Musing: Becoming Kingdom Minded

Once again I am feeling stirred and provoked to more fully understand the present day reality that the Kingdom of God already exists. The truth is there is the kingdom (realm) of the world as we see it and then there is the truth/reality that another kingdom (realm) of a spiritual reality is very much in existence.

I believe if we can truly learn to live our every day lives in the Kingdom of God we would see far more manifestations of this Kingdom.

Here is what Jesus said about the this realm of His Kingdom

• John 18:36 (TPT) “Jesus looked at Pilate and said, “The royal power of my kingdom realm doesn’t come from this world.”
• Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world [nor does it have its origin in this world]. 

Jesus tells us that in order to see the reality of this Kingdom a person has to be born again. So it can be seen.

• John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Jesus tells us that we can actually enter this Kingdom now.

• John 3:5 “Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God”

The conclusion is that there is today an actual spiritual Kingdom we can see, enter and live in. The Kingdom of God was, is and is to come. 

The Kingdom was: Notice the words dominion, subdue they infer that they were to govern

• Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over [g]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

In Genesis 3:23-24 God kicks Adam and Eve out of the Kingdom

• 23 “therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”

The Kingdom is: See above John 3

The kingdom is to come: 

• Revelation 21:1-4 “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

More to come but for now let’s consider that we are to live our lives in our Father’s Kingdom and to see it manifesting in our every day lives. From Genesis we were to govern the Kingdom (it was taken from man), Jesus  restores the Kingdom and now we must learn its reality and our power and authority that has been transferred us.

• Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Becoming Kingdom Minded…