KINGDOM CLARIFICATIONS
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Topic: KINGDOM CLARIFICATIONS
Posted By: Kriston Couchey
Subject: KINGDOM CLARIFICATIONS
Date Posted: 10/15/2009 at 9:37am
KINGDOM CLARIFICATIONS
Kriston Couchey
KINGDOM REVELATION
Praise God for the revelation of the Kingdom of God coming forth in this hour. It seems you can't listen to any teaching today without the Kingdom of God being promoted in some fashion or another. God truly is speaking loudly in this hour about His intent for the hour in which we live. That intent is that in this hour the kingdom of God would be fully established.
FALSE TEACHINGS
Whenever God begins to bring to light an aspect of truth in a broad and powerful manner the enemy also comes in to inject the leaven of false teaching. The devil tries to sidetrack the work of God in order to make ineffective and abort the truth God is highlighting and bringing to birth. The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all peoples signals the culmination of God's purposes for the earth. It was Jesus' main message, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." The Kingdom has always been God's main message, but today God is bringing to light the fullness of the message because the kingdom is NOW being established in it's fullness as God intended. We must be sure of what we are preaching and know what the kingdom is by revelation of the Holy Spirit.
This leaven being injected today is taking the basic truth of the Kingdom and twisting it with added elements that serve the flesh of men. We must beware that much of this is the bringing in of old leaven into the new Work of God. This leaven is man made teachings that are not revelation of the Spirit. They are false concepts masquerading as kingdom truth. It is important to understand the nature of the kingdom that allows us to identify and reject the false then to focus on the error being injected. The false is sent to distract and hinder God's people from entering into their destinies in Christ. Here are a few clarifications as to what the kingdom is.
#1 THE THRONE OF THE KINGDOM IS THE HEART
...nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you.
The kingdom is the state of the heart. It is ...righteousnesses, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit. These are states of being in the hearts of God's children. The kingdom is first and foremost "within" the hearts of His children and is not an externally observable event. It is manifest among us and on the earth as we express the contents our hearts to each other and to creation.
#2 THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM ARE LIKE CHILDREN AND ARE SERVANTS
If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Values in the kingdom are unlike the values of the world. God values the innocent and trusting faith of a child. He also values men laying down their lives in service to Him and each other. Men value positions of influence.
#3 THE KINGDOM IS A FAMILY
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
The kingdom is comprised of a Father who is the king, and children (sons) that are brothers and sisters of Christ and each other. The first and foremost relationship in the kingdom is a deep and unbreakable sonship relationship to Father, and then an unbreakable relationship of brotherhood (and sisterhood) with each other. The inheritance of the sons in Father's kingdom is Father Himself. He is our exceedingly great reward. As His sons we partake of the divine person of Father in both nature and authority. In this inheritance, ALL things are ours in Christ.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
#4 THE KINGDOM IS POWER, NOT TALK
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
The kingdom is manifest in power. Whatever is truly of the kingdom has overcoming power. That power is the power to change lives, circumstances, and to overcome all the power of the devil. If something called kingdom does not have power, it is not of the kingdom.
#5 THE KINGDOM IS ENTERED THROUGH MANY HARDSHIPS
...we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
The kingdom is going to be received through perseverance of hardship. The world hated Jesus, and it hates His ambassadors. Good times and success are not the promises of God. Jesus gave assurance that in the world we would have trouble, but He has overcome the world
#6 THE KINGDOM IS INHERITED BY THOSE RICH IN FAITH AND POOR IN SPIRIT
Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
The kingdom is not about earthly riches or treasure. God can and will supply all we need and in abundance. There is a reason scripture downplays worldly riches as it pertains to the kingdom. Being financially successful is not the measure of the spiritual state of a man's heart. If it is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom then for a camel to go through an eye of a needle then we need to put our focus on what is of real importance to God. In the kingdom, God provides the means to accomplish whatever task He gives, be the need billions of dollars or simply a dollar. Riches are for the sake of blessing and accomplishing our kingdom mandate. True riches are not finances or material resources.
Kriston Couchey
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One of the chosen foolish and weak
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