ABOVE ALL KINGDOMS
John 3:27 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven (- we can try to take) yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from...
ABOVE ALL KINGDOMS
John 3:27 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven (- we can try to take) yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and his speech is of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all KINGDOMS!
Hebrews 12:25 So don't turn a deaf ear to Him who speaks these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn't get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings? His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time—he's told us this quite plainly—he'll also rock the heavens: "One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern." The phrase "one last shaking" means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.
Do you see what we've got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander…
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end.
WHO IS IN CHARGE?
Kingdoms are spheres of influence that determine the general terms of our lives, our freedom, our opportunities, our safety and our comfort. Our lives and well-being are affected by the deliberations of whatever authority is in power. Some worldly kingdoms are more visible than others, and two of them are invisible – The kingdom of darkness, and the Kingdom of God.
GOD’S KINGDOM WORD IS DELIBERATE AND DETERMINED
There are still some extremely oppressive dictators in the Middle East (Daniel Ch.2). There is much kingdom oppression happening globally at the moment ranging from terrorist warfare through revolution and violent protest. There are some extremely confusing issues with leadership in Europe. There are still extremely conflicted and contentious issues with leadership in USA. And there is some general bewilderment regarding leadership in Australia. In ordinary cities and suburbs in the western world there is a sense of being not just leaderless but rudderless All of these issues bring oppression and anxiety and negativity to some degree in peoples’ lives. But God is fully in charge.
One of the greatest blessings a person can have is to be rescued from an oppressive kingdom and placed in a benevolent kingdom (Salvation). In the spiritual realm there is kingdom within you, and indeed within everybody, waiting to be claimed and proclaimed. This kingdom is above all kingdoms. God is drawing people to the discovery of this kingdom in these days.
Colossians 1:13 He has drawn us out from the domain of darkness and placed us within the Kingdom dominion of his beloved Son.
Everybody is under the influence of one or another invisible kingdoms and most people do not know they even exist.
Ephesians 2:1 God’s own life force has now been activated in you, lifting you out of the deathly void of self absorption and self gratification, which you once shared with the rest of humanity. We were driven by the desperate self serving attitudes and values of this world that are energized by the power of the prince of darkness, who still holds sway over people who don’t believe and who don’t know any better.
3. Once we were all trapped in that way of life, compelled to do whatever our mental and emotional and physical wants and needs demanded of us. Our entire disposition was one of being herded along with everybody else in a torrent of intense feelings that focused us in on ourselves. 4. But God, whose entire disposition is one of overflowing goodness and kindness and love toward us
5. Supernaturally activated the life of his son Jesus into our beings while we were still stuck in our self absorption and not even looking in his direction. (God’s goodness planned and implemented your salvation)
Father gave us a place in heaven and a shared life with Jesus, which is available for anyone to experience
SO OUR RESPONSE OF FAITH MUST BE AS DETERMINED AND DELIBERATE AS HIS WORD KINGDOM POWER WITHIN US
