IN THE KINGDOM (Part 1)

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.  Rom 14:17 KJV

WE BELONG TO A KINGDOM!

What is a kingdom?
A kingdom is a domain under the rulership of a king.
The word ‘kingdom’ simply means ‘KING’S DOMAIN’. Every kingdom has its ruler, its citizen, its peculiarity and guidelines.
As believers, we have a kingdom where peace, love and joy are not scarce. It is the kingdom of God. A kingdom where there is no slave. All citizens are kings and priests. It is the kingdom where everyone is the son of the most high-King of kings.

A kingdom where its King was never enthroned by any mortal or spirit and neither can He be dethroned, deposed or sacked by any. He was not selected or elected into office. His government is not for a while neither does his tenure expires because His reign is forever.

This kingdom is a spiritual one but expressed in the physical. It is the spiritual empire belonging to the Children of God here on earth.

Wherefore WE RECEIVING A KINGDOM which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: -Heb 12:28KJV

THE KING OF THE KINGDOM
The king of this Kingdom is God. He is the Most High. He is the Almighty. His reign is eternal because He lives forever. He is the Father of everyone in the kingdom.
When Jesus was asked by His disciples to teach them how to pray, he said;
_“After this manner therefore pray ye: OUR FATHER which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.…For Thine Is The KINGDOM, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. “ -Matt 6:9,13b KJV

Jesus called Him the Father and established that the kingdom belong to Him forever.
In this kingdom, God is both our King and our Father. We have been birthed by Him and we belong to Him.

IDENTITY OF THE CITIZENS

Wherefore WE RECEIVING A KINGDOM which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:Heb 12:28KJV.

The “We” as used in Hebrews 12:28 refers to the believers; those who have received Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Those who have been birthed by God.
This kingdom has been given to those who belong to God. Those who have been bought by the precious blood of the lamb. To those who have believed Christ as the Son of God. Those who have received His life. Those who confessed His Lordship upon themselves.
Those who have been washed by the blood, they have received the remission of their sins, they have been justified by the resurrection of Christ.

In this Kingdom, we are;

A. SONS OF GOD AND NOT SLAVES
We have been born by the FATHER-GOD, we are born AGAIN. God is our Father. The day you got born again, He said to you _(…the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ps 2:7KJV)_

B. PRIESTS AND KINGS
The bible says  _”The people in this kingdom are all PRIEST & KINGS, the RULER of the Kingdom made them so, that is why HE is called THE KING OF KINGS. His is the KING that rules over KINGS and PRIESTS.”_
“you made them a Kingdom, Priests for our God, PRIEST-KINGS to rule over the earth.”- Revelations 5:10 MSG.

“But ye are a chosen generation, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”- 1 Peter 2:9KJV.

C. SAINTS
“Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, CALLED TO BE SAINTS, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.”- 1 Cor 1:2 KJV.

We are saints, not because the world calls us that but because that is what the RULER OF THE KINGDOM calls us.
That is part of our identity in the kingdom.

To be continued...