RHAPSODY OF REALITIES WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST.
THE KINGDOM IN YOU BY PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME.
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God (Mark 1:14).
Jesus came preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. He said the time was fulfilled, and that the Kingdom of God was near (Mark 1:15). What is the Kingdom of God? The Kingdom of God isnβt a place; itβs the reign of God, where He rules as Lord, and expresses HimselfβHis glory and His goodness.
Thatβs why Jesus cautioned that when weβre told, βthe Kingdom of God is over there,β or βitβs over here,β donβt believe it, because the Kingdom doesnβt come by observation; itβs within you (Luke 17:20-21). Godβs plan in this age is to set up His Kingdom in the hearts of men as a spiritual kingdom.
Recall when Jesus was brought before Pilate, in John 18:36-37; Pilate asked Him some questions to which He responded, ββ¦My Kingdom is not of this worldβ¦β (John 18:36). Godβs Kingdom isnβt a physical structure; yet Jesus said, βIt has come!β Indeed, it has, because itβs in our hearts.
The Gospel today is that Godβs Kingdom can be set up in the hearts of men; it has arrived! Jesus said, ββ¦If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with himβ (John 14:23). This wasnβt provided in the days of Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Elisha, David, Solomon and the patriarchs of old; but it is in our day.
When Jesus came, He brought the Kingdom in Him. Now that weβve received Him, we have the Kingdom in us: the glory, grace and the life of Godβ all of divinity has been set up in your heart! God is at home in you now. Youβve become, not just a citizen of the Kingdom, but also the bearer or carrier of the Kingdom, of divine verities. Hallelujah!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your Kingdom thatβs in my heart; your glory and righteousness that are in me and revealed through me. Your Kingdom reigns, and itβs established in the earth, and in the hearts of men as the Gospel is proclaimed around the world today, in Jesusβ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Colossians 1:27; 2 Corinthians 4:6-7; Luke 17:21
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Romans 8:1-17 & Psalms 68-69
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Luke 13:1-9 & Judges 10
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Amen!