THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - PART 6

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER 2024

Being united in Christ by faith - is the optimum and paramount significance of gaining access to the Kingdom of heaven. To that effect, Pauline epistolary expression reads, "So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:26-29). More below!

Reference: Matthew 13:44-46 New International Version (NIV)

'The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."'

The Kingdom of heaven has a special and sacred lettering inspired by the Spirit of God, and having been sustaining a real personal experience of the Holy Spirit on a daily and continual basis, I know exactly what it means to assimilate the divine inspiration from that precious book which is known as the Holy Scriptures.

Apostle Paul summarized the purposeful impact of that book in 2nd Timothy 3:16 and it reads: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (NIV). If all of Scripture is God-breathed, then in its inspired voice, we hear useful teaching, rebuke, correction, instruction, and training for the Kingdom of heaven's lifestyle. And as we receive them, we must accept them as the truth, because they are divinely-inspired wisdom and superlatively-reliable.

The Holy Bible has written manifold great things for our learning, which direct us in the right path and build us up with the certainty of functioning in the likeness and image of God on earth. It exerts a divine character which is usually accentuated in the life of a born again Christian by the enabling influence of the Spirit. Every part of divine revelation embedded in the Word has its use, in perfecting us in Christ for good works and in triggering our spiritual maturity, as it directs us aright, from the basis of spiritual illumination.

Moreover, the supreme authority of the Word will always have strong practical influence on you as you declare it, such that you'll be strategically positioned to shine forth in godly success and prosperity.  To that effect, Joshua 1:8 reads, "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (NIV) - a distinguishing principle of this Kingdom.

Beloved, Jesus stated an essential exhortation in Luke 12:31-32 (NLT) to "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and He will give you everything you need. So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom." To give you the Kingdom of heaven indicates your highly-regarded value before God, because the Kingdom's profound infinity remains beyond any human description. In a nutshell, nothing can describe the maximal height of glory associated with the Kingdom, and nobody can fathom its infinitude.

Those who have received this Kingdom can manifest the glory of God without any limitations, because the Kingdom of heaven is the supreme indwelling presence and controlling factor in their spiritual life. They are also required to produce its fruits, because the Lord Jesus cautioned by saying: "Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits" (Matthew 21:43 ESV). So be mindful of your spiritual reign on earth, and always put the Kingdom to work - in your life and world.

In God's unifying sense of maximally-allowed time, or when time reaches its full completion, the Lord Jesus Christ will hand over the Kingdom of heaven to God the Father. Therefore, we must not neglect the Kingdom we have received while in this present world. To instantiate this verity, 1st Corinthians 15:24-25 reads, "Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet."

No matter the degree of divine power, authority and dominion we have exerted on earth through the influence of Kingdom of heaven we have received, when Christ appears at His coming, after crushing all His oppositions, He will hand over His kingdom to God the Father. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - Matthew 5:3; Matthew 6:33; Mark 1:15; Matthew 5:20.

Guided Prayer:

Heavenly Father, I worship you today before the dazzling splendour and glorious majesty in which you are enthroned, acknowledging that the Kingdom of heaven is more precious to my soul, and by your grace, I've become exceptionally blessed with regard to possessing the inheritance of the saints in light, in Jesus' Name, Amen.