UV 1491/10000 The Kingdom of God
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
Zephaniah 3 v 15
The Lord has taken away our reproach- our disgrace. We are declared justified and perfect in the sight of God. He has broken the power of sin and guilt in our lives. The enemy has no power over us. For the past we have abundant mercy, for the present we have power and for the future, we have sufficient grace. This is three dimensional leadership- of spirit, mind and body, of past, present and future converging into the eternal. Leaders who only deal with the physical or political or economic or cultural but not with the three dimensions of spirit, mind and body are fractional and flat leaders. The Lord has overthrown the enemy of our souls who used to accuse us of the very deeds into which he tempted us. He has overthrown the enemy who weakens us and destroys the hope of our future. He now rules in us as the King. He is seated on the throne of our hearts. He reigns in our midst. The kingdom of God is established in us. Evil shall not rule over us any more. Things do not happen to us by chance or accident. It is no longer I alone struggling against my own flesh, my own evil desires and the evil in the world but the Lord God is our Ebenezer and helper in our struggles. We now have an invincible partner. We have joined the winning side. We are called to be winners and not whiners. We can command evil to disappear, to depart, to flee. Evil that was once ingrained in us has now nothing to do with us. We are no longer a mixture of good and evil but the DNA or divine nature of God will begin to shine in us and through us. The King not only rules over us and in us but He rules through us. We exhibit godly character and exercise kingly power.
Whatever the enemy of our souls now throws at us, whether accusations, fears, worries, guilt, shame, threats, deception, we can now cast it away. Scripture states that the place reserved for all these things of the past is the bottom of the sea. We can now live untrammelled and untainted by these. This is the meaning of spiritual freedom. This is the reason Jesus said, “ You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” He sets us free from all the chains of the past and gives us the wings of the Word and prayer to fly high and free. He not only justifies us or straightens our lives out, removes the rough edges and angularities of character and habit, He sanctifies us or makes us perfect in thought, word and deed. The King is in our midst. He is within us. He rules over our every thought, word and deed as we submit ourselves willingly to Him. Our relationship with God is no longer that of Jehovah with Jacob or Jehovah with the nation of Israel- one of struggle and rebellion, one of hiding or running away or resisting God, one of affliction and surrender, one of faithlessness, distrust and betrayal but one of peace, love, faithfulness and submission to the Lord. The Kingdom of God is one of freedom. It frees us from the negatives of life and frees us to pursue the positive.
When we know we are always in the King of King’s presence, we should be like Nehemiah, the cupbearer, at our best. We should have a joyful attitude. We know we have nothing to fear. Our hands are strengthened. We know that He is mighty and He can save us from any and in any situation. We can ask what we need and He will give us from His riches in glory. We will suffer no lack. We shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and regrets shall flee from us.
Prateep V Philip
AMEN & AMEN
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