A
reminder for today
This
strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam
son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the
footsteps of David and Solomon. (2 Chronicles 11:17)
How are you my dear friend? We kick of this new month of
October with our focus on living in the kingdom of God. Remember yesterday I
told you that you have been moved from the kingdom of darkness to the reign and
rule of the new kingdom of light when you accepted Jesus as your saviour.
Today I would like to start with the understanding of what
a kingdom is. Rehoboam became king
after Solomon and ruled over the kingdom of Judah for a number of years. Although
he made terrible mistakes he followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon. Now
firstly we need to understand what a kingdom is.
A kingdom is a territory ruled by a king
and influenced by him. It is not ruled by a Prime Minister or a President. The
king influences the territory by his action, character and lifestyle. In the
kingdom, everything is owned by the king: the properties, buildings, cars,
wealth, the land, everything! He even owns the people or his citizens.
Therefore, since the king owns his citizens, he is responsible for their
welfare. On the contrary, in the democratic form of government, the President
does not provide for the welfare of his people. In fact, it is even the people
that provide for the President through paying taxes.
The kingdom system is totally opposite of the
democratic form of government. In the democratic form, the people vote in the
President or the Prime Minister, therefore, the people own their leader.
Whereas in the kingdom system, you cannot vote in the king because it is the
king who chooses his people. In the kingdom, you cannot vote out the king
unlike in the democratic system wherein when people are dissatisfied with
the performance of the President or the Prime Minister, they can easily put him
out of the position through impeachment.
My dear friend, you live under the rule of a king and we
must understand this in order to function correctly in the kingdom of God, for
we are His subjects chosen by Him - You
didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit,
so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. (John
15:16)
Come with me as we walk in the kingdom of God living a
live that satisfies our King Jesus.
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
