Monday, September 15, 2014

RECEIVING GOD'S BEST

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

According to the words of Jesus, the most important thing that a believer must pursue and live in, is the Kingdom of God and its righteousness. You may think in your mind and say "well, I thought the most important thing for a believer to seek after is Holiness or power or even love". Well those are great spiritual virtues, but our King and saviour explicitly instructed us to pursue the kingdom. This is no wonder why Jesus spoke more about the Kingdom than any other topic during his earthly ministry, he told more parables about the kingdom during his earthly ministry and preached ONLY the gospel of the kingdom.
Infact, he told us specifically, that his return will not be determined by the events that go on in the world, but by the advancement of the gospel of the Kingdom by the church which is his body.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (Matthew 24)
The kingdom of God is the answer to any and all of the problems of mankind. The loss of God's kingdom on the earth has led us to create all kinds of governments and systems which in turn breeds all manner of dissatisfaction, rebellion, crime and wickedness.

Everything God has to offer mankind is packaged in Christ Jesus in the kingdom. Receiving Christ is receiving God's best. "For God so loved the world..." He didn't give us a religion, He didn't give us money or good health or peace and prosperity, He gave us His SON. This means that Jesus is God's best gift. Everything we can ever desire of God is wrapped up in Christ. If you receive Christ, then you have life, good health, prosperity, success etc.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?  Romans 8:32
Notice that with Jesus, God gives us all things FREELY. Hallelujah! God doesn't want you to pay for anything that you might want to receive from him, He gives it to you FREELY because JESUS has not only paid for it, but HE IS THE PAYMENT FOR IT.

God does not have to see your good deeds or how righteous you are to bless you. His blessing on and to you is completely a gift independent of what you have done right or wrong. His blessing totally depends on what Jesus has done on your behalf.
Your highness, God is not angry with you today! That pain, sorrow, heartbreak, struggle, lack, sickness and unhappiness you are experiencing is NOT from Him. He's not punishing you for you sins, He already punished Jesus on your behalf.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:3-12
Notice how the Word of God says Jesus has borne ALL our grief and sorrow; that the Lord had laid on him the iniquities (sins) of US ALL; how it PLEASED THE LORD to bruise him; how the Lord sees the travail of His soul and his anger against sin is satisfied once and for all; how He was not a sinner, but took all these harsh conditions on himself just to make us right with God. Oh what manner of love is this? God would be unfair to punish Jesus for all my sin and yet turn around to punish me again for the same sin. God is not a wicked and unrighteous God.
Therefore if God could give Jesus to the world, he can give anything good to you. Jesus is God's complete gift to you. If you receive Jesus today, then you have received whatever else you desire for God. God does not demand anything from you, He is rather giving everything TO YOU.
All you need to do is BELIEVE that Jesus did it all for you, and CONFESS him as Lord over your life.

"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)

Satan is the one who afflicts people with suffering and sorrows. His end game is to make you think God is afflicting you because of your sins and therefore, make you comfortable with it and distracted from the real cause which is him. But the bible says:
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11

When we are ignorant of Satan's tactics he takes advantage of us. However, we are to
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)
Now that you know that God is for you and not against you; that He has already given you his best, but there is a wicked deceiver who is called Satan and you have the authority to resist him,  why don't you refuse to experience another second of pain and suffering and just reject all of Satan's lies.
I see you blessed, I see you joyful, I see you full of the blessing of the Lord, abounding in Love and faithfully serving the Lord. Remember YOU are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
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  1. Knowing what Jesus has done makes me just love him and boldly receive whatever he has for me. Hallelujah!

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