywhere from ignorance, oppression and bondage of
all kinds. We will glorify our Lord and Savior in all
we think, say and do.
We will overcome all
evil with good and restore peace and order to the
entire world. We will bring in the full end-time
harvest of souls and set all captives free. We will
usher in the Kingdom of God with power and authority,
and share in Christ’s very own honor and glory. We are
kings and priests in training for reigning, and we
will be key players in Kingdom government.
Ephesians 4:13 “Till
we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto
the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”
But first, we have
our share of growing and maturing in the things of God
that we must do. We must take our sanctification to an
entirely new level and be uncompromisingly righteous.
We cannot deviate from our love walk in any way. We
have to imitate Christ and be humble and unselfish in
our service to God and others. We cannot be proud,
arrogant or hypocritical in any way. We must have a
genuine affection for all men, regardless of who they
are.
We should eliminate
all sources of strife and contention with our brothers
and sisters in Christ, and aspire to peace with all
men, whenever possible. We have to be vessels
consecrated for the Lord’s use, so that the anointing
power and authority of Jesus Christ can manifest
through us for the benefit of others. We will
accomplish great feats for the Lord and usher in His
Kingdom with glory, if we are willing and obedient to
follow His guidance and direction to us.
He will always have
us walk in love and follow the commandments. We cannot
be remiss in our behavior, because all men are looking
to us for godly role models. We will have to be above
and beyond reproach in all that we think, say and do.
We cannot be frivolous or self-centered, proud or
arrogant. We are being held to impeccably high
standards as the sons and daughters of God. We should
strive for holiness and perfection, just as God is
holy and perfect.
Philippians 1:27
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the
gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or
else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye
stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving
together for the faith of the gospel;”
We must guard our
words and line them up with the Word of God, if we
wish to see significant breakthroughs in every area of
our lives and in the lives of others. We cannot be
negative in any way or we will be held accountable for
every idle word that we speak. By our words, we are
either justified or condemned. We must speak the truth
with all men and share our faith as we are led.
Our primary task in
the days ahead will be to preach the Gospel to all of
mankind. It has inherent power to set them free from
all forms of bondage and demonic oppression to eternal
life and all of its many blessings. We are ambassadors
for the Lord and the Kingdom of God; we have a sacred
charge to fulfill Christ’s ministry and take back
total dominion in all matters on the earth.
We should fight the
good fight of faith in everything that we do. While it
may seem that it is often an uphill battle, the Lord
knows the end from the beginning and He will never let
us down. He will assign legions of ministering and
avenging angels to back us up in all that we are
called to do. We will have supernatural power given to
us to overcome the world, our flesh and the devil for
all time.
Faith Decrees
Hebrews 11:3
“Through faith we understand that the worlds were
framed by the word of God, so that things which are
seen were not made of things which do appear.”
The Lord created the
entire universe with power-packed words that brought
the unseen and non-existent into the natural realm.
The world was formed from a spiritual vision,
according to God’s specific, intuitive design. Our
words that line up with His very own have creative
power, as well. We can take our hope and give it
substance with words of faith that are spoken
according to God’s Word and His will for us.
We are walking,
talking spirits – created in the very image and
likeness of God. There is a spark of the divine in
each and every one of us. We can speak our faith into
reality, simply by exercising our God-given power and
authority to do so. We can call those things, which be
not, as though they already were manifested in the
natural realm. Our hope takes wings with our faith
spoken through our own mouths.
Faith decrees are
powerful for manifesting good. We should purposely
guard our tongues and make absolutely certain that
what we speak is what the Lord says in any given
situation. If we are positive and affirming, we will
see good things abound in our situations and
circumstances. However, if we speak negatively, that
cancels out all our positive decrees and we run the
risk of negative things occurring.
Matthew 18:18-19
“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye
shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again
I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it
shall be done for them of my Father which is in
heaven.”
The Lord has given
us the keys to the Kingdom of God – they are voice
activated. Whatever we bind on earth is bound in
heaven. Whatever we loose in the way of blessings on
the earth is also loosed in heaven. We can have what
we speak, both the negative and the positive. We must
be very certain that whatever we speak lines up with
the Word and with the will of God for our lives.
If any two or more
of us agree in prayer, that is powerful for releasing
whatever we have requested from the spiritual realm
into the natural. Jesus Christ told us that we should
be extremely careful what we speak in faith. He will
hold us accountable for our words, because they are
containers of power and possibility. We should never
be careless in our speech, but purposeful and
affirming.
So much of what the
world speaks is damaging to men and destructive in its
nature. We should be cautious that we do not get
caught up in popular colloquialisms and slang that
unknowingly bring devastation to our lives and the
lives of others. We are speaking spirits and our words
are powerful for generating good results if we guard
and use them wisely to build up, rather than tear
down.
If we want good
things to manifest in our lives, then we must speak
positively to our situations and circumstances. Every
negative word cancels out the effect of positive ones.
We should speak only light and life to our lives and
those of others. We can overcome evil with good in
every instance. The Lord Himself will back up our
words with His very own power and authority.
Mark 11:22-24 “And
Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast
into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but
shall believe that those things which he saith shall
come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them],
and ye shall have [them].”
Jesus Christ went to
great lengths to teach His followers the importance of
speaking faith-based words at all times. He wanted us
to learn that we can totally rely on God for all of
our needs to be met in abundance. If we have faith and
it does not turn into fear, doubt or unbelief, we will
have whatever we ask of God. He takes particular
delight in providing for us, and will never permit us
to be ashamed for our faith in Him.
We must always speak
words that line up with the Word of God for our lives.
We can speak the Word out loud and get astounding
results for our efforts. Even if we pray our own
heart-felt prayers, we should believe that we receive
positive results from them. It is wise to thank the
Lord and praise Him in advance for the answers to all
our petitions. Praise fertilizes the ground for our
prayers to be heard and answered.
Prayer combined with
placing a demand on the Word of God that is already
written down in Scripture is a powerful duo for
manifesting what we want to appear in the natural. The
Word of God is filled with all the promises of God,
and He wants us to come boldly to the throne of grace
and remind Him of what He has told us He will do. We
should have total trust and confidence that the Word
of God never returns void.
The Lord will always
back up His words with powerful manifestations of His
goodness. He wants nothing more than that His children
appropriate all their rights and privileges. He wants
us to rely on Him and lay claim to all that He has for
us. His greatest desire is that we be healthy, happy
and prosperous in all that we do. We must believe we
receive all that we need, and act on that faith as if
it were already accomplished.
2Corinthians 4:13
“We having the same spirit of faith, according as it
is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken;
we also believe, and therefore speak;”
The Word of God gets
down deep in our hearts the more we are exposed to it.
It is the very basis for our faith. Sound doctrine
will never leave us questioning the ways and the will
of God. The more we study and meditate on the Word of
God, the easier it will be for us to speak it over our
own lives and see powerful manifestations of it
materialize in the natural realm.
If we really know
the Word of God and are familiar with all its promises
to us, it should be relatively simple for us to speak
it with authority. We can take our faith to the next
level by speaking it out of our mouths and having
others agree with us for positive results. If we truly
believe that the Lord has spoken to us, then we should
speak faith-based words that line up with His Word to
us.
The Word of God
never returns to us void. It is powerful for
generating miraculous results in both the spiritual
and natural realms. We have all been dealt the same
spirit of faith, and we are equally responsible to
speak our own words that line up with God’s Word. We
must never speak negativity, as that neutralizes our
power and cancels out the positive words we have
spoken.
Decrees With
Visualization
Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things
[are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever
things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good
report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be]
any praise, think on these things.”
The Lord wants us
focused on what is good and beneficial to us. He does
not want us to dwell on the negative circumstances
that we see all around us. We are to be in the world,
but not of it. We should purposely think on wholesome
and positive things, so that our mouths will line up
with our thoughts and we will see good things manifest
in our lives and in the lives of others.
So too, we should
use our Holy Ghost imagination and visualize positive
outcomes to what we speak in our lives. We can put
positive images in our minds, so that we have
something concrete that we can refer to in our
proclamations. Visualization is meditation taken to
its orderly conclusion, so that it generates tangible
results that we can actually perceive in our
environment.
For example, if I
need a good paying job, I should visualize myself
already working at it. If I lack a means of
transportation, I should see myself driving a nice car
or truck. If my body needs healing, I should both
visualize and decree myself to be totally healthy.
Whatever we put in our mind’s eye and speak out of our
mouths will materialize if it lines up with the Word
and the will of God.
Job 22:28 “Thou
shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established
unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”
We should never
speak fear, doubt or unbelief in any of our situations
and circumstances, regardless of the temptation to do
so. We should decree what God says will happen in our
lives. The Word says that He desires that we “prosper
and be in good health, even as our souls prosper.” It
also says that He will “meet all our needs according
to His riches in glory.” It reminds us to “cast our
cares on Him, as He cares for us.”
The Scriptures are
loaded with God’s promises to us and we should be well
familiar with them. If we place a demand on the Word
of God, the Lord is extremely pleased. He wants us to
put Him in remembrance, so that He can make good on
all of His promises to us. He will never allow us to
be ashamed for our faith in Him. He will supply all
our needs according to His riches in glory, if we
believe and trust in Him.
If we speak only
what God says, we will have whatever we speak
materialize. However, if we speak any negativity into
our lives, then negative things will indeed manifest.
There is life and death in the power of the tongue.
Whatever we believe, we will end up speaking. We must
know the truth and firmly believe it. Our goal should
be to speak life to our situation, and avoid all
negativity that might contaminate our faith.
Ephesians 3:19-21
“And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be
glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all
ages, world without end. Amen.”
We have genuine,
divine power and authority as the sons and daughters
of almighty God. We do not even recognize how very
potent our thoughts and words are if they line up with
God’s thoughts and words. We can literally have
whatever we can see in the spirit and choose to speak
into manifestation in the natural realm. Our thoughts
and words are containers of power and possibility and
should not be taken lightly. We are filled with all
the fullness of almighty God Himself through our faith
in Christ.
Whatever we
visualize and speak will eventually materialize, if it
lines up with God’s Word and His will for our lives.
We must be very cautious what we see in our mind’s eye
and speak into reality. Our future depends upon our
putting positive images in our minds and affirmative
words in our mouths. We should never see or speak
negativity or that will cancel out our positive
assertions. Consistent, positive meditation and
spiritual decrees will produce miracles of faith in
our environment.
We must have a
strong vision of what we would like to see
demonstrated in our own individual situations and
circumstances before we put our faith to work. If we
have no goal for our decrees, we will end up speaking
carelessly and canceling out all of our positive
assertions. We should put productive images in our
minds and visualize what we would have manifest in the
world around us. If we see positive potential, then we
can speak into that and decree it to be generated into
actual physical reality.
Proverbs 29:18
“Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he
that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.”
If we will just hold
on and trust God for the outcome we desire, we will
see awesome results in our lives. He will never leave
us or forsake us. Speaking faith-based words, coupled
with strong visualization of positive results will
produce astounding results. Whatever we believe and
envision, plus decree out of our mouths, will
eventually manifest as a witness to our faith if it is
God’s will for us.
Most people fail
because they quit right before they receive their
breakthrough. They sabotage their own efforts. The
Lord desires that we be persistent in our faith and be
patient for our needs to be satisfied. Our victory
occurs first in the spiritual realm, and then will
materialize for us to see. We must be very certain
that we always put positive images in our mind and
faith-filled words in our mouths.
Our lives will
change as never before and we will realize all of our
God-given potential, if we just walk by faith in all
our situations and circumstances. We will overcome all
things in this life and change our world for the
better if we purposely focus on positive thoughts and
words. The Lord will always honor our faith and back
us up. He wants us to enjoy our lives and prosper in
all we think, say and do.
Kingdom Prayers And
Decrees
Luke 11:2 “And he
said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”
Jesus taught us to
pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God and decree
it to be ushered into the earth. The Lord’s Prayer is
our model for prayer that produces results. We should
address the Lord with respect and affection and make
our needs known. If they coincide with the Word and
the will of God Himself, we will see positive results
generated in our circumstances.
Our God is eager to
exercise His will on the earth, as it is in heaven.
But we have to petition Him to intervene here. He has
given the earth to men, and He will not violate our
free will by sovereignly imposing Himself or His way
of doing things on this planet. If we truly desire
that the Kingdom of God manifest in our generation,
then we must pray it into existence.
We cannot be passive
and simply wait for evil to overcome us. We will have
to proactively seek divine intervention in our affairs
before they get completely out of hand. We should pray
the Lord’s Prayer with a new fervor, visualize what we
want to occur on the earth and actually decree that
the Kingdom of God is ours and will be introduced to
this realm as quickly as possible.
Revelation 12:10-11
“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is
come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our
God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of
our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our God day and night. And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;
and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
Positive decrees and
mental images are powerful for changing things in the
natural realm. The devil does not want us to know the
promises of God, nor to claim them for ourselves. He
wants our minds blinded to the truth, so that more
chaos and confusion ensue. If he can keep us in the
dark, then we will not exercise our rights and
privileges as we should, and he will remain the ruler
of this world.
The truth is that
Christ has defeated him for all time with His victory
over sin, death and the grave. We have our dominion
over all things in the earth restored to us. The only
thing that is preventing our total victory is
ignorance. We can prevail over the devil and all his
minions simply by opening our mouths and decreeing the
Word of God. Satan is already a defeated foe and we
should announce that to him.
We will overcome the
world, our flesh and the devil by the Blood of Jesus
Christ and the words of our testimony. Christ bought
back our redemption once and for all, and we have all
the rights and privileges of righteousness available
to us at any time we choose to exercise them. We
should speak faith-based words that defeat the enemy
for all time and decree heaven’s way of doing things
instead.
Daniel 7:18 “But the
saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and
possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.”
The Bible tells us
that the sons of God will possess the Kingdom of God
and deliver it to Jesus Christ for His rule and reign
for all of eternity. Heaven will be ushered into the
earth very soon now and we will forcibly seize all of
our promises and see them manifest right before our
very eyes. No devil in hell will be able to prevent us
from taking the Kingdom and claiming it as our
birthright.
We must know our
rights and privileges and exercise them, if we wish to
see the Kingdom materialize in our lives. We should
stand on God’s promises to us and speak what He tells
us to speak. Christ was a total success on the earth
because He listened for guidance and direction from
the Father. Jesus will lead and guide us into taking
possession of the Kingdom of God, as we are destined.
If we are willing
and obedient, we will soon see dramatic changes on the
earth as the Kingdom absorbs all earthly governments.
We will be kings and priests of God and rule and reign
with Jesus Christ over all the nations of the world.
We will have the heathen for our inheritance and
enforce Kingdom principles of love, peace and unity.
There will be no more violence, war, greed or
exploitation.
All men will dwell
together as brothers or be expelled from our presence
for all of eternity. The Lord Himself will take up
residence with His people and ensure our safety and
security, joy and freedom. There will be peace and
prosperity for all of God’s people. We will live
forever in our new, resurrection bodies and give the
Lord all the praise, honor, glory and gratitude that
He so deserves.
Strength In Faith
1Corinthians 16:13
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men,
be strong.”
Our faith can move
mountains in our lives. We must learn to stand fast in
our faith and be strong, knowing that the Lord will
never let us down. It is always tempting to give up
and take matters in our own hands. We must realize
that through our own efforts, we can do nothing.
However, with faith in God and His provision for us,
all things are indeed possible.
We should guard our
faith, knowing that it will sustain us through all
sorts of tests, trials and tribulation. If we are
persistent and patient, we will see our breakthroughs
manifest in the natural realm. Faith is a spiritual
weapon – if we employ it as such. We can use our faith
to combat all fear, doubt and unbelief that come at us
through the efforts of the enemy.
With a strong faith,
we are encouraged and our confidence in the Lord
grows. We have peace, hope and expectancy for our
future. We can be bold and put our faith into action,
so that it manifests in the world around us. If we
have a solid faith in God and His ability to provide
all that we need to be successful, we will see
astounding results in our circumstances.
2 Corinthians 1:24
“Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but
are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.”
Without faith, we
can accomplish nothing in our lives. Our human efforts
will always fail us, despite our good intentions.
However, with a strong faith in God and His
omnipotent power, we can change our situations and
circumstances and be victorious in this life and in
the world to come. We must simply take a strong stand
in faith and refuse failure of any kind.
The Lord will never
let us down if we have a deep, abiding faith in Him.
He wants us to rely on Him for everything good in our
lives. If we abandon all our self-centeredness and
forego our stubborn independence, He will accomplish
great things in us and through us for the benefit of
all mankind. We will see His Kingdom ushered in on the
earth in this generation.
We can appropriate
the faith of God Himself and operate in His divine
power and authority to be successful in all that we
do. If we purposely believe God and all of His
promises to us, we will see supernatural results. We
can overcome the world, our flesh and the devil, if we
believe that we can. Nothing will be impossible to us
if we have faith and operate in it.
Proverbs 30:5 “Every
word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that
put their trust in him.”
If God says
something, we can count on the fact that it is
attainable to us. His Word has made provision for all
of our situations and circumstances. He has every
contingency covered with His wisdom and knowledge. All
we must do is exercise faith and be patient for it to
manifest in our individual lives.
We will never be
disappointed if we have faith in God and wait upon His
provision to us. He has promised to be with us always;
He will never leave us or forsake us. If we trust in
Him, we will never be ashamed or disappointed. He will
supply all we require to be healthy, happy and
prosperous.
So too, He has given
us the power to pray and decree good things in our
lives. We should speak faith-based words that line up
with His very own and believe that we receive
everything that we ask for in Jesus’ name. The Lord is
ever ready to hear from us and He responds to all of
our requests as He promised.
If our faith is
strong, we will see miracles, signs and wonders
manifest in the days to come. We will walk in full
power and authority and tread on serpents, as we are
ordained to do. All of creation will be positively
impacted by our faith and we will bring peace, order
and stability to the entire earth.
The Lord will back
us up in everything that we do to implement His
eternal redemption plan. He will assign legions of
ministering angels to assist us as we usher in the
Kingdom of God. He will protect us from all harm and
preserve us holy and blameless until the coming of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:20-21 “But
ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy
faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in
the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”
I like to think of
praying in the Holy Spirit as a “secret weapon” that
can be used to work miracles of faith. If we will
spend time in sincere, heart-felt prayer in our
spiritual prayer language that has been given to us
with our baptism in the Holy Spirit, we will develop a
much deeper relationship with the Lord. When we pray
in the Spirit, our human spirit communicates direct
with God. We share our thoughts and feelings and He
communicates back to us, so that we can understand
Him.
There is no
distraction or demonic interference, when we pray in
the Spirit. The Holy Spirit of God Himself makes
intercession for us and we hear back from God clearly
and distinctly. Our spiritual prayer language is like
a secret code that no demon can penetrate. We receive
divine revelation as a result of praying in tongues.
We are strengthened and edified when we hear from God,
and our time spent praying in the Holy Spirit is
always worthwhile to us.
No matter what we
do, we should always seek the Lord’s guidance and
direction. We can pray with our spiritual prayer
language and with our human understanding. The Lord
will always lead us in the path we should take if we
take time to pray and ask Him for His input. In the
days ahead, it will become increasingly important that
we hear from God continually and respond immediately
to His direction. Praying in the Spirit will give us
quick and full access to Him.
Our communication
with the Lord will be vital to our success in the
critical days that lie ahead. We will require clear,
precise instruction for all that we are called to do.
This is new, uncharted territory for us and we must be
totally informed and obedient or we will face some
serious difficulties. Our faith will have to be at its
height as we usher in the Kingdom of God. The Lord
will never leave us or forsake us. He will be with us
till the end of this world, as we know it.
Faith With Patience
2Thessalonians 1:4
“So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of
God for your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”
We have suffered a
great deal for our faith over the years, and the Lord
has seen all our frustration, pain and suffering. He
knows that we have done our best to preserve our
beliefs and share them with others. He will not permit
us to be harassed and oppressed for much longer. We
will have a just recompense for our devotion to Him
and to His Son, Jesus Christ.
Despite the
persecution and tribulation that we have experienced,
we should be confident and trusting. The Lord knows
the end from the beginning and He will not allows us
to be ashamed for our faith. If we do not quit, but
persevere in love, righteousness and service to Him
and others, we will receive many blessings and rewards
in the Kingdom of God one day soon.
He will take
vengeance on all our enemies and boast of us to all
creation. We will be vindicated before men and angels.
All evil will be removed far from us when we enter in
the Kingdom of God. Nothing will in any way harm us or
defile life there. We will be blessed for all eternity
and have generous rewards for our loyalty and
faithfulness to the Lord’s purpose.
Revelation 14:12
“Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they
that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus.”
We should focus on
the Lord and all of His promises to us for
righteousness. As believers in the Lord, Jesus Christ,
we will be blessed if we are obedient and faithful to
walk in His ways. We should follow all of the
commandments and have a genuine love for the Lord and
for others. If we continue to sanctify ourselves and
renounce all known sin, we will remain in right
standing with our God.
He will supply all
of our needs abundantly and protect us from all evil.
If we are consecrated for His eternal redemption plan
and purpose, He will give us a full anointing in His
very own power and authority, so that we can change
the earth even before Christ returns to us. We will
preach the Gospel to all nations, heal the sick, cast
our demons and even raise the dead back to life.
Our focus should be
to walk as Christ Himself walked the earth. We should
make evangelization our primary goal, so that the full
number of souls can be harvested. Everyone whose name
is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life must be called
in to the Kingdom of God. When that is accomplished,
the Lord will usher heaven into the earth realm, so
that we can be together with Him for all eternity.
Acts 14:22
“Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and]
exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we
must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom
of God.”
We are now
experiencing tests, trials and tribulation as the
people of God. These are the birth pangs for the
Kingdom of God to be ushered in. This will not be a
peaceable takeover of the planet; the devil is
attempting to impede our progress and interfere with
heaven coming to the earth. He is already a defeated
foe, and we will take total dominion over the entire
planet, as the Lord plans for us.
We have received the
keys to the Kingdom of God. They are voice-activated.
Our words that line up with the Word of God will shake
the universe itself and cause it to line up with God’s
will. We will assume our divine destinies and operate
in full power and authority in all that we do. The
Lord will imbue us with the anointing of Jesus Christ
Himself. We will do what He did and even greater
works.
We will not be alone
in all of our challenges. We will tear down all
demonic strongholds that interfere with our mission.
Christ and all His heavenly hosts will back us up, so
that we have total success in all of our efforts to
usher in His Kingdom. There will be legions of
ministering and avenging angels assigned to us. They
will be at our beck and call to implement the Word and
will of God on the earth.
Fight The Good Fight
Of Faith
Jude 1:3 “Beloved,
when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto
you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend
for the faith which was once delivered unto the
saints.”
The world is now
shrouded with darkness, despair and destruction. Men
are in perpetual bondage to ignorance, sin, poverty,
disease and death. Satan – the very enemy of our souls
– is wreaking havoc all over the face of the earth,
because he knows that his time is short and his defeat
is now imminent.
Men everywhere are
deceived and without hope for the future. It is up to
us to share the truth with them, so that they can be
released to the liberty that we have. All creation is
waiting for the sons of God to be revealed. We cannot
ignore our divine destinies; we have important work to
do in the days ahead.
We must earnestly
contend for what we believe and communicate our faith
to others, so that no man perishes for lack of
knowledge. If we spread the Gospel of the Kingdom, we
will give others hope and confidence for their future.
We should tell them how much God loves them and
desires their salvation.
It is our distinct
privilege and our sacred responsibility to communicate
the Gospel to all the nations of the world, so that
the full end-time harvest of souls can be gathered in.
Then and only then, will the Lord permit the Kingdom
of God to be ushered into the earth with all of its
many blessings for believers.
Luke 22:32 “But I
have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and
when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”
We now know the
truth and are responsible to walk in the light of it.
We must fight the good fight of faith and share what
we know and believe with others, so that they can be
set free, as we have been. It is the Lord’s desire
that no one perish for lack of knowledge of the truth.
Evangelism should be our constant goal. We must preach
the Gospel to men, women and children everywhere.
It is only through a
total faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
that we can be spared from the penalty of sin, which
is death. We must repent of all our sins; believe the
truth; be baptized in our faith; and establish a
personal relationship with Christ. If we do, we will
receive eternal life and all of its many blessings. We
should also ask Him for the baptism in the Holy Spirit
of God.
Our lives will
change as never before, as our minds are renewed and
our behavior is transformed. We will have our right
standing with God fully restored to us, and receive
great and precious promises for righteousness. The
Lord will blot all of our sin from His memory and
actually position us with Christ in heavenly places.
We will be the sons and daughters of almighty God
Himself.
We will walk in the
newness of life and overcome the world, our flesh and
the devil. The Kingdom of God will be our inheritance
and we will enter into it with joy and gladness
forever. If we have been faithful to serve the Lord
and His people, He will appoint us as kings and
priests. We will judge both men and angels, and rule
and reign with Christ over all the nations of the
world, as He planned.
1 John 4:4 “Ye are
of God, little children, and have overcome them:
because greater is He that is in you, than he that is
in the world.”
The “Greater One”
dwells in us, so that we can be victorious. He will
provide all of our needs according to His riches in
glory. We will have many blessings and eternal rewards
for our faith, if we are patient and trust God. He
will imbue us with His own anointing power and
authority to serve Him and His people.
The Lord will be
glorified in the people that are called by His name.
He will cause us to be bold and confident, as we
fulfill His eternal redemption plan for all of
mankind. We will preach the Gospel of peace with power
and conviction, heal the sick, cast out demons and
even raise the dead back to life again.
It is possible for
us to overcome the world, our flesh and the devil
through the power of God. We will restructure all
world governments and their economies to line up with
the Word and the will of God. We will speak to all of
creation and it will be delivered from death, decay
and destruction as it was in Eden.
We will destroy all
the works of darkness and take total dominion over
everything in the earth. The devil will no longer
oppress God’s people or hold them in bondage of any
kind. They will be released to receive real Christian
liberty as we have, and be empowered to walk in love
and righteousness, as they should.
Very soon now, we
will usher heaven itself into the earth realm and
gather many people into the Kingdom of God for all of
eternity. Instead of war and poverty, we will have
peace and prosperity. Nothing will in any way harm us
or defile life in the Kingdom. We will have safety and
security in the presence of God.
1Timothy 6:12 “Fight
the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a
good profession before many witnesses.”
Our faith should not
be static – it is a viable force that impacts us as
nothing else can. It should be proactive at all times,
so that we can see its benefits. Our faith is a living
thing; it should never stop growing and expanding. The
more we exercise our faith, the greater the rewards we
will have for our efforts. We will see astounding
results in our lives if we have faith in God and all
of His promises to us.
We must earnestly
contend for our faith and share it with others, so
that they can receive eternal life and all of its many
blessings, just as we have. We have divine destinies
as the sons and daughters of God; we should be living
testimonies to our faith. We have to preach and teach
the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in all of its power,
and we will see tremendous changes occur in men’s
minds, hearts and spirits.
The entire earth
will be positively influenced if we share our faith
with all of mankind, as the Lord intends for us to do.
We will release others from bondage to lies and
deception that hold them hostage. They will see the
love, mercy and compassion of God flow to them and
their lives will be changed for the better. If they
accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, they will
inherit eternal life and all its blessings.
Philemon 1:6 “That
the communication of thy faith may become effectual by
the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you
in Christ Jesus.”
Since we have
believed in Jesus Christ, we have become new creatures
in Him. We should testify to others how our faith has
changed things in our lives. We no longer want and
need the things of the world that we once did. Our
minds have been renewed and our behavior is being
transformed, so that we are more spiritually oriented.
We are fulfilling our divine commission and we walk as
Christ walked on the earth.
If we are righteous
and loving, we will be excellent witnesses to the
power of God that operates in us through our faith. We
become strong and steadfast, more self-disciplined and
grow in the deep things of God. We have the fruit of
the Spirit in our lives and our faith is developing
until it reaches full spiritual maturity. Our goal is
to become holy and perfect, even as God is holy and
perfect.
We follow all of the
commandments and walk in love with all men. We share
what we have with others and put their needs before
our very own. We are blessed to be a blessing to
others. We are living demonstrations of God’s love,
mercy and compassion to all of mankind, and we operate
in divine power and authority to destroy demonic
strongholds of all kinds that oppress mankind and keep
them in bondage.
Staying The Course
Romans 12:17-21
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things
honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as
much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather]
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance
[is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if
thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire
on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome
evil with good.”
Our faith is
demonstrated in all that we think, say and do. We have
to follow all of the commandments and resolve to be
sin free. We should strive for total righteousness and
walk in love at all times, as Jesus Christ taught us
to do. We must learn to forgive and forget all wrongs
done to us, and strive for peace with all men wherever
possible.
We cannot compromise
our faith in any way, if we hope to enter into the
Kingdom of God. The Lord insists that we obey all of
His moral absolutes and show Him all the devotion,
deference and respect that He so rightly deserves. In
addition, we must have genuine concern for others and
put their needs on an even plane with our own.
It is vital we put
our faith into action and minister to others’ needs in
a humble, unselfish manner. We have to imitate the
laid down life of Jesus Christ and serve the Lord in
any capacity that He might require. He will imbue us
with His very own power and authority to implement His
eternal redemption plan; we will overcome all evil
with good.
The Lord Himself
will vindicate us. He will avenge all wrongs done to
us and give us a just recompense for all that we have
lost or had stolen from us. We need not take matters
in our own hands. The Lord is eminently capable of
protecting His people from all of their adversaries.
The Kingdom of God will level all playing fields
equitably.
Eternal rewards
await us in the Kingdom if we are faithful to serve
God and others. The Lord will boast of us to all
creation and appoint us kings and priests to His
people. We will judge both men and angels and enforce
Kingdom standards. We will share in Christ’s very own
honor and glory and rule and reign over all the
nations of the world.
1Thessalonians 5:24
“Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do
[it].”
The Lord will work
in us and through us to accomplish His eternal
redemption plan and purpose for all of mankind. We
will totally renovate the earth and everything in it,
to pave the way for the return of Jesus Christ.
Everything will be restored to its original design and
line up with the Word and the will of God, so we can
deliver the Kingdom of God to our Lord and Savior.
Peace and order will
prevail on the earth when God’s people rise up in
their divine authority. We will restructure all world
governments and take back the financial system for the
Kingdom of God. Men everywhere will be set free from
bondage and oppression of all types. War and unrest
will eventually be eliminated on the earth; men will
walk in love and unity with one another.
We will simply speak
faith-based words that totally renew all of creation.
We will restore nature back to its original beauty and
balance, as it was in the Garden of Eden. Plant and
animal kingdoms will be in harmony with each other and
subject to our dominion once again. There will be no
climatic disturbances that cause any more devastation
and destruction on the earth.
2Timothy 4:7-8 “I
have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course,
I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to
me only, but unto all them that love his appearing.”
If our faith is
strong and we walk in the power of it, we will prepare
the entire earth for the return of Jesus Christ and
make all His enemies His footstool. When He returns He
should find us doing His work, as He commissioned us
to do. We must preach the Gospel of the Kingdom to all
of mankind, so that every man, woman and child has an
equal opportunity to be saved and baptized to eternal
life.
We should heal the
sick of all their afflictions, and set men free from
oppression and bondage of all kinds. We will even
raise the dead back to life once again, and destroy
all demonic strongholds that interfere with our work
or try to deter the coming of the Kingdom of God. We
will crush Satan underneath our feet and take full
dominion in all matters on the earth, as the Lord has
ordained for us.
The entire planet
will soon line up with the Word and the will of God.
There will be peace, order and stability as norms for
living. Kingdom principles of righteousness and
justice will prevail for all mankind. No one will be
greedy or wicked; all men will learn to walk in love
and unity, as we are supposed to do. Our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, will then be free to return to
us in all of His glory.
The Lord will be
pleased with us and we will inherit all the blessings
of the Kingdom of God. He will restore all that has
been taken from us. He will boast of us to all
creation and we will share in Christ’s very own honor
and glory. We will judge both men and angels and
receive the heathen for our inheritance. We will be
appointed kings and priests of God to rule and reign
with Christ Himself.
Faithful And True
Revelation 19:11
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;
and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make
war.”
Christ will soon
return to receive His Kingdom on the earth for all of
eternity. However, He will not come as a meek and mild
man or the Lamb of God this time. He has vengeance in
His heart to destroy all the ungodly and their
ungodliness. There will be no evil left on the earth
to harm mankind or defile us in any way. Christ will
vanquish it for all time in the wrath of His coming.
Our Lord and Savior
will not tolerate any evil in His everlasting Kingdom.
He will root out anything that defiles His people in
any way. He will bind Satan in the bottomless pit and
banish all the rebellious to the eternal lake of fire.
Everything that remains will be unshakeable. Only
peace, love and unity will prevail in the Kingdom of
God for all of eternity.
The Lord has seen
all the pain and suffering of His people; there is a
just recompense in store for us. The Kingdom of God
will level all playing fields and enforce justice in
the government of God on the earth. The last will be
first and the first will be last. The meek and humble
will inherit the earth, not the strong and powerful.
Only the righteous and faithful will enter the
Kingdom.
1John 5:4-5 “For
whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and
this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even]
our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he
that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?”
We should have hope
and confidence that the Lord will keep His promises to
us and reward our faith in Him. He will restore all
that has been taken from us and vindicate all wrongs
done to His people. We will no longer be oppressed and
exploited. He will defend our cause and give us
restitution for all the pain and suffering that we
have endured.
Ours is a fair and
just God, and He will not tolerate any iniquity or
inequity on the earth. All men who are eligible to
enter the Kingdom of God will be treated fairly. We
will share in all the vast resources of the universe.
The Lord will meet all of our needs, both spiritual
and temporal. We will dwell in peace and unity with
one another forever.
We will overcome the
world, our flesh and the devil and be joint-heirs with
Christ to all the Kingdom blessings. There will be
peace and prosperity, health and longevity, safety and
security for all of God’s people. We will receive
praise, honor and glory for our faithfulness and rule
and reign with Jesus Christ over all the nations of
the world.
Revelation 12:10
“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is
come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our
God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of
our brethren is cast down, which accused them before
our God day and night.”
Satan will be cast
down and banished to the bottomless pit, so that he
can no longer accuse or oppress God’s people. His
dominion over the earth ceases and all of his demonic
assignments are cancelled. There will be no evil that
disturbs the peace and serenity of the Kingdom of God.
It will be expelled for all time, since the Lord
Himself will take up residence with us and no evil can
co-exist in His presence.
Heaven will soon be
ushered into the earth realm for all the world to see,
as we have been promised. Jesus Christ will rule and
reign with a rod of iron to maintain Kingdom integrity
and to enforce godly principles of peace,
righteousness, fairness and justice for all men. We
will one day dwell with both angels and men and give
the Lord all the praise, honor and glory that He so
rightly deserves.
Life will be a
veritable paradise for us; we are returning to the
Garden of Eden, with no downside this time. We will
receive all the blessings of eternal life for our
faithfulness and devotion to the Lord and His people.
In addition, He will generously reward us for our
humble service, and even appoint us kings and priests
of God. We will rule and reign with Christ and have
the heathen for our inheritance forever more.
Judgment Of Our Faith
2Corinthians 5:10
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ; that every one may receive the things [done]
in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether
[it be] good or bad.”
There is a fair and
just judgment coming one day very soon. Jesus Christ
will determine who among us is righteous and will
inherit His Kingdom and who deserves punishment in the
lake of fire. He will not compromise godly standards
in any way. We will all be held accountable for the
works that we have done in the flesh, whether they be
righteous or unrighteous.
Christ will judge
men and angels, the living and the dead, the church
and the nations. All God’s creatures will be
scrutinized and evaluated to see if they meet His
expectations. Only those who have followed all the
Lord’s commandments and walked in love and obedience
will enter into the Kingdom of God. There will be
nothing and no one that defiles permitted in.
If our faith has
been strong and we walked in the power of it, we will
be deemed righteous in God’s eyes. We will receive
eternal rewards for our loyalty and devotion in
serving Him and His people. Christ will share His very
own honor and glory with us for all of eternity. Our
future will be totally secure and we will have
countless blessings to enjoy in His very presence.
Hebrews 10:30-31
“For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth]
unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again,
The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing
to fall into the hands of the living God.”
We should walk
circumspectly now, so that we will be found acceptable
to the Lord and inherit His Kingdom, as we have been
promised. We should judge ourselves, so that we do not
have to be judged by God. It is not too late to make a
mid-course correction. We still have the opportunity
to repent and renounce all sin and be restored to
right standing with God; He is infinitely merciful and
patient for us to turn towards Him and be converted.
Our efforts for our
faith will not be in vain. The Lord will restore all
that we have lost over the years and compensate us
generously for our pain and suffering in the flesh. He
will reward all our service to Him and praise us
before men and angels. If we are faithful and
righteous, we will have an eternal inheritance in the
Kingdom of God. No man or devil will ever be able to
steal our birthright ever again. We will be fully
compensated for all of our efforts.
The Lord, Jesus
Christ, will defend our cause and enforce justice on
the earth, as He has promised us that He will. He will
not tolerate any evil in or around His people. We must
sanctify ourselves or be expelled from His presence.
We cannot compromise our righteousness or our love
walk in any way. The Lord will not be persuaded to
lower His standards of judgment. Only those who obey
the commandments and walk in love will receive eternal
blessings.
Luke 18:7-8 “And
shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and
night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell
you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless
when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the
earth?”
Very soon now,
Christ will return as the Lion of Judah, the King of
kings and the Lord of lords. He has heard all our
cries for relief from bondage and oppression and He
will intervene to bring justice and equality to the
earth realm. We will not be persecuted for our faith
forever; the Lord has a perfect plan in place for
leveling all playing fields. He will destroy all evil
from the earth.
The Lord will take
vengeance on all of our enemies and punish the
ungodly, who have injured others in any way. He will
not tolerate iniquity of any kind, nor permit those
who are selfish and unloving to enter into His
Kingdom. We will be held accountable for every
thought, word and deed. Our faith has to be pure and
undefiled before God, and our righteousness unfailing.
Christ will reward
the loyal faithfulness of His people. Those of us who
have overcome sin and evil will inherit His
everlasting Kingdom with Him. We will share in His
very own honor and glory, and rule and reign with Him
over all the nations of the world. We will not be
ashamed for our faith; we will have a generous
compensation for our unselfish service to the Lord and
His people.
Rewards Of Faith
Galatians 3:22 “But
the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the
promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to
them that believe.”
We have all fallen
short of the glory of God, but through our faith in
Jesus Christ and all that He did for us, we are
redeemed from the curse of the law and its penalty for
our sin – which is death. We are no longer condemned;
we now have the promise of eternal life and all its
blessings in the Kingdom of God. Our right standing
with God has been restored for all time; we have
become sons of God.
Our role is to
maintain our righteousness at all times and to serve
the Lord unselfishly in ushering in His Kingdom. We
have a sacred responsibility to be of service to God
and His people in these last days. The fate of many is
in our hands. Our goals should be to fight the good
fight of faith and overcome all demonic strongholds
that would interfere with our work or impede the
coming of the Kingdom.
Very soon now, our
redemption will be total and complete. When Christ
returns, He will change our vile bodies that are
susceptible to disease and death to glorious,
resurrection forms that are like His very own. The
dead in Christ will rise first and we will all be
changed in the twinkling of an eye and be like Him in
every way. Our new bodies will live forever in the
very presence of God Himself.
Hebrews 6:12 “That
ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through
faith and patience inherit the promises.”
If our faith is
strong and does not waver, we will soon see our God
face-to-face, as He has promised us. He will dwell
with us for all eternity as our Creator Father. All
our needs will be met in abundance, both spiritual and
temporal. We will all know the Lord – from the least
to the greatest of us. His laws will be written in our
minds and hearts, and we will worship Him in Spirit
and in truth, as He desires.
The Lord will
actually take up residence with us in the Kingdom of
God. He will take a personal interest in our lives and
fellowship intimately with us, as He has always
desired to do. He wants to be our Father and lavish us
with both spiritual and temporal gifts for all of
eternity. There will be nothing good that we lack in
the Kingdom; we will be richly rewarded for our faith
and devotion to our God.
He will supply all
of our needs from the vast resources of the universe.
He will make certain that we have peace and
prosperity, safety and security, health and longevity.
All men will dwell in love and unity with one another
and enjoy their lives. Everything that we have lost or
had stolen will be restored to us in the Kingdom of
God. The Lord will not permit His people to be robbed
of their blessings any longer.
Matthew 25:21 “His
lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and
faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.”
Those of us who have
served the Lord will receive great rewards for our
faithfulness. He will boast of us to all creation and
take vengeance on all our enemies. We will be
appointed kings and priests of God and rule and reign
with Christ Himself over all the nations of the world.
Christ will share
His very own honor and glory with us. We will judge
both men and angels and have the heathen for our
inheritance in the uttermost parts of the earth. We
will assist the Lord in His Kingdom government and
enforce principles of fairness, equality and justice
for all time.
The Lord will make
our names a praise on the earth and recompense us for
all our devoted service to Him. We will have beautiful
homes and enjoy our families for all generations. We
will have all our needs met in abundance and live
forever in intimate fellowship with our God.
We will lack no good
thing in the Kingdom of God. Our faith will produce
many blessings and eternal rewards for us. The Lord
will make certain that we share in all the wealth that
the universe has to offer us. All our needs, both
temporal and spiritual, will be fully satisfied for
all eternity.
Topics For Discussion
1. Justification By Faith
2. Living By Faith
3. Faith In Action
4. Faith Decrees And Visualization
5. Fight The Good Fight Of Faith
6. Judgment For Our Faith
7. Rewards Of Faith
Chapter 6 – A Call To Glory
Numbers 14:21 “But
[as] truly [as] I live, all the earth shall be filled
with the glory of the LORD.”
Many believers are
expecting a worldwide revival to take place in these
last days, as we eagerly wait for the return of Jesus
Christ. Still others are expecting to be raptured out
before things get any worse. They are certain that the
Lord plans on evacuating us from the earth in the near
future. The truth is obvious – the Lord is waiting for
us to assume our divine destinies as the Body of
Christ and take back total dominion over the earth, so
we can usher in His everlasting Kingdom!
We have finally
reached that period in time when the power and glory
of God will manifest to attract men everywhere to the
truth of the Gospel. The people of God will be filled
with His glory, as we fight the good fight of faith.
Ordinary men, women, and even children, will be used
by the Lord to bring heaven itself to the earth realm.
We will preach the Word of God so that many can be set
free and work miraculous signs and wonders for the
benefit of all mankind.
The entire earth
will be impacted for good in the days to come. Satan
will no longer reign as the ruler of this world. We
will use our God-given power and authority to set
matters straight once and for all time. He is already
a defeated foe and we will bruise him underneath our
feet, as it is written. The sons of God will overcome
all evil with good and glorify our heavenly Father and
His Son, Jesus Christ. Everything that we do will
facilitate the coming of the Kingdom of God.
Isaiah 60:1-3
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of
the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness
shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory
shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come
to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy
rising.”
The people of God
will shine with the brightness of His glory in the
days to come. We will be sources of light in a
darkened world that is in despair and deception. All
men will flock to us to determine the secret of our
strength. We will magnify our God in all that we
think, say and do. Others will imitate our faith and
yearn for the freedom that we have. We will break many
through to salvation and baptize them in the name of
our Lord, Jesus Christ, so that the full end-time
harvest of souls is reaped in its fullness, as God
intends.
This will be a
powerful show of awesome glory with an eternal
purpose. Everything that the Body of Christ does will
promote Kingdom principles and minister to God’s
people for their welfare. We will tear down demonic
strongholds that interfere with our work and set men
free, as the Lord desires. We will heal the sick, cast
our demons and even raise the dead, as Christ Himself
did when He walked the earth. Men everywhere will be
compelled to take notice of our God in all of His
glory, as it is reflected in His people.
2Corinthians 1:20-22
“For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in
him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. Now he which
stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed
us, [is] God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the
earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”
The Lord has
anointed us for a very specific purpose. We are
instruments of change in a sick and dying world. We
will rescue all of mankind from total destruction and
pave the way for the Kingdom of God to be ushered into
the earth. In the days ahead, we will walk as Christ
Himself walked the earth. The Gospel of the Kingdom
will be preached with power and conviction. Men
everywhere will be set free in the truth and delivered
from their bondage to sin and demonic oppression of
all kinds.
All world
governments will be reorganized and restructured to
line up with Kingdom principles of fairness and
justice for all. We will establish peace and order on
the earth, so that Christ can return to rule and reign
as a righteous King. We will restore all of creation
back to its original beauty and balance. Pollution
will be a thing of the past; the climate will be
regulated so that there are no more natural disasters;
and the plant and animal kingdoms will once again be
in harmony and subject to our dominion.
The world will never
be the same; we are going back to our beginning in a
new and improved Garden of Eden. We will implement
God’s way of doing things on the earth, and all evil
will be abolished. The Lord Himself will come and take
up residence with us for all of eternity. He will be
our God and we will be His people who are called by
His holy name. All men will ultimately know the Lord
and worship Him in Spirit and in truth or be
permanently expelled from His Kingdom to the eternal
lake of fire.
The Lord Glorifies
Those He Can Trust
1Samuel 2:8 “He
raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up
the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among
princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory:
for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD'S, and he
hath set the world upon them.”
The Lord anoints and
only He appoints who will be instrumental in ushering
in His Kingdom. Many who are first now, will be last
in the Kingdom of God. He takes particular delight in
exalting the humble and debasing the proud. There are
many who think that they are righteous and in good
standing with God, but He will always choose the
foolish of the world to confound the wise.
This is not about
religion. Nor is it about lip service given to faith
in God. The Lord desires a people who are after His
own heart. He wants us to be bold, confident, humble
yet powerful. He will only choose those who are pure
in spirit and contrite in heart to represent Him. Our
God is not mocked; He wants a people that are focused
on love and righteousness and obedient to Him.
He has specific
destinies in mind for each of us. All that we need to
do is seek His guidance and direction, and circumcise
our hearts to be totally devoted to Him and His
people. The Lord will prepare and equip us for all
that we are asked to do. He will give us a full
anointing in His power, once He comes to trust our
judgment and our motives; only the pure in heart will
serve their God.
The hypocritical and
the judgmental will never represent the Lord. He wants
men attracted to our faith, not criticized and
condemned for their sin. He disapproves of
controlling, religious spirits that turn others off
and drive men away from Him. He will have a people who
serve Him that truly love and accept others as they
are. It is His greatest desire to be reconciled with
all of humanity.
John 7:18 “He that
speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that
seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and
no unrighteousness is in him.”
The Lord hates
rebellion; He is totally vexed with disobedience. He
blesses us in so many ways that the very least that we
can do in return is to obey Him and make a sacrificial
offering of our lives. We have a special calling and a
divine destiny to fulfill. We must seek His guidance
and direction to us, and be committed to His eternal
redemption plan and purpose for all of mankind.
Our God is not
impressed by pretended piety. He hates pride and
arrogance of all kinds. He wants a people that are
uncompromisingly righteous and loving to serve Him in
attracting all men to our faith. We have unique roles
that must be fulfilled in the days ahead and we should
not shirk our responsibilities. If we are unwilling or
unable to serve the Lord, He will find others to
cooperate with His plan and purpose.
If we do accept our
divine callings and serve the Lord faithfully, we will
be glorified in all that we think, say and do. He will
boast of us to all creation and take vengeance on all
of our enemies. We will have a generous recompense for
all of our trouble and share in all the vast resources
that the universe has to offer us. Our names will soon
become a praise on the earth for all of eternity.
Psalm 64:10 “The
righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust
in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.”
The Kingdom of God
itself is based on righteous, peace and joy. Not
everyone who wishes to do so will enter into the
Kingdom. Only those who are meek, humble and sincere
in their love for God and others will dwell there and
reap its eternal blessings. God will only fellowship
with those who love and obey Him. Those committed to
evil of any kind will be excluded for all eternity.
Jesus Christ warned
us that only those who do the will of the Father can
enter in to the Kingdom of God. The Lord wants a
people that are totally submitted to Him. Anyone who
is proud, disobedient or questions His judgment will
be rejected. He also said that we should become as
little children and be pure and innocent, loving and
trusting if we wish to eventually dwell in His
presence.
If we are upright in
heart, we will have supernatural joy and gladness in
the Lord. Everything that we do in the critical days
ahead will be done voluntarily and with devotion for
Him and His people. We will win many souls to the
truth and accomplish great things for the Kingdom of
God. The Lord will honor and glorify us for all that
we do on His behalf and appoint us as kings and
priests.
He will boast of us
to all creation as His very own sons and daughters. He
will take an active interest in our lives and
fellowship intimately with us for all of eternity. We
will judge both men and angels and rule and reign with
Jesus Christ over all the nations of the world. We
will have the heathen for our inheritance in the
uttermost parts of the earth and teach all men how to
walk in love and peace.
God Is Glorified In
Us
Matthew 5:16 “Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven.”
The good news of the
Kingdom of God will be preached with power and
conviction, so that our God is glorified in us. We
will baptize all men, women and children who wish to
be saved. People everywhere will have an equal
opportunity to hear the truth. No one will perish for
lack of knowledge or from failure of the Gospel to be
preached.
We will have the
distinct privilege of gathering many to the Lord in
His end-time harvest of souls.
We must show love
and sensitivity to all men and help them restore their
relationship with their God. We have to assure them
that He loves them despite their sin and encourage
them to embrace the truth, so that they can enter into
His Kingdom.
The Lord will be
glorified in all that we say and do in the days that
lie ahead, as we usher heaven into the earth. We will
perform miraculous healings in His name and deliver
many who are afflicted and oppressed of the devil. We
will even raise the dead back to life, as a
demonstration of God’s love, mercy and compassion for
all of His people.
John 17:22-23 “And
the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that
they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and
thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and
that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and
hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”
Jesus Himself prayed
for us that we would all be glorified and unified with
Him in the Body of Christ. He wants us walking in
total love and unity, as we usher in His Kingdom on
the earth. We will accomplish a great deal more
working cooperatively, than if we functioned alone. If
we are to be entrusted with Christ’s very own
anointing power and authority in the days ahead, we
must work together with Him as our Commander-In-Chief.
The Body of Christ
will commence work where His ministry left off. We
will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and heal the
sick to restore them to wholeness. We will deliver all
captives of demonic oppression free from their bad
habits and iniquity. We will even raise the dead back
to life again, as Christ Himself did. We will also
reorganize world governments to establish peace and
order, and restore all of creation to its original
beauty and harmony.
Jesus Christ will be
glorified in His people and be able to totally
restructure the entire earth, as He desires. He will
work in us and through us to accomplish great things
and usher heaven’s way of doing things into the earth
realm. We will tear down all demonic strongholds that
impede our progress and help to eradicate all evil off
the face of the planet. Soon there will be nothing and
no one that defiles or oppresses God’s people ever
again.
1Peter 4:14 “If ye
be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye];
for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you:
on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part
he is glorified.”
We have taken a bad
rap over the years for our faith in God. We have been
objects of ridicule and scorn, just as Christ Himself
was when He walked the earth. We have had to contend
for our beliefs in a world darkened by sin and
deception, yet we still glorify our God in the midst
of chaos.
We are the Body of
Christ on the earth. We do not cull the favor of men;
we are here to glorify our God, and Him alone. We walk
in love and unity with Christ as our Head and we
accomplish miraculous signs and wonders in His name.
We impact all of mankind and wins souls to our God.
We know the truth
and it cries out to be heard. We will not be
persecuted forever; the Lord has a perfect plan in
place for our redemption. Very soon now, the entire
earth will be changed and the people of God will usher
in His everlasting Kingdom and present it to Jesus
Christ on His return.
We will be
victorious over all evil and be blessed for all of
eternity. The Lord Himself will boast of us to all
creation as His very own sons and daughters, and we
will give Him all the honor and thanks that He so
rightly deserves. Our God will be glorified in His
people that are called by His name.
We will make certain
that all men know the Lord and the power of His might.
We will enforce principles of righteousness and
justice in our roles as kings and priests of God. The
Kingdom of God will level all playing fields and we
will rule and reign with Christ over all the nations
of the world.
The Hope Of Glory
2Corinthians 4:6
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of
darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ.”
We are a people that
are totally sold out to the things of God. We are
known as the Body of Christ. We are called and chosen
for eternal destinies. Those of us who respond to His
call, will rise up in the Lord’s very own power and
authority and take back the earth and everything in it
for the Kingdom of God. The Lord will be able to move
through us and actually bring heaven to the earth
through our efforts.
The Body of Christ
will be comprised of righteous men, women and children
from all over the world. We will share our faith with
others and work miraculous signs and wonders to
attract all men to our God. We will not be deterred or
detained in our mission; all of heaven will back us
up. The Lord will assign legions of angels to assist
His sons and daughters in their efforts to free
mankind from bondage.
We will walk as
Christ Himself walked – in total integrity of purpose.
We will be fully righteous and treat all men with
mercy, love and compassion. We will be powerful
manifestations of the Lord’s very own glory at work to
redeem all mankind from their sins and deliver them of
all their iniquities. We will heal all the sick, set
captives free of demonic oppression and even raise the
dead back to life again.
Romans 5:2-3 “By
whom also we have access by faith into this grace
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of
God. And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
The people of God
have been robbed and spoiled, tormented and oppressed
for their faith for thousands of years now. However,
we glory in tribulation because it makes us strong,
patient and hopeful for the future. We know the truth;
our God will never leave us or forsake us. He will
vindicate His people and take vengeance on all of our
enemies.
The Body of Christ
will be glorified in our God in the days to come, as
we usher in His eternal Kingdom. He will give us a
full impartation of His very own anointing power and
authority, so that we can take back the entire earth
for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The world will
be reorganized and restructured to adhere to solid
Kingdom principles.
We will speak
faith-based words that are loaded with power and
authority and stake our claim for the Kingdom of God.
All world governments and their leaders will be
challenged to make certain that they are fair and just
to their people. There will be no more war and
violence, greed or exploitation. All men will learn to
walk in total righteousness.
There will be peace
and unity, fairness and justice, stability and balance
everywhere. Heaven’s way of doing things will manifest
on the earth, so that all men might be set free to
live their lives according to God’s eternal redemption
plan. Those who are committed to evil will be
stringently judged by Christ and expelled from His
Kingdom forever.
Colossians 1:27 “To
whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the
glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is
Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
The Lord looks on
the inner man of the heart rather than the outward
appearance. He knows whom He can trust with His
anointing power, and who will obey and serve Him in
fulfilling His eternal redemption plan. He will only
glorify those who are totally obedient to Him and walk
in righteousness and love. He has no tolerance for
those who choose to be rebellious in any way.
He wants to teach us
is that He alone is sovereign. His standards and moral
absolutes are those that will prevail in His Kingdom.
He will reward those who diligently seek Him and
worship Him in Spirit and in truth. Those who are
disobedient and unloving will be on the outside
looking in for all eternity; those who love and
respect the Lord will be blessed by Him for all time.
Christ in us is the
hope of glory. The Body of Christ must imitate the
laid down life of Jesus Christ Himself, so that we
will be suitable vessels for the Lord’s anointing
power and authority. Only those who are fully
consecrated to the Lord’s eternal redemption plan can
be used by Him to spread the Gospel of the Kingdom and
work miracles, signs and wonders in His name.
In our own power, we
will be able to accomplish nothing. However, by the
anointing of the Holy Spirit at work in us, we will
revolutionize the entire world. All men will be
astonished at the glory of God that is manifested
through us. They will be attracted to our faith in
unprecedented numbers and marvel at the healings,
deliverances and even resurrections that we perform.
Glorious Liberty
Galatians 5:13 “For,
brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use]
not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love
serve one another.”
The entire world is
shrouded in darkness and deception. Men everywhere are
suffering and eager for the truth. The Lord is raising
up a people that will glorify Him in all that they say
and do. The Body of Christ is anointed to do the work
of Jesus Christ in ushering in the Kingdom of God.
Liberty is available for all men; they must be taught
the truth that sets them free for all eternity.
While the Lord is
loving and kind, merciful and compassionate, there
will come a day that He draws a line in the sand that
no man can cross. No evil will ever enter the Kingdom
of God and dwell in His presence. He will be forced to
exclude all those who make a habit of committing sin.
Although that will grieve the Lord, only those who do
His will can enter into His eternal Kingdom
The Lord will
demonstrate His glory all over the earth to attract
men to the truth of His salvation message. He will
empower His people to work miracles, signs and wonders
to benefit all of mankind. We will heal the sick,
deliver the oppressed and even raise the dead. We will
tear down all demonic strongholds that have opposed
the Gospel of the Kingdom and blinded men to the
truth.
We will eagerly
share our testimonies of how God has changed our lives
since we were born again in Jesus Christ. We will
encourage all men in the one true faith and baptize
them in Christ’s name. We will stress the importance
of walking in love, peace and unity, and teach them to
obey God’s laws. We will be effective ambassadors for
the Kingdom of God in all that we say and do.
Isaiah 61:1 “The
Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD
hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to
proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of
the prison to [them that are] bound;”
God’s people enjoy
real freedom. We are no longer in bondage to sin and
death. Jesus Christ came to set us free and to give us
life in abundance, to the overflow. All dominion over
the earth has been given back to us with His victory
over sin, death and the grave. We have true Christian
liberty and we walk in the newness of life. We will
overcome the world, our flesh and the devil.
All of mankind has
been plagued with disease, death, poverty, war and
affliction of all types. They have been in bondage and
oppression from Satan for thousands of years. The Lord
wants us to open the prison doors that bind them and
set them free, so that they can enjoy their lives and
give Him all the glory. We will share the truth with
them, so that they receive eternal life and all of its
blessings.
It is our job to
proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God and all
that it represents. We should be setting captives free
of all that oppresses them, whether it be health
problems, addictions, financial stress or spiritual
blindness of any type. It is our privilege to share
the truth with them. We must make certain that we give
all men hope and encouragement to trust God for their
future.
Romans 8:18-21 “For
I reckon that the sufferings of this present time
[are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which
shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation
of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the
sons of God. For the creature was made subject to
vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath
subjected [the same] in hope, Because the creature
itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children
of God.”
Although God’s
people have been oppressed and exploited for thousands
of years, their greatest hour is rapidly approaching.
The Lord will soon vindicate us before men and angels.
He has an awesome plan in place for the redemption of
all mankind and the restoration of the entire
universe. He will show Himself strong in us and
manifest His power and glory for all to see. The
heavens are His, but the earth He has given to man. We
will recoup our dominion from Satan, the enemy of our
souls, and prevail.
All of creation is
waiting for the revealing of the sons of God, so that
we can take back the earth and everything in it. We
will restore all of nature that has been in chaos,
disorder and decay. We will bring harmony to the plant
and animal kingdoms, as it was ordained from the
foundation of the world. Pollution of the earth will
cease once and for all. The climate will be regulated
to be temperate and consistent, and there will be no
more natural disasters that harm and frighten mankind
ever again.
We will reorganize
and restructure world governments to line up with
godly principles of fairness, justice and equality for
all men. We will confront all world leaders who have
abused their power and been cruel and tyrannical to
God’s people. Those nations that will not adhere to
God’s way of doing things will be severely judged and
punished in the days to come. Peace and order will
ultimately prevail over the entire earth, as we
recover control of world politics, economic systems
and deal with social injustice.
The sons of God are
anointed for total victory. The Lord will show Himself
strong in His people and empower us to walk in total
dominion. We will overcome all hindrances that might
interfere with our work and impede the coming of the
Kingdom of God. We will tear down all demonic
strongholds, so that the enemy can no longer oppress
mankind and deceive them. The Lord wants all men to
know the truth. He loves them deeply and has a
wonderful plan in place for their eternal redemption.
The Glory Of The
Latter House
Haggai 2:9 “The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of
the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”
The Lord has grieved
for the loss of His original chosen people for
thousands of years. Very soon now, we will all be
reunited in the Kingdom of God. The glory of this
latter house will far outshine the glory of ancient
Israel alone. Our numbers have increased over the
years, so the Lord has a huge household at this time.
We will all be His people – from the least to the
greatest of us – and we will worship Him in Spirit and
in truth, as He so desires.
The nation of Israel
will be won to the one true faith, just as all other
believers are saved and converted. They will hear the
Gospel of the Kingdom and respond affirmatively to the
Messianic message that they formerly rejected. While
they were once confused and deceived, they are now
hungry for peace and desperate for the truth, as are
all unbelievers. When the glory of the Lord actually
falls on the earth, they will be most easily
persuaded.
No one will be able
to deny the inimitable power and glory of God as it is
revealed in miracles, signs and wonders to attract men
to our faith. The sick will be healed of all their
afflictions. The blind will see; the deaf will hear;
the lame will walk. We will cast out demons that
oppress men and set them free in the truth. Even the
dead will be raised back to life again. The physical
evidence of our God’s manifest presence will be
widespread and irrefutable.
Romans 11:25-26 “For
I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of
this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own
conceits; that blindness in part is happened to
Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall
turn away ungodliness from Jacob:”
The full number of
all those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book
of Life must be called in before the Kingdom of God
will be ushered into the earth realm. The Jews were
spiritually blinded for many years, so that the full
number of Gentile conversions could be made. Now that
this task is almost consummated, the original chosen
people will also be saved and gathered in to share the
blessings of the Kingdom of God with the rest of us.
We are all urged to
pray for the peace of Jerusalem and the ultimate
conversion of the Jewish people as a holy nation. The
Body of Christ will focus on preaching the Gospel of
the Kingdom to Israel in the days ahead, so that the
Lord’s original chosen people can join us for eternal
blessings in the Kingdom of God. They have been
deluded and suffered a great deal for their spiritual
blindness. The Lord has grieved for their loss for
thousands of years now.
Romans 11:30-32 “For
as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have
now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so
have these also now not believed, that through your
mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath
concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have
mercy upon all.”
We should have pity
on our Jewish brothers and sisters. The Lord demands
that we show them mercy and compassion, as He has
shown it to us. We should actively work to spread the
Gospel to all men, including those who were His
original chosen people. There is a full number of all
those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of
Life, to include those who were called from the
beginning. We are all the children of God – both Jews
and Gentiles.
The Jewish people,
whose minds and hearts have not been permanently
blinded to the truth, will finally be converted and
baptized in the Christian faith. They will accept
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and be granted
eternal life as a result. They will evangelize many
others in their nation and be restored to their right
standing with God for all time. The Lord has a deep,
genuine love for His original chosen people and He
will be overjoyed.
Our God will receive
all the honor and glory that He has so rightly
deserved for all these years. Men will no longer deny
Him as their Supreme Being and Creator Father. His
Son, Jesus Christ, will be preached everywhere, and
all men will have access to the power of the Gospel
message. Many will be saved and baptized in the one
true faith. The Lord will be satisfied that the
harvest is ripe, and finally give the command to usher
in His Kingdom.
The Earth Will Be
Filled With The Glory Of God
Isaiah 62:3 “Thou
shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the
LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.”
We were created for
an eternal purpose. We have divine destinies that will
magnify our God in every way. We will spread His power
and glory all over the world, as we usher in His
Kingdom for all men to see. Heaven will actually come
to the earth, as we have prayed for so many years. The
Lord’s way of doing things will prevail and there will
be peace and justice for all men. All of nature will
be re-created, so that the Kingdom is a veritable
paradise.
Heaven will be
ushered into the earth realm with awesome power
manifesting. All earthly kingdoms will be swallowed up
within the Kingdom of God and Christ will rule and
reign forever as a righteous King. He will appoint us
as kings and priests of our God and share His very own
honor and glory with us. We will rule over all the
nations of the world and even judge both men and
angels. The Lord will boast of us to all creation as
the people called by His name.
The glory of the
Kingdom of God will make the glory of all the Lord’s
earthly tabernacles, churches and man-made temples
pale in comparison. His awesome presence will be our
everlasting source of light in the Kingdom. We will
rejoice in all He has done for us and give Him all the
praise and worship that is due Him. The Lord will be
held in the highest esteem by both men and angels. He
will revel in perpetual glory in the presence of all
of His creatures.
Psalm 57:5 “Be thou
exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory
[be] above all the earth.”
Very soon now, the
entire earth will be filled with the glory of God, as
it manifests in and through His people. The Kingdom of
God is imminent. The only thing that is holding it up
is complete evangelization. The Lord has a dramatic
show planned to bring in millions of latecomers to His
Kingdom. The end-time harvest of souls will be reaped
in its fullness in the very near future. Every man,
woman and child will have an equal opportunity to be
saved and baptized.
There will be
miraculous signs and wonders performed by the Body of
Christ all over the earth to attract men to the one
true faith. There will be no dispute concerning the
power of God to change lives, as we heal the sick,
cast out demons and raise the dead back to life again.
All men will note this universal move of God and be
astounded at His demonstration of might on our behalf.
The Kingdom of God
will be ushered in with full power and glory
manifesting. It will be a cataclysmic event of such
proportion that the world will never be the same
again. Everything will be turned upside down and right
side up. Jesus Christ will soon return with His angels
and saints to rule and reign for all eternity. All the
ungodly will be destroyed in the wrath of His coming.
Satan and all his minions will be banished to the
bottomless pit, as they deserve to be.
Christ will sit in
judgment over all men and angels. He will judge both
the living and the dead. No one will escape His
scrutiny; only He is perfect and able to determine who
receives eternal rewards and punishments. The
righteous will inherit blessings in the Kingdom of
God, while all those who have been rebellious or
failed to walk in love will share their fate in the
lake of fire.
The Glory Of Jesus
Christ
Colossians 2:15
“[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in
it.”
The Lord’s
redemption plan is nothing short of genius. While Adam
relinquished all his power, authority and dominion
over the earth to Satan in the Garden of Eden, Jesus
Christ took it back with His victory over sin, death
and the grave. The devil is a defeated foe, and he
cannot stop heaven from coming to the earth realm in
the Kingdom of God, as it has been planned. The Body
of Christ will tear down all demonic strongholds that
interfere with its work or impede its progress.
It will be critical
that we hear from God and be totally obedient to do
whatever He tells us in the days ahead. That was
Christ’s key to success in His earthly ministry, and
it will be ours as well. The Lord will have us speak
words of power and authority to all the world and
everyone in it, and we must be totally cooperative. We
will not be able to usher the Kingdom of God into the
earth, unless we do everything that the Lord instructs
us. He has all the details planned to perfection.
We all have eternal
callings and divine destinies that are being revealed
in the days to come. Our background, talent, education
and experience will mean nothing. Anyone who is
willing, obedient and yielded to the Lord can be used
as a vessel for His awesome glory to be demonstrated.
We will preach the Gospel with power and conviction
and draw all men to Him. The entire earth will be
recreated, organized and prepared for heaven to be
ushered in, if we are totally obedient.
Philippians 2:9-11
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given
him a name which is above every name: That at the name
of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven,
and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;
And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Christ will soon
return to judge both men and angels, and rule and
reign in His Kingdom. He will destroy all the ungodly
and their ungodliness in the wrath of His coming.
Nothing that defiles us will ever enter into the
Kingdom of God. Jesus will rule with a rod of iron and
make certain that there is nothing evil that would
prevent the Lord from dwelling with us for all of
eternity. We will have peace and prosperity, safety
and security, health and longevity in the Kingdom of
God.
Very soon now, every
knee will bow and every tongue proclaim that “Jesus
Christ is Lord over all of creation.” He will share
His very own honor and glory with the people who are
called by His name. If we have been devoted and
faithful in our service to Him, we will be exalted
with Him in His everlasting Kingdom. We will have
praise for our former shame and derision. He will
permit us to assist in judgment and rule and reign
with Him over all the nations of the world.
1Chronicles 29:11
“Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all
[that is] in the heaven and in the earth [is thine];
thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted
as head above all.”
Jesus Christ will
not return to the earth as a meek and mild Lamb of
God. He will make a dramatic entry as the King of
kings and Lord of lords. His return will be so
magnificent and powerful that it will destroy all evil
off the face of the earth in one fell swoop. His feet
will touch down on the Mount of Olives outside
Jerusalem and cause an earthquake of epic proportions.
Satan and all his
minions will be bound in the bottomless pit and the
Lord will begin His judgment of all men to determine
who is righteous and will enter into His Kingdom and
who is deserving of eternal punishment. All who are
committed to evil will be banished to the lake of
fire, while those who are worthy will have awesome
blessings in the Kingdom of God.
It remains to be
seen what such explosive power will do to the rest of
creation and to God’s people who are present on the
earth at that time. We can be certain that it will
manifest for good for us. The dead in Christ will be
raised back to life. Our bodies will be transformed in
the twinkling of an eye into glorious, resurrection
forms that live forever free of disease and death.
Psalm 96:13 “Before
the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the
earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness,
and the people with his truth.”
We know that life
will never be the same again, when heaven is ushered
in to the earth realm. Christ will judge both the
living and the dead and expel all defilement from His
Kingdom. All evil will be vanquished to the lake of
fire, and Satan himself will be bound in the
bottomless pit, so that he can no longer torment God’s
people. The Lord will rule us with a rod of iron to
ensure fairness and justice will prevail.
There will be only
peace and prosperity, safety and security, joy and
gladness in God’s eternal Kingdom. All of nature will
comply with our commands and be restored to its
original beauty and balance. The plants and animals
will live in harmony with one another and be subject
to man’s dominion once again. Even the climate will be
readjusted, so that it is always calm and temperate
and conducive to abundant life.
Angelic hosts will
mingle with God’s people, and we will all be reunited
with the resurrected saints. The Lord will turn our
speech back to a pure one that is easily understood by
all of His creatures. All men will dwell in love and
unity with one another, and rejoice in all that the
Lord has done for us. Both angels and men will worship
the Lord in all His glory. He will dwell with us for
all eternity in the Kingdom.
1Peter 1:7-8 “That
the trial of your faith, being much more precious than
of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the
appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye
love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet
believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory:”
Many who are first
now will be last in the Kingdom of God. The Lord looks
on the inner man of the heart and determines the level
of sincerity that is present. Only those who are
loving and righteous will see God and dwell in His
Kingdom for all eternity. Those who are
self-righteous, proud, unrepentant or rebellious will
all be expelled from the Lord’s presence.
Our faith has been
tested and tried over the years, yet we are not
without hope and confidence. The Lord, Jesus Christ,
will soon return to rule and reign in His Kingdom. We
will be glorified in Him for all eternity. He will not
forget our faithful service to Him; we will not be
ashamed. He will vindicate us before all men, and take
vengeance on all our enemies.
Our Savior will
reward us for our devotion to Him and to His people.
He knows that we have walked in love and done the will
of His Father, as we were taught. He also realizes
that we have lost a great deal because of our faith,
and He will restore everything that has been taken
from us by men or devils. We will rejoice in all that
He has planned for His people.
Revelation 1:6 “And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his
Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.”
We will have all the
riches that the universe has to offer us, as our
eternal rewards and blessings are released to us. The
Lord will anticipate all that we require to lead
healthy, happy lives for all time. We will have an
abundant inheritance with all the saints of God.
We will inherit the
Kingdom of God as our reward for righteous and
faithful service. All men will look up to us and our
names will be a praise on the earth. We will no longer
suffer shame, scorn and derision for our faith; we
will be regarded as heroes by all God’s people.
We will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory for all eternity. He
will boast of us to all creation and we will help to
judge both men and angels. We will help to abolish all
evil off the face of the earth, so that only
righteousness and truth will prevail in God’s Kingdom.
We will rule and
reign with Him for all eternity and be kings and
priests of God. We will serve as just overseers of
God’s people and be capable teachers of all men. We
will govern by Kingdom principles with fairness and
justice, as all men learn to walk in love and unity.
We will build homes
and dwell in them for all time. We will be fruitful in
all that we do and appreciate the beauty and bounty
that the earth has to offer us. Life will be like it
was in the Garden of Eden, and everything on the earth
will be in harmony and subject to man.
We will live long
and strong in God’s Kingdom, and enjoy life in the
presence of God Himself. We will have the heathen for
our inheritance and be reunited with our friends and
families. All men will finally know God, and worship
Him in Spirit and truth for all eternity.
Eternal Glory
Psalm 72:19 “And
blessed [be] his glorious name for ever: and let the
whole earth be filled [with] his glory; Amen, and
Amen.”
Very soon now, every
knee will bow and every tongue proclaim that “Jesus
Christ is Lord!” All men will know the Lord; they will
not have to be taught His way of doing things any
longer. His laws will be written on their minds and in
their hearts for all time. There will be peace and
unity among men, and they will dwell together as
brothers.
All evil will be
expelled from Christ’s Kingdom and only righteousness
and truth will prevail. The Lord will meet all of our
needs even before we ask Him. He will be our God and
live with us for all time. We will fellowship
intimately with Him, as He intended from the
foundation of the world. He will take an active role
in our lives and be eternally glorified in us.
The Kingdom of God
will be populated by all the righteous and represented
by every tongue, race and nation in the world. We will
all come together as God’s people and worship Him in
Spirit and in truth, as He desires. We will celebrate
His feast days and sabbaths and enjoy perpetual
blessings – both temporal and spiritual – for all of
eternity.
Psalm 148:13 “Let
them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone
is excellent; his glory [is] above the earth and
heaven.”
The Lord, Jesus
Christ, will be eternally glorified before men and
angels. His name will be magnified in heaven and on
the earth. The Body of Christ will deliver the Kingdom
of God to Christ for His eternal inheritance. He will
rule and reign as a righteous King with a rod of iron
to ensure peace, order, safety and security for all
His Kingdom residents.
The Body of Christ
will share in Christ’s very own honor and glory. All
men will respect us and treat us as they would the
Lord. We will have praise instead of our former shame,
and the Lord will take vengeance on all our enemies
that have oppressed us in the past. He will also
restore everything that has been unlawfully taken from
us over the years.
We will give the
Lord all the praise and glory that He deserves and
dwell with Him in His Kingdom for all of eternity. He
will boast of us to all creation as we rule and reign
with His Son, Jesus Christ. We will be appointed kings
and priests, rulers and teachers of God’s people. The
Lord will even permit us to judge both men and angels
with His standards.
2Corinthians 3:18
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image
from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the
Lord.”
As we behold the
glory of God Himself more clearly, we are also changed
from glory to glory in our walk with Him. The closer
our relationship to Him, the more we shine with His
light. Very soon now, the people of God will be
glorified with the same honor that is given to Jesus
Christ. We have fought the good fight of faith
diligently and we can expect a full recompense.
Our friends and
families will all know the Lord and many will be
reunited with us for all time. They will admire
instead of ridicule us, and be subject to our
righteous rule. We will have neighbors that all know
and love the Lord, and serve Him with joy and
gladness. Both men and angels will worship Him in
Spirit and in truth, as He so earnestly desires.
The glory of the
Lord will be the perpetual light in His Kingdom. He
will be magnified by all of creation and provide all
our needs in abundance. We will have peace and
prosperity, safety and security, health and longevity,
joy and gladness all the days of our lives. The
Kingdom of God will be filled with the eternal glory
of the Lord, Jesus Christ, as it is reflected in His
people.
Christ will rule and
reign with a rod of iron to make certain that Kingdom
integrity is maintained at all times. He will boast of
us to all creation and present us to His Father and
the angels. We will be appointed kings and priests of
God. Our names will be a praise on the earth and we
will share in a legacy of honor for all of eternity in
the Kingdom of God.
Topics For Discussion
1. The Lord Glorifies Those He Can Trust
2. The Lord Is Glorifed In Us
3. The Hope Of Glory
4. Glorious Liberty
5. The Glory Of The Latter House
6. The Glory Of Jesus Christ
7. Eternal Glory
Chapter 7 – Spiritual Revolution
Hebrews 12:25-29
“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they
escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much
more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him
that [speaketh] from heaven: Whose voice then shook
the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once
more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And
this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of
those things that are shaken, as of things that are
made, that those things which cannot be shaken may
remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot
be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God
acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God
[is] a consuming fire.”
There’s a major
shakeup coming – a spiritual revolution that will take
place all over the universe! Jesus Christ is calling
out to all mankind and challenging them to the truth.
The Gospel message still cries out to be heard
thousands of years after Christ Himself spread it to
His followers. It is compelling and critical, powerful
and life changing.
All men must make
the all-important decision to accept Christ and repent
of sin or perish in the days to come. There’s a global
judgment coming for all of us, and we must face the
fact that it is final and irrefutable. Our eternal
destinies depend on our walking in love and
righteousness. Our God is a consuming fire that will
purge us of all our iniquity.
Christ is shaking
both heaven and earth, so that what remains is
unshakeable. He will have a Kingdom that is not moved.
It will absorb all earthly kingdoms and take
precedence over all world governments. The Body of
Christ will be assigned to reorganize and restructure
all the nations of the world to line up with fair and
just Kingdom principles.
All of creation will
be impacted in the days to come, as the sons of God
restore it to its original beauty and balance. The
climate will be regulated, so that there are no
natural disasters ever again. Plants and animals will
be in harmony with one another and subject to man’s
dominion. Decay and death will be reversed and all
things will be made new again, as promised us.
All evil will soon
be eradicated off the face of the earth. Christ is
returning to destroy those who have destroyed the
world. All that remains will be pure and undefiled
before God. He is taking us back to our beginnings in
the Garden of Eden, with no downside this time. We
will soon dwell in a literal paradise on the earth for
all of eternity.
Revelation 19:11-16
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;
and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head
[were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no
man knew, but he himself. And he [was] clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The
Word of God. And the armies [which were] in heaven
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp
sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and
he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth
the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God. And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a
name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, is the conquering hero that has defeated
the devil for all time and will soon return to the
earth to establish His everlasting Kingdom. All the
angels and saints in heaven are part of His end-times
army. His Body has been hard at work completing His
ministry on the earth and the time has come for Him to
receive His inheritance.
Christ will soon
return in all of His power and glory. No longer the
meek and mild Lamb of God that gave Himself for the
sins of the world, He now has vengeance in His heart.
He will destroy all the ungodly and their ungodliness
in the wrath of His coming. He will eradicate all evil
off the face of the earth, and bind Satan and all his
minions in the bottomless pit.
Our Redeemer is
furious that His people have suffered so much
oppression and exploitation, and He will destroy all
of our enemies and set us free to enjoy life without
fear and molestation in the Kingdom of God. There will
be only peace and prosperity, safety and security for
God’s people for all time. He will meet all our needs
in abundance even before we ask Him.
Jesus will rule with
a rod of iron and make absolutely certain that no evil
comes anywhere near His Kingdom. Principles of
fairness and justice will prevail for all of eternity.
God’s laws will be written in our minds and our
hearts, so that we will all obey them. Men will
finally learn to walk in love, peace and unity with
one another or be eternally punished.
Isaiah 2:4 “And he
shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many
people: and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation
shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more.”
All the nations of
the world will stand in judgment before our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, to determine whether or not they
have been righteous to their people, and fair and just
in their dealings with one another. The Lord will root
out all evil from His Kingdom and rule with awesome
power to ensure that only peace, order and
righteousness prevail on the earth.
No one will escape
Christ’s scrutiny or avoid His judgment. It will be
irrefutable, final and permanent. He will judge both
the living and the dead, all men and even angels. Only
He can and will determine who receives eternal rewards
and who is destined for punishment in the lake of
fire. Nothing that is evil or defiling will ever enter
into the Kingdom of God.
Every knee will bow
and every tongue proclaim that “Jesus Christ is Lord.”
He will share His very own honor and glory with His
Body and His Bride. We will rule and reign with Him
for all eternity as kings and priests of God. We will
be just overseers and capable teachers of all the
nations of the world to make certain that Kingdom
principles are all in force.
A Spiritual Conflict
Revelation 12:12
“Therefore rejoice, [ye] heavens, and ye that dwell in
them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the
sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great
wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short
time.”
There is war in the
heavenlies right now. The Lord’s angelic hosts are
battling satanic forces that would destroy mankind and
wreak havoc all over the earth. His celestial army is
rising up and battling for the Kingdom of God.
Spiritual fallout reaches down to the earth, and there
is global tension that will precede total restructure
of this planet.
We see evidence of
increasing contention between the nations of the
world, and threats of war, insurrection and violence.
There is a rise in crime rates, as the hearts of most
men grow cold. Greed, oppression and exploitation are
at an all time high, as the wealth of the universe is
at stake and about to be reapportioned to God’s
people.
All of nature is in
travail. There are natural disasters, horrific signs
in the heavens and on the earth. All of mankind is
being affected. The devil knows his time is short and
that he can cause turmoil and torment for only a while
longer. The Body of Christ will soon rise up and
destroy all of his efforts to bring evil, chaos and
destruction to the world.
Matthew 11:12 “And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent
take it by force.”
Satan is already a
defeated foe; he will have to relinquish all of his
control back to men as the Lord intends. He will be
obliterated by the sons of God in a cataclysmic
conflict that will shake the entire earth to its
foundation. He will soon be bruised underneath our
feet, as it is written. The people of God are
reclaiming the entire world for Jesus Christ.
We will usher in the
Kingdom of God with awesome power and glory. War and
violence will be things of the past. Chaos and
confusion will no longer reign on the earth. We will
defeat all the minions of Satan that would bring death
and devastation to mankind. All men will have the
opportunity to be set free and receive the benefits of
eternal life.
All world
governments and their leaders will be challenged to
make certain that they adhere to Kingdom principles of
fairness and justice in their dealings with one
another. Cruel, tyrannical despots will be replaced
with godly leaders for mankind. No one who is evil,
power-hungry, greedy or exploitive will ever enter
into the Kingdom of God.
Romans 8:18 “For I
reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are]
not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall
be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the
creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of
God.”
All of nature is in
travail and waiting for the sons of God to be
revealed, so that they can set things straight on the
earth and reverse the decay and destruction that is so
prevalent. Plants, animals and even the climate suffer
from the effects of satanic influence over all of
creation. The devil knows his time is short and he is
doing all that he can to destroy.
The people of God
must rise up in their kingly and priestly anointing
and forcibly take back all that the enemy has stolen
from us over the years. We will receive a full
impartation of Christ’s very own power and authority
to set matters straight on the earth and restore peace
and order to all of creation. There will be no more
demonic influence.
We will make certain
that God’s way of doing things presides on the earth.
Chaos and confusion, death and destruction, war and
conflict will all be banished from the Kingdom of God.
Nothing that is defiling will ever enter in to disturb
the peace and serenity there. Christ will rule and
reign with a rod of iron to make sure we have safety
and security.
Holy Warriors
Romans 11:29 “For
the gifts and calling of God [are] without
repentance.”
Members of the Body
of Christ all have unique callings that will be
utilized in bringing heaven to the earth. We will walk
in love and unity under the guidance and direction of
Christ Himself. Our Savior knows what must be done to
prepare the earth for the Kingdom of God and He will
give us specific, detailed instruction in all that we
are called to do in the days that lie ahead.
The gifts and
callings of God are unconditional. He freely supplies
us with all that we need to be successful on His
behalf. Our continual righteousness assures us that we
will always be of valuable service to the Lord and His
people. If we will sanctify ourselves of all known
sin, we will be suitable vessels for the Lord’s very
own anointing power to manifest in and through us.
We must appropriate
our God given strength and ability to set matters
straight on this earth, so that the Kingdom of God can
be ushered in for Jesus Christ to rule and reign. We
cannot be passive and permit evil to prevail over us
any longer. We have to rise up in our kingly and
priestly anointing and recoup all that has been stolen
from us by the enemy over the last two thousand years.
1Corinthians 12:12
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and
all the members of that one body, being many, are one
body: so also [is] Christ.”
Christ is coming
back to the earth in a people who dare to be radically
obedient to Him. He wants all of His followers to walk
in total power and authority over evil just as He once
did. He will imbue us with supernatural capabilities
to take back the entire earth, as we are destined to
do. Men from every race, tongue and nation will be
used of God in His eternal purpose.
The Body of Christ
is being called out, sanctified, prepared and
empowered to do its parts in ushering in God’s
Kingdom. We are mighty in the anointing power and
authority of God Himself. We will preach the good news
of the Kingdom of God, baptize countless numbers and
call in the full harvest of souls that is necessary
before the Kingdom itself comes to the earth realm.
We will do intense
spiritual warfare and destroy all demonic strongholds
that hinder men in coming to a full knowledge of the
truth. Satanic, mind blinding spirits are on the
defensive and their power to create fear, doubt and
unbelief is being neutralized for all time. The Gospel
of the Kingdom will be preached with awesome power and
conviction to all the nations of the world.
It is the Lord’s
desire that all men come to a full knowledge of the
truth, so that they can be set free. He does not want
anyone to perish and be denied eternal life in His
everlasting Kingdom. The Lord has a real heart for His
people and loves each of us. Many will come to the
truth and be converted in our faith. We will baptize
men, women and children all over the entire earth.
Mankind will be set
free from oppression of all types and delivered from
their bondage to sin. Love, peace and unity will be
the norms for Kingdom living and the Lord will make
very certain that they are enforced to the letter. No
one who is greedy, power-hungry, contentious, arrogant
or prone to evil of any kind will ever be permitted to
enter into the everlasting Kingdom of God.
Joel 3:9-10
“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war,
wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw
near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into
swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the
weak say, I [am] strong.”
This will not be a
peaceful takeover; the Kingdom of God will be taken by
force. The Lord will show Himself strong on behalf of
His people and manifest His power and glory all over
the earth. He will empower us to do good and overcome
all evil, through the operation of His Holy Spirit. We
will take back the earth and everything in it with the
power and strength inherent in our words.
We have been given
the keys to the Kingdom of God. They are
voice-activated and powerful for creation or
destruction. Whatever we bind on earth will absolutely
be bound in heaven. Whatever we loose on the earth
will also be loosed in heaven. There is life and death
in the power of our tongues. We will have exactly what
we speak, as long as it lines up with the Word and the
will of God.
Everything that we
speak will have a lasting impact on all of creation.
Our words will either build men up and glorify God or
tear down demonic strongholds and banish Satan. We
will have to be very certain that we only decree what
the Lord says that we should. We will bind all the
efforts of the enemy and loose blessings into the
world instead. Everything that we say will have a
lasting effect.
Joel 2:7 “They shall
run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like
men of war; and they shall march every one on his
ways, and they shall not break their ranks:”
The Body of Christ
walks in unity of purpose, as mighty warriors for the
Lord, Jesus Christ. We take our guidance and direction
straight from the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Christ has vengeance in His heart for all the pain,
suffering and affliction that His people have suffered
over the years. He will empower us to destroy all the
works of the enemy and defeat him once and for all.
We will be given
extraordinary energy and supernatural capabilities, so
that the entire earth is impacted for good. We will
set men free of all their bondage and oppression. We
will tear down all demonic strongholds that interfere
with our work or impede the coming of the Kingdom of
God to the earth. We will overcome all evil with good
and take back the entire planet for Christ.
Everything that we
do will have amazing results. All of mankind will take
note of how awesome our God is, and how merciful He is
to His people. We will restructure all world
governments and economies to line up with Kingdom
principles. There will be peace and unity established
on the earth. All of creation will bow to our faith
filled words and be re-created according to divine
order.
Jeremiah 1:19 “And
they shall fight against thee; but they shall not
prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the
LORD, to deliver thee.”
This will be the
consummate struggle of good versus evil. Demonic
forces will be arrayed against us as never before. The
devil knows his time is short and he will launch a
series of aggravating attacks against God’s people. We
must be prepared to defend our faith and to set men
free from their bondage to sin and darkness. We will
have to be totally unified in our efforts.
The Body of Christ
must be joined together in perfect love, peace and
unity, with Christ as our Head. We cannot be doing our
own thing or be subordinate in any way. The Lord has
all the plans and strategy for this end-time battle
plotted out succinctly. We need only be consecrated,
willing and obedient and we will perceive miracles,
signs and wonders occurring all around us.
There will be
legions of angels dispatched to back up all of our
efforts to restore peace and order to the world. The
Lord will show Himself strong on our behalf and usher
in His Kingdom with full power and glory manifesting
for all of mankind to see. The hearts of men will be
fearful if they walk in rebellion. We will soon
execute the Lord’s judgment for all eyes to witness.
Our God is angry
that His people have suffered so much oppression. We
will challenge all world leaders to make certain that
they have their priorities in order. The Lord will not
tolerate His people being afflicted with tyranny and
despotism. He hates greed, pride and arrogance and He
will strip evil, haughty rulers of all their power.
Peace and justice will soon reign on the earth.
Supernatural Power
2Corinthians 10:4
“(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of strong
holds;)”
The weapons of our
warfare are not carnal; they are spiritual, yet
powerful for the destruction of all demonic
strongholds. We will use prayer, praise, worship and
spiritual decrees as our arsenal and obliterate the
enemy and all his minions that would interfere with
our ushering in the Kingdom of God. Satan will no
longer hinder our efforts to set men free.
There will be a
mighty demonstration of the Lord’s very own anointing
power and authority manifested all over the earth in
these last days. The sick will be healed in
unprecedented numbers. All captives of enemy
oppression will be delivered from their bad habits and
personal afflictions. Even the dead will be raised
back to life again, in defiance of the very laws of
nature.
We will fight the
good fight of faith in all that we do. Men’s lives
will be changed as never before. They will be released
from their bondage to sin. They will inherit eternal
life and walk in true Christian liberty. We will
recruit countless numbers to serve as members of the
Body of Christ and take back the entire planet for the
Kingdom of God, as we are destined to do.
1Corinthians 4:20
“For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in
power.”
All world
governments and political regimes will have to line up
with Kingdom standards of righteousness and justice
for all men. The Body of Christ will take an active
part in restructuring and reorganizing them. There
will finally be peace and order on the earth, and all
men will enjoy freedom from oppression and
exploitation, as we usher in the Kingdom of God in all
its power. We will take back all economic resources
for God’s people and we will never again suffer from
poverty and lack.
The Body of Christ
will tear down all demonic strongholds that have
injured God’s people or kept them in bondage of any
kind. The sick will be healed; the captives will be
set free and men everywhere will be delivered from
their ignorance. The Gospel will be preached
throughout the world and men, women and children will
flock to hear it and receive the blessings of eternal
life. The Kingdom of God will be open and its
blessings made available to all the righteous
throughout the entire world.
So too, all of
creation will respond to our efforts to restore it to
its original beauty and balance. The climate will
become temperate and there will be no more natural
catastrophes that destroy the earth and terrify men.
All the effects of pollution will be reversed and the
air and water will be pure once again. The plants and
animals will all dwell in harmony with one another and
with man. Life in the Kingdom of God will be idyllic;
the earth will be a paradise as it once was in the
Garden of Eden.
Zechariah 4:6 “… Not
by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the
LORD of hosts.”
This is a spiritual
conflict of good versus evil, and only spiritual
weapons and supernatural warfare methods will be
effective in winning it. The battle is really the
Lord’s and He will call all the shots. We need only be
attentive to His guidance and direction and obedient
to perform His will, and we will see Satan utterly
stripped of all his power and authority. The earth has
been given to men, not devils. The Lord will make
certain that His people receive their inheritance.
This is not a
natural battle using conventional weapons. Change will
be effected only through the mighty anointing power
and authority of Jesus Christ that works through us.
We will perform miracles, signs and wonders all over
the face of the earth. We will speak faith-based words
that line up with the Word of God and impact the
entire world for Christ. Everything that we do will be
instrumental in fulfilling the Lord’s eternal
redemption plan and purpose for mankind.
Evil in all its
forms will be eventually overcome by good. There will
be nothing left to defile or destroy men, as the
Kingdom of God is ushered into the earth realm. The
Body of Christ is anointed for total victory over
Satan and all his minions. There will finally be peace
and order on the earth and Jesus Christ Himself will
prevail in all things. He will return to destroy all
the ungodly and their ungodliness and to bind Satan in
the bottomless pit where he belongs.
Binding The Enemy
Matthew 16:19 “And I
will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.”
The Lord Himself is
equipping us for this battle. We have been given the
keys to the Kingdom of God. They are voice-activated.
We are created in God’s image and likeness, and with
His own words He created the entire universe. With our
words that line up with the Word of God, we will bind
Satan in the name of Jesus, cast him out of our lives
and loose blessings on the earth. We will have
whatever we speak into existence in the natural realm.
Whatever we verbally
permit will be manifested. What we forbid will be
abolished. The enemy will have to cease and desist if
we bind him in his diabolical efforts to create chaos,
confusion, violence, war and insurrection on the
earth. He will be restrained and forbidden to
interfere in any way, when we loose blessings of peace
and prosperity, love and unity to all mankind.
The devil will no
longer be able to blind men to the truth, as we preach
the Word of God and baptize countless numbers of souls
in the end-time harvest. His efforts to keep men sick
and oppressed in their afflictions will have to stop
when we bind all hindering spirits and loose health
and wellness to others. He will be defeated for all
time when we raise the dead back to life, so that they
can join us for eternal blessings in the Kingdom of
God.
Death is the very
last enemy that must be overcome before we deliver the
Kingdom of God to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We are to put all enemies under His feet for all time,
and then He will return to rule and reign in His
Kingdom. We must follow the Lord’s guidance and
direction to us, so that we can totally destroy all
enemy strongholds and loose eternal blessings instead.
Romans 16:20 “And
the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet
shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with
you. Amen.”
Man has his power
over the earth restored to him. Satan is under our
feet and on the way out. He is furious because his
time is short, and he wants to do whatever he can to
prevent heaven from coming to the earth. The good news
is we have authority to bind him and cast him out of
our lives once and for all. He cannot impede our
progress, as we usher in the Kingdom of God.
Christ made an open
show of him at Calvary and stripped him of all his
powers. The devil is a defeated foe and he can no
longer wreak havoc on the earth; we have been given
the power and the responsibility to resist him. We
continue to bind him and cast him out with our
faith-based decrees. We overcome him by the Blood of
the Lamb and by the words of our testimony.
We reinforce all
that Christ did when we take back our dominion over
all matters on the earth and exercise our God-given
authority. Every time we speak to evil and command it
to depart from God’s people we ensure that good will
prevail for all mankind. We will establish peace,
order and stability on this planet, so heaven can be
ushered in here as the Lord expressly wishes.
Mark 3:27 “No man
can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his
goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and
then he will spoil his house.”
We are binding all
Satan’s efforts to impede the coming of the Kingdom of
God to the earth. We will spoil him just as Christ did
on the cross, and take back all he has stolen from us
over the years. For example, there will be a dramatic
transfer of financial resources from the enemy’s hands
to the people of God, since the wealth of the wicked
is being stored up for the righteous saints.
Peace and order will
reign on the earth rather than chaos and conflict. All
men will learn to walk in love and unity. The people
of God will no longer be exploited or oppressed by men
or devils. We will be overcomers in every area of our
lives and receive honor and glory for our efforts. We
will receive full restitution of all that was taken
from us over the years by the enemy.
There will be a
dramatic redistribution of power on the earth. The
godly will prevail and the entire planet will be
shaken to the core, as the people of God rise up in
their God-given authority. This will be a battle of
enormous proportion and the Kingdom of God will be
taken by force. The Lord will back up all of our
efforts and global changes will be made for the
benefit of all mankind.
We will spoil Satan
and take back everything that belongs to us. He will
no longer steal our birthright or lay claim to our
dominion on the earth. We will apprehend the Kingdom
of God for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and
possess it as our inheritance forever and ever. Satan
will ultimately be banished to the abyss and the
people of God will reign victorious over him for all
time.
The Plight Of The
Enemy
Colossians 2:15
“[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in
it.”
The enemy is a
defeated foe; Christ vanquished him for all time with
His victory over sin, death and the grave. The Lord’s
death and resurrection promise us eternal life and all
its many blessings for our righteousness. A major
benefit we have received is the return of our dominion
and authority over all things in the earth, which
Satan stole from Adam when he sinned.
Satan had the upper
hand for a while; he was in control of the earth and
everything in it. But Christ made an open show of him,
triumphing over him for our benefit. The heavens are
the Lord’s, but the earth He has given to men. The
devil must relinquish his control and authority over
earthly matters and return what has been taken from
us. He can no longer oppress or destroy us.
We now have dominion
over everything in the earth restored to us, as was
intended from the foundation of the world. Through the
efforts of Jesus Christ and His powerful anointing at
work in us and through us, we will destroy all the
works of the enemy and establish peace and order. All
of mankind will be set free from demonic oppression,
suffering and bondage to sin for all time.
Isaiah 14:12 “How
art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the
morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which
didst weaken the nations!”
The devil has
wreaked havoc over all of mankind for long enough. The
people of God are destroying all his efforts to bring
chaos and conflict, war and violence, oppression and
exploitation to those on the earth. We are rising up
in our God-given power and authority and canceling all
his demonic assignments. He is a defeated foe and he
can no longer defile us in any way.
We will take back
the planet and everything in it for the Lord, as He
intends us to do. There will finally be peace on the
earth, as we take control of all world governments and
realign them to adhere to Kingdom principles of
righteousness. All of creation is in travail and
waiting for the sons of God to take dominion over the
plant and animal kingdoms and all of nature itself.
The Body of Christ
has not only the obligation, but also the God-given
power to do all that is required of us in the days
ahead. The Lord Himself will send hosts of ministering
angels to assist us in all that we do. We will be
totally victorious in all of our efforts to usher
heaven into the earth realm. Satan will not only be
bruised under our feet, but also rendered totally
powerless.
Revelation 20:1-3
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the
key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him
a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he
should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand
years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be
loosed a little season.”
We have an important
role to play in the Lord’s eternal redemption plan and
we should not shirk our divine responsibility. We are
Christ’s hands, feet and voice on the earth and much
is required of us. We should be in continuous
communication with Him at all times, so that we know
how and when to move.
Very soon now,
Christ will return to destroy all the ungodly and
their ungodliness in His coming wrath. He will also
deal with Satan and bind him in the bottomless pit for
a thousand years, the Bible tells us. He will not
disturb God’s people any longer. His reign on the
earth is finished.
The enemy of our
souls that has accused and oppressed us will finally
be banished for a very long time. Nothing evil and no
one who defiles will be present in God’s Kingdom.
Christ will rule with a rod of iron to maintain
Kingdom integrity and to protect His people from all
evil, defilement and darkness.
There will be peace
and prosperity in the Kingdom of God. There will be no
war and insurrection, no chaos or confusion. No one
will be greedy or exploitative. All men will know the
Lord and adhere to His commandment of love or be
expelled from His presence for all eternity.
Satan will be loosed
for a short time in the distant future, but he will
always remain a defeated foe. The Lord has every
detail of His eternal redemption plan timed and
strategized to perfection. Good will overcome evil in
every area and God’s way of doing things will prevail
on the earth for all time.
Good Will Overcome
Evil
Mark 9:1 “And he
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of
death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come
with power.”
The forces of evil
will be annihilated off the face of the earth, so that
the Kingdom of God can be ushered in with full power
and glory. The enemy is on the run and his strength is
waning. The people of God are rising up and fighting
demonic oppression as never before. The earth and all
of its inhabitants are preparing for a positive
change.
The Body of Christ
will be totally successful in ushering in the Kingdom
of God. We will prevail by the Blood of the Lamb and
the word of our testimony. We are binding Satan and
all his minions and loosing eternal blessings for all
of mankind. The words that we speak hold power and
authority to destroy all evil and release good things
on the earth.
We will challenge
all world governments to line up with Kingdom
principles of peace and justice and destroy yokes of
human bondage. We will take dominion over all natural
forces that have caused decay, disease and death. The
entire creation will be renewed according to the will
of God and be beautiful and balanced, as it was meant
to be.
Romans 12:21 “Be not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Our very words that
line up with the Word of God will totally renovate the
planet. We must be very certain that we wait on orders
from the Lord before we speak or decree anything. His
timing, strategy and execution are critically
important to our success. We cannot be overzealous and
make matters worse; we will have to say what God says
and do what He tells us to do.
That which is good
will overcome all that is evil and destructive on the
earth. The Lord will prevail in all things, and His
eternal Kingdom will be ushered in with full power and
glory, as it is planned. Heaven will indeed come to
the earth realm very soon and the Lord’s way of doing
things and being right will replace all that is
negative and defiling to man and God.
There’s an
irrefutable judgment coming on all of creation. No man
or angel will be able to avoid or escape it. All evil
will soon be destroyed off the face of the earth for
all time. There will be nothing that ever contaminates
life in the Kingdom of God. Satan will be bound in the
bottomless pit; everyone who is committed to evil will
share eternal punishment in the lake of fire.
Matthew 13:41-43
“The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that
offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast
them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who
hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
We are rapidly
approaching the time when there will be no more second
chances given anyone. All those who have been
deliberately rebellious and made a habit of committing
evil will be expelled from the Kingdom of God. They
will share their punishment in the lake of fire for
all eternity. There will be wailing and gnashing of
teeth by all those who have been unrighteous. No
second chances will be given to either rebellious men
or angels.
The people of God
will have safety and security in the Kingdom. We will
be far from oppression and exploitation. Nothing will
ever hurt or destroy us. The ultimate enemy, death
itself, will be defeated, as all the dead in Christ
are raised back to life. We will have new resurrection
bodies that are impervious to disease, decay and death
and live forever in the presence of our God. We will
have nothing but endless peace and unlimited
blessings.
There will be joy
and gladness instead of pain and sorrow in God’s
Kingdom. The Lord will blot all evil from our memory.
We will enjoy peace and prosperity, glory and honor
all the days of our lives. We will rule and reign with
Christ and judge both men and angels. He will boast of
us to all creation; give us the heathen for our
inheritance; and even appoint us as kings and priests.
All men will learn to fellowship in love and unity for
all eternity.
Revelation 20:15
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire.”
It’s time for the
final curtain call. Very soon now, there will be no
more time to repent and accept Jesus Christ as Lord
and Savior. There is a full number of believers that
will be called in during the end-time harvest of
souls. Only those whose names are written in the
Lamb’s Book of Life will be saved and enter into God’s
Kingdom with all of its many blessings for
righteousness and obedience.
All those who are
committed to doing evil will be eternally excluded
from the Kingdom of God. The Lord Himself will dwell
with us and nothing evil can be in His presence.
Nothing that defiles our God or His people will ever
enter in to the Kingdom. Those who abide with the Lord
will enjoy peace and prosperity, joy and freedom,
safety and security, while the rebellious will be
punished for all time.
Jesus Christ will
soon return to judge both men and angels, as it is
written. He will determine who is righteous and
eligible to enter into the Kingdom of God and inherit
its blessings. He will punish all the ungodly and
expel them from His presence for all eternity into the
lake of fire. He will bind Satan in the abyss, so that
he can no longer harass, torment or oppress the people
of God in any way.
The Return Of Jesus
Christ
Isaiah 40:10
“Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong [hand],
and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward
[is] with him, and his work before him.”
The anointing on
Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior has not changed
over the years. He is the same yesterday, today and
tomorrow. He was sent to the earth to set the captives
free and to preach the good news of the coming of the
Kingdom. His Body has picked up where He left off in
His earthly ministry, and the full harvest of souls
will be reaped in the end-time harvest.
The Gospel will be
preached all over the entire world. Many will be saved
and baptized in the days ahead. People will be healed
and delivered in unprecedented numbers, so that all
men will be attracted to our faith through the power
and glory of God. The dead will be raised back to life
again and we will work many miracles, signs and
wonders to draw mankind back to the Lord.
The Body of Christ
is an extension of Jesus Himself. We have the same
powerful anointing to do good that He had. We will
destroy all demonic strongholds that interfere with
our ministry and take back total control and dominion
over the entire earth. Christ will be glorified in us
for all time, and He will reward us generously for our
service when we usher in the Kingdom of God.
We will be appointed
kings and priests, and rule and reign with Jesus
Christ. We will be given the heathen for our
inheritance in the uttermost parts of the earth. We
will share in Christ’s very own honor and glory and
all men will esteem us, rather than scorn or ridicule
us for our faith. Our reputations, relationships and
property will all be restored, as the Lord Himself
will vindicate us.
Matthew 10:34 “Think
not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not
to send peace, but a sword.”
There will be such a
display of explosive, raw power when Jesus Christ
returns that the entire universe will be shaken, as
heaven itself is ushered into the earth realm. Jesus
is not returning as the meek and mild Lamb of God. He
will destroy all the ungodly and their ungodliness in
the wrath of His coming and bind Satan and all his
minions in the bottomless pit where they belong.
He will return as
the ultimate conqueror, the King of kings and Lord of
lords. All the saints in heaven plus angelic hosts,
who serve as His end-times army, will accompany Him.
There will be a huge, worldwide earthquake as His feet
touch down on the Mount of Olives. There will be such
dynamic power generated that it will destroy all evil
and totally restructure the entire earth.
Nothing will remain
the same. Christ will turn the world upside down and
right side up again until everything is totally
purified. He will allow no evil to enter into His
Kingdom. Anything and anyone that defiles God or man
will be eternally banished. Only those who are
uncompromisingly righteous and walk in love will enter
into His Father’s presence in the Kingdom of God.
Revelation 19:15
“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with
it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of
the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God”
No evil will be
permitted to remain unpunished. The Lord will take
vengeance on all our enemies and banish all the
unrighteous to the eternal lake of fire. No one will
escape His scrutiny; His judgment will be final and
permanent. He will rule and reign with a rod of iron
for all eternity, to make certain that Kingdom
principles of fairness and justice are enforced for
all mankind.
There will be no
more civil unrest, war, violence or bloodshed
anywhere. Christ will destroy all those who would
destroy the earth and its inhabitants. We need not
ever fear oppression and exploitation of any kind.
There will be no more greed or desire for power. All
men will learn to live together as brothers or be
banished to the lake of fire with the rest of the
rebellious.
The Lord Himself
will dwell with us in the Kingdom of God, but no evil
can enter into His holy presence. It will all be
destroyed and expelled by Jesus Christ Himself. We
must make very certain that we have totally sanctified
ourselves in preparation for eternal life, so that we
can dwell in love and peace with our God as He has
ordained from the very foundation of the world.
Psalm 79:6 “Pour out
thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,
and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy
name.”
The world stage is
set and all earthly kingdoms will be judged,
restructured, reorganized and absorbed into the
Kingdom of God. The world leaders who do not adhere to
Kingdom principles of righteousness, fairness and
justice for their people will ultimately be punished.
They will be doomed to complete extinction from the
face of the earth for their rebellion and lawlessness.
Only peace and order
will prevail in the Kingdom of God. The Lord will
reward all the righteous and gather them to Himself
for all of eternity, while the evil will share in the
lake of fire. We will live free of fear and
molestation. All men will know the Lord and have His
laws written in their minds and hearts. We will dwell
in love and unity in the very presence of our awesome
God.
Christ will rule and
reign over all the world with righteousness, justice
and equality for all men. He will govern with a rod of
iron to make certain that everyone complies with His
wishes. The Body of Christ is ready to assist the Lord
with judgment of both men and angels. We will rule and
reign with Christ as kings and priests of God and have
the heathen for our inheritance for all eternity.
Revelation 21:27
“And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing
that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh
abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life.”
The enemy will soon
be captured and bound in the bottomless pit by Christ
Himself. There will be no evil in the Kingdom of God
to mar life there in any way. God’s people will live
without fear or oppression. We will have all that was
taken from us by the devil restored for all time.
There will be safety and security, fairness and
equality in the Kingdom of God. All men will learn to
live together as brothers or be banished to the lake
of fire for eternal punishment.
Christ and His
Father will take up residence with their people called
after their name. There will be no more separation of
God and man. We will fellowship together for all
eternity, as was planned from the very foundation of
the world. The sun will no longer shine by day, nor
the moon by night. The glory of the Lord alone will
light up His Kingdom forever more.
The Lord will
provide all we require from the vast resources of
wealth that the entire universe has to offer. He will
meet all of our needs in abundance, with more than
enough for all to share equally. We will be blessed
beyond our wildest dreams and enjoy all that the
Kingdom promises us. The earth will be a literal
paradise again and we will live long and strong.
Nothing will disturb the peace and serenity of Kingdom
life or harm any of those who live there.
Everyone whose name
is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will enter into
God’s Kingdom. No one who is righteous and walking in
love for the Lord and others will be excluded from its
many blessings. If we have served the Lord faithfully,
we will be appointed kings and priests and rule and
reign with Christ Himself. We will share in His very
own honor and glory.
Righteous Judgment
2Corinthians 5:10
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Christ; that every one may receive the things [done]
in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether
[it be] good or bad.”
Christ will deal
with all evil at His coming. Both the living and the
dead will be judged with a fair and equitable
judgment. He alone is perfectly righteous, and He will
determine who will receive blessings and who deserves
punishment. He will judge both men and angels and mete
out equitable, eternal rewards and punishments. His
decisions will be total and complete, final and
permanent.
Our Lord and Savior
is a righteous judge, but He will not be prone to
compromise of any kind. He will not be lenient with
the wicked, nor will He be persuaded to lower His
perfect standards for judgment in any way. Those who
are rebellious and disobedient will be punished in the
eternal lake of fire. Only the righteous will be able
to enter into the presence of God and enjoy His
blessings.
The Lord will gather
His people into the Kingdom of God for all of
eternity. He will bind up all our wounds and give us
joy and peace instead of our former pain and sorrow.
There will be no death and disease. Both the living
and the dead will be changed in the twinkling of an
eye and our redemption will be completed, as we put on
our new, glorious, resurrection bodies that live
forever.
Jesus Christ will
grant eternal rewards to those who have faithfully
served Him. He will share His very own honor and glory
with His Body and His Bride. He will boast of us to
all creation and make us a praise on the earth. We
will have the heathen for our inheritance and serve as
kings and priests of our God. We will judge both men
and angels and rule and reign with Christ for all of
eternity.
Revelation 11:18
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come,
and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants
the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear
thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them
which destroy the earth.”
Jesus Christ is the
only righteous judge. He will judge all living
creatures. The dead will be raised back to life and
stand before the mercy seat, as well. All the nations
of the world will be evaluated to determine whether
they have been peaceful and righteous. No one will
escape the Lord’s scrutiny; both the great and small
will be judged with fair and equitable standards for
all. Christ’s decisions will be final and permanent;
there will be no second chances given.
We should judge
ourselves so that we do not have to be judged. The
household of God will not be excluded from Christ’s
assessment. Only He will determine who is entitled to
receive eternal rewards and abundant blessings in the
Kingdom of God. The proud, arrogant and hypocritical
will be expelled to the lake of fire for punishment.
All the rebellious and unrighteous will be rooted out
for all of eternity. Only those who are humble and
sincere and do the will of His Father can enter into
His Kingdom.
The Lord Himself
plans to take up residence with us, and nothing
defiling can be in His presence. He will not have His
people contaminated in any way. Love and unity, peace
and prosperity, safety and security will be perpetual
blessings for all who enter in to the Kingdom of God.
The faithful will be generously rewarded for our
humble service to the Lord and to others. He will
boast of us to all creation and supply all that we
need in abundance, even before we ask Him.
1Corinthians 15:24
“Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered
up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall
have put down all rule and all authority and power.”
Earthly kingdoms and
governments will soon be absorbed into the Kingdom of
God and will be subject to the government of God and
His justice system. There will be no war or
insurrection, no violence and bloodshed, no oppression
or exploitation any longer. All men will dwell in
peace and unity or be expelled from the Kingdom for
all eternity. The Lord will not tolerate anything to
defile His people any longer.
Mankind will soon
acknowledge our Lord and Savior as their King. Jesus
Christ will make certain that we live free of fear and
molestation of any kind; nothing evil will ever come
near the Kingdom of God. Christ will rule with a rod
of iron and enforce Kingdom principles of
righteousness and justice for all men. He will deliver
the Kingdom to His Father as a fitting tribute to our
Creator’s everlasting power and glory.
The Father will
dwell with us intimately for all of eternity, as He
has planned from the foundation of the world. He will
take an active role in our lives and provide all of
our needs in abundance even before we ask Him. Our God
will be honored and praised, as He so rightly
deserves. We will worship Him in Spirit and in truth,
as He desires, and all those in the Kingdom will keep
His sabbaths and feast days forever.
Rewards For The
Righteous
Psalm 58:11 “So that
a man shall say, Verily [there is] a reward for the
righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the
earth.”
No one will escape
Christ’s fair and equitable judgment. It will be final
and permanent. There is a just reward stored up for
those who have obeyed God and walked in His ways. All
the righteous will enter into the Kingdom of God. As
long as we have sanctified ourselves in the truth and
done the will of the Father, we will enjoy eternal
blessings of peace and prosperity, safety and
security.
Our mortal bodies
that are susceptible to decay will be changed into
glorious, resurrection bodies that are impervious to
disease and death. We will be healthy and vigorous all
the days of our lives and dwell forever in the
presence of God Himself. We will see our children and
our children’s children for all generations to come.
Nothing will interfere with our health and well-being.
The Lord, Jesus
Christ, will finally meet us face-to-face, and we will
be like Him in every way. He will not forget our
dedicated service to Him in ushering in His Kingdom.
He will share all the bounty of the universe with us
and glorify us before His people. We will dwell in the
presence of God for all eternity and fellowship
intimately with Him, as we give Him all the praise He
deserves.
Very soon now, every
knee will bow and every tongue proclaim that “Jesus
Christ is Lord over all of creation.” He will share
His very own honor and glory with us. The Lord will
appoint us as kings and priests of His people. We will
judge both men and angels and have the heathen for our
inheritance. All men will finally look up to us and
our names will become a praise on the earth.
Luke 12:8 “Also I
say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men,
him shall the Son of man also confess before the
angels of God:”
It is critical that
we share our faith with zeal and enthusiasm. The
Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is
powerful for destroying yokes and removing burdens. It
is our obligation to spread the Word of God to others,
so that they can be set free in the truth, as we have
been. There is a full number of souls that must be
harvested before heaven can come to the earth realm.
Evangelism should be our primary goal.
We must reach every
man, woman and child on this planet and permit them
the opportunity to be saved, baptized and enter into
the Kingdom of God. There is no one who is too
incorrigible that the Blood of Christ cannot save him.
It is the Lord’s desire that we reach all of mankind
and reconcile them to Him. We will have many blessings
and generous rewards for our faithful service to His
people.
Those who have
preached the Gospel will share in Christ’s very own
honor and glory. He will boast of us to all creation.
We will rule and reign with Him for all of eternity
and have the heathen for our inheritance. We will be
appointed kings and priests and govern with
righteousness, justice and equity for all of God’s
people. The Lord will take vengeance on all our
enemies and vindicate us before both men and angels.
Daniel 7:27 “And the
kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people
of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an
everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and
obey him.”
The dead in Christ
will rise from the dead and face eternal judgment with
the rest of us. All those who have been righteous will
enter the Kingdom of God, while the evil will be
expelled to the lake of fire. Our bodies will be
changed to be like that of Jesus Christ Himself. We
will put on totally incorruptible, glorious,
resurrection bodies that live forever free of disease
and death.
We will inherit all
the blessings of the Kingdom of God, as well. We will
long enjoy the work of our hands and build habitations
that no man can take from us. We will walk in love and
unity with others and be reunited with our friends and
family. Peace and prosperity will be the norm, and
there will be safety and security for all men. Life
will be a veritable paradise in God’s Kingdom.
The Kingdom of God
is our inheritance for righteousness. We will be
honored and glorified just as Christ Himself will be.
He will rule with justice, and He will confer all His
power and authority on us to govern His people with
fairness and equality. We will have praise instead of
our former shame, and all men will look up to us as
their overseers and judges, kings and priests for all
eternity.
We will have the
heathen for our inheritance in the uttermost parts of
the earth. We will teach all men to walk in love,
peace and unity, as the Lord desires. There will be
nothing that defiles the serenity of Kingdom life. We
will make certain that no evil ever enters in to
disturb our God or His people. Life will be pure and
simple and all of mankind will thrive under our
benevolent care.
Ezekiel 37:27 “My
tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be
their God, and they shall be my people.”
We will soon dwell
with the Lord Himself in the Kingdom. He will take an
active role in our lives and never leave us or forsake
us. He will boast of us to all creation, and meet all
of our needs in abundance even before we ask Him. We
will not remember our former sorrow and pain; the Lord
will blot them from our memory. We will have
continuous joy in God’s presence.
The Kingdom of God
will be a virtual paradise for both men and God to
dwell in for all eternity. We will interact with
others in love and unity and join both men and angels
in worshipping our Creator. All generations will know
the Lord and give Him all the thanks and praise that
He deserves. He will be a God to us, and we will be
His people that walk in His ways.
We can only imagine
what life will be like in the presence of our awesome
God. He will be a Father to us, as He has always
intended to be. The Bible tells us that His glory will
be the perpetual light in the Kingdom. He will
anticipate all of our needs and we will share in all
the wealth of the universe. We are going back to our
origin in the new, improved Garden of Eden!
Topics For Discussion
1. The Coming Shake-Up
2. Spiritual Conflict
3. The Plight Of the Enemy
4. Good Will Overcome Evil
5. The Return Of Christ
6. Righteous Judgment
7. Rewards For The Righteous
Chapter 8 – Heaven And Earth Made One
Acts 3:19-20 “Repent
ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come
from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus
Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the
heaven must receive until the times of restitution of
all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all
his holy prophets since the world began.”
There’s a new day
coming when the people of God will be refreshed and
rewarded, honored and glorified. We will have
everything that we have lost restored to us, as the
Kingdom of God is ushered in to the earth. This is the
fulfillment of our redemption that has been promised
to us for thousands of years. The Lord will totally
recompense His people for their loyal faith and
devoted service to Him. We will not be ashamed for our
faith; the Lord will reward us for our patience and
trust.
However, we need to
be totally sold out to the things of God and committed
to His way of doing things and being right. We cannot
afford to be doing our own thing at this particular
juncture. We have eternal destinies that require us to
renounce our sin and walk uprightly before Him. It
goes without saying, that we must obey all of His
commandments and walk in love and righteousness. So
too, we must be ready, willing and able to serve Him
in fulfilling His eternal redemption plan.
There is significant
work that must be done to prepare the earth for the
return of her King. The Gospel of the Kingdom must be
preached with power and conviction, so that men can be
set free in the truth. We should heal and deliver them
of all their afflictions. We must speak to all world
governments to make certain that Kingdom principles of
righteousness and justice prevail. All of creation
must be renewed and reorganized and made subject to
man’s authority once again.
Jesus will soon
return, as He has promised us that He will. He is
waiting for the restitution of all things. When the
Body of Christ has fully prepared the earth, as we
have been instructed that we should do, He will be
free to appear again as He promised. We must put all
enemies under Christ’s feet and gather in the full
end-time harvest of souls that the Lord has planned
from the beginning of time. Everyone whose name is
written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be converted
and saved.
Jeremiah 1:10 “See,
I have this day set thee over the nations and over the
kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to
destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.”
The sons of God have
divine destinies to fulfill in the critical days that
lie ahead. We cannot shirk our duties or important
work will remain undone. The entire earth must be
prepared for the return of Jesus Christ to rule and
reign. We must rid it of defilement and take dominion
over all matters that impact men’s lives. We will
overcome all evil with good and exercise our God-given
authority, as we are ordained to do.
We will restructure
and reorganize all world governments to line up with
Kingdom principles of fairness and justice for all. We
will restore peace and order on the earth. We will set
all of creation free of decay and destruction, so that
the climate is temperate and predictable once again.
Plants and animals will be re-created in harmony with
one another and subject to man’s dominion, as they
were in the Garden of Eden.
The earth will be
cleansed and purified, so that Christ can return to
receive His Kingdom from us. The Kingdom of God will
be a literal paradise for both God and man to enjoy.
Everything will be decent and orderly. There will be
no chaos and confusion, darkness and destruction, war
and violence in the presence of our awesome God. The
Lord will make certain that all evil is expelled from
His everlasting Kingdom.
Luke 12:32 “Fear
not, little flock; for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
Jesus Christ will
rule with a rod of iron to make certain that nothing
evil harms or defiles us ever again. He will take
vengeance on all of our enemies and protect the peace
and serenity of Kingdom life. He will change our
mortal bodies to be like His very own, so that disease
and death no longer have a hold on us. He will be a
just and righteous King and restore all that we have
lost or had stolen form us. God’s people will have a
full recompense for all the pain and suffering that
they have endured over the years.
Righteous men, women
and children from all races, tongues and nations will
join together with angels and saints to populate the
Kingdom of God. There will be peace and prosperity,
joy and freedom, safety and security. The Lord will
finally be surrounded with all those whom He has
called from the foundation of the world. All creatures
will abide in love, peace and unity and worship the
Lord in Spirit and in truth, as He so desires. We will
go up to Jerusalem to celebrate all of His sabbaths
and perpetual feast days.
The sun will no
longer shine by day, nor the moon by night. The glory
of the Lord Himself will be our eternal light in the
Kingdom of God. He will dwell with us in all of His
majesty and take an intimate interest in all the
details of our lives. We will live long and strong and
be blessed with eternal riches in abundance. We will
build beautiful homes for our large families and see
our children and our children’s children for all
generations to come. We will experience heaven on the
earth in a veritable paradise.
Awaiting His Return
1Corinthians 1:30
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made
unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification,
and redemption:”
Christ died to save
us from our sins and to bring us life in abundance to
the overflow. Our redemption is secure. If we believe
in all that He did for us, we are justified by our
faith. We are deemed righteous only in Him and we
receive divine wisdom to operate just as He did.
Christ will fill us with His very own anointing power
and authority to function at optimal capacity in the
days ahead.
Our sanctification
must be taken to an entirely new level, as the return
of Jesus Christ approaches. We can no longer be
content with half measures. Our hearts must be totally
circumcised and in synch with the Lord. Our behavior
must be above and beyond reproach. We should be
walking worthy of our calling and doing the Lord’s
work on the earth in humble service to both Him and
His people.
We must fight the
good fight of faith. We have eternal destinies to
fulfill; we should imitate the laid down life of Jesus
Christ and take up His ministry where He left off. He
has commissioned us to preach the Gospel, heal the
sick, cast out demons and raise the dead in His name.
We will call everything to divine order to make
certain there is finally peace on the earth, and
restore all of creation.
The Body of Christ
will destroy all demonic strongholds that have
oppressed men in any way and kept them in their
bondage to sin. We will bind all of Satan’s efforts to
impede the coming of the Kingdom and loose many
blessings on the earth instead. We will set men free
by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they will be
restored to our God, as He has planned from the
foundation of the world.
Colossians 3:24
“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward
of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”
When Christ returns,
we should be found ministering to His people with a
love, mercy and compassion to match His own. The full
end-time harvest of souls must be gathered in and
prepared to meet their Savior. No one should be sick
or oppressed. We must set them free for all of
eternity. We will even raise the dead back to life. We
have the power to overcome all evil with good, as the
Lord desires.
The Kingdom of God
will be a veritable paradise for both God and man to
enjoy. The Lord will take up residence with us as our
Creator Father. He will meet our needs in abundance
from all the vast resources that the universe has to
offer us. We will have peace and prosperity, safety
and security, health and longevity, joy and freedom
for all of eternity, as He has promised us.
We will enjoy a
generous reward for all of our efforts on His behalf.
Christ will share His eternal Kingdom with us as our
inheritance for humble service to Him and His people.
We will have honor and glory instead of our former
shame. We will even judge both men and angels. The
Lord will appoint us as kings and priests of God, and
we will rule and reign with Christ over all the
nations of the world.
1Corinthians 1:7-8
“So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also
confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in
the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
We have been given a
great and wonderful privilege to serve the Lord in
fulfilling His eternal redemption plan. We should come
behind in no good gift, as we wait for our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, to return to rule and reign in
His Kingdom. We must take full advantage of our
position and wipe out all evil on the face of the
earth. We should minister to His people with joy and
enthusiasm. The Lord will be pleased and grant us many
eternal rewards for devoted service to Him.
The Body of Christ
will be hard at work in fulfilling its eternal destiny
in the days that lie ahead. We will perform a wide
variety of miracles, signs and wonders to demonstrate
the Lord’s love, mercy and compassion for His people.
He has promised that we will heal all who are sick and
infirm and restore them to good health and wellness.
We will deliver all captives of enemy oppression, so
that they are free of their afflictions and bad habits
that held them in perpetual bondage.
The final enemy –
death – must also be put under Christ’s feet before He
will return to us to rule and reign. We will be given
power and authority to raise the dead and call them
back to life, so they can enjoy Kingdom blessings. We
will all receive new resurrection bodies that live
forever in the presence of our God. Death has already
lost its sting with Christ’s resurrection from the
dead thousands of years ago. We must follow His
example and also take dominion over death.
Hebrews 10:30-1 “For
we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto
me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The
Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to
fall into the hands of the living God.”
Once we have put all
enemies under Christ’s feet, He will be free to return
to us for the consummation of all things and to rule
and reign as a righteous King in the Kingdom of God.
He will not come as the meek and mild Lamb of God this
time, however. He has vengeance in His heart, because
of the suffering and pain that His people have been
forced to endure for so long. He will destroy all the
ungodly and their ungodliness in the wrath of His
coming.
His angelic army
will set all matters straight. All evil will be
removed from the face of the earth for all time. No
one that is prone to rebellion and lawlessness will
remain unpunished. Anything that defiles us will be
eliminated from the Kingdom of God. The Lord Himself
will dwell with us, and nothing evil can reside in His
presence. Only the righteous and faithful will be
permitted to enter into the Kingdom of God and receive
His eternal blessings.
Jesus Christ is the
only righteous judge, and He will judge both men and
angels. No one will escape His scrutiny; even the dead
will be raised back to life and judged by their works
in the flesh. All the nations of the world will be
held accountable for fairness and justice to His
people. He will punish all the unjust and expel them
from His presence for all eternity. He will bind Satan
in the abyss, so that He can no longer tempt, defile
or oppress the people of God.
He Will Be Our God
Hebrews 8:10 “For
this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house
of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put
my laws into their mind, and write them in their
hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be
to me a people:”
There will be no
evil to mar the perfection of life in the Kingdom of
God. The Lord Himself will dwell there, and nothing
that defiles can be in His presence. Life will be
continually safe and secure, peaceful and prosperous.
Everyone will know the Lord from the least to the
greatest, and no one will have to be taught His ways.
We will have His laws written in our minds and hearts.
He will be a God to
us, and we will be His people called by His holy name.
We will fellowship intimately with one another for all
of eternity. All men will be righteous and loving, as
the Lord requires us to be. He will provide us with
all that we need to lead healthy and happy lives. We
will be reunited with lost loved ones and death itself
will be abolished, so that we all live forever.
We will give the
Lord all the praise and honor that He deserves. All
men will worship Him in Spirit and in truth. We will
keep His perpetual feast days and gather in Jerusalem,
as He has planned. We will fellowship with Him in all
the intimacy that a father requires, and He will take
an active role in our daily lives. The glory of the
Lord will surround us and be an eternal light to His
people.
Psalm 51:12 “Restore
unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with
thy] free spirit.”
Very soon now, the
Lord will vindicate His people for all time, and
restore what has been taken from us over the years.
His hand is not shortened to keep His promises; He
will punish our enemies and defend us from all harm.
He will usher us into the Kingdom of God, so that we
dwell in the peace and prosperity, safety and security
of His very presence for all eternity.
The Lord wants to be
a father to His family all over the world. The Bible
tells us that Jesus Christ was the firstborn of many
sons and daughters. We are joint-heirs with Him to
eternal promises. Our heavenly Father will provide all
of our needs and anticipate all that we require to
lead healthy, happy lives. He will give us joy for our
former sorrow and bind up all our wounds.
All men will be
blessed in the Kingdom of God. The Lord will supply
our needs even before we ask Him. All the wealth of
the universe will be released to us for our pleasure.
We will experience joy and gladness, and live in peace
and unity with our neighbors. Our children and our
children’s children will all know the Lord and give
Him the praise that He so rightly deserves.
Ezekiel 37:26-27
“Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them;
it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I
will place them, and multiply them, and will set my
sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My
tabernacle shall also be with them: yea, I will be
their God, and they shall be my people.”
It is the Lord’s
heart-felt desire to establish a permanent covenant of
peace with us and take up residency on the earth in
the Kingdom of God. He wants nothing more than to
fellowship with His people, as He has purposed since
the foundation of the world. Now that our
righteousness is no longer in question, He can dwell
with us for all of eternity. We will have perpetual
peace in His very presence.
He will be a
generous, loving Father to us and meet all of our
needs. All men will give the Lord the praise and honor
that He deserves. He will no longer be an
after-thought in our lives; He will soon be the focal
point of our attention. We will celebrate all of His
sabbaths and feast days with all the angels and
saints. The Kingdom of God will be filled with His
glory and the joyous worship of all His creatures.
Our children and our
children’s children will all know the Lord and love
Him with all their hearts. He will bless all of our
offspring and multiply us on the earth, as He has
promised. No one will have to be taught the ways of
God; His laws will be written in our minds and hearts,
so that everyone is righteous. All men will fellowship
together in love, peace and unity as brothers, as we
are supposed to do.
Kingdom Eligibility
John 3:5-6 “Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of
the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.”
Jesus told us the
basic criteria for inheriting the Kingdom of God. He
said that we must be born again and baptized with
water and the Holy Spirit to enter into God’s Kingdom
for all eternity. Basically, what that means is that
we must accept Him as our Lord and Savior and repent
of all our sins. At that point, we should be baptized
with water as an outward sign of an inward change.
Then we can ask the
Holy Spirit to indwell us in all His fullness, and
God’s very own Spirit will come and take residence in
us. The Holy Spirit will lead and guide us into all
truth and convict us of sin. If we do miss the mark
and fall short of God’s glory, we must immediately
repent and renounce our sin. The Holy Spirit will help
us to grow in spiritual maturity and perfect us, so we
can see God.
We should put our
spirit man in ascendancy to our flesh and soul if we
wish to enter the Kingdom of God. No carnality will be
tolerated; all selfishness of the soul will be
expelled for all eternity. Only those who are pure in
spirit will see God. He will only dwell with those who
have purified themselves and walk in righteousness and
love for Him and for others, as we have been taught.
Matthew 7:21 “Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will
of my Father which is in heaven.”
The Lord explained
another factor that is instrumental in His decision
whether or not we should enter His Kingdom. We have to
be cooperative and willingly do what the Father
requires of us. Jesus Christ was totally obedient
during His time on the earth. Even though He is God,
He laid down His deity in submission to the Father’s
will and operated as a mere man.
Jesus was as human
as we are, yet perfect in every way. He only did what
the Father told Him to do, and said what He heard the
Father say. Christ was fully obedient under all
circumstances. It was not His deep desire to die a
horrible, suffering death. Yet He still surrendered to
the Father’s will and voluntarily gave His life for
us, so that we could be saved from our sins for all of
eternity.
Christ is our role
model for righteousness. If we accept Him as our Lord
and Savior, lay down our own personal ambitions,
crucify our fleshly desires, and walk in love for the
Lord and others, we will enter the Kingdom of God one
day. There is no other way that we can be saved,
except through our faith in Christ and our willingness
to cooperate with the Father in all matters.
Now more than ever
before, we must take our obedience to a new level of
excellence. The Lord has important work for us to do
in the days ahead. We have eternal callings and divine
destinies as the sons of God. We will be ushering
heaven’s way of doing things into the earth. We cannot
be selfish or doing our own thing. We must make the
Lord’s redemption plan a priority in our lives.
Matthew 18:3 “And
said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,
and become as little children, ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven.”
So too, we will not
see the Kingdom of God without having innocence and
trust. We must be holy and blameless if we expect to
dwell in the presence of our God for all eternity. He
cannot abide with evil, and if we are unrighteous, we
cannot inherit His Kingdom. We must be born again and
have faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ. We should also
be baptized in water and in the Holy Spirit.
We must become as
little children and totally rely on God’s promises to
us. If we do so, we will be eligible to enter into the
Kingdom of God and enjoy all of its blessings. Just
because we are pure, innocent and trusting, does not
make us weak. There is strength in meekness and
gentleness. The Lord will empower us, so that we can
serve Him successfully in all that we are called to
do.
He will give us a
full anointing of His very own power and authority.
However, His Spirit takes leave of unworthy vessels.
He expects us to be humble and sincere in our devotion
for Him and others. We are to be servants of almighty
God and show genuine love and affection for His
people. If we wish to inherit eternal rewards, we must
lay down our lives and embrace our divine callings.
We cannot be proud
and arrogant, nor religious and controlling. Criticism
and judgment of others is strictly forbidden. The Lord
will not tolerate any haughtiness or
self-righteousness in His people. All of us have
fallen short of the glory of God and require
redemption. He desires that we all come to full
repentance, believe the truth, and accept His offer of
eternal life with all of its benefits.
Kingdom Exclusions
1Corinthians
15:49-50 “And as we have borne the image of the
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot
inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption
inherit incorruption.”
God is Spirit, and
if we are to dwell with Him for all eternity, we must
put our spirit man in ascendancy to our flesh and
soul. Unless we are walking in the Spirit rather than
our flesh, we will not inherit the Kingdom of God. We
should strive for spiritual maturity and aspire to
being holy and perfect, even as God is holy and
perfect. No evil or defilement will be able to enter
into His presence.
We cannot inherit
the Kingdom with these mortal bodies that are subject
to decay, disease and death. Christ will change our
corruptible bodies into glorious, resurrection forms
in the twinkling of an eye on His return. There will
be such dynamic power released when heaven comes to
the earth, that all the dead in Christ will be raised
back to life and also receive new bodies that live
forever.
There will be
nothing corrupt that dwells with almighty God in His
Kingdom. Our bodies, souls and spirits will all have
to be redeemed to enter into His holy presence. We
were created in His very own image and likeness to
have intimate fellowship with Him for all of eternity.
We will all be changed from the inside out, purged and
sanctified, so that we take on the very nature of God
Himself.
1Corinthians 6:9-11
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit
the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom
of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed,
but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the
name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
Jesus will return to
banish Satan in the very near future. The Bible says
He will destroy all the ungodly and their ungodliness
in the wrath of His coming. Christ is not returning as
a mere man this time. He has all the dynamic power of
the universe at His disposal, and He is sorely vexed
that His people have been oppressed for so long. He
will vanquish evil off the face of the earth.
No one that
purposely sins will escape His scrutiny and judgment.
He will punish all those who are unrighteous and
reward those who have been faithful to repent from
their sin and sanctify themselves. Those who make a
habit of committing sexual sins, thievery, idolatry,
extortion and other egregious offenses will be totally
excluded from God’s Kingdom for all eternity.
Every sin is
defiling; there is no such thing as just a little
evil. Sin is sin and it requires payback. No evil of
any kind will be present in the Kingdom of God. We
have to renounce all our sins, regardless of what they
are, and abide by God’s moral absolutes. We must
overcome all temptation and remain sin free at all
times. We should always walk in love and keep the
commandments.
The Lord Himself
plans on taking up residence with His people when
heaven comes to the earth. However, no evil can abide
with Him. All that is defiling will be expelled from
His Kingdom. Only the loving and righteous will dwell
with God and fellowship intimately with Him. Everyone
who is committed to evil of any kind will be on the
outside looking in and be sent to the lake of fire.
We have been washed
clean of all of our sins by the Blood of Jesus Christ,
and totally justified through our faith in Him. We
must guard our righteousness at all costs and walk
circumspectly because the days are now short. If we
follow all of the Lord’s guidance and direction and
seek His will for our lives, we will be preserved holy
and blameless until the coming of our Lord and Savior.
A Warning To All
Believers
Matthew 5:19
“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be
called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Continual
righteousness is not an option for us. We never have
an excuse to break any of God’s laws and violate His
moral absolutes in any way. While we are indeed
covered by the Blood of Christ, deliberate sin will
put us under the curse once again and subject us to
eternal damnation. It goes without saying, that we
must keep all of the Lord’s commandments to us, and
walk in love at all times. We cannot compromise our
righteousness in any way and expect to enter into the
Kingdom of God. The Lord has no patience or mercy for
deliberate sin, rebellion or lawlessness of any kind.
All those who have
deceived others and minimized the effects of sin in
any way will be held strictly accountable in the
coming judgment. The Lord is jealous for His people;
it is not His will that any man perishes. He hates
those who purposely mislead others and cause them to
sin. He will not tolerate false teachers injuring His
people in any way. He will take vengeance on all
enemies in the pulpit who have preached lies instead
of the truth. He will destroy all anti-Christ spirits
that have promoted false gospels and caused anyone to
be driven to spiritual destruction.
There will be a zero
tolerance for sin in the days to come. We must choose
spiritual maturity, godliness and holiness as a way of
life, and strive to sanctify ourselves of all worldly
influences. We should put the Lord first in all things
and desire His way of doing things rather than our
own. We should preach the uncompromised Word of God in
all of its power, so that men everywhere can repent,
be saved and baptized in our faith. We should teach
them principles of righteousness; encourage them to
imitate the laid down life of Jesus Christ; and strive
for godliness in all they do.
Deuteronomy 11:1
“Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep
his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and
his commandments, alway.”
The Body of Christ
has a divine destiny to fulfill in the days ahead. We
have been given a sacred trust and a serious
responsibility to share the Gospel of peace with all
men, so that they can turn towards the truth and be
saved for all of eternity. We cannot be careless or
remiss in our duties or important work will remain
undone and many souls will be lost forever.
We should not let
fear, doubt or unbelief prevent us from doing our part
in ushering in the Kingdom of God. No sense of false
humility should interfere with our service to our God
and to others. We are all vitally important in
effecting the Lord’s eternal redemption plan for all
of mankind. He will empower us to be totally
successful in all that we are called to do.
The Lord wants us to
renounce all sin and walk in righteousness and truth
with one another. We are to put Him first in all
things and show Him all the deference, respect and
devotion He deserves. We must also show our love for
others and follow all of the Lord’s commandments to
us. We can never be deliberately disobedient or we
will endure eternal punishment.
We cannot violate
any of God’s moral absolutes and remain righteous in
His eyes. We must be steadfast in our faith and teach
others to obey God’s laws, just as we do. If we are
obedient at all times, our salvation will be secure
and our eternal rewards will be great in the Kingdom
of God. We will receive many blessings and actually
dwell in His awesome presence.
Deuteronomy 4:2 “Ye
shall not add unto the word which I command you,
neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may
keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I
command you.”
There is a full
number of souls to be harvested in the days ahead; God
desires that all men know Him and walk in truth. We
should be godly role models and encourage men in
righteousness. We must preach the uncompromised Gospel
of the Kingdom and persuade many in our faith.
The Lord expects us
to correctly interpret His Word, so that all men might
be set free. We must keep all His commandments and
walk in love. The Gospel message has the power to
convict men of sin and lead them into the truth. The
Word of God should never ever be compromised.
We should challenge
others to seek the truth of the Gospel. While we only
sow the seed, the Lord will water the ground and give
the increase. It is not our job to correct others or
reprimand them on behalf of the Lord. He is eminently
capable of leading and guiding them Himself.
None of us is
inherently worthy of salvation, but by the grace of
God, it is available as a free gift to all of mankind.
We cannot have proud and haughty spirits. Our job is
to share the truth with others, not convict them of
their sins. That is the role of the Holy Spirit of God
and Him alone.
Those who criticize
and condemn others will be severely judged and
excluded from God’s Kingdom. While we will indeed
judge both men and angels one day, we have not yet
earned that right. We cannot be self-righteous or
hypocritical if we wish to enter into the Kingdom of
God.
2Chronicles 19:6
“And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye
judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you
in the judgment.”
We will not escape
judgment ourselves if we judge others. The Lord hates
controlling, religious spirits that keep men from the
truth. He loves each of us with a deep abiding love,
and it is His greatest desire that all men come to
know Him and love Him regardless of their former
sinfulness. No one is too incorrigible to repent and
be permanently saved from his sin.
All of us have
sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We must
represent His love, mercy and compassion to all men,
despite their backgrounds. His grace extends to each
of us; He is no respecter of persons. Many who are
first now will be last, and the last will be first for
all time. The Lord looks on the inner man of the heart
and judges righteousness.
If we are given to
faultfinding, criticism and condemnation of others, we
will be expelled from the Kingdom of God. The Lord
abhors pride and arrogance and He will not tolerate
judgmental attitudes in His people. Those who exalt
themselves will be debased by Him. Only Christ can
decide who among us is totally righteous and deserving
of His blessings.
Not everyone who
considers himself a Christian will enter into the
Kingdom of God. Only those who are humble and sincere
in their walk with God and purposely do the will of
the Father will be eligible. Christ will judge all men
Himself to determine if they have been righteous and
loving. Anyone who violates the law of love will
receive unequivocal punishment.
Eternal Blessings Or
Curses
Deuteronomy 11:26-28
“Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a
curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the
LORD your God, which I command you this day: And a
curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the
LORD your God, but run aside out of the way which I
command you this day, to go after other gods, which
you have not known.”
It is not difficult
or burdensome to be righteous. We have no excuse for
lawlessness and rebellion. We know the truth that has
set us free for all time. We must believe in Jesus
Christ and His atonement on our behalf. We should
proclaim Him as our Lord and Savior. We have to repent
of all our sins and be baptized in water and the Holy
Spirit. We must obey the Lord and all of His
commandments to us, so we will be deemed righteous in
His eyes and eligible to enter into His Kingdom for
all eternity.
The blessings that
we will receive are unbelievable and well worth our
effort. We will walk in love and unity with all men
and fellowship intimately with them as brothers. We
will have new, glorious, resurrection bodies that live
forever in the very presence of our God. The Lord will
provide all our needs and we will have peace and
prosperity for all time. He will restore all that has
been taken from us and avenge all our wrongs. He will
destroy all evil that might harm us or interfere with
our blessings.
However, if we
choose to be rebellious and forsake our God and His
way of doing things, we will suffer eternal damnation.
Christ Himself will punish us and exclude us from
entering into His Kingdom. We will experience anguish
and pain, instead of joy and pleasure. We will be
separated from our God for all eternity, and subject
to natural death and spiritual destruction for our
transgressions. We will be forever banished and
punished in the lake of fire, while others have
eternal life given to them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against
you, [that] I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both
thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the
LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice,
and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy
life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest
dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give
them. ”
There are lasting
ramifications for the choices we make in our lives. We
can choose life or death, blessings or curses. Our
free will guarantees that to us, and the Lord will not
override it in any way. No matter how much He loves us
and longs to fellowship with us as His sons and
daughters, He will never impose Himself on us or force
us to embrace the truth of the Gospel.
Many will enter the
Kingdom of God for all of eternity and reap its many
blessings. But there will also be some who
continuously reject the truth and walk in the ways of
the world into perdition. They will ultimately be on
the outside looking in, while the righteous enjoy
eternal life and all its benefits. No one can make the
choice for us; we must purposely choose life over
death.
We should cling to
the Lord and desire His way of doing things over
everything else. We cannot be both worldly and Kingdom
minded. We must walk in righteousness at all times and
obey all the Lord’s commandments to us, as we were
taught. We have to take our love and obedience to a
brand new level if we wish to inherit the Kingdom of
God, as the Lord has promised to us.
It will one day be
too late to repent and be saved in the one true faith.
The Gospel is being preached all over the world now!
The Lord is not obligated to wait for all eternity for
men to come to a full knowledge of the truth. There
will be wailing and gnashing of teeth from those who
are excluded from God’s Kingdom. They will be banished
to punishment in the lake of fire for all time.
Called To His Kingdom
1Thessalonians 2:12
“That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you
unto his kingdom and glory.”
The Lord knew us
from the foundation of the world. We were created in
His very own image and likeness. He wants nothing more
than to fellowship with us for all eternity, as it was
planned from the beginning of time. However, sin
interrupts that fellowship. God is holy and perfect,
and He cannot associate with anything that is evil.
If we wish to have a
strong relationship with the Lord, then we must always
strive to remain sin free. Our faith in Jesus Christ
has made us righteous, and we should walk as He walked
on the earth. He had a close, intimate relationship
with the Father. He prayed before He did anything, and
the Lord always gave Him guidance and direction.
We need that type of
interaction with God, if we are to walk worthy of our
calling and be of service to Him in the days that are
ahead. We have eternal destinies that will impact the
entire world. We must hear from the Lord clearly and
promptly obey Him, if we would be of effective service
in ushering in the Kingdom of God on the earth.
Our righteousness
and obedience must be above and beyond reproach. We
cannot be doing our own thing or walking in sin and
rebellion of any type. All men are watching us to see
if we will be godly examples. We must be living
testimonies to the power of God at work in our own
lives before we can effectively witness to others.
Matthew 6:33 “But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you.”
We cannot properly
serve the Lord unless we are totally righteous. We
must strive to be sin free and remain in right
standing with Him at all times. It goes without
saying, that we must follow His commandments and walk
in love for Him and for others. We should sanctify our
flesh and subdue our soul ambitions and make His
eternal redemption plan a top priority in our lives.
We cannot be doing
our own thing; the fate of the entire world is at
stake. If we fail to respond to the Lord’s call on our
lives, important work will remain undone and the
Kingdom of God will not manifest as quickly as it
should. We cannot be passive and wait for others to do
all the work. We must rise up in our kingly and
priestly anointing and cooperate with the all the
Lord’s plans for us.
We have vital work
to do to usher in the Kingdom of God. We must fulfill
our divine destinies and preach the Gospel all over
the world. We should tell all of mankind how much God
loves them and desires their salvation. It is not His
will that any man perishes for lack of knowledge in
the truth. He wants us all to seek His mercy and
repent of our sins, so that we can be saved to eternal
life.
We will soon inherit
all the blessings of the Kingdom of God as a reward
for our righteousness and faithful service to the Lord
and His people. Nothing will in any way harm or defile
us ever again. We will have perpetual peace and safety
in the very presence of God Himself. He will supply
all of our needs in abundance and fellowship
intimately with us as our Father for all of eternity.
2Peter 1:11 “For so
an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.”
We are sons and
daughters of almighty God Himself and we have rights
and privileges. But we also have a sacred
responsibility to fulfill our divine destinies. We
cannot shrink back in false humility or out of fear,
doubt and unbelief. We have to rise up in our kingly
and priestly anointing and take back the entire earth
for the Kingdom of God. Much depends on our
willingness and obedience.
The Lord desires to
partner with us in ushering in His Kingdom, and we
should accommodate all of His needs. We must
consecrate and dedicate our lives to divine service in
the days ahead. We will preach the Gospel message to
all the world and perform miraculous signs and wonders
to attract men everywhere to the truth. We will fight
the good fight of faith and be successful in all we
do.
We are future
citizens of the Kingdom of God, and His way of doing
things and being right should take precedence with us.
We cannot be both worldly and spiritually minded. We
should desire the things of God more than the things
of the world and renounce all our sin. We must destroy
all evil and set men free to walk in truth. We will
soon possess the Kingdom and all its many blessings.
The Lord promises us
peace and prosperity in the Kingdom of God. We will
experience joy and gladness instead of sorrow and
shame. We will have good health and live forever in
His loving presence. He will boast of us to all
creation and give us eternal rewards for our faithful
service to Him. We will share in Christ’s very own
honor and glory, and rule and reign with Him for all
eternity.
Thy Kingdom Come
Luke 11:2 “And he
said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”
Jesus taught us how
to pray the Lord’s Prayer when He walked on the earth
the first time. He wanted us to pray for the coming of
the Kingdom of God, so that it would become a reality
in our lifetime. We should fervently desire that the
Kingdom manifest in the very near future, so that the
Lord’s way of doing things and being right will come
to the earth realm as planned for so long.
Unless we petition
the Lord to intervene in our affairs, He cannot
legally do so. The heavens are His, but the earth He
has given to men. If we wish to see heaven’s way of
doing things prevail on the earth, then we must pray
and ask the Father to usher in His Kingdom. The Lord’s
Prayer should not be something we just recite from
memory, but an urgent plea for His divine
intervention.
We should cry out to
God for His help in setting matters straight on the
earth. He will imbue us with His very own divine power
and authority to overcome all evil with good. We will
destroy all the works of Satan and establish peace,
order and stability in this world. We will preach the
Gospel and prepare the hearts of all mankind to
receive their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Christ is coming to
the earth in His people to rectify all matters here,
even before He actually returns to us Himself. He
wants us to be responsive to His will and correct the
imbalance that exists. We will have to fight the good
fight of faith and take the Kingdom of God by force.
No evil or defilement will be permitted to continue.
We will overcome it with good and prevail in all
matters.
Matthew 6:13 “And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ever. Amen.”
There is tremendous
turmoil and confusion, darkness and destruction all
around us at this time. We need the Lord’s active
participation in our affairs to set things right on
the earth for all time. If we are earnest in our
prayers for the birthing of His Kingdom, it may very
well be that He hastens its coming to the earth, so
that all of our problems can be permanently solved as
He promised.
We should visualize
heaven coming to the earth and actually see it in the
spirit realm in order for it to manifest in the
natural, as we desire. If we believe the Kingdom of
God will soon be ushered in, we should decree it here
in all of its awesome majesty. We can literally speak
it into existence with our faith-based words that line
up with the Word of God and His promises to us.
So too, we must be
obedient and do all that the Lord asks of us in the
days to come. He will have us preach the Gospel and
work miracles, signs and wonders in His name. We will
overcome all evil with good and set matters straight
on the earth. There will be no more war and violence,
chaos and destruction. Our God will move through us to
establish peace, order and stability everywhere.
The Lord will
protect us from all evil and assist us in our efforts
to bring heaven to the earth. He will assign us
legions of ministering angels to back us up. We will
bind the devil and all his minions and take back our
dominion over the entire earth. We will insist that
all world governments line up with Kingdom principles
of justice and command all of nature to be in divine
order.
Isaiah 1:19 “If ye
be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the
land:”
We should be willing
and ready to do everything that the Lord asks us in
ushering in His Kingdom. He will have us preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom to others and minister to the
sick and the oppressed. He may even have us raise the
dead back to life again. We are the Body of Christ on
the earth and the Lord needs our cooperation to bring
heaven itself into the earth realm.
He will fill us with
His very own anointing so that we can take dominion
over everything that is evil. All world politics and
economics will eventually line up with the Word of
God. There will be peace and order in this world, as
God’s people rise up in their kingly and priestly
destinies. We will eliminate all war and conflict and
put an end to violence, oppression and exploitation.
We will take back
control of all creation as we usher in the Kingdom of
God for all the world to see. Plants and animals will
be in harmony once again and subject to mankind. The
climate will be regulated and there will be no more
natural disasters that cause suffering and
destruction. All the effects of pollution will be
reversed and the earth will be a veritable paradise as
it used to be.
Our God will supply
all of our needs in abundance in the Kingdom. We will
enjoy peace and prosperity, love and unity with all
men. In addition to that, He will actually take up
residence with His people. We will fellowship with Him
as His very own sons and daughters. We will bask in
His glory for all of eternity, and give Him all the
thanks and praise that He so rightly deserves.
Ephesians 1:10 “That
in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might
gather together in one all things in Christ, both
which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in
him:”
Heaven itself is
coming to the earth realm with a flourish of God’s
power and glory. We should anticipate that fact and
walk in Kingdom principles for living even now. We
cannot be both worldly and spiritually minded; we
should desire God’s way of doing things above all
else. We will soon enter into an eternal existence
that we can only imagine.
The Kingdom of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be an awesome
place to live for all time. He will root out all evil
and rule with a rod of iron, so that we have perpetual
safety and security. No one will oppress us or take
anything from us ever again. We will long enjoy the
work of our hands and relish our time with the Lord
and His people.
We will have
glorious, resurrection bodies that never grow old and
decay. We will enjoy eternal life and have all of our
needs generously supplied by the Lord Himself. He has
all the wealth of the universe stored up to distribute
to His people. He will lavish us with all spiritual
and temporal blessings, and anticipate anything that
we require to be happy.
All men will be
righteous and godly in the Kingdom of God. We will
dwell in love, peace and unity with our neighbors.
God’s laws will be written in our minds and in our
hearts, so that we are continually righteous. We will
worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth at all times,
and keep all of His sabbaths and feast days as He
requires them of us.
The Kingdom Comes In
Power
Matthew 11:12 “And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent
take it by force.”
The enemy is
launching his last concerted effort; he does not want
heaven to be ushered into the earth in the Kingdom of
God. The Body of Christ must forcibly execute the
Lord’s eternal redemption plan and bind Satan and all
of his minions from interfering with our work. We must
take back our dominion over all matters in the earth
and usher in God’s Kingdom, as He has planned.
Nothing will stop us
from doing what we have been called to do. The Lord
has legions of ministering angels to assist us in
gathering the end-time harvest of souls that is
required. We will work miracles, signs and wonders
through the powerful anointing that the Lord Himself
will confer on us. The sick will be healed; demons
will be cast out; and the dead will be raised back to
life.
We cannot sit back
and be passive. We must seek the Lord’s guidance and
direction and be quick to respond to His call to
action whenever and however He dictates it. We must
proactively take possession of the Kingdom of God and
overcome all that is evil with good. Mankind must be
set free in the truth, so that they can join us in
receiving eternal life with all the Kingdom blessings.
Jeremiah 1:9-10
“Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my
mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put
my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee
over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out,
and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down,
to build, and to plant.”
The Kingdom of God
is literally within us. There is a spark of the divine
in each and every believer. We are sons and daughters
of almighty God Himself. If we walk in love and
righteousness, and appropriate the Lord’s own
anointing power and authority, nothing will be
impossible to us. All of heaven will back us in our
efforts to fight the good fight of faith and implement
godly standards.
Our words that line
up with the Word and the will of God will impact all
of mankind. We are meant to take dominion over
everything in this world. We will destroy all forms of
evil and establish the Kingdom way of life all over
the earth, so that Jesus Christ can return here to
rule and reign for all of eternity. We will speak to
seemingly impossible situations and see miraculous
results occur.
We will challenge
all world governments to line up with Kingdom
principles of fairness and justice, and abolish all
oppression of innocent men. There will soon be peace
and order everywhere. We will restore all of creation
back to its original beauty and balance and decree
plants and animals to be in harmony once again. We
will take control over the climate and eliminate
natural disasters.
The Body of Christ
is determined to pave the way for Jesus Christ’s
return and we will put all His enemies under His feet,
including death. Heaven’s way of doing things will be
established on the earth, as the Lord desires. We will
tear down all enemy strongholds, set mankind free from
bondage of all types, and overcome all evil with good
in everything that we do to usher in the Kingdom.
Mark 9:1 “And he
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of
death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come
with power.”
If we all do our
part and serve the Lord faithfully to bring in His
end-time harvest of souls, we will see the Kingdom of
God ushered in on the earth in our generation. Not all
of us will die and go to heaven. Christ’s Kingdom will
come with such a glorious manifestation of explosive,
raw power that even our mortal, decaying bodies will
be forever changed in the twinkling of an eye.
When Jesus Christ
returns, He will precipitate a tremendous release of
energy into the universe. The natural elements
themselves will all be transformed in the twinkling of
an eye. The Bible tells us that His feet will touch
down on the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem and
cause a massive earthquake that will be felt all over
the world. His return will be dramatic and life
changing for all.
It will be the very
same type of dynamic power released that the Lord used
to create the earth and raise Jesus Christ from the
dead. The entire planet will be shaken and re-created
in one fell swoop; the whole universe will be affected
for good and all evil will be destroyed. The Kingdom
of God will be the spectacular culmination of the
Lord’s eternal redemption plan for all mankind.
All wrongs will be
righted; all disease and death will be overturned; all
war, violence and conflict will cease; all things will
be made new. God’s people will be in positions of
prominence and never lack for any good thing in their
lives. Christ will rule with a rod of iron to ensure
that Kingdom integrity is maintained at all times.
There will be nothing that defiles or harms God’s
people ever again.
1Corinthians 4:20
“For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in
power.”
The Kingdom will
come with manifestations of divine power, and be
perpetually sustained by the power and authority of
Jesus Christ Himself. He will eradicate all the
ungodly and their ungodliness in His coming and banish
Satan to the abyss. Christ will rule and reign as a
just King and make certain that Kingdom principles are
strictly enforced, so that all men live free of
oppression and evil influence.
He will share His
very own honor and glory with the Body of Christ and
with His Bride, the Church. He will boast of us to all
creation, and we will rule and reign with Him for all
eternity. We will help Him judge both men and angels,
and make certain that His people’s needs are fully
satisfied. Jesus will take vengeance on all our
enemies and restore all that has been taken from us
over the years.
We will have many
blessings and eternal rewards for our faithfulness. We
will have the heathen for our inheritance in the
uttermost parts of the earth, and men will give us
respect and praise for our former shame and scorn. We
will be kings and priests of God, and judges and
overseers of His people. We will govern fairly and
justly. All men will walk in love and unity, and there
will finally be peace on the earth.
Life In The Kingdom
Of God
Luke 13:29 “And they
shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and
from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit
down in the kingdom of God.”
The Lord is
gathering His people into the Kingdom of God from all
over the face of the earth. He calls out to each of us
and persuades us to embrace the truth. It is not His
intent that any man perishes for lack of knowledge. He
wants everyone whose name is written in the Lamb’s
Book of Life to be converted, saved and baptized in
our faith, so that we inherit eternal life.
We will soon be
reunited with loved ones who have been long gone. All
the righteous dead in Christ will be raised from the
dead to dwell in His Kingdom for all eternity. We will
be privileged to associate with the Old Testament
prophets and the New Testament saints. We will all
share equally in eternal Kingdom blessings of peace
and prosperity, safety and security.
The Kingdom of God
will be represented by every race, tongue and nation
in the world. All the righteous from all over the
earth will be welcomed in. Those who have served the
Lord faithfully in ushering in His Kingdom will be
just rulers and overseers of God’s people. They will
share in Christ’s very own honor and glory and be
appointed kings and priests to His people.
Romans 14:17 “For
the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but
righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
All the righteous –
past, present and future – will enter into the Kingdom
of God. The earth will be a veritable paradise again
and the glory of the Lord will manifest for all time.
All of nature will be beautiful and in harmony with
man. The plants and animals will all be under our
dominion again. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all of
God’s Kingdom.
The Kingdom itself
will be comprised of all earthly kingdoms plus
heavenly realms. We will be in awe at how gorgeous and
expansive it will be. Both men and angels will come
and go freely from place to place and interact with
one another peacefully. The Lord will change our
language back to a pure one, so that we might
understand one another and communicate easily.
The Holy Spirit of
God will prevail in His Kingdom, so that no evil can
harm us in any way. We will experience righteousness,
peace and joy as a way of life. God’s people will live
forever and long enjoy the work of their hands. We
will build beautiful houses and dwell with our
families and friends for generation after generation
in health and vitality.
Isaiah 30:26
“Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light
of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be
sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that
the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and
healeth the stroke of their wound.”
The glory of the
Lord Himself will be the eternal light in His Kingdom.
He will bind up all our wounds and restore all that
has been taken from us over the years. He will take
vengeance on all our enemies and vindicate us with
both men and angels. We will have our honor and
property restored to us and Satan will not try to
steal our birthright from us ever again.
Jesus Christ will
rule and reign with a rod of iron to maintain Kingdom
principles. He will make certain that we have safety
and security, joy and freedom. No violence or
conflict, oppression or exploitation, will ever touch
us again. All evil will be removed far from us. The
Lord will ensure that peace, justice and righteousness
prevail in His Kingdom.
The people of God
will share in all the vast resources that the universe
has to offer us. The Lord will be generous in meeting
all of our needs. We will not even have to ask Him to
provide for us. He will restore anything that we have
lost. All that we have suffered over the years will be
forgotten in the joy and comfort of His loving
presence for all of eternity.
Kingdom Blessings
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken
diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to
observe [and] to do all his commandments which I
command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set
thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all
these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee,
if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy
God.”
It is the Lord’s
deepest desire that all men would come to know, love
and obey Him. He wants to fellowship with us, but
insists that we keep all of His commandments. He has
made plans to take up residence with His people in the
Kingdom of God for all eternity. He will bless us with
all that the universe has to offer us, and supply all
of our needs even before we ask Him.
We will never suffer
from poverty and lack, oppression and exploitation
ever again. All evil will be removed far from us. The
Lord will take vengeance on all of our enemies and
protect us from all harm. We will not be afraid of
anyone or anything. We will have perpetual peace and
serenity in the Kingdom. Life will be comfortable and
filled with simple pleasures that we can all enjoy.
The Lord will
restore all that we have lost over the years, and even
blot our pain and sorrow from our memory. He will give
us joy and gladness, peace and prosperity, safety and
security forever. We will walk in love and unity with
all men and have eternal rewards for our faithful
service to Him. Jesus Christ will share His own honor
and glory with us, as we rule and reign with Him.
Proverbs 10:22 “The
blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no
sorrow with it.”
God wants to share
all that He is and all that He has with His people. He
created us from the foundation of the world to
fellowship intimately with Him. He wants to take an
active role in our lives and bless us with eternal
riches – both temporal and spiritual. He will
protect us from all evil and provide for our every
need. We will enjoy all the blessings that life has to
offer, with no downside.
There will be no
evil or defilement that contaminates our lives. The
Lord Himself will dwell with us to ensure that we are
safe and secure. He will destroy all of our enemies
and show us how to walk in love and unity with one
another, so that there is finally peace on the earth.
All those who dwell in the Kingdom will be righteous;
God’s laws will be written on our minds and in our
hearts.
The Lord desires
that all men come to a full knowledge of the truth in
the days ahead, so that they can freely share in His
Kingdom blessings. As the Body of Christ on the earth,
we must make every effort to evangelize the entire
earth. We have to fight the good fight of faith and
prevail, so that men, women and children in every
nation of the world can join us in the Kingdom of God.
Ephesians 1:3
“Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:”
We are blessed to be
a blessing. We should bless all those with whom we
come in contact. The Lord Himself will assist us in
all our efforts to serve Him and His people in the
days to come. He will impart a full anointing of His
very own power and authority to us, so that we can
work miracles, signs and wonders to attract all men to
Him and a full knowledge of the truth.
We will heal the
sick, deliver all captives free of enemy oppression
and even raise the dead back to life again. The Lord
will be with us in all that we are called to do. We
will reach out in love, mercy and compassion to a
people in darkness, despair and disillusionment. We
will take back the entire planet for Jesus Christ and
eagerly await His return to rule and reign.
We will prepare the
earth for heaven’s blessings by reorganizing all world
governments to line up with Kingdom principles of
fairness and equality for all men. There will
ultimately be peace on the earth and war and
insurrection will be a thing of the past. So too, all
of creation will be released from decay and
destruction into the glorious liberty of the children
of God.
We will see tangible
results of our faith when we serve the Lord in
implementing His eternal redemption plan. There will
be peace, order and stability all over the face of the
earth, as a result of our efforts. We will prepare the
hearts of men to receive their King and bring life,
light and love to a world that is hungry for the
knowledge of our God and His way of doing things.
Eternal Rewards For
Righteousness
Deuteronomy 30:16
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy
God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments
and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest
live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless
thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
The Lord insists
that we follow all His commandments and walk in
unselfish love for one another.
We cannot compromise
godly principles in any way if we desire to enter into
the Kingdom of God.
We should embrace
our divine callings and be actively engaged in service
to the Lord’s eternal redemption plan. We have unique
destinies; we cannot shrink back in fear, doubt or
unbelief.
Those who serve the
Lord faithfully in the days ahead will have eternal
rewards for their efforts.
Our God will not
easily forget who has fought the good fight of faith.
He will boast of us to all creation. We will share in
Christ’s very own honor and glory, and rule and reign
with Him. The Lord will reward us richly, as we enter
into the blessings of His everlasting Kingdom.
We will have the
heathen for our inheritance and be just rulers and
capable teachers of Kingdom principles. We will even
judge both men and angels, as Christ Himself does. We
will be kings and priests of our God, and serve as
mediators between the Lord and His people. We will
enforce godly principles, so that there is fairness
and equality for all men in the Kingdom of God.
Psalm 9:3-4 “When
mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and
perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my
right and my cause; thou satest in thy throne judging
right.”
Jesus Christ will
take vengeance on all our enemies and vindicate our
honor before both men and angels. He will bind Satan
in the bottomless pit, so that he can never accuse,
torment or oppress God’s people ever again. Everyone
who has committed evil against us or interfered with
our service to the Lord will be judged and sentenced
to eternal punishment in the lake of fire.
The Lord will
restore what has been taken from each of us, and we
will no longer be oppressed or exploited in any way.
All evil will be far removed from us, and no one will
take our possessions ever again. No longer robbed and
spoiled in any way, we will be protected by the Lord
Himself. He will make certain that we have all that we
need to lead healthy and happy lives.
We will build homes
to house our large families, and never deal with the
threat of losing them to anyone. We will long enjoy
the work of our hands and see the fruits of all our
labor. The earth will be a veritable paradise once
again and we will have dominion over all of nature and
the plant and animal kingdoms. All men will walk as
brothers – in love, peace and unity for all time.
The people of God
will no longer be afflicted for their faith. We will
worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth, as He so
rightly deserves. No man or angel will ever separate
us from the love of God. He will be the center of our
attention and fellowship intimately with us for all
eternity. We will celebrate all of His sabbaths and
feast days in the new Jerusalem as He desires.
Revelation 21:4 “And
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away.”
We will no longer
remember our former suffering, pain and sorrow; the
Lord will blot it from our memories and give us joy
and gladness for all time. All of creation will be
restored and re-created to be beautiful and bountiful
once again. We will live forever in a virtual paradise
on the earth, in harmony with all of nature. There
will be nothing defiling that ever causes us harm.
There will be peace
and prosperity, righteousness and justice, safety and
security, health and longevity in the Kingdom of God
forever. We will have only blessings, with no
downside. There will be no evil that disturbs the
order and stability of our lives. We will finally be
reunited with our loved ones. We will build homes and
dwell with our friends and families for generation
after generation.
The Lord Himself
will take up residence with us in the Kingdom of God.
He will be our God for all time and fellowship
intimately with us. He wants to take an active part in
our lives and commune with us on a regular basis. We
will all rejoice in His presence and give Him honor
and praise for all that He has done for us. All men
will worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth, as He
desires.
Jeremiah 30:17 “For
I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee
of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called
thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man
seeketh after.”
Zion is a type and
shadow of the Church of Christ. He will heal us of all
our wounds and give us just recompense for all that we
have suffered and lost over the years. We will no
longer be outcasts and stigmatized for following our
God. He will rise up on behalf of His people and
defend our cause for all of eternity; He will take
vengeance on all our enemies and deliver us from all
forms of evil.
The Lord will fully
vindicate His people for their faithfulness and
devotion to Him. We will have our dignity, reputations
and relationships restored to us for all time.
Anything that we have lost or had stolen from us will
be multiplied and returned to us in abundance. The
Lord will meet all of our needs even before we ask
Him. We will lack for no good thing when we enter into
the Kingdom of God.
Instead of our
former shame and scorn as followers of the one true
faith, we will be honored and glorified with Jesus
Christ Himself. He will generously reward us for our
faithful service to Him in ushering in His Kingdom. We
will be given the heathen for our inheritance in the
uttermost parts of the earth. We will rule and reign
with Him over all the nations of the world and even
judge both men and angels.
Heaven On The Earth
Jeremiah 29:11 “For
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the
LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you
an expected end.”
The Lord knows the
end from the beginning and He has a wonderful plan in
place for our total redemption. We will not be
evacuated from the earth to heaven as some may think.
On the contrary, heaven will be ushered into the earth
realm in the Kingdom of God, as it was promised.
The earth will not
be totally destroyed as rumor has it, but it will be
changed for the better through the efforts of the sons
and daughters of God. Very soon now, we will see new
heavens and a new earth merged into one everlasting
Kingdom. They will abide forever with Jesus Christ
ruling and reigning over them, to ensure that nothing
evil ever defiles their beauty and peace.
God’s people will be
spared physical and spiritual death. We will not all
die, as we have come to believe, but we will all be
changed in the twinkling of an eye. The dead in Christ
will be raised and we will all put on glorious,
resurrection bodies that are impervious to disease and
death.
We will live forever
in a veritable paradise on the earth. The Lord will
provide all of our needs in abundance and share all
the vast resources of the universe with His children.
We will have limitless blessings and enjoy all the
days of our lives in His very presence. All men will
dwell in love, peace and unity and give God all the
praise, thanks and glory He deserves.
Isaiah 60:15
“Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no
man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal
excellency, a joy of many generations.”
The Lord knows how
we have suffered for our faith and He will turn our
captivity, as He has promised. We will share in His
very own honor and glory for all eternity. Christ will
boast of us to all creation. He will give us His
people for our inheritance, so that we can rule and
reign with Him in fairness and justice for all. We
will be kings and priests, and teach all men Kingdom
principles of righteousness. We will help to enforce
safety and security for those in our care.
Very soon now, God’s
people will be a praise on the earth, an eternal
excellency of the Lord Himself. No man will dare to
criticize or condemn us for our faith any longer. We
will be heroes for our role in ushering in the Kingdom
of God. All men will know the truth and worship the
Lord, from the very least to the greatest. We will all
dwell in love, peace and unity as brothers. The Lord
will generously supply all our needs, as we bask in
the glory of His presence.
We will be the joy
of many generations for our faithful service to the
Lord and to our brothers and sisters in Christ. We are
a chosen people that have been the Lord’s hands, feet
and voice on the earth. He will not forget our
unselfish contribution to Him and His people. We will
have an eternal legacy of honor and be highly regarded
by both men and angels. Men will look up to us with
joy and gratitude in their hearts for all that we have
done for them and their families.
Ruth 2:12 “The LORD
recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee
of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art
come to trust.”
We will be ushered
into the Kingdom of God for all of eternity and enjoy
total restoration in every area of our lives. The Lord
will make certain that His people are generously
rewarded for their faithfulness and devotion to Him.
Our lives will be far better than they ever were
before. We will receive an eternal legacy in the
Kingdom of God that no one can ever take from us.
Everything that we
have experienced in our walk with God will be well
worth the trouble and pain that we incurred. There is
never a permanent loss in the lives of God’s people.
He will make certain that we are generously
compensated for all that we suffered and had stolen
over the years. We will have not only our reputations
and property restored, but relationships also.
We are promised a
household salvation for our faithfulness. Many of our
loved ones who formerly scorned us will ultimately be
converted and join us in the Kingdom of God. All our
deceased loved ones will be raised back to life, so
that we can enjoy their presence again for all time.
We will dwell together as God’s family and give Him
all the praise and thanks He deserves.
Isaiah 66:22 “For as
the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make,
shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your
seed and your name remain.”
Life in the Kingdom
will be idyllic; it will be paradise on the earth with
no end. All of nature will be subject to man and be in
harmony once again. We are going back to our beginning
in the Garden of Eden, but there will be no evil that
disrupts our lives and leads us into destruction.
Everything will be beautiful and serene, as God
intended it from the creation.
There will be peace
and prosperity, safety and security, health and
longevity in the Kingdom of God. The Lord will dwell
with us and meet all of our needs in abundance from
the vast resources that the universe has to offer us.
He will make certain that we have everything we need
and desire. We will live long and strong and give Him
all the praise, honor, and glory.
There will be no
contention, strife and division in the Kingdom of God.
There will be no more war, violence, greed or
exploitation of any kind. All men will know the Lord
and be righteous. His laws will be written on our
minds and in our hearts. We will dwell in love, peace
and unity with both men and angels and enjoy our
families for all generations to come.
Those of us who have
fought the good fight of faith will be kings and
priests of God, just rulers and capable teachers of
His people. We will assist Christ in judging all of
creation. We will rule and reign with Him over all the
nations of the world to make certain that godly
principles of fairness, justice and equality are
enforced in every part of His everlasting Kingdom.
The people of God
will soon be restored to positions of prominence and
praise on the earth. We will no longer be shamed and
ridiculed for our faith. All men will realize that we
are the people after the Lord’s own heart. We will
share in Christ’s honor and glory and be totally
vindicated. Those who once scorned and reviled us will
regard us as heroes for all eternity!
Topics For Discussion
1. He Will Be Our God
2. Kingdom Eligibility And Exclusions
3. Blessings Or Curses
4. Thy Kingdom Come
5. The Kingdom Comes In Power
6. Life In The Kingdom Of God
7. Heaven On The Earth