Sunday, March 20, 2005

The Kingdom of God Is Now Within Us

“Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:21

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come! When we pray the Lord’s Prayer how many of us actually are praying and believing for the Kingdom of God to come within us? For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever! When we pray the Lord’s Prayer how many of us are praying and believing for the Kingdom of God to come within us with all of the power of God and all of the glory of God? So many of us pray this prayer as if it is a request for Jesus to return and give us this day our daily bread and believe that it is a provisional thing until He does return. But the Kingdom of God is now within us, the Kingdom of God has come and it has come with all of the power, love, victory, glory, and abilities of God, and it has now come within us!

“For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” 1 Corinthians 4:20

“And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matthew 10:7

The Kingdom of Heaven is now. The Kingdom of Heaven is now in power and the Kingdom of Heaven is now within us! Jesus taught us that we are to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven. “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 We are to seek first that our Father is now within us and we are to seek first God’s power within us, because His Kingdom is not in Word, but it is in power!

I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in One; and that the world may know that thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.” John 17:23 The Kingdom of God is to be within us, so that the world will know that our Father sent Jesus! The Kingdom of God is within us right now, so that God may use us in all of His power and glory! And the Kingdom of God is now within us so that the world will know, so that there will be no doubts, no questions, no confusion, and no debate that God sent Jesus! And the Kingdom of Heaven is now within us, so that the world will know that our Father loves us every bit as much as He loves Jesus!

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven! Jesus taught us to pray for the world to know that God is in love with us, every bit as much as He is in love with Jesus! The Kingdom of God within us, with all of God’s power and glory, allows Him to use us to carry out His will of having the world know the Truth, just as much as they know the Truth in Heaven! And the Truth will set us free!

“And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there shall be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste death, till they see the Kingdom of God come with power.” Mark 9:1

Everyone that stood with Jesus some 2000 years ago have physically died; the Kingdom of God has come and it has come with power! Our Father is not a respecter of persons. His Kingdom is in all of us who have been empowered to believe and the least of us who is now in His Kingdom is greater than the greatest who was ever under the Old Covenant! “Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.” Matthew 11:11

“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” Ephesians 3:20 The Kingdom of God is now so powerful within us that our Father is able to use us to work His will abundantly through, and He will do it when we can’t even think of what His will is! The Kingdom of God is now so powerful within us that our Father will do things for and through us that we don’t even have to ask for! “Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? Or, What shall we drink? Or, wherewithal shall we be clothed?” Matthew 6:31 The Kingdom of God is so glorious and powerful within us that we are able to live with the full peace and joy of not having to take thought for any of the things that the Gentiles so desperately seek after! Greater is He that is within us, than he that is in the world and we can now be used by our Father to do all things through Christ Who strengthens us! Our Father is now able to carry out His will within us, every bit as much as He is able to carry out His will in Heaven!

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name! Your Kingdom come within us today, with all of Your power and glory! Your will be done through us today Father, so that the world may know that You sent Jesus, and so that we may all know Your will and Truth here on earth, as they know it in Heaven! Give us today our daily bread, the bread of Light, of the Truth that will set us free, of glory, of power, of unity with You, and of guidance and strength! And forgive us our sins Father as You strengthen us with the power and glory of Your Kingdom to forgive those who have sinned against us! And thank You Father for leading us in the paths of righteousness, by placing Your Spirit within us, thus causing us to walk in Your statutes and to keep Your judgments. And Father we praise You for delivering us from evil and keeping us until the Day of Redemption! Father, Yours is the Kingdom that is now the power and glory that is within us. A-men!

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