​Ambassador Paul wrote these words while in prison, to ambassador Timothy:  Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  2 Timothy 2:15

Remember these words when responding to the devil’s invitation to sin. The Son of the Lord God always responded with His Father’s Constitution. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.  Now when the tempter (devil) came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
 
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
 
Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:  ‘He shall give His angels charge over you and, In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
 
Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
 
Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
 
Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
 
Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matthew 4:1-11
 
At no time did He ever give His opinion, thoughts or feelings. He is the Lord God’s Son, but He only spoke the words of His Father in response. He shows us how we are to respond to every temptation and challenge…with God’s Word from His Constitution! It is our responsibility to know the Lord God’s Constitution for ourselves, not just listen to religious leaders for an hour a week.
 
Keep in mind, the Son humbled Himself and obeyed His Father’s Will.  Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:5-8 He fulfilled His Father’s purpose and assignment for Him. This is why the Lord Jesus is the key to getting to His Father. King Jesus is the doorway, that leads to the Father God. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 Remember, God isn’t his “name”, it is who He is!
 
It was through Abraham’s faith in the Lord God’s promise that we, being the Gentiles, were able to be a part of God’s Kingdom.  We weren’t added because of the righteousness of the law, but the righteousness of faith. For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect. Romans 4:13-14
 
Knowing your Kingdom Constitution is absolutely necessary.  We should be learning His Word daily so we can then teach others. Fathers should be teaching their family His Word, not leaving it to church leaders. How can a young person stay pure? By obeying Your Word. I have tried hard to find You—don’t let me wander from Your commands. I have hidden Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:9-11 NLT
 
One writer wrote these words in God’s Constitution:  You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your Words. Psalm 119:57 King David wrote these words:  For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth. Psalm 33:4
 
The reason there isn’t unity among Believers is that they don’t know who they are. They call themselves Christian, which is a religious group. This is why we should embrace His Word. To know who we are, we must first know whose we are (who we belong to).
 
King Jesus made this statement:  But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 We are citizens of a government—the government of Heaven—His Kingdom government; not a religious organization. Those who truly study His Constitution from a Kingdom understanding know this.
 
If you walk by the Spirit, that means you are walking and living by the King’s Words. King Jesus made it very clear. It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63 This is why I constantly repeat in all of my articles to “read and study His Constitution” because it is your life! It is your key to God’s Kingdom. If you moved to a different country, how well would you do if you knew none of their laws and benefits? How long before you broke a law you knew nothing about? You could end up in a prison, wishing you had studied up on that country's constitution.
 
Lastly, we must know God’s Word and have it down in our spirit because it is through those Words that the Holy Spirit—our Governor—speaks and leads us. My wife and I are so thankful that whenever we need an answer or a word, the Holy Spirit starts bringing the Word of God’s Constitution to our remembrance. His Word is always the answer to every question, every situation! But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26
 
Keep in mind that your greatest asset in the Kingdom of God is your faith in His Word.  Without it we are rudderless and powerless!

All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
​
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

​The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.  And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NLT ​That command from the Lord God holds true to this very day, nothing has changed concerning what He requires. God is eternal and unchanging. So is His Word!
 
As children of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, loving the Lord God is our first priority. Along with that is seeking His Kingdom. There should be nothing or no one we prioritize before our King and Lord; not even our children, wife, family or any religious person. For example, I have seen in recent times, mothers and fathers praising their children for their accomplishments more than they praise the Father for all He has done. Keep in mind that the Lord God is a jealous God. We see our children as a blessing from the Lord God, but they are actually our assignment—possibly our greatest assignment—from Him. But that assignment must never take precedence over the One who gave it. Do you recall what the Lord God stated in Exodus to His people, Israel? You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Exodus 20:5-6 Also, keep this Word in your thoughts:  For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24 For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God Exodus 34:14  I am speaking on this because we have become too comfortable with our image of the Lord God and forget the Father proclaimed in His Word several times that He will not tolerate anything to be worshipped before Him. Remember that in a kingdom nothing has priority over the king. Also remember that all of His Words are still true today, as the Old Testament gives us a clear image of the character of the Lord God.
 
Once you begin to see this, you will see more clearly what you, and others, worship above the Lord God. For example, most secular songs seem to be focused on women. This can be a form of worship. Is sex placed above the Lord God? Something to think about! His laws and principles are still the same. Remember what He told Joshua to tell His people:  Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for He is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins;  If you abandon the Lord and serve other gods, He will turn against you and destroy you, even though He has been so good to you.” Joshua 24:19-20 NLT
 
We cannot put the Lord God “up on a shelf” and bring Him out at our convenience, when we have a need. Recently, I heard it described as people who look at Him as their “genie in the lamp”. Good description! Rub the lamp and make a wish. No! He must be first if you want the greatest results of your faith in Him. Daily I am learning to put the Lord God first in my life. I love my wife, my children and my loved ones but King Jesus and His Father are first in my life. When something troubles me, the first one I contact is the Lord God, in Jesus name. He is my Creator and knows all about me, even more than I know myself.  The Lord is my light and my salvation;  Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? . . . One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek:  That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. . . . When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me. Teach me Your way, O Lord, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Psalm 27:1, 4, 10-11
 
King Jesus made this statement:  “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].” Matthew 6:24 AMP
 
He created you and blessed you with all that you have, whether great or small. And He gave you an assignment, a purpose, for living! If you put Him first in your daily life, He will make you a priority, as King Jesus stated:  But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34
 
What have you allowed to take precedence in you life? The Lord God doesn’t say that we can’t have things or love people, but only to put Him and His Kingdom first above all.

But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
 
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in His Word.

All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
​
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

​Two things must happen to know the mind of the Lord God:  You must study the Word of the living God and you must be filled with the Holy Spirit, our Governor in the Kingdom. That is what is meant by being born again. King Jesus made this statement while speaking to Nicodemus. Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
 
“What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
 
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.” John 3:3-8 NLT
 
King David hungered to know the ways of the Lord God:  Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:4-5  King David also tells us that it is the humble who learns from Him:  Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way. The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Psalm 25:8-10
 
Understanding the mind of the Lord God takes patience, time, focus and total obedience to His commands. We as Kingdom citizens should always be mindful of who we are because of King Jesus. Regardless of where we may go in this present world or who is in our presence, we should always embrace His principles. Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore. For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. (death) Psalm 86:11-13 Personally, I can relate to those very words. Learning the mind of the Lord God will give you a different way of thinking and create in you an entirely different lifestyle. It will also change the way you look at people when you begin to see them as the Lord God sees them!
 
Learning the mind of the Lord God is a process of transformation in one’s mindset. Ambassador Paul spoke of this to those citizens of the Kingdom in Rome:  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.  Romans 12:1-2
 
Having a Godly mindset causes a Kingdom citizen to always look for guidance of the Holy Spirit—our Governor. When you are guided by the Governor, you are being guided by the mind of the living God. You may ask how is it so? The Father, Son and the Governor (Holy Spirit) are One. Read what the Lord Jesus said as He prayed to the Father:  Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. . . I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one. John 17:11, 20-22
 
When you have our Governor—the Holy Spirit—residing in your mortal body, you will be taught and led by Him. Ambassador Paul spoke of this to the Kingdom citizens of Corinth. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:10-12 We are also taught by the Governor to love one another. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another. 1 Thessalonians 4:8-9
 
I am sure you recognize that the Holy Spirit—our Governor—and the Word of God are the keys to learning the mind of the living God. He has placed within us the desire to know Him and He has given us all that we need to fulfill that desire.  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8

Remember, your faith in the Lord Jesus is your greatest asset in His Kingdom.

All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
​
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

​Victorious:  having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant; overcoming
 
The key to living a victorious Kingdom life is based upon the strength of your faith in Jesus the Christ and His Father God. The Lord Jesus is King of all kings and Lord of all lords.  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Matthew 28:18 Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because He is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. Revelation 17:14a NLT 
 
Keep this in mind; your total faith in the King is the key to your healing. There was a case when the King was approached by a man concerning his son. The man had asked the King’s disciples to heal him, but they couldn’t. This is what King Jesus told His disciples:   And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.  So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
 
Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” Matthew 17:14-17 King Jesus rebuked them for their lack of faith. When the question was asked by them, this was King Jesus’ reply:  And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
 
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:18-20 Also note that the Lord Jesus referred to the son’s condition as a demon. Jesus saw it and called it for what it was.
 
King Jesus made it very plain, “Seek FIRST His Kingdom”.  But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33
 
The problem that we have is that we seek first man’s solution, rather than believing the Lord God’s Word.
 
Are you aware that one of the Lord Jesus’ disciples was a physician? His name was Luke. Yet we never read where they took any of the sick, blind or lame first to him. In fact those who were delivered by our Lord and King were said to “have the Kingdom of the Lord God come upon them”.
 
When speaking of demons, Jesus said, But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.  If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” Matthew 12:25-28 Healing is an attribute of the Kingdom of God. But when faith isn’t strong, the first thought in times of sickness, pain or injury is doctors and medicine. King Jesus is our last resort, not our first.
 
 “Seek FIRST. . . “
 
If you want to evaluate the strength of your faith in the Lord God’s Word, see how you respond to trouble, crisis, sickness or loss. Personally, in those times I strengthen my faith with His Word in His Constitution. His Word strengthens my faith every time because I believe what He says. I know that the Lord God’s Constitution is Holy Spirit inspired and led. I know it is the Word of God and the answer to all my problems. I don’t know everything or have all the answers, but my Lord God, the Father, does! This is why I have submitted my life to consistently reading and studying it. I have submitted my life to my King and His Governor--the Holy Spirit.
 
I recall what the ambassador Paul stated to the citizens of the Kingdom in Rome:  And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 NLT
 
When you submit your will (mind and emotions) to the Governor—His Holy Spirit—you can never be misled. For those who live by faith as a lifestyle, healing is a normal part of life in a Kingdom citizen’s life.
 
Our faith leads us to a victorious life, not because of what we do or who we are, but because of WHOSE we are and knowing all things are possible because of our Lord and King.  Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”
 
“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible. Matthew 17:19-20 NLT
 
But, if you fail to trust the King, you cannot please Him. But without faith it is impossible to please Him,  for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
 
For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].

Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world? It is the one who believes and recognizes the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:4-5 AMP

Your faith in the King is your greatest assert in His Kingdom.

All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
​
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

To become a citizen of God's Kingdom, you must have faith in His Son. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
 
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18
 
And, without faith in the King, there is no way possible to please the King.  But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
 
To say you love King Jesus is to love the Word. You cannot love one and not the other. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” John 1:1-3,14-15
 
Do you recall the woman with a flow of blood and how she pressed her way through the crowd just to touch the King? It was through her faith in Him that she was ever delivered from her condition. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,  came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
 
And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”
 
When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”
 
But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” 
 
Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
 
And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48 By the way, I can personally relate to that woman. Everyone that was delivered or healed had faith in the King’s promises. He will always see you through. I can say that I am a living example of that statement. King David’s statement in God’s constitution confirms it. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. Psalm 18:30
 
To build and strengthen your faith in the King, stay in His Word. His Word will see you through every situation. Stop trying to figure things out and simply trust Him, His Way and His Word. Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
 
Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Psalm 37:1-6
 
Your faith and trust in Him is your key to all your victories and blessings as a citizen of the Kingdom. It is imperative that we as Kingdom citizens keep reading and studying His constitution for it is the life strength of our faith in Him. The more you read, the stronger your desire for God's Word will become.
 
Before the Lord Jesus was sent to this earth His Father gave His ambassador Hosea this message to deliver to Israel, His people. Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:
 
“There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land. By swearing and lying, killing and stealing and committing adultery, they break all restraint, with bloodshed upon bloodshed.

Therefore the land will mourn; and everyone who dwells there will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea will be taken away. . .
 
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, also will forget your children. Hosea 4:1-3, 6.
 
Keep in mind that the Word of the Lord God is the foundation of every person’s faith in the King. It is His Word that causes your faith in Him to grow. If you study His constitution and live by it, you are the one who pleases the King. King Jesus made this statement concerning those who love Him and His Father.  He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21
 
Learning the Word is vital. Read what the Lord Jesus told Martha when she was concerned her sister, Mary wasn’t helping her. Now while they were on their way, Jesus entered a village [called Bethany], and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was continually listening to His teaching. But Martha was very busy and distracted with all of her serving responsibilities; and she approached Him and said, “Lord, is it of no concern to You that my sister has left me to do the serving alone? Tell her to help me and do her part.” 
 
But the Lord replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part [that which is to her advantage], which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10: 38-42 AMP Mary was listening and learning while sitting at His feet. Many religious leaders have said that she was worshipping at His feet. But the Lord God’s constitution states that “Mary sat at Jesus feet and heard His Word”. (NKJV) Mary was listening and learning from the King. She was loving the Word.
 
Psalm 119 is a tribute to God’s Word! Clearly, David loved God’s Word. Here is a passage: 

Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
 
You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Your precepts.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your Word. I have not departed from Your judgments, for You Yourself have taught me.

How sweet are Your Words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
 
Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
 
Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments. Psalm 119:97-106
 
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in His Word.

​All NKJV, except where noted.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

Have you ever felt ashamed or embarrassed to go to our Lord and King? There were times in my life that I felt that way. What would cause a citizen of the Kingdom to feel ashamed and embarrassed? We might first think of sin, but it is actually a lack of total faith in our King and an understanding of who He is! In my daily life, I strive for total faith in my Lord and King. My request to the King is to help my unbelief! This is also what the father of the demon possessed boy said to the Lord Jesus.
 
When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet Him.
 
“What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked.
 
One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”
 
Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
 
So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth.
 
“How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father.
 
He replied, “Since he was a little boy. The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”
 
“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
 
The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
 
When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, He rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” He said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!”
 
Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
 
Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with His disciples, they asked Him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”
 
Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.” Mark 9:14-29 NLT
 
Note that the father of the child had enough faith to come to the King. The father realized that his faith in the King was lacking. Many believers have the same problem. They have enough faith to believe in Jesus and attend church but not enough faith to be healed from their diseases or troubles. They turn to doctors or pills before they turn to our Lord and King. My goal is to totally trust and believe the Lord God for all of my needs and anxieties. Every day I am improving in my goal.
 
The father of the demon possessed son realized what he was lacking and cried out, “Lord, help my unbelief”. Then and only then did the King rebuke and cast out the unclean spirit. “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
 
The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
 
When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, He rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” He said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!” Mark 9:23-25 NLT
 
There is a contrary spirit that wants to keep citizens of the Kingdom from totally trusting and having faith in the King. It wants you to doubt. I face this every day, but I remind myself of what the Lord God’s Constitution says: You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord is everlasting strength. Isaiah 26:3-4
 
There are believers who have been saved for many years but haven’t grown any further in their faith in Him than the first day that they accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. They have more faith in the created than the Creator! That is a shame and an embarrassment before the King, Every day we are to strive to be more like Him. All of the healings and deliverances in God’s Constitution that the Lord Jesus performed are meant to strengthen our faith in our King.
 
If you want to know what pleases the King, it is your faith in Him. Do you recall the men who let down the crippled man through the roof? Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.  And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
 
When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” Luke 5:17-20
 
Remember, it was the faith of the men who lowered the cripple down through the roof that the Lord God recognized, not the cripple. They believed that King Jesus could deliver the healing that the crippled man needed. Again it was their faith that the King recognized and nothing else. Now, do you recall the woman with the flow of blood who came for her healing? Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
 
And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”
 
When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”
 
But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
 
And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:43-48 Everyone was touching Him, but it was the woman who put all of her faith in Him, that was delivered and immediately healed of her affliction. King Jesus felt her faith and power going out of His body! She acted upon her faith. It is not enough to say you believe in the Lord God. We must put action with our faith. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:19-20 
 
Remember, act on what you believe; and grow and mature in your faith in the King.  Have total, unshakable faith in your Lord and King and put action to your faith. Come to Him first, not last after you’ve tried everything man has to offer. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
 
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7-11
 
Have faith in God! So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:22-24
 
Remember, your faith in the Lord Jesus is your greatest asset in the Kingdom.

All NKJV, except where noted.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

This is the promise King Jesus made to those who endure until His return:  To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Revelation 3:21
 
We have everything we need to overcome the powers of this world. Remember what John stated in God’s Constitution:  But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. 1 John 4:4 NLT We have the power within us when we have the Holy Spirit residing in us.
 
His last item in the Kingdom was that we should be perfect in His love, as the Father is perfect in love. We can only accomplish this through our Governor—the Holy Spirit. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 1 John 4:12-13
 
The question arises then, how do you know that you are on the right track to the Kingdom? Our answer comes from His Word:  Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:3-6
 
This is why I will always encourage you to read and study the Lord God’s Constitution. It is your very life. When you don’t know His Word, you will be deceived by false teachers and the world. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them. But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception. 1 John 4:5-6 NLT  Remember again that King Jesus has promised us eternal life as well as sharing His throne.
 
Keep in mind that when ambassador John makes the statement “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” he is speaking of our Governor—the Holy Spirit. The King gave us His promise of the Holy Spirit.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.  John 14:16-17 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:25-26
 
Yes, it is imperative that we read, study and obey His Word, for His Word is our life. It is nourishment, it is life-giving! It is strength to overcome this world’s system, control and all of its pleasure. This world thrives on its pleasures and entertainment. None of it is glorifying to the King of Heaven and earth. It seeks to thwart your purpose and ability to be an overcomer.  It is King Jesus’ obedience to His Father God that caused Him to receive His throne.  Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
 
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11
 
The Lord God always requires obedience from His citizens and children. Even the Lord God’s Son had to learn obedience through suffering.  Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Hebrews 5:8-9
 
“If you love Me, keep My commandments. John 14:15
 
As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. John 15:9-10
 
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5:17-19
 
We can see that the King of Heaven and earth won’t tolerate any citizen of His Kingdom to operate in a lackadaisical, or careless and lazy, lifestyle. When speaking to John in the Constitution, He made this statement to those who are lukewarm: These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:  “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Revelation 3:14-16
 
 Therefore, as through one man’s(Adam) offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. Romans 5:18-19
 
Those who are overcomers by their obedience to the King’s Word will share His throne.
 
“Now salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:10-11
 
Remember what I always say, your faith in the Lord God’s Word is your greatest asset in the Kingdom!

All NKJV, except where noted.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

As a Kingdom citizen, following the lead of the Governor is the safest thing you could ever do. When you follow the lead of the Governor—the Holy Spirit—you can never be misled or misguided.

By the way, He is the most important person on this earth.

It was so important for His followers to wait that King Jesus commanded them to wait at Jerusalem until the governor came and baptized them with power. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;  for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:4-5
 
When a person is following the leading of the Holy Spirit—our Governor—they will never make a mistake or error. Our mistakes only come when we make decisions in our flesh. When you love the King’s Word, you will keep His commands and He will guide you to all truth. By the way, the Governor dwells in your mortal body and will be with you forever. Read what King Jesus stated to His disciples:  “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”  John 14:15-17   Keep in mind that He is known by several descriptions, such as Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Counselor, depending on the version you are reading. But they are all referring to the Holy Spirit--our Governor in the Kingdom.
 
If you submit to the King’s commands, the Governor will definitely lead you in the right direction. Following the Governor’s lead will always lead you to victory and God’s will for your life, whatever the situation. He is essential to living a victorious life in the Lord God’s Kingdom. The Governor will warn you and lead you away from sin. When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own but will tell you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring Me glory by telling you whatever He receives from Me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever He receives from Me.’” John 16:13-15 NLT
 
Remember that those who are led by the Spirit are known to the King as His children. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:13-14

Those of us who have the Holy Spirit residing in our body trust in the Lord God and have no fear of what the world’s system can do to us. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”  The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
 
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Romans 8:15-21
 
Being led by the Spirit is a very comforting feeling to have; knowing that you are in the King’s perfect will and being guided by the Governor. I must say, following the leading of the Holy Spirit gives a calm assurance.  “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:25-27  

How can we know when someone is being guided by the Governor? This is what being led by the Spirit looks like: 

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. Galatians 5:22-26 NLT

Once again, remember your greatest asset is your faith in His Word.

All NKJV, except where noted.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

The Lord God created and prepared mankind’s environment long before He created mankind. He created an environment in which they would thrive. It was mankind’s perfect environment, containing all that they would need to fulfill the Lord God’s plan for their lives. Can you picture this? Eden was one place where the Lord God dwelled on earth. It was the garden of His presence, the place of His pleasantness. That was precisely where the Lord God placed Adam. It was a place of unbroken fellowship between the Lord God and mankind. He saw that all was good. Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31
 
What does all this mean? You don’t need church services, choirs, and meetings to succeed in this life. There were none of these things in the Garden of Eden and yet His presence was there. Neither were there prophets, teachers, preachers or apostles. Keep this in mind; the ideal environment is nothing more or less than the presence of the Lord God Himself. That was the Lord God’s first gift to Adam.  The Lord God’s presence was here first. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2
 
I am not discounting all the other things I have mentioned, but without His presence, we have nothing! The Lord God’s presence in our physical body is the most beautiful and powerful presence in the world. Of course, I speak of the Holy Spirit. You don’t need a husband or wife to succeed in this life. You need the Holy Spirit—our Governor. That is why the Lord Jesus had His Father send Him to us. If you love Me, obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it isn’t looking for Him and doesn’t recognize Him. But you know Him, because He lives with you now and later will be in you. John 14:15-17 NLT 
 
Your closest friend and confidant should also be filled with the Holy Spirit because everything that is not in its ideal environment will malfunction. The people you spend your time with will affect your environment. An orange tree planted in Alaska will not grow and thrive. A fish will die outside of water. An eagle will starve to death if it cannot fly and the soul of man without the Holy Spirit—our Governor—will be eternally separated from His presence. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Romans 8:9-10  
 
Just as the fish and plants must stay in the environment the Lord God created for them to flourish; so mankind must stay in His presence to thrive. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:22-25 NLT
 
Keep this in mind; roses start to die the minute they are cut from the plant. Death is certain unless it is rejoined to its source and its ideal environment. It is the same for mankind. Life and fulfillment of our destiny are possible only to the extent that we walk and talk with the Lord God, staying in constant communication with the King.
 
But you have received the Holy Spirit, and He lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what He teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as He has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ. 1 John 2:27 NLT
 
Remember, your most valuable asset is your faith in King Jesus.

​All NKJV, except where noted.

​~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

​Many who have read my articles concerning the Governor may wonder what is the purpose of the Governor in your life. The primary responsibility of the Governor—the Holy Spirit—is over His assigned territory. If He lives in your mortal body, you are His territory. He is to train us how to live in this present world as Kingdom citizens. He is to guide and protect us as we operate in this world, if we follow His leadership.  But when the Father sends the Advocate as My representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. John 14:26 NLT
 
The Lord God has given the Governor authority and power to assign Kingdom citizens certain gifts to use for His Kingdom while we are here on this earth. Ambassador Paul lists some of the gifts in his first letter to the Kingdom citizens in Corinth. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.  Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
 
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.  1 Corinthians 12:1-10 Note the very next verse!  But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:11
 
Keep in mind, any authority and power given by way of the Governor—Holy Spirit—is given for the use and purpose of the Kingdom government, not for personal use.  Remember this one thing:  As the Governor delegates to His authority to His Kingdom citizens, He teaches us directly through His Constitution. The Lord God’s Word shows how to administer His gifts correctly and affectively to those who are assigned for His purpose. We are to represent the Lord God and His Kingdom in our lifestyle and behavior. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:10-11
 
For those who live by faith, giving our King Jesus the glory and honor in our lives is our joy and strength. Our Governor shows us that His administration is for serving others and not for lording it over them. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God Himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen. 1 Peter 4:11 NLT
 
Allow me to make a statement concerning this world. The true purpose of a government is to serve its citizens. If the Governor of our heavenly Kingdom gives us a gift, then we are to use it in a manner that serves our fellow Kingdom citizens. We are to advance His Kingdom and mature His citizens for the Lord God’s purpose and plan. It is not about making money, filling our pockets with riches or giving us control over others. Any authority and power received is solely for the Kingdom of the Lord God. And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
 
Remember, your faith in King Jesus is your greatest asset in the Kingdom. 

​All NKJV, except where noted.

​~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

​Now, what do I mean by “our Governor”? He is the Holy Spirit, which the Lord Jesus had His Father send to us after He returned to Heaven.  “If you love me, obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it isn’t looking for Him and doesn’t recognize Him. But you know Him, because He lives with you now and later will be in you.”  John 14:15-16 NLT If we obey His commands, our Father God will give us the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us.
 
His disciple John taught first century Kingdom citizens what he learned from King Jesus who was the Master teacher.  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God:  Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
 
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
1 John 4:1-6 What He is saying by the one who is in you, is the Holy Spirit or Governor. What He meant by the one who is in the world, is Lucifer and his followers. When the Spirit lives in you, heaven is your home country. In essence, He is your passport and you have its authority and power.
 
Keep in mind, there is nothing and no one in this world who has more power and resources than the King of kings! That means you don’t need to be frightened by those who may threaten you here on this earth. Do you recall what the Lord Jesus stated to His disciples while He was here on earth with them? “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” Luke 12:4-7 He will take care of us. He said it and He cannot lie! God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through? Numbers 23:19 NLT
 
Fear of mankind in your life will become a snare to you as a citizen of the Kingdom. Remember what King Jesus said to His disciples:  You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak; for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Matthew 10:18-20 You won’t be acting in authority and power if you allow intimidation and anxiety to cloud your thinking. Ambassador Paul wrote these words in his letter to Timothy:  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 You can be composed—cool, calm, and collected—in all circumstances because you know that your King lives within you through the presence of the Holy Spirit, your Governor.
 
Keep this thought in mind, when the Governor comes to live within an individual, He assists him in the Lord God’s assignments on that person’s life.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 But when the Father sends the Advocate as My representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. John 14:26 NLT  The Lord God has your purpose prepared for you from the beginning of your existence. What you have to do is to get closer to Him through obedience to God’s Word.
 
You are newly created when the Governor comes and dwells in you. You can start over in the Kingdom to do the good works which the King planned for you to accomplish even before you were born. “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as My prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NLT
 
As you know, we live in a fallen world. This is why we need the Holy Spirit—our Governor. The Governor gives back to older citizens of the Kingdom the dreams they thought they had lost. For the young men He gives them visions for their lives to assist them from wasting their time and energy on useless things while they are here on this earth. That is what it is to have the Governor living in us.
 
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord Jesus and His Kingdom.

​All NKJV, except where noted.
​
​~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

Remember, your faith in the King and His Word is essential to your physical and spiritual life. God’s Word is life! Jesus spoke this to His disciples:  It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63
 
Kingdom citizens have radical faith in their King because our life depends on Him. Jesus is the Word, made flesh. So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1:14 NLT Do you recall what the Lord Jesus said to the sinful woman with the alabaster box, who washed His feet with her tears? Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.” Luke 7:50
 
Here is another example of radical faith. There was a Roman centurion who believed in King Jesus. Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”
 
Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” Luke 7:1-8 This is what He turned and told the crowd:  When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick. Luke 7:9-10
 
Faith must have an object. We don’t just “have faith”, we have faith in ______. So, fill in the blank. What do you actually have faith in? Do you believe more in science, doctors, government, the world system, your religion or what you have been taught by your parents and friends? Sometimes we say one thing, but our actions reveal the object of our faith!
 
Do you know the phrase “garbage in, garbage out”? This is why it is vital to guard what you watch, listen to and read because it will hinder your faith in His Word. The news and social media won’t build your faith; most of the time it is “selling” fear. That is why it is imperative to read and study His Word every day. God’s Word cleanses our mind and our soul . . . .just as Christ loved the church. He gave up His life for her  to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s Word. Ephesians 5:25b-26 NLT  God’s constitution will strengthen your faith in His Word. If you don’t know His Word, how can you truly have faith in it? I study His Word daily. He protects me, guides me, strengthens me and heals me.
 
Your eternal life hinges on your faith in King Jesus.
 
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him.
 
There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.” John 3:16-21 NLT
 
As always, remember that your faith in the King and His Word is your greatest asset.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James translation except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

First, take a minute to make an honest evaluation of your level of faith. Ask yourself these questions:
 
How much do I believe in the King’s Word?
 
How much do I trust in what I believe?
 
Am I living by His Word?
 
These are just some of the questions we should be asking ourselves. Your faith in the King’s Word should be your lifestyle. A Kingdom lifestyle is not built on religion and not on attending a service on Sunday. The King’s Word is your top priority and essential to a fruitful life in His Kingdom. That is what it is to seek the Kingdom. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33

The secret to building your faith in Him is consistently reading and studying the Lord God’s Word. Could you run a marathon on Friday if the last time you ate was Sunday? No! You would be very weak. The same is true with your faith! By reading and studying God’s Word, you make the Kingdom a top priority in your life. When you make the Word your focus and top priority there is no room for anxiety or fear. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
 
In the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus, there is no place for fear or anxiety. In essence, your faith in Him—meaning His Word—is all that you need. Living an abundant Kingdom life while in this world is dependent on your faith in His Word.

You can be victorious and at peace, no matter what is going on around you.
 
When you are living by His Word, you are walking in the Spirit. You are being led by the Holy Spirit, our Governor in the Kingdom. Have you read what King Jesus stated while He was here on earth? It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63
 
Building your faith in His Word is a process. Remember, we live in a fallen world and this isn’t our home. Ambassador Paul reminds us that since we have been born again by His Spirit our citizenship is in heaven. For our citizenship is in heaven. . .Philippians 3:20a Keep this thought in mind, the enemy—meaning the devil—wants to destroy and weaken your faith in the King’s Word which is the Lord God’s Kingdom constitution. The devil wants you to doubt, lose hope and be filled with fear and anxiety.
 
I am led by our Governor, the Holy Spirit to make this statement: the devil doesn’t have to kill you in order to stop you. All he needs to do is to weaken your faith in the King’s Word. By doing that, he causes you to be ineffective in the Kingdom. Keep in mind, the deeper your trust and faith is in His Word, the stronger you are in His Kingdom. Your faith is a weapon against the kingdom of darkness. This is why I continue to speak on faith. It is vital! Without faith, we are defenseless against the attacks of the enemy.
 
Now, remember that you must act on what you believe. What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
 
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
 
Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
 
You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.  How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
 
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.
 
Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works. James 2:14-26 NLT
 
Remember, we live in a fallen world and for some of us it is a process to grow our faith, but be faithful, focused and consistent and your faith will get stronger every day. Trust Him and His Word that is eternal and unchanging!
 
Your faith is your greatest asset in the Kingdom.

​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James translation except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

​When you start reading and studying the King’s constitution consistently, a change will begin to take place in your life and your lifestyle. It is a process that must begin to take place within you. As you surrender your life to His Will, He will develop the spirit being in you. Remember, as you submit your will to His, you will begin to see changes in your life. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
 
Humbling ourselves is one of the keys to entering the Kingdom. It is all a process. We must learn to detox from what we have learned—and “caught”—here in this fallen world. Do you recall what King Jesus stated while He was here on earth? At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
 
Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:1-4
 
Change doesn’t usually happen in an instant. Change is about being converted from one person to another. How are we changed? Remember, the Lord Jesus became the Word in the flesh. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 When you obey the Lord Jesus, you are obeying Him because Jesus is the Word that became flesh and walked among us.  Through being obedient to His Word, it will most definitely change you. You can’t be full of His Word and not be changed! The Lord Jesus was obedient to His Father through His physical death here on earth. Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
 
For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’” Acts 3:17-23
 
It is vital for us to study the Lord God’s constitution.  His Word renews and transforms (changes) our mind. His Word gives us the courage and strength to stand in this age. Knowledge of His Word gives us direction and shows us His purpose for our lives. The reason so many individuals fail as believers is because they have so little knowledge of His Word.  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. James 1:5-8
 
When speaking to the children of Israel through the representative Hosea, here is what He said:  My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, also will forget your children. Hosea 4:6 He wasn’t speaking to those individuals who didn’t know, but to His people. Remember, He started, “My people. . .” It was a charge against His people Israel, not the lost people of the world! Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:  “There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land. By swearing and lying, killing and stealing and committing adultery, they break all restraint, with bloodshed upon bloodshed. Hosea 4:1-2 Believe it or not, there are many people who claim to know the Lord God who are doing the very same things. Remember what the Lord Jesus said while He was here on earth.  It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” 
 
For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” John 6:63-65
 
His Word has changed my entire life. If people who knew me twenty years ago saw me, they may recognize my face, but they would not recognize me because I am completely transformed from who I once was!  But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 NLT
 
Remember, your faith in the Lord God’s Word is your most valuable asset in His Kingdom.

W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James translation except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

Think about this:  The religion that is called Christianity is failing because it is divided by many factors, such as color (that the world labels as race), culture, denomination, and economic status. Why do I say color and culture rather than race? Because there is only one race and that is the human race.  Then God said, “Let Us make human beings in Our image, to be like Us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”

So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:26-27 NLT

That unites us. Yes we are one race—human! Many people are blinded. Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:  “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.” John 12:39-40  Please understand that though this is referring to the religious sect of the Lord Jesus’ day, this still applies to us in this day and time. Satan uses lies, deception, fear, and unbelief to separate the people of God. I’ll bet that each of you can think of someone whom you would have considered a friend—maybe a close friend—that has distanced themselves from you this past year. This past year has been saturated with lies, deception and fear and it has brought a great division, even among God’s people.
 
Religion is full of tradition and customs, and in most cases it has nothing whatsoever to do with God’s Kingdom. It often focuses more on manmade laws than God’s Word. Manmade laws and traditions, bring division. Read what the Lord Jesus answered when religious teachers accused Him of being possessed by Satan because He was able to cast out demons: So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." Mark 3:23-25
 
In the Kingdom, there is no division or chaos! We should all be speaking the “same language”. Why, then, would we accept divisions amongst Believers and their churches (denominations)? The Lord God, His Son and the Holy Spirit are one. Our Lord and King made this statement:  I and My Father are one. John 10:30 Remember that the Lord God has you in His hands. You are secure in Him. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. John 10:28-29 
 
The Lord Jesus came to restore His Kingdom and not a religion. In a kingdom there is only one authority and that is the King Himself. Religion separates and divides, in the Kingdom all are one under the King. It was in His prayer. “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” John 17:20-23
 
The only division is between the Kingdom and the world. When you seek the Kingdom first, you will discover that you are separating from the world and all that is connected to it. Hear what the Lord Jesus said:  “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” Luke 12:49-53
 
Question to consider:  Do you find that there are many in your family that are religious but fail to live by the King’s Word? They may even have their own “interpretation" of what His Word means. Maybe they have even taken scripture out of context and blended it with the world’s current collective mindset to make it “politically correct”. If you read the four Gospels, you will see that our Lord Jesus was never “politically correct”!
 
When we allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us, we will begin to see where we are inline with God’s Word and where we need a course correction.  Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
 
These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:23-26
 
Knowing what the Lord God wants from you, be diligent to read and study God’s constitution everyday. Make time—make it a priority—because it is food and nourishment for your spirit. In order for us to grow in our faith and trust in Him, we must feast on His Word daily. I would be embarrassed if  an ambassador of God’s Kingdom spoke these words to me:  There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s Word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. Hebrews 5:11-14 NLT

We are living in a day when it is imperative that we model unity in the Kingdom to the world. One mind, one Word, one purpose--advancing the Kingdom of God throughout our community, our region, our nation and our world! And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
 
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion.

For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore. Psalm 133
 
Remember what I always say—Your greatest asset in the Kingdom is your faith in His Word!

W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James translation except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

What do I mean when I say this? Allow me to give an illustration. The other day while relaxing on my front porch, an acquaintance came up to me and sat down on the steps to talk. He worked nearby and we had talked before, often about the Kingdom of God. He informed me that he was still having pain in his neck, which hindered his life and work greatly. He had recently had surgery and was still having severe pain from time to time. He said that he had turned his life around from what he used to be and he would appreciate it if we would pray for him. I assured him we would. We had been praying for his healing for months, as we knew about his ongoing pain. But this day, when he sat and talked with me, out of the blue he mentioned that if the opportunity came up he would have sex with a woman, being that he was single, as long as she was also single! I will admit I was surprised! Now, what does God’s constitution have to say about having sex without being married to that person? Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:18-19
 
Do you recall when the Lord Jesus healed the man at the pool at Bethesda? Remember what the King told him when He saw him in the temple? After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
 
The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
 
Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
 
And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
 
He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
 
Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?”
 
But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” John 5:1-14
 
It is my belief that the King saw the environment or company he was keeping and that it would lead him back into a world of disobedience. The Lord Jesus was admonishing him to change his life so he would not ultimately end up worse than before his healing. Here is what I mean when I say “there’s no giving just 50 percent in the Kingdom”: We want the King’s best for our life, but don’t want to give Him our best. Have you heard the saying, “having your cake and eating it too”? That is what people want! You want His healing for your body, but don’t want to live by the King’s commands. We want all of His blessings of the Kingdom, but still want to enjoy all the pleasures of the world, while ignoring His commands.  “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15 Too often, Believers enjoy the pleasures of the world, while praying for His continued grace and mercy, and wonder why their lives are filled with chaos, pain, worries and woes. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
 
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit He has placed within us should be faithful to Him.  And He gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
 
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up in honor. James 4:1-10 NLT
 
The Lord Jesus gave the same reply to the woman caught in the midst of adultery. He didn’t condemn her. Read what He told her, just as He did to the lame man He had spoken to earlier.  Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
 
So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 
 
Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
 
She said, “No one, Lord.”
 
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:2-11
 
In the Kingdom of the Lord God, there is a standard that we must adhere to and that is told in His constitution. It contains the Lord God’s laws, commands, principles, rights, benefits and responsibilities. Then He tells us to choose to follow Him. We live with those choices. Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep His commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in His ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
 
But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.
 
Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! Deuteronomy 30:15-19 NLT
 
Just like the man who told me that he was a believer, but wanted to indulge in the flesh (what God’s Word calls fornication) if the opportunity presents, be careful of the company you keep and the thoughts you entertain. Ambassador Paul writes of this very thing:  I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
 
For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore put away from yourselves the evil person. 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 You have heard that it was said to those of old, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28
 
Remember, your faith in the King is your greatest asset in the Kingdom. 

W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James translation except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

Living in the Kingdom of the Lord God means walking by faith in His Word. The Lord Jesus made that quite clear as He replied to a woman who spoke out in a crowd: And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!” Luke 11:27-28
 
Obeying His Word in this three dimensional world is the key to living a victorious life. In doing so, the Son will speak to the Father on our behalf and He will give us the Comforter—meaning the Holy Spirit. I call Him the Governor because He governs our actions. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:15-17
 
When we put all our faith in the Lord Jesus and trust in Him and walk according to His Word, we belong to Him. By the way, in the Lord God’s constitution, the writer of Hebrews tells us: Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised.  “For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay. And My righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.” Hebrews 10:36-37 NLT
 
Keep in mind, living by faith in His Word is the life of every Kingdom citizen. It is definitely mine! But it is a growth process. Our faith will only grow by being full of God’s Word. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17 His Word detoxed me from my old nature and the way I did things in that old life. Do you recall what the Lord Jesus stated?  “I am the true grapevine, and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and He prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.” John 15:1-3 NLT
 
One of our priorities is to always stay connected to the King. His Word purifies us. This is why it is vital to stay in His Word, reading and studying it. Once you see His Word as your nourishment, your strength and your lifeline, your faith will be your unshakable foundation. It gives you victory over EVERY thing that is not like Him!
 
Please note:  When you surrender your life to the King and leave all to follow Him, He promised us eternal life. That alone should encourage you; it does me! And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for My sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. Matthew 19:29-30 NLT
 
Focus Point:  The more you read and study His constitution, the stronger your faith in Him becomes. When a person isn’t able to take in nourishing food, in time their body will show the signs of malnourishment. So it is with a Kingdom citizen who neglects the nourishing food of His Word. Their life will begin to show signs of spiritual malnourishment!
 
We must learn to detox our old ways by daily “taking in” the nourishment of His Word. Ambassador Paul made this statement: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.  Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s Will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 NLT
 
It is very important that our minds be renewed by the Lord God’s constitution because it is food for our spirit man and cleanses us from all unrighteousness and brings us to the standard of our King. Think of this comparison, listening to teaching and preaching may be like your dessert, but reading the Word of God is your meat, potatoes and vegetables.
 
Living a Kingdom life is all about being connected to the King. King Jesus gave this example:  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
 
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:4-7 Now, notice the very next verse:  By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:8 He said “that the Lord God will be glorified”. Not that you or I would be glorified but the Lord God! In essence, we should live in such a way that the Father God will get all the glory from our lives.
 
Once again, always remember that your faith in the Lord God’s Word is your greatest asset in the Kingdom. 

W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org

All scriptures are New King James except where noted.

These articles may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are sited at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you.

​In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Matthew 3:1-2 NKJV 

After the Lord Jesus was tempted by the evil one in the wilderness, He started preparing for His purpose here on earth. Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 NKJV 

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:  The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:12-17 NKJV Keep in mind, when something is at hand, it is very near in place or time. Jesus came to reintroduce the government of the Kingdom of Heaven. Only when He returned to His Father could the Holy Spirit come to live in our body, when we are submissive to His Word. That is why the King said "Repent", meaning to turn around, to turn away from. When the Lord Jesus was here on earth, He was the living Word, so everyone who saw Him were viewing and listening to God's Word. So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1:14 

Those of us who have never seen the King in His fleshly form, we have the written Word and we are required to accept it through faith. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of His Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. Romans 5:6-11 

Faith in the King and His written Word is the key to living a victorious Kingdom life in this present world. With all of its chaos, the end has been drawing to the final stage since the ascension of our Lord to His Father. His return has been growing near. By the way, this is why the evil one has been causing so much chaos in the air on earth because he knows that his time isn't long.

Why do I keep emphasizing the Holy Spirit--our Governor in the Kingdom? He is your key to becoming a citizen of the Kingdom. It is because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we live in God's Kingdom while residing on earth. The Governor, the Holy Spirit, gives you power to walk in the Spirit and have the benefits of a Kingdom citizen. Without Him, you will always do what religious people call "backsliding". So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.

When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. Galatians 5:16-26  I'm going to stop right here until next week. I want to encourage you to meditate on these verses in Galatians. Hold them up against your daily life. Do you see more of Kingdom living, being guided by the Holy Spirit? Or do you see more of the world reflected in your life? Be very truthful with yourself. We cannot truly repent without seeing what we are repenting for!

Until next time, remember that your faith in His Word is your greatest asset in the Kingdom of God!

​All NLT except where noted

​~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

It is the power of the Holy Spirit--our Governor working within us--that enables us to change our life! Ambassador John wrote these words: But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. 1 John 4:4 Once you have the Holy Spirit in your life, you have the power and authority to change your life through His Word. By the way, it isn't enough to only read or study the Word, but to follow through by living it with the Holy Spirit. Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of My Father in heaven will enter. Matthew 7:21 Remember, King Jesus made that statement and went on to say, On judgment day many will say to Me, "Lord! Lord! We prophesied in Your name and cast out demons in Your name and performed many miracles in Your name." But I will reply, "I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who break God’s laws." Matthew 7:22-23 Even thought He was speaking to a crowd back then, it still applies to us this very day!

​Once you receive the Holy Spirit--our Governor--in your life, you will discover your purpose for life and change will begin to take place. The Holy Spirit is the most important person on earth. He is very instrumental in changing the way we think as well as our lifestyle.

In the very early 70s through the late 90s, I had a different lifestyle in the streets of Brooklyn, New York. In those days, there wasn't social media as we know it now. There were mostly papers and landlines. I never took drugs of any kind, nor smoked cigarettes or anything else. But I was disobedient to my Father's laws and commands. The whole time I was out of His Will, He had His hands on me, waiting for the appointed time that He would use me and give me my assignment and purpose. Praise the Lord for His grace and mercy when we are out of His Will!

​It was when the Holy Spirit showed me my future wife, Arlene, we met, married and I moved to South Carolina that He turned my life completely around! To be clear, His Word was in my heart all of those years, even while I was following my own wants and desires. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 NKJV That verse in God's Constitution has always been a favorite of mine, long before I had a clear revelation of the Kingdom of God. It has been firmly written on my heart since the age of eighteen. It was only when I gave my life totally to the King while living in Evans, Georgia, and promising Him that I would do whatever He wanted me to do; that I realized the Kingdom of God wasn't a religion called Christianity but a government. The prophet Isaiah, John and King Jesus made this very clear:  For a child is born to us, a Son is given to us. The government will rest on His shoulders. And He will be called:  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6  

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:  “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:  ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.’ ”  Matthew 3:1-3 NKJV  

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Matthew 4:17

​It was through a friend and brother in the Lord that I realized the Lord Jesus came to restore in us a Kingdom government. It had nothing to do with creating a new religion. Keep this in mind, the minute the Lord Jesus came out of the desert after being challenged by the devil, He began changing people's lives through His Word and healing all kinds of sick people. Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Gospel of the Kingdom. And He healed every kind of disease and illness. News about Him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to Him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—He healed them all. Large crowds followed Him wherever He went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River. Matthew 4:23-25  The citizens of the Lord God's Kingdom need teaching and discipling in this present age, as it was in the days of King Jesus. There is little of that today, it being replaced by a self-help feel good message--pablum for the soul! Preaching is for instruction of the Kingdom. From the time of their salvation, His people need to be taught how to live and serve in His Kingdom. One day as He saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around Him, and He began to teach them.

God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for Him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are My followers.  Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way. Matthew 5:1-12  

This is exactly why my Father had Arlene and I create this website: To have Kingdom teaching available for all who will see it and so they will understand the difference between the Kingdom of God and a religion. I recommend you read, if you haven't already, the article Clarity in the Kingdom of God that Arlene wrote. It will assist you in understanding Kingdom and how it was diluted through religion.

Please always remember that your faith is your greatest asset in the Kingdom.

​​All NLT except where noted

​~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you

Defining who you are should be a priority in this present age. Because if you don't, others will.  If other people can name you, they will define you!  For example: any people who believe in the Lord Jesus are known as Christians.  Is there anything wrong with that?  Well, not if you want to be known as a religious person.  By the way, that name was given to Barnabas and Saul by the people at Antioch while they were preaching the Kingdom message.   Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul.  And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 11:25-26 NKJV

Remember, if people can name you they will define you. Many just go through life letting others tell them who they are:  Pretty, smart, ugly, weak, ditzy, no class, etc. Then people embrace those descriptions and become what people have named them! Well, that is what the people at Antioch did.  Prior to that, they were known by their individual names and not by any religious group.  It was by the way the disciples and apostles lived and conducted themselves that defined who they were.  On this earth, many people define themselves by their political status, their religion or their job.  They wear their titles in those areas as a badge of honor as if the issue has been solved, when it actually has nothing to do with who they are!  They are to be citizens in the Kingdom of God, but they must first be born again by His Spirit.  It is through the Holy Spirit that we are defined!  Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”  John 3:5-6 NKJV

Keep in mind, those who are born again by the Spirit of God are Kingdom citizens.  There are many who claim to love and know the King, but their lifestyle shows others a completely contrary side.  Their lifestyle defines who they are.  Actions speaks louder than words.  This includes people who claim to be spiritual leaders!  Ambassador Paul made that very clear when he wrote to the people in Philippi.  Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.  For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.  But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for Him to return as our Savior.  He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like His own, using the same power with which He will bring everything under His control.  Philippians 3:17-21  

It isn't those who don't know King Jesus who are the enemies of the cross of Christ.  It is those who claim to know Him and claim to serve Him who are the enemies of the Kingdom.  Their god is their carnal appetites and they love to be entertained.  Entertainment isn't just worldly.  There is a great deal of entertainment in churches also.  It feeds their emotions. In this case, that is what defines them...the carnal emotion that is being fed. 

True citizens of the Kingdom have no regard for their life, because they trust in the King and His Word. They realize when we leave this mortal body, we will be in His presence.  Ambassador Paul made this very clear.  Remember that the Governor--Holy Spirit--is our guarantee.  For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.  For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.  God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee He has given us His Holy Spirit.  2 Corinthians 5:1-5

In essence, we are defined by our principles, standards and the Holy Spirit that lives within us.  

Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Word of the living God.

All scriptures NLT unless noted.

~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed.  Thank you