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Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Sunday Service: 2/9/12: Topic of sermon: Seek first the Kingdom of God


Mathew 6:31-34: “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.  But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

All the parables of Jesus are about the kingdom of God. This is because his mission was to preach the kingdom of God. Seeking God’s kingdom implies that we seek the reign of God on the earth. Every soul created by God has been called to seek the kingdom of God. The reign of God on earth brings salvation, healings, deliverance, miracles, and relationship with God, and submission to the will of God.

Once we have been delivered from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of God it is very important that we continue to seek God’s kingdom for more revelation and insight into the heart of God. This is what God has called us to do if not it will be difficult for us to be his ambassadors and representatives on earth. Jesus Christ knew what was going on in the kingdom of God and did exactly what he saw God the Father do.  Jesus never prayed for anyone to receive miracles but rather he performed miracles; doing exactly what was revealed to him by God the Father.   

John 5:19: “Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”

Seeking the kingdom of God is seeking the heart of God. David was described as a man after the heart of God. David was seeking the kingdom of God without being aware of it and he eventually became the King of Israel.

As heavenly citizens we must understand the language, the culture and how to make heaven manifest on earth. This is to our advantage if we must access and enjoy the blessings the Lord has freely given to us. When we begin to seek the kingdom of God, our perspectives will change and we begin to have the mind of Christ.

When we seek the kingdom of God we are submitting to God’s authority. The kingdom of God must be established in our lives so that we can be in authority over every works of darkness. If we do not submit to God then we cannot expect the devil to submit to us.

James 4:7: “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

When we begin to seek the kingdom of God we soon discover that we have no worries. Our circumstances begin to submit to the reign of God because the kingdom of heaven is our focus. In the kingdom of God there is no stress, no depression, no worries, no sickness, and no sorrow. In the kingdom of God there are no impossibilities.

Seeking the kingdom of God is usually accomplished daily through prayers. As you do this the Lord begins to reveal secrets of the kingdom to you. There are many things that are going on the God’s kingdom that we might not have access to until we ask.

Mathew 7:7:  “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Mathew 13:11: He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.”

The kingdom of God is from one real of glory to another.  The kingdom of God is not stagnant. That is why the angels in heaven cannot stop worshipping God because God is always revealing a new realm of His Glory. Any Christian who is not continuously seeking the kingdom of God will soon find out that he is being left behind because revelation of the kingdom is progressive.

The book of Ecclesiastes 3:11 say God has set eternity in the hearts of man. Eternity or eternal life is defined in the book of John 17:3 as knowing God. There is no satisfaction or fulfilment outside the knowledge of God.

Benefits of seeking God’s kingdom
  • Ability to receive revelation of the things of God.
  • Ability to move like God.
  • Ability to operate in faith. Revelation strengthens our faith because we are not ignorant of God’s agenda. The bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge.
  • Ability to exercise authority over the enemy.

 Enjoy the blessings of God


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