Lesson from 2- 10- 17
THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD
THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD
We are to
live on this planet; in this time and hour; by the law of life that governs the
world by the Spirit. Not by the law of sin and death that governs the world of
the natural.
1 John
5:1 5 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and
every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
When you made Jesus the Lord of your life, you were reborn from death to
life. Being born of God entitles you to citizenship in the Kingdom of God.
Luke 12:32 32 Fear
not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
It is God pleasure to give us the Kingdom. You don’t own a part of the
Kingdom, you own it all. In verses of scripture Jesus states the primary goal
of the Christian life is by seeking first the Kingdom of God and His
righteousness.
So,© what exactly is the Kingdom of God? Some people think the Kingdom of
God is in Heaven, but, the kingdom in its literal understanding is not heaven.
Heaven is
the place where God lives, but the kingdom of God involves more than that. The
kingdom of God is basically God himself because he can’t be separated from His
kingdom.
God is the
kingdom. Without Him the kingdom would not even exist.
The kingdom
of God includes more than heaven. Just as the kingdom of earth is more than
just this planet.
The kingdom
of earth includes the atmosphere around it, and the laws that govern it. The
kingdom of God is the world of the spirit, and governed by God and the laws of
God.
As
believers, we operate by spiritual laws. The same laws that govern Gods
kingdom.
Romans 8:1-2 8 There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Without
Jesus, we would have no hope at all. He declared us not guilty and has offered
us freedom from sin, and the power to do His will.
This life-giving
spirit is the Holy Spirit. He was present at the creation of the world, and he
is the power behind the rebirth of every Christian.
He gives the
power we need to live the Christian life.
Knowing we
are citizens in the kingdom is great, but without a revelation of righteousness
we will never know the reality of our kingdom rights.
Righteousness
is right standing with God. It is a free gift that is received by faith, not by
feelings. Righteousness has been made manifest by faith in Christ Jesus, it has
already come.
22 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:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Let’s look
at this through Gods eyes. God sees the believer through his word; he sees us
in Christ Jesus. God doesn’t look at us the way we look at ourselves.
We need to
see ourselves the way God sees us. Then we will be able to see our actions as
of no condemnation. What God sees is what we really are; made the righteousness
of God in Christ Jesus.
We may not
feel like it, or look like it sometimes, but it is true, we are His creation,
the boy of Christ, the church in the earth today, one spirit with Christ Jesus,
bone of his bone, flesh of his flesh, and filled with his mighty Holy Spirit
and power.
34 Take therefore no thought for the
morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
It is Gods
will for us to own the kingdom. Remember what Jesus said, it’s your fathers
good pleasure to give you the kingdom. It is Gods will for us to live above the
present evil world.
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn of every creature:
Verse
19 19 For it pleased the
Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Giving thanks unto God, has made us able to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light. Who has delivered us from the power of
darkness.
The Colossians feared the unseen forces of darkness, but Paul is saying,
the true believers have been transferred from darkness to light, from slavery
to freedom, from guilt to forgiveness, from the power of Satan to the Power of
God.
We have been rescued from a rebel kingdom to serve the rightful King. Our
conduct should reflect our new allegiance.
Galatians 4:4-5 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the
law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Jesus was
born of a woman, He was human, He was born as a Jew, and was subject to Gods
Law and he fulfilled it perfectly. Jesus was a perfect sacrifice because,
although he was fully Human, He never sinned.
His death
brought freedom for us who were enslave to sin so that we could be adopted into
Gods family.
Galatians
4:5-7 5 To redeem them that were under
the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of
his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a
servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Under Roman
law an adopted child was guaranteed all legal rights to his father’s property,
even if he was formerly a slave. He was not a second class son, he was equal to
all other sons.
Biological or
adopted in his father’s family as adopted children of God we share with Jesus
all rights to God’s resources. As Gods heirs we can claim what He has provided
for us as full identity as his children.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall
shew it unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take
of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Jesus said
when the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he
shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever He shall hear. That shall He speak,
and he will show you things to come, he shall glorify me, for He shall receive
of Mine, and show it unto you.
All things
that he the Father hath are mine, therefore said I, that He shall take of mine
and show it unto you. This is an open invitation for the spirit of God to show
us the very insides of God Himself.
It is a
magnificent blessing to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God and have such a
close relationship with the father, he is the God of the universe and we are
his very own children. He wants to bless and prosper us as His family so that
we can go forth in His power, not only to rule over the evil in the world but
to feed the world.
Matthew
6:33 33 But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.
Learn to hear the voice of wisdom and rely on God, who is inside you, to
guide you in every area of your life.
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