God is calling His people out of the church and into the Kingdom; He is calling us to RELOCATE… to leave where we are and to come to where He is. He is calling us to do away with the ideals of atmospheric and cultural influence that have shaped and molded our subconscious, those principals that have formed our mindsets; and to come into His Kingdom... a place where the culture, character and laws are HIS...a place where we think like He thinks and everything we do is of one accord. A place where we do away with personal goals and aspirations and give way to HIS WILL AND HIS PURPOSE…KINGDOM PURPOSE.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt 6:33kjv
We are the sum total of our life’s experiences and our thoughts and actions are governed by the laws of the community in which we reside. We all claim to serve the same God and we read the same bible, supposedly being transformed by the renewing of our minds through the study of the word of God…Still our mindsets differ according to our culture and atmosphere. This is often seen in the way we interpret the word of God and apply it to our lives
Even though we are filled with the word of God, our cultural upbringing seems to have far more effect on our actions than does that of the word we claim to live by.
1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all. Eph 4:1-6NLT
This passage of scripture seems to be the most difficult for believers to adhere to. In fact, the body of Christ is so severely disjointed, having more schisms and disharmony than any other religious body. Why is this so? We have become so divided through the competitiveness of denominational doctrines, philosophies and traditions that we have lost sight of Kingdom completely.
The word of God is the only rule of measure by which we should seek to agree one with another. Denominational doctrines exalted above the word of God have served to dilute the truth of the gospel, enforcing religion that has a form of godliness while denying the power therein. The gospel is not the gospel without the presence of the Spirit of God. The letter kills but the Spirit gives life.
Surely you are wondering what all of this has to do with the call to relocate. The answer is simple… EVERYTHING! When we come into the body of Christ, we come forgiven, but not transformed. We come with our carnal nature and common mindsets. We come not understanding the things of the spirit or how to apply them. We come misaligned and in need of re-alignment to the word, the will and the way of God.
The bible tells us to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, thus implying that all is not perfected at the time of conversion, we have work to do. When we submit to Godly teachers... when we SUBMIT to God’s word and do what we know to do with our limited understanding... when we study to show ourselves approved... when we diligently seek HIM... We shall find Him. When we seek His righteousness... WE SHALL BE FILLED!
This is a process and somewhere along the way in this journey our minds are transformed and our passion for more of Him, all of Him, is developed, nurtured and increased. The more we seek Him, the more we find Him. The more we find Him, the more we love Him. The more we love Him the more we want to please HIM. When He becomes our PASSION, PRIORITY will be established. When Priority is established, POWER is made manifest. Those who are led by the Spirit of God obtain son ship, and sons want what Daddy wants for them and not what they want for themselves. By the time we come to this place in God, it matters not what possessions we have gained or lost, who comes or who leaves, what positions we hold, or who recognizes us. All that matters is purpose.
Now we live to please Him, and in doing so, He takes care of our needs and oddly enough those things we THOUGHT we wanted become pale in the likes of Him. THIS IS AN AWESOME JOURNEY. Once our mind is renewed and the eyes of our understanding opened... once we are enlightened, we come to SOAR LIKE THE EAGLE…FOR KINGDOM PURPOSE.
HE WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. Psalm 91:1Amp
The KINGDOM of God is a dwelling place, a place of abode and not a place of occasional visits. Kingdom is God and God is Kingdom. As we seek to come into oneness with Him, having our mindsets restored to His original way of thinking, relocating is inevitable.
When we come to understand the Kingdom of God as a dwelling place, having only one Sovereign ruler; a place where the culture and character of the abode are governed by the word, the will and the way of God, a place where His subjects have all things in common, having no lack… We can RELOCATE, moving from where we are to where He is... mobilizing and advancing the Kingdom of God, effecting change that will see the power of God made manifest in our everyday living.
Kingdom is a community governed by a constitution. That constitution is the word of God and serves to establish a culture that is directly adverse to our cultural upbringing. Though we are in the world we are not of the world. We did not originate here. We are a peculiar people.
But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1Peter 2:9NAS
People of God the time to move is now. Leave where you are and come to where He is… not for a visit… but to abide. He is Sovereign.
