Entering the Kingdom

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”  Matthew 6:10(KJV) In this month's devotional, we have seen that in the world today, there is a clash of kingdoms. There is a kingdom of darkness where satan rules and reigns, and there is also a kingdom of light, which is also called the kingdom of His dear Son, or the kingdom of God. We also learnt that every kingdom takes on the character of her king. So, since our main focus is the kingdom of God, it is important we know how to enter into the kingdom of God. This is because...

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You and your thought

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: …”  Isaiah 55:7(KJV) Your life right now is a reflection of your current way of thinking. This is because the way you think is what determines the way you live. Your way of living is an expression of your way of thinking. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:7, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: …” This means that until you change your thinking, you cannot change your living. Your character is the sum total of your personality, and your personality is a reflection of...

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Kingdom enforcers

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,”  Matthew 28:19(KJV) The Church has been given the responsibility to enforce the kingdom of God in the earth. What does it mean to enforce? To enforce means to make a law or rule active or effective.  Secondly, to enforce is to make sure people do what is required by the law. Also to enforce is to make something happen. From the above, it means that the Church ought to take the elements and principles of the kingdom of God and get them into the affairs of men. We have a responsibility to see...

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Love is your nature

“… the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”                Romans 5:5(KJV)  Our opening scripture shows us that everyone who has received the Holy Spirit has the capacity to love. So you cannot be a Christian and not have love because love has already been shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit that is in you. Also the Bible says in 1 John 4:8 that “… God is love.” So if God is love and we are born of God it therefore means that we are born of love....

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You owe love

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” John 15:12-14(KJV) From our opening scripture, Jesus is saying to us that your love walk is a proof of your intimacy with Him. So if you want to know someone that is intimate with Christ, use their love walk. This means that if you want to know someone that really loves Jesus, look at the way he loves other Christians. The question I will...

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Impacting the Culture

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, …” Matthew 28:19(KJV) Today I want you to understand that we are called both as a church and as individuals to perpetuate kingdom culture. Jesus says to us in our opening scripture to go and teach all nations. The word nations means people groups, in other words He is referring to people of the same race, tribe, or habits. You will notice if you observe people that are from the same culture that they always have similar habits. For instance you may observe that certain cultures are very respectful and certain...

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Be consecrated to God

“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”  John 7:17(KJV)  Our opening scripture today lets us know that your consecration to the will of God will enhance your discernment. If you are a man or woman consecrated to God, you will always find it easy to hear from God because of your willingness to do His will. Your consecration would enhance your ability to receive revelation from God's Word. Come to that place in your life where it is only God and doing His will that...

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Kingdom conduct 2

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”    Ephesians 5:8(KJV)       The Bible tells us in our opening scripture today to walk as children of light. Live your life conscious of this truth and let it guide you in the way you live your life and in the decisions you make. Ephesians 5:9-11 tells us more, “(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works...

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Kingdom conduct 1

“For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.”  Ephesians 5:5(ASV) Our opening scripture lets us know that you cannot live like the world and expect to be a partaker of the inheritance in the kingdom of God. This is why it is important for you to know how to conduct yourself as a child of the kingdom, so that you will not be deceived by any wrong teaching or that which the Bible calls the doctrine of Balaam, of which the Lord...

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Prioritize the Kingdom

“And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.”  Mark10:29-30(KJV) Our opening scripture are the words of Jesus to us stressing the importance of prioritizing the gospel of the kingdom. The Lord Jesus who...

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Preach the gospel

“But there was a certain man, called Simon, which before time in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:”  Acts 8:9(KJV) Our opening scripture tells us about a man named Simon who brought the entire Samaria under his control through sorcery; in other words through witchcraft. So if we are going to change the culture of the time, then we must realize that most of the practices of our day are from another kingdom. When the whole of Samaria was bewitched by Simon they did...

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You are Light

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”  1 John 1:5(KJV) In studying about kingdoms, you will discover that every kingdom takes on the character of her king, so when you look at the kingdom of God, our opening scripture reveals to us that God is light. If God is light it means that we ought not to walk in darkness as sons and daughters of the kingdom. The Bible says in 1 John 1:6-7, “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness,...

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The identity of Jesus

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”  Isaiah 9:6(KJV) Our opening scripture is a prophecy given by Isaiah the Prophet concerning Jesus. The Bible here reveals to us the true identity of Jesus by letting us know that; “…the government shall be upon his shoulder …” in other words, He will be responsible for governance. This means that Jesus is the Governor of the whole...

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Jesus is Lord

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”  Romans 10:9(NIV)  The word ‘Lord’ in our opening scripture is from the Greek word 'kurios' referring to 'a sovereign,' 'supreme in authority,' 'the owner,' 'the master,' 'the Lord of the estate.' So if you confess that Jesus is Lord, you are declaring that He is sovereign, supreme in authority, the owner, the master and Lord of the whole world, then you shall be saved, and to be saved is to be born again. The...

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You must be born again

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”  John 3:7(KJV)   I remember a time I was counseling a couple for marriage and the Spirit of God told me that the man was not born again. So I asked him, “are you born again sir?” and he answered saying, “yes Pastor I am born again.” So I continued the counseling and the Spirit of God again said to me that the man was not born again. So I asked him again if he was born again, and he answered on the affirmative. Then I went on to ask him, “how are you sure you are born again?”...

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Know your value

“Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”  Matthew 10:31(KJV) One soul has more value than all the wealth of this world. This means you are of more value than anything in this world. Therefore you ought not to worry about material things. In Matthew 6:25-26 Jesus said, “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,...

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You have all things

“Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;”  1 Corinthians 3:21-22(KJV) Adolf Hitler sold his soul to satan and told satan to give him power on earth telling satan what he will do if he got that power. Suddenly, he rose to influence in Germany, afterwards, he got satan's seat from Pergamos (See Revelation 2:12-13) and from there he proclaimed his one thousand years rule but he died eventually. I told...

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How to enforce God's power

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”    Matthew 6:9(KJV) Our opening scripture shows us the manner in which Jesus wants us to pray. Jesus teaches us to pray saying;  “… Our Father which art in heaven, …” Heaven is the headquarters of the kingdom of God. Then Jesus continues teaching us to pray saying in Matthew 6:10, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” This means that Jesus is showing us that through prayer, we can enforce the power and authority...

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Don't be passive

“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”  Matthew 11:12(KJV) It has been said that for evil to prevail, all it takes is for good men to do nothing. That was what led to the decline of Christianity in America. The Christians kept quiet when the Bible was been criticized by people; saying that the Bible was not inspired by God, before long they removed the Bible and prayers from schools in America. We don't have to wait for things to get to that extreme  before...

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Signs of the last days

“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”  Revelation 13:17(KJV) It is important you understand that most of the events unfolding in the world today, as well as some of these global policies are all signs of the last days. For instance, the world is beginning to move towards a cashless society. To the unlearned, it may not mean much, but when you have an understanding of the devices and strategy of the Babylonian system, you will know that it is actually one of the...

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The urgent need for prayer 2

“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” Acts 19:20(KJV) In line with our opening scripture today, if we are going to take new territories for the kingdom of God, we must pray that the Word of God will grow and prevail in our world. If you do a study of kingdoms, you will discover that the more territories they conquer, the greater the king and his kingdom. This is because kingdom is a territorial word. Therefore the more territory or...

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The Urgent need for prayer 1

“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”  2 Corinthians 4:3-4(KJV) Today our opening scripture lets us know that there is a demon influence in this world seeking to blind the minds of the people against the light of the glorious gospel of Christ....

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Taking territories

“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”  Colossians 1:13(KJV) There are two kingdoms  fighting for supremacy over the seven spheres of influence in our world today. We have the Babylonian kingdom headed by satan, and the kingdom of God headed by Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us in our opening scripture that we have been delivered from the power of darkness, in other words, we have been delivered from the authority and jurisdiction of darkness, and have been translated...

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Extending God's Kingdom

“And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”  Genesis 10:10(KJV) Our opening scripture today reveals the first time the word kingdom was used in the Bible. The word ‘kingdom’ is from the Hebrew word, 'mamlakah.' Mamlakah means dominion, estate, rule, country, realm, sovereignty, etc. Now from these words listed we are able to deduce that the word kingdom is a territorial word. For instance an estate or a territory has definite borders, therefore we can deduce from this that the word...

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Power of Words

“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”  Matthew 12:34(KJV) If you want your mouth to be filled with the Word of God, you must first of all fill your heart with the Word of God. Don't try to change the words of your mouth without first filling your heart with what you want to come out of your mouth. This is because there are many people who want to be positive but they have not filled their hearts yet with positive things. Matthew 12:35 says, “A good man...

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Knowing the How of Life

“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”  Ecclesiastes 10:15(KJV) Our opening scripture shows us the dilemma of the foolish; they know where they want to go, but they don't know how to get there. That 'how to' is gotten by understanding. For instance, there are those who have been born again and have come into the kingdom of God, but don't yet understand what they have as Christians....

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You can understand

 “And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”  Matthew 13:10-11(KJV) Jesus said in our opening scripture to his disciples, “…it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,” This means that if you are a child of God, according to the words...

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The Importance of understanding 2

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”  Proverbs 4:7(KJV) The knowledge you possess is useless without understanding. What is understanding? Understanding is the ability to interpret facts. Understanding is meaningful intelligence. This means coming to a point where what you are hearing makes meaning to you. Child of God, God will only bless you concerning anything you know, to...

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The Importance of Understanding 1

“Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.”  Psalm 119:27(KJV) Today our opening scripture shows us that we can only communicate effectively what we understand. This is because if you don't understand something you would not be able to explain it. That is one of the reasons people fail exams; it is not because they did not read, its because they didn't understand what they read, because you will...

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Understanding the Kingdom

“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.”  Matthew 13:19(KJV) Our opening scripture shows us the importance of understanding the Word of the kingdom. This is because if you do not understand the Word of the kingdom when you hear it, you will lose it because satan will steal it from your heart. In emphasizing the importance of understanding which we are going to look at for the next...

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Kingdom Invasion

“…I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”  Matthew 16:18(KJV) What is a kingdom? The dictionary defines kingdom as 'the eternal kingship of God.' It also defines kingdom as 'the realm in which God's will is fulfilled.' Other dictionary definitions are; 'A realm or region in which something is dominant.' 'A politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen.’ In this month we will be focusing on kingdom invasion. Therefore, it is...

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