Category: Kingdom Living

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Living in a Kingdom – part 1

Daniel 7:14

14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

It is mid-term election season as I write this post.  People in our country are pre-occupied with exercising their power to elect our nation’s ruling body.  Take away that right and people will protest…no people will riot.  The power to elect our government representatives is paramount to our form of government.

As children of God you become citizens of God’s Kingdom.  God’s kingdom is a absolute monarchy.  As Daniel 7:14 states, in God’s Kingdom His power is sovereign and His rule is everlasting. One of the stumbling blocks for people use to a democratic earthly government is that very fact…as a citizen of God’s kingdom He rules absolutely.  His rules, His way, and it is about Him.  You don’t get a vote and you don’t change how God rules His Kingdom.  Becoming a citizen in God’s Kingdom changes you.

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Living in a Kingdom – Intro

You’ve accepted Jesus Christ as your savior…Hallelujah!!!  You are citizen in the Kingdom of God.  Now what?  What does it mean to live in a Kingdom?  There are plenty of bible studies, articles, and sermons on Kingdom Living.  Really great ones.  With the plethora of resources, teachings, not to mention Jesus’ explicit teachings on His Kingdom why do we Western Christ followers struggle to grasp or fully live out the mantra “Kingdom Living Now”?

In the Western world we understand Democracies. We are baptized in the rights of the individual.  We have the power to vote. If we don’t like how our government is performing we can protest. Demand change. Appeal court rulings…this is what we know.  But, as a Christ follower we are now citizens of a Monarchy not a Democracy.  We are citizens of the Kingdom of God.

God willing, in this series I want to take a stab at revealing the differences in living in a Monarchy versus living in a Democracy.  My intent is to hopefully reveal basic thought patterns and ingrained behaviors that impede our ability take hold of and operate in God’s Kingdom. Peel back our Western blinders to the understanding of what is means to live in a Kingdom.