The Kingdom of God Has Come Unto You II
How often do we associate the Kingdom of God with our own minds? Our own wills? Our own thoughts? Our own state of being? In the story of the demon possessed man in Matthew 12, who was blind and mute, the Kingdom of God coming to Him released him from the bondages of darkness, being possessed of the demon and being blind and mute. The scriptures declares the man spoke and saw when Jesus healed him. The man came to an entirely different state of being. The Kingdom of God had come unto him, and changed his being!
Matthew 12:22-31 “Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.”
Do we consider that the Kingdom of God is personal to us, as well as corporate? Jesus reigns over His Kingdom! The reality is His Kingdom is not just a piece of real estate in the Middle East, but a people who are gathered unto Him. In Colossians 1:13 the Bible declares that God has translated us from the kingdom of darkness (where the blind and mute man was held), to the Kingdom of God’s dear Son. This is not a futuristic Kingdom, but one in which God’s Life and purposes reign inside of a people. It is a Kingdom where the motivation of the hearts is from God rather than from man. God has dominion in your person.
In the Book of Romans 5:17 the Word declares, “For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!” Hear what is being said! These are Kingdom words. You shall reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. This is a reigning over darkness in His Life, to be experienced in our hearts and minds, and to be manifested through our flesh or earthly bodies.
We have been released like the bound man in Matthew 12, and translated into God’s Kingdom. Now for Christ Jesus to rule within us! No longer darkness, but we have the Light of His Life. Yes, His Life rules in us! That is the Life we reign in, His Life. Glory to God in the Highest!
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