CRUCIFYING THE FLESH

CRUCIFYING THE FLESH

Galatians 2:20    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.

Now that you live by faith in Christ Jesus who loves us and gave himself for us, we must crucify the flesh. Completely get the flesh out of the picture if you want to be Gods servant and accomplish your mission.

The first step into the realm of the holy spirit is to get the flesh under control. Until you do God will not be able to use you in the manner He desires.

Romans 8:11-14   ¹¹ But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

We are not debtors to the flesh. After the transformation of the new birth we are debtors to the spirit. it was not the flesh that caused the new birth, it was not the flesh that brought Jesus to earth, it was the spirit of God that brought Jesus to earth.

The presence of God will not mix his presence with sin. It was the spirit of God the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead. This same Holy Spirit lives in you, so yield yourself to him.

Many believers yield themselves to the flesh and then ask: why aren’t things working out for me the glory of the death and burial of the flesh will cause a resurrection into a new life.

1 Corinthians 1:29    ²⁹ That no flesh should glory in his presence.

God's presence causes a reaction, people who mean business with God want the presence of God without limitations or boundaries. If the glory of God were to come in the way some Christians are praying for many would die.

Many are not willing to pay the price to get it. Every person has to pay a price to step into the fullness of God's presence. No one can pay that price for you. Not your parents or the pastor, you alone must pay the price of dying to self. Crucifying the flesh in the exchange of the fulness of God’s presence.

Matthew 26:41   ⁴¹ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The reason people are deceived much of the time is that the flesh lives by the five senses. Which is the world system and that causes the flesh to stay weak. Until the flesh is transferred into the new birth it will stay weak.

Romans 7:18   ¹⁸ For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

When you crucify self, the only thing that keeps you alive is the presence of God within you. Then when you walk, you do not walk as yourself, but as a representative of Christ Jesus the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

You act right, talk right, look right, and walk right. People will see something different about you. This is what the world is looking for. Jesus gave himself so he could be used of God. This is supposed to be the Christians purpose, to be used of God.

Romans 13:14   ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Make no provision for the flesh. Otherwise you will be lusting after the things of the world. You will end up with one foot in the spirit and the other foot in the world. Jesus calls that luke warm.

Most people want to have life in the realm of the spirit; however, the spirit world is an unknown realm to many Christians. To others it is where they live every day of their lives. We Christians are supposed to be more conscious of the spirit world than the place we call earth.

We are standing at the crossroad today. If we do not make a decision today to obey the word of the Lord tomorrow may be to late.

Jeremiah 32:27   ²⁷ Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

God is the God of all flesh and there is nothing too hard for him. He is the creator of everything, nothing is impossible for God. He has a promise for your problems and the power to achieve it.

Joel 2:28   ²⁸ And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

This is after the day of the Lord. They had been at war, the day of the war had been very terrible, vs 18, then will the Lord be jealous for his land and have pity for his people.

Proverbs 8:35   ³⁵ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

The way of life for the wise is high above the ones who follow the things of the world. Once we are transferred from natural to supernatural, we are to take no thought for our life.

All we need to do is believe on the son for everlasting life, for the words he speaks are spirit and life.

Hebrews 4:16   ¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

The age of grace we are in is coming to a divine conclusion. God's grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off. God's grace, his unconditional loving unmerited favor. God's grace is truly much more than we deserve and greater than we can imagine.

When God's word says my grace is sufficient for us believe it. All of heaven stands behind his word.

James 5:14-15   ¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

When I pray for someone in a prayer line and see people sick and hurting, I know my hands can not heal them. I have no power in the flesh. I know my God and have seen His power, in the name of Jesus is this power. I have the authority to use this power, the will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.

2 Corinthians 12:9      ⁹ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Even though God's grace is sufficient, we still need faith to be saved, because we are saved by grace through faith.

Matthew 9:28-30   ²⁸ And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

³⁰ And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Jesus ask them: Do you believe I am able to do this? Then he said to the two blind men: according to your faith be it unto you. Go and be healed.

He didn’t say according to mercies or grace, he said according to your faith. According to your faith be it added unto you your supply from God comes to you in proportion to the level of faith you have to receive it. God expects his children to live by faith, God is still in the healing and prosperity business.

Matthew 10:7-8   ⁷ And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

If we ever expect to do God's work in its fulness, the flesh must be totally controlled by the spirit. if the flesh is involved in any shape or form it will cause fear and doubt. Freely we have received, freely give this is what the believer should be doing daily.

The test is whether or not we have the faith to receive this power and authority and to finish the mission we were called to do.

Hebrews 11:6   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.

You can receive the blessing you desire from God only according to your faith. The greater your faith the more abundantly you can receive. With only a little faith you receive only a part of what you desire.

That is why without faith it is impossible to please God. our very salvation that brings us into right standing with God is given through faith.

1 John 5:4   ⁴ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

If the flesh is in control you will walk without faith and you will be overcome by the world and the worlds deception. If you walk in faith in the spirit you will overcome the world.

This is how we receive faith. God's word says he will give you a measure of faith, that is to get you started. You get this measure at the time you get saved.

Notice according to this verse, God doesn’t give the measure of Faith to everyone. He gives it to everyone who is among us… born again.

It then becomes necessary for you to get into God's word so that your faith can increase, as your knowledge or understanding of the scripture grows. Jesus will develop a strong faith in you.

Act on and build on your faith today, so the windows of heaven can open a blessing to you.

THE ORDER OF FAITH

THE ORDER OF FAITH

In God’s divine order of faith, the first thing you must do is hold your ground. You must refuse to let doubt and fear enter into your consciousness.

Matthew 21:21   ²¹ Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Doubt is like a thief; it will steal the word as fast as you receive it. It is a deception of Satan and has worked for him since the garden of Eden.

2 Timothy 1:7   ⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Fear cancels faith faster than you can build on faith. God didn’t give us fear because fear is not from God. Fear is a demonic spirit that keeps putting negative thoughts in your mind.

Ephesians 6:10-12    ¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Whatever you are standing for, continually pray and give praise and thanks to God for the answer.

Praise and thanksgiving are what keeps things moving along. That is what you do while the clock is ticking. While you are waiting for the manifestation of what you prayed for.

Psalms 67:5-6   ⁵ Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

⁶ Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

The depth of your praise will determine the magnitude of your harvest. Praise and thanksgiving will accelerate the time that it takes to supernaturally see the results.

You can get to a place in the game of life that you can get through life’s challenges by total emersion in God’s word.

Emersion means to rise up or out of, or come forth from no life to totally rising or being transformed through Gods word from natural to supernatural.

Make every prayer a statement of faith. Affirming that we already have, when we pray, and what we say after the amen is extremely important to the outcome. Victory and defeat are in what you say.

Proverbs 18:21   ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

This is where the battle is won or lost, in the words we speak and declare. If Satan can steal your words and get you to doubt the manifestation of what you are asking for won’t come to pass.

1 John 5: 4-5   ⁴ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Hebrews 11:6   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.

You cannot please God without faith because Gods kingdom and all plans at creation were founded and built on faith.

Every day we have to encourage ourselves in the Lord. We can make statements of faith as easy as statements of doubt and unbelief. It is our choice.

Matthew 12:36-37   ³⁶ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

We are working in a word system. We have no choice that we are working in a word system. We however do have a choice of the words we speak. We can control the situation of what we speak.

It is thinking faith words, that leads us to victory. Believe you receive when you pray. Pray once and receive it by faith. Faith is now.

Matthew 6:6-8   ⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

⁷ But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

⁸ Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

If you pray seven times about the same thing, six times were in unbelief. Speaking unbelief nullifies your prayer.

Hebrews 11:1   Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

It means you either didn’t believe God the first time or you wasn’t’ sure he heard you or it didn’t manifest in the time you thought it should have.

Thank God for answering your prayer. Don’t dig up your seed thinking it didn’t work.

Start seeing yourself succeed, not fail. Decide what you want from God, locate scriptures of what you want from God.

Philemon 1:5-6   ⁵ Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁶ That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Three way of praying, through your love and faith toward Jesus and to your Christian brothers and sisters in Christ, that your communication of your faith may become effective.

Get those scriptures at least two or three, and firmly fix it down in your heart. Speak the promises, not the problem. Meditate on those scriptures.

When you tell God what you want, believe you already have it. You have to take it by faith; Grace gives, faith takes.

Romans 10:17   ¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Faith only comes from hearing, knowledge comes from reading, wisdom comes from the Holy Spirit. The hearing part is when you get discernment, this is when the Holy Spirit puts meaning of the truth in what you are hearing.

Once you pray, there are things you must do to receive the manifestation. Keep the word working, and refuse to allow fear or doubt to enter your consciousness.

Your conscious is part of your soul, or the thinking part of you. It is led by the Holy Spirit, when fear and doubt and unbelief come in, you will be able to know the difference between right and wrong.

See yourself with what you prayed for; get the vision on the inside of having what you prayed for. Make it words over matter. Not mind over matter.

Romans 13:14   ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Make no provision for failing. Let every thought and desire affirm that you have already received what you prayed.

Never permit a mental picture of failure to enter your mind. Eradicate all thought of failure. Eradicate anything that does not contribute to your faith.

Luke 17:6   ⁶ And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

You can do all things with the smallest amount of faith. Hope is the foundation that faith builds on. The measure of faith is this biblical hope. Never loose this hope. When failure comes to mind cast it out, it is not of God.

All thought of failure must be removed. If a thought of failure comes into your mind just say, Devil that was not my thought, I cast it out in the name of Jesus.

Isaiah 26:3    ³ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

You have to protect your mind. Our mind is the most important thing when it comes to our faith. We must keep our mind stayed on the word of God.

John 16:33   These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The words of Jesus are of peace. The world will never give you peace, but Jesus says I have overcome the world.

Deal with your thought life, because it can defeat you, take control over your thoughts, think before you speak.

Thoughts are governed by observation, association and teaching. We have to guard ourselves against every thought of failure that comes into our mind.

When Joshua and Caleb spied in the promise land they were thinking, we will win this war, however the other 10 that came back were thinking failure.

Stay away from things and places that do not support your affirmation of success and that God has heard and answered your prayers.

Stay away from people even Christians that are always talking negative they will not support you in gaining your success.

Make plans as though they are already a reality. Money is not an object. If you can conceive it, you can have it.

You will never see the miracles and promises of God that will move you from the problem to the solution until you come to understand the divine order of faith.

1 Corinthians 14:40   ⁴⁰ Let all things be done decently and in order.

Everything of God has to be in line with His word. When you pray for a miracle you must move from the problem to the solution. There is only one solution, the divine order of faith.

Follow that set order and you will get the desired results you desire: ignore that divine order and you will end up frustrated and defeated.

To get that word into your heart where it can do some good requires more than just listening. It requires meditation.

The act of meditating is called meditation and it means to turn a subject in the mind. Be careful in doing this, don’t let this become a ritual. When your mind is open this way there will be two voices speaking.

If and when you have a problem, before you do anything else you must clearly define and understand the nature of the problem you are facing.

Is it spiritual, physical, emotional or financial? Whatever it is, the first step is conquering it. It is facing it head on and identifying what it truly is.

You might be surprised how many believers reach out in search of a solution to a problem they haven’t really pinpointed the root or the origin of the real problem. They know they have a problem but don’t know what to do with it.

I see people all the time people who are struggling to get free from their problems all the while they are listening to everyone and everything but Gods word. Yes, indeed if this is you, you really do have a problem. By asking people who aren’t in tune to Gods word what to do it is like asking an alcoholic how do I stop drinking.

If you have a problem, get in the word, seek Gods solution. Then pray asking Him for His solution to your problem.

Once you have released Gods power through faith filled words of prayer, believe that you received what you prayed.

KNOWING THE VOICE OF GOD

KNOWING THE VOICE OF GOD

Psalms 95:7    ⁷ For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

John is saying, the hour or time is coming when even the dead will hear his voice, and those who respond to it will live.

So, if the dead can hear and respond to his voice, surely, we the living can train ourselves to recognize the voice of the Lord.

Since we live in a natural world, we have the tendency to lean toward our five physical senses, which is leaning to our own understanding.

This is the natural worldly things that we focus on and the main reason Satan can manipulate us. This leaning on our own understanding is wrong.

It is time to move ahead and focus on the spiritual things and the spirits way of thinking. This way of thinking will put you over into Gods arena and there you will have Gods protection.

Whether you realize it or not you have two types of spirits speaking into your mind at the same time. One is an evil spirit and the other is the Holy Spirit.

Be very careful as to the voice you are hearing, you might want to say, I don’t hear any voices. You really do, it is your thoughts. Stop and think about this, most people call this their conscious.

Regarding what you hear with your natural ears, what you think you heard might not be what was actually said. There is a lot of difference between something truly stated and a statement of truth.

Someone may tell you something they really believe is true but it is not true, on the other hand someone may have a statement of truth to relay to you.

1 Corinthians 2:12-13   ¹² Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

¹³ Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Before you made Jesus the Lord of your life, you lived by the spirit of the world. After we receive the Holy Spirit we no longer speak the words of mans wisdom, but by the spirit of God through the Holy Spirit. We have the discernment of the true word.

You can’t fight a spiritual war thinking in the natural way. Smell and taste have similar reactions but on another level.

A lot of times the Lord is speaking to us and we miss it because we aren’t listening. Today if you will be still and listen you will hear his voice. It might not be audible but you will hear it in your spiritual ears.

Isaiah 30:21   ²¹ And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

The Lord hears our voice and is gracious toward us. As soon as he hears us, he will answer.

Most of the time when we pray, are we praying in line with Gods word. If we have and you don’t hear his voice or the Holy Spirit doesn’t reveal it, possibly we haven’t trained our spiritual ears to receive it.

We keep trying to hear and audible voice with our natural ears and when we do that Satan blocks our hearing from God. Why? Because you are over in his arena, which is the natural world.

You must understand that after you have made Jesus lord of your life, you are of God and have moved into the supernatural arena that God moves in.

We believers will never hear the voice of God using the natural worlds way of trying to receive a word from God.

At this point lets change the focus to the shepherd and the sheep.

John 10:1-5   10 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

² But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

⁴ And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

⁵ And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

What John is trying to get across is a Shepard will know his sheep and the sheep will know the voice of the Shepard. The sheep will only follow the voice of their Shepard. They will not follow the voice of a stranger.

John 10:16   ¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

The first sheep were the Jewish people, here he is referring to the gentile people who today are the church. Paul was used by God to plant the gentile church, so there can be only one flock made up of both Jew and gentile.

Lets re-evaluate the word Shepard. Sheep and heard.

A shepherd is a person who herds and takes care of a flock of sheep. Sometimes hundreds. He also fights off wolves and guards the sheep. Isn’t that just what Jesus is to us?

Psalms 23:1   23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

That is why he refers to us as a sheep. He is the perfect example of a shepherd taking care of his sheep.

We are supposed to know his voice, the same way the sheep know their masters voice. Sheep will not follow a stranger because they don’t recognize their voice, they will run away.

If you hear a voice that sounds strange to your mind, do like the sheep do, run, take authority over it. It is not the voice of the Lord.

When you get to the point of listening for and trusting your master, Jesus Christ, the shepherd, you will hear and recognize his voice.

It can take some time to learn until you know how to receive from God. Some believers who are saved, but they just don’t know how or have not has the pleasure of hearing Gods voice.

Revelation 3:20-21   ²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

²¹ To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

He is saying, I am standing at the door. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come in and will fellowship with him and he with me.

Jesus is trying to get you to open your spiritual heart so he can get through to you what he wants you to know.

1 Corinthians 2:14   ¹⁴ But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Through wisdom and knowledge, you will be granted to sit with me on my throne to hear the voice of God. It has to be received through our spiritual eyes and ears.

Our soul which is made up of our mind, will and emotion feeds on our spirit, which is the real you. It controls our spiritual walk by the Holy Spirit.

The eyes are the camera lens to the well of our soul. Our eyes and ears actually feed our soul.

So how do we start training ourselves to listen for Gods voice and not the voice of Satan and his demonic helpers?

To start let’s go over some basics. God is speaking to you most of the time and so is Satan.

God uses his Holy Spirit to speak to us. Satan uses his demonic spirits. That is why Paul preached so hard about putting on the whole armor of God.

1 John 4:1   4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Paul knew we would continually be in a spiritual battle until Jesus came back.

The voices, good and evil are going into our minds at all times, some conscious and some sub-conscious.

Sometimes we get an idea whether it be good or bad and we believe we came up with it, but we didn’t. Believe me when I say it either came from Satan or God. If it is good and lines up with the word of God, it came from God. If it is bad it came from Satan.

1 Corinthians 14:33   ³³ For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

God does not like things to be mixed up. He likes harmony, not confusion. Here is how you know who is speaking to you. When God speaks to you it is in a quiet gentle voice through the Holy Spirit. If what the voice says doesn’t line up with the word of God it is not the voice of God.

The greatest honor the Father God has ever conferred upon us is to be in fellowship with him. A relationship without fellowship is like a marriage without love.

Romans 8:8-10   ⁸ So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

⁹ But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

¹⁰ And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

In the mind of God, you are as perfectly redeemed from the hand of Satan as Jesus was when he rose from the dead.

John 14:17   ¹⁷ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

This is why some people want to hear the voice of God. It is impossible when there is a spiritual gap, it separates you and the Holy Spirit who makes hearing from God possible.

You cannot receive from the Holy Spirit if you don’t know Him. You will never know him until you make Jesus the Lord of your life.

If you think you hear something from God don’t act too suddenly. If you are not completely sure it was from God it probably wasn’t.

The way to know God is talking to is its always the truth and it always lines up with the word of God. The discernment of the Holy Spirit will let you know it is of God through your spirit not your natural mind.

Don’t ever try to figure out things for your spiritual life with a natural mindset. Guessing the meaning of the word comes from the natural realm.

It is important to remember that if you are not sure it is God speaking to you it probably isn’t. Ask God to make it clear to you that it is him by speaking to you, revealing it through the Holy Spirit.

THE WAY GOD SEES US

THE WAY GOD SEES US

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.

We are begotten of Him. Beget, begat, begot, begotten, means to bring into 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.

John 3:3   ³ Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Why? Because before you made Jesus Lord of your life, your spirit had not been changed.

Luke 12:32   ³² Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Colossians 1:13-14

¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

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.

1corintians 4:20   ²⁰ For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

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.

We operate by spiritual laws, led by the Holy Spirit created by God, even before we were created.

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.

When we make Jesus the Lord of our life, we become justified, sanctified and glorified, then sealed by the Holy Spirit.

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.

 Galatians 5:4-6    ⁴ Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

⁵ For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

⁶ For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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.

Mathew 28:18   ¹⁸ And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

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.

Matthew 5:20   ²⁰ For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

You must exceed beyond the Law; you must be led by the Holy Spirit by grace through faith.

Romans 3:21-24   ²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

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:

God has a way to make people right with Him without the law. He has now shown us the way which the law and the prophets told us about.

God makes people right with himself through their faith in Christ Jesus. This is true for all who believe in Jesus, we are all the same.

We have all sinned and without Jesus we are not good enough for Gods glory. We are made right with God by his grace through 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 body 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.

Matthew 6:33-34   ³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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.

2 Corinthians 3:5   ⁵ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

The adequate ability or confidence in resources. Don’t worry. That is not trusting God. It is evil.

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.

Colossians 1:13-15 + verse 19     ¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

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:

At the cross the Lord broke the power of sin, and took away its guilt.

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.

Not only did he die on the cross, but at the same time, he bridged the gap back to the Father so we could have a relationship with Him.

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.

John 16:13-15   ¹³ Howbeit when he, 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 shew you things to come.

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. The very heart of God.

Jesus is saying; everything that the Father has, has been given to me. That the Holy Spirit will take what I have and show it to you; spiritual wisdom and understanding also discernment.

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 God and be led by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. The voice you hear must line up with the word. If it doesn’t, it is not God.

God has a plan for our life. It is a plan for our future, it is a very good plan. It’s the only plan there is. There is not plan b, never was, never will be.