| Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand when he started His Ministry :
Matthew 4:17
From that Time Jesus began to Preach , and to Say , Repent : for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
He instructed us to Pray :
Matthew 6:10
Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven .
He gave us the Kingdom :
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 .
Luke 12:32
Fear Not , little flock; for it is your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom .
It is apparent from the above that the Kingdom of Heaven is very important to God . It is especially important that we Humans Inherit the Kingdom of Heaven . What about earth? The Reality is that the Spirit Realm has Dominion over the Physical Realm . God is a Spirit :
John 4:24
God is a Spirit : and they that Worship him must Worship him in Spirit and in Truth .
God Spoke from the Spirit Realm and the Physical Realm appeared.
Genesis 1:3
And God said, Let there be Light : and there was Light .
Dominion over the earth was given by God to man:
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our Image , after our likeness: and let them have Dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over All the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So, earth is fundamentally under the control of man since Creation . The Reason there is so much Wrong in the earth is that man has chosen to violate the Principles of the Kingdom of Heaven . This began in Eden:
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled Me , and I did eat.
Jesus came to earth from the Kingdom of Heaven to Reconcile man to God and Enable the Kingdom of Heaven to Manifest on earth.
2 Corinthians 5:18
And All things are of God , who hath Reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ , and hath given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation ;
What has prevented and continues to prevent the Kingdom of Heaven from Manifesting on earth is the failure of Christians . The earth itself and All of Humanity is Suffering because of this failure:
Romans 8:19
For the earnest expectation of the Creature waiteth for the Manifestation of the Sons of God .
What does this Manifestation of the Sons of God look like?
1 John 3:2
Beloved, Now are we the Sons of God , and it doth Not yet appear what we shall be: but we Know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall See him as he is.
We are to See Christ by Faith . When we do we become like Him .
Matthew 10:1
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them Power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to Heal All manner of Sickness and All manner of Disease .
We are to bring His Victory over Sickness and Disease to Humanity in this age.
John 14:12
Verily, verily, I Say unto You , He that believeth on Me , the Works that I do shall he do also; and greater Works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father .
He went to the Father and sent us His Spirit .
Acts 1:8
But ye shall Receive Power , after that the Holy Ghost is come upon You : and ye shall be Witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in All Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Satan has fed the Body of Christ a Lie . What Lie ? The Lie that Says the Kingdom of Heaven Will Not appear until Jesus Returns . Yes Jesus Will Return . However, He is already with us in the Power of the Holy Spirit . We have everything necessary for this Life through Him:
2 Peter 1:3
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 :
Because we have Believed Satan's Lie , we have failed to Believe Christ's Words concerning Us . We have Not manifested sonship. We have Not claimed the Victory that Jesus won for Us . We have Not lived in the Spirit . We have Not walked by Faith in His Word . We have Not preached the Gospel of the Kingdom .
Furthermore, we have given place to the Devil contrary to Scripture . We have proclaimed Religion instead of Christ while Giving Moral Ground to the point that Christ is Not even respected in His own Kingdom !
The Kingdom Will Come as soon as we Christians Desire it. The earth Will be Healed when we Christians Preach and Teach the Abundant Life that our Lord has provided Freely to all.
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.
John 3:16,17
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his Only begotten Son , that whosoever believeth in him should Not Perish , but have Everlasting Life .
17 For God sent Not his Son into the world to Condemn the world; but that the world through him might be Saved .
So, Praying that the Kingdom of Heaven come is Good . Believing that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand is better. But better than either of these is Speaking and doing, in the Name of Jesus , on the Authority of God's Word , by the Power of the Holy Spirit so that the Kingdom is manifested today!
You are Blessed ! by Barry Bennett
Every Believer whether he Knows it or Not has been Blessed by God with everything he Needs for Living the Abundant Life , Spirit , Soul and Body . That is the message of God’s Grace and Love . All that was Lost through Sin has been restored and multiplied unto us through Jesus .
Nevertheless, we See many well-meaning Christians who seem to Live in the midst of Great lack in one or more areas of their Life . The availability of All the resources of Heaven is of little meaning if we don’t Know how to make those Blessings real in our lives.
That is Why Jesus gave us the keys of the Kingdom ( Mt. 16:19 ). If God’s Blessings were automatic, we would All be the same. The moment a Need arose, God’s Grace would make it go away. But we Know that is Not how the Kingdom functions.
Spiritual keys unlock the potential of the Blessings that are in Heavenly places. Jesus said, “To You it has been given to Know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God , but to the Rest it is given in parables.” Paul said, “Let a man so Consider Us , as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God .”
Understanding how the Kingdom Works is the key to Receiving of God’s Blessings .
Grace and Peace be multiplied to You in the Knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord , as His Divine Power has given to us All things that pertain to Life and Godliness , through the Knowledge of Him who called us by Glory and Virtue , by which have been given to us exceedingly Great and precious promises, that through these You may be partakers of the Divine Nature , having escaped the Corruption that is in the world through Lust . ( 2 Peter 1:2-4 )
It is through the Knowledge of God that Grace and Peace come into our lives, and it is through His promises that we can partake of His Nature and escape the Corruption of the world.
Though the Christian with no Knowledge is Blessed , it is unlikely that he Will Receive and enjoy God’s blessings. God’s people are destroyed for lack of Knowledge , Not for a lack of Blessings !
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