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    • Kingdom 101: You Must First Be Reborn
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    • Kingdom 101: Down Through Time >
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    • Kingdom 101: God's Idea of Colonization
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    • Kingdom 101: The Spirit of Dominion Part 1 >
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    • Kingdom 101: Disobedience Is an Act of Treason
    • Kingdom 101: The Lord God Promised a Kingdom
    • Kingdom 101: His Intent of the Original Kingdom
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    • Kingdom 101: We Are Sons Not Servants
    • Kingdom 101: We Are Government Citizens, Not Religious Members >
      • Kingdom 101: We Are Government Citizens, Not Religious Members Pt 2
    • Kingdom 101: Your Relationship or Your Religion
    • Kingdom 101: He Rules the Visible World From the Invisible Realm
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    • Kingdom 101: You--Mankind--Were Created to Rule
    • Kingdom 101: Kingdom of Kings >
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    • Kingdom 101: The Lord God's Contract with Man
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    • Kingdom 101: Man Shall Manage Earth, It's the King's Law >
      • Kingdom 101: Man Shall Manage Earth, It's the King's Law Pt 2
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    • Kingdom 101: New Birth, But Not Converted
    • Kingdom 101: A Complete Change of Mentality
    • Kingdom 101: Making Preparations for the King >
      • Kingdom 101: Making Preparation for the King Pt 2
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    • Kingdom 101: The Image of a King
  • Kingdom 101: King and Kingdom
    • Kingdom 101: The Essence of a Kingdom and Its King
    • Kingdom 101: A World Just for You
    • Kingdom 101: Conflicting Kingdoms
  • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom of God is Relevant
    • Kingdom 102: How Do You Enter? >
      • Kingdom 102: Honoring His Son in the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 102: Applying the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 102: A Kingdom Focus on the Beatitudes
    • Kingdom 102: Staying Focused on His Word in Time of Conflict
    • Kingdom 102: Principles of the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 102: The Invasion From Heaven >
      • Kingdom 102: The Divine Confrontation
    • Kingdom 102: Violence and the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 102: Setting Priorities While Living in Two Kingdoms >
      • Kingdom 102: A Clash of Cultures
      • Kingdom 102: Characteristic of Kingdom Culture
      • Kingdom 102: Citizens Represent Their Kingdom and Culture
    • Kingdom 102: Kingdom Government Principles >
      • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom Government and the Republic
      • Kingdom 102: Carrying Out the King's Policies and Principles
      • Kingdom 102: Fusing a Kingdom With a Democracy
    • Kingdom 102: Mankind's Knowledge
    • Kingdom 102: Information: Knowledge From the King >
      • Kingdom 102: Information--Knowledge From the King Pt 2
    • Kingdom 102: Kingdoms and Their Battles
    • Kingdom 102: Knowledge, the Key >
      • Kingdom 102: Knowledge is Very Important
    • Kingdom 102: Seek the Kingdom, Encourage One Another >
      • Kingdom 102: Seek the Kingdom, A Divine Command
    • Kingdom 102: Light in Dark Places >
      • Kingdom 102: Kingdom of Light or Darkness?
      • Kingdom 102: Where Are the Ambassadors? >
        • Kingdom 102: The Power of an Ambassador >
          • Kingdom 102: The Ambassador's Influence
        • Kingdom 102: Surrendering Our Heavenly Passport
        • Kingdom 102: A Break in Diplomatic Relations
      • Kingdom 102: We Are Prisoners In a Foreign Land >
        • Kingdom 102: Mankind's Full Pardon
      • Kingdom 102: The Coming of His Man >
        • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom and His Birth
        • Kingdom 102: Understanding His Mission, Purpose and Who He Is
        • Kingdom 102: Purpose >
          • Kingdom 102: His Original Mission and Purpose
      • Kingdom 102: Developing a Kingdom Concept >
        • Kingdom 102: Meditate on These Kingdom Principles
      • Kingdom 102: His Assignment, Preach the Kingdom >
        • Kingdom 102: Preach and Teach the Gospel of the Kingdom
      • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom is Power >
        • Kingdom 102: Representing the King: The Power of Our Position
      • Kingdom 102: Restoring the Kingdom and Its Mission Statement >
        • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom Reintroduced Pt 1 >
          • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom Reintroduced Pt 2
        • Kingdom 102: God's Plan to Restore Our Place
      • Kingdom 102: Preparation for the Counselor (Holy Spirit) >
        • Kingdom 102: Preparing for the Indwelling
      • Kingdom 102: A New Order is Here, in the Last Stage >
        • Kingdom 102: The New World Order
        • Kingdom 102: The New Order and Its Citizens
      • Kingdom 102: The Final Process: Becoming One With the Holy Spirit
      • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom is the Good News Pt 1 >
        • Kingdom 102: The Kingdom is the Good News Pt 2
  • Kingdom 102: Knowing How to Apply the Kingdom Concept
  • Kingdom 103: Believe in Me
    • Kingdom 103: The King's Viewpoint of Giving
    • Kingdom 103: If You Can Believe in Him
    • Kingdom 103: Trusting in Mankind While Believing in God's Word? >
      • Kingdom 103: Your Faith is Essential in the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 103: The Division of Mankind
    • Kingdom 103: They Praise Him, But Fail to Obey Him >
      • Kingdom 103: The King's Will and the King's Word
    • Kingdom 103: Know Your Purpose While on This Earth >
      • Kingdom 103: Your Goals, His Purpose...and Then What?
  • Kingdom 103: He Needs No Assistance in Keeping His Promise
    • Kingdom 103: Honoring the Father Through the Son
    • Kingdom 103: Standing on His Promises >
      • Kingdom 103: Spreading Your Culture >
        • Kingdom 103: Living in the Kingdom Culture
    • Kingdom 103: Power and Authority in His Name
    • Kingdom 103: Many Little Kingdoms, But Only One is True
    • Kingdom 103: What Does it Mean to Lead? >
      • Kingdom 103: Kingdom Citizens Are Examples
    • Kingdom 103: Persistent and Consistent!
    • Kingdom 103: Student or Disciple of the Kingdom? >
      • Kingdom 103: Student or Disciple of the Kingdom? Pt 2
      • Kingdom 103: Student or Disciple of the Kingdom? Pt 3
    • Kingdom 103: Dare To Be Obedient
    • Kingdom 103: On What Foundation Does Your Faith Stand?
    • Kingdom 103: The Kingdom Mindset of Authority
  • Kingdom 103: Seven Last Days Churches and Their Believers' Characteristics
    • Kingdom 103: Ephesus, Its Believers' Characteristics >
      • Kingdom 103: Ephesus, Its Believers' Characteristics Pt 2
    • Kingdom 103: Smyrna, Its Believers' Characteristics
    • Kingdom 103: Pergamos, Its Believers' Characteristics >
      • Kingdom 103: Pergamos, Its Believers' Characteristics Pt 2
    • Kingdom 103: Thyatira, Its Believers' Characteristics >
      • Kingdom 103: Thyatira, Its Believers' Characteristics Pt 2
    • Kingdom 103: Sardis, Its Believers' Characteristics
    • Kingdom 103: Philadelphia, Its Believers' Characteristics >
      • Kingdom 103: Philadelphia, Its Believers' Characteristics Pt 2
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      • Kingdom 103: Laodicea, Its Believers' Characteristics Pt 2
  • Kingdom 103: Reconsidering the End Times
    • Kingdom 103: When Will the End Come?
    • Kingdom 103: He Came Under the Cloak of Darkness
    • Kingdom 103: Authorized Power for the Heavenly Government
    • Kingdom 103: Never Assume in Marriage Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 103: Never Assume in Marriage Pt 2
      • Kingdom 103: Love in Marriage Needs to be Refreshed
    • Kingdom 103: Fatherlessness, the Source of Disobedience and Sin
    • Kingdom 103: Simple Made Complicated >
      • Kingdom 103: The Simplicity of the Kingdom Gospel
    • Kingdom 103: Life Beyond the Door >
      • Kingdom 103: Kingdom Culture Displayed to the Blind
      • Kingdom 103: What Gospel Are You Preaching? >
        • Kingdom 103: What Gospel Are You Preaching? Pt 2
      • Kingdom 103: He is Alive and Well
    • Kingdom 103: The Unchanging Person and the Unshakable Kingdom >
      • Kingdom 103: Who or What is Your god?
      • Kingdom 103: Focused and Unshakable >
        • Kingdom 103: Staying Focused on Your Purpose Pt 1 >
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        • Kingdom 103: Staying Focused on Kingdom Priorities
    • Kingdom 103: Be Encouraged Through Difficult Times
    • Kingdom 103: Singleness, Divorce and the Results Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 103: Singleness, Divorce and the Results Pt 2
      • Kingdom 103: Singleness From God's Viewpoint
      • Kingdom 103: God Presents, You Choose
    • Kingdom 103: Forgiveness, Always a Priority
    • Kingdom 103: Kingdom Principles Are Relevant to Our Way of Life
    • Kingdom 103: Religion and the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 103: The House Where God Lives
    • Kingdom 103: The Indwelling of His Spirit (the Governor)
    • Kingdom 103: In the Kingdom, They are Filled with His Spirit >
      • Kingdom 103: Who Is the Holy Spirit?
      • Kingdom 103: The Holy Spirit is for All Humanity >
        • Kingdom 103: Return Of the Governor
        • Kingdom 103: Leaning On the Governor
        • Kingdom 103: Where Does the Governor Reside?
        • Kingdom 103: The Governor is Meant For All
        • Kingdom 103: The Holy Spirit is Your Guide and Teacher
        • Kingdom 103: Your Legacy and the Kingdom
  • Kingdom 104: Misrepresenting the Kingdom Gospel Pt 1
    • Kingdom 104: Misrepresenting the Kingdom Gospel Pt 2 >
      • Kingdom 104: The Misrepresentation of the Kingdom
      • Kingdom 104: Earthly Holidays Misrepresent the Kingdom
      • Kingdom 104: Being Misrepresented
    • Kingdom 104: His Name is All Authority and Power >
      • Kingdom 104: His Law, the Source of All His Principles and Truth
    • Kingdom 104: Failing to Know Your Kingdom Assignment Brings Boredom
    • Kingdom 104: The Purpose of the Sabbath--Rest and Teach >
      • Kingdom 104: The Sabbath or Seventh Day God's Way >
        • Kingdom 104: The Sabbath or Seventh Day God's Way Pt 2
    • Kingdom 104: Living in the Kingdom Culture >
      • Kingdom 104: Your Eternal Foundation Will Sustain You
    • Kingdom 104: The Diluting of the Kingdom Message
    • Kingdom 104: Detoxing Your Mind
    • Kingdom 104: Being Deceived From Your True Identity Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 104: Being Deceived From Your True Identity Pt 2
      • Kingdom 104: Being Deceived Without a Solid Foundation
    • Kingdom 104: What Profit Has Righteousness in the Kingdom? Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 104: What Profit Has Righteousness in the Kingdom? Pt 2
    • Kingdom 104: Christianity Misrepresents the Kingdom Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 104: Christianity Misrepresents the Kingdom Pt 2
    • Kingdom 104: A Focused Representative of the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 104: Where Are the Masculine-Thinking Men? Ch 1 Pt 1 >
      • Kingdom 104: Where Are the Masculine-Thinking Men? Ch 1 Pt 2
      • Kingdom 104: Where Are the Masculine-Thinking Men? Ch 1 pt 3
    • Kingdom 104: Masculine-Minded Men of the Kingdom Government Pt 1 >
      • ​Kingdom 104: Masculine-Minded Men of the Kingdom Government Pt 2
    • Kingdom 104: The Benefits of Understanding the Simplicity of the Kingdom
    • Kingdom 104: The Benefits of Discernment
    • Kingdom 104: Is it Lust not Love?
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    • What Question Fits Your Crisis?
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    • The Divine Confrontation
  • We Are Heaven's Ambassadors on Earth
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    • The Ambassador's Power and Authority
    • Our Position as Ambassadors
    • Representing the King as Ambassadors
    • King's Policies Should be Carried Out
    • Breaking Diplomatic Relations
    • Surrendering Your Heavenly Passport
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      • Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Culture Pt 3
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      • Culture and Its Many Manifestations Part 3
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    • There Are Three Basic Needs of Mankind
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      • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 1 >
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        • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 3
        • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 4
        • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 5
        • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 6
        • The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 7
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Misplaced Priorities, On a Personal Level Pt 2

6/14/2015

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Please remember this statement: Everything that a man does outside the Kingdom of God is motivated by the drive to meet personal needs.  Man, in his never-ending struggle for survival and significance, has separated himself from the Lord God who created him.  He has invented religion as a vehicle in his attempt to find the lost kingdom state of rulership and control earth's resources to meet his needs.  King Jesus made this statement while He was on planet earth: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.  The Lord God promised, a restored government, never a religion called Christianity.  He promised us a Kingdom.  By the way, it is here.  “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”  He stated that the Kingdom of Heaven was here not Christianity or another religion.

Now a careful study of all forms of religion reveals that all religions are designed and built on the promise of meeting needs.  Here are just some:  Islam, Spiritualism, Baha'i, Hinduism, Humanism, Judaism, etc.  To this list you must add institutional Christianity.  Christianity in its most rigid, regulated, ritualistic and legalistic form is a religion run and controlled by men.  When it comes to finances, in some cases, I would refer to them as crooks.  It all boils down to one thing.  They are seeking the wrong priorities.

Another common characteristic of religion is that all religions are motivated by the pleasing of deity in order to secure their basic needs (crops, weather, protection, preservation, etc).  After man became separated from the Lord God because of his disobedience, he began to fear that his needs wouldn't be met.  So he began to worship gods of his own invention.  Man-made deities that were at best only the faintest shadow of the loving God that Adam and Eve knew in the Garden of Eden.  This is why human history is so full of gods.  The sun god, moon god, rain god, ocean god, god of fire, god of war, the god of sex and fertility--which saturates American culture.  Man invented religion in an effort to appease fearful and unknown deities into giving him what he needed for daily life.  In a religious mindset, people are afraid of dying, but those who have embraced the Kingdom concept, leaving this "dirt body" is just going back home.  I remember the word of encouragement from the ambassador:  So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O Death, where is your sting?  O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Remember, your faith in the Lord God's Word is your greatest asset in the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 11:12-13  Mark 1:15   I Corinthians 15:54-57
~~W.R. Luchie

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Misplaced Priorities, On a Personal Level

6/13/2015

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I will continue by stating that from the beginning of creation of the human race, the Creator established His priority of man when He commanded the man to focus on dominion over Earth.  This mandate was one of the Kingdom rulership, management, stewardship and governmental administration over this earth.  It is essential to note that there was no mention of working for survival or food, but only for development and fulfillment.  Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Knowing one's priority was never a problem in the Garden of Eden.  As long as Adam and his wife Eve walked in full and open fellowship with the Lord God, their Creator, they had no concerns or anxiety, because he provided for all their needs. Food,  water and other resources were in abundance and the perfectly temperate climate made clothing and shelter unnecessary.  Their daily interaction with God, purposeful, meaningful work caring for the Garden, and exercising dominion over the created order filled their lives with meaning and significance.  The first family's priority was executing leadership, definitely not pursuing resources (as many religions are doing today).  Mankind was preoccupied with living and life rather than making a living.   Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”  

In the beginning, Adam's priority was ruling things rather than pursuing things.  Adam's provision for his daily living was inherent in his relationship of obedience and cooperation with his Lord and Creator; especially to the fulfillment of His plans for the planet Earth.  All of that changed when they lost their dominion through disobedience.  They were evicted from the Garden of Eden, and their fellowship with God was broken.  Now they had to pay attention to things they had once taken for granted, such as food, water, shelter, clothing or covering, and even survival itself.

It was that act of defiance that caused that tragic event that initiated the change in priorities for all mankind and refocused his life on daily survival.  

Please note the Words of the Creator God when He addressed the family of man after the act of defiance:  To the woman He said:  “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”  

Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: 

“Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life.  Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.   In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Keep in mind, this legacy of need was passed from generation to generation until it became, and remains, the consuming priority of mankind.  Also, God told them to be fruitful and multiply, which can only happen with a male and a female.  That is by the Lord God's creation and design.  Anything else is a perversion of God's design.  That is defiant disobedience.

Genesis 1:26   Genesis 1:28   Genesis 3:16-19
~~W.R. Luchie

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Absence of Priorities and Its Domino Effect

6/12/2015

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People without priorities spend their time doing what is unnecessary. If you take a moment to think about it, most of what you do on a daily basis is not really necessary.  In a similar way, absence of priorities causes individuals to "major" in the unimportant.  If you have no priority, you wind up majoring in the minors.  For some reason, most of us are easily distracted or enticed away from focusing on the most important matters in life.  They concentrate on peripheral issues.  They fail to show vision.  Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law.  Priorities help you in sharpening your vision so you can focus on the most important things.  Without it you have no sense of direction and are apt to pursue whatever suits your fancy at the time. Consequently, the absence of priorities results in preoccupation with the unimportant.  Not only do we focus on the unimportant, we become preoccupied with it, and have conferences on it until, by default, it becomes a de facto priority for us.  Even then it is still the wrong priority.  

What I have discovered is, preoccupation leads to investments, so absence of priorities causes us to invest in the less valuable.  Who would invest in something that could produce only one percent return instead of something that guarantees a fifty percent return?  Unless you know what is truly important, it is impossible for you to invest wisely.  So the end result of the absence of priorities is wasted resources.

Another consequence of the absence of priorities is ineffective activity.  No matter how busy you are or how much you believe you are accomplishing, if you are focused on the wrong thing or assignment, all your activity will count for nothing in the end.  You will still be ineffective because you didn't do what you were supposed to do.  Your first priority is to obey the Word of God's Constitution.  

King Saul failed by not obeying God's command:  And Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”

So Samuel said:  “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord?  Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.  Because you have rejected the Word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.”

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

Your first priority is to obey the Lord God's Word.

Proverbs 29:18   I Samuel 15:20-24
~~W.R. Luchie

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The Absence of Priority Is a Tragedy

6/11/2015

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There is nothing more tragic than a life without a purpose.  Why is having a purpose so important?  Purpose is the source of priorities.  Defining your life's priorities is extremely difficult unless you first discover and define your purpose.  Jesus knew His main priority and purpose for His being here on planet earth.  Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.  Now purpose is defined as the original reason and intent for the creation of a thing.  Therefore, purpose is the source of meaning and significance for all created things.  if your purpose isn't known, your priorities cannot be established and nothing that is significant or worthwhile in life can be accomplished.  In essence, if you don't know why you are on planet Earth, and possess a clear sense of your purpose and destiny; then the demand for priority is low or nonexistent.  The truth is, if you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there.   Everyday life is constantly demanding our time, energy, talent, attention and focus.

Keep in mind, Jesus' dying on the cross was a means to an end.  Not the end.  His first priority was to deliver the Kingdom message to the world.  That was the good news of the Gospel (the Kingdom is here)  I cannot emphasize that enough.  It was so important that He instructed His disciples what to preach.   Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.  “Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”  So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

In order for you to effectively manage the everyday demands, you must know what priorities come first.  No matter what you think about life, you have to live it everyday and give an account of your management.  I truly believe that one of the greatest challenges in life is the daily demands of choosing between competing alternatives that will consume our lives.  Just look around you.  So many believers have been sidetracked by things and "stuff".  If you don't have a clear and correct priority in your life and know what you should be doing, your life will be an exercise in futility.

The absence of priorities is very dangerous and detrimental.  This is why Jesus made this statement But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.  In conclusion, we spend most of our time sweating, fretting and laboring over issues that, in the eternal scheme of things, are pointless.  In the meantime, those things that really matter go undone.

Luke 4:42-44   Luke 9:1-6   Matthew 6:33
~~W.R. Luchie

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Misplaced Priorities and Its Danger

6/10/2015

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There is so much to mention concerning misplaced priorities that I find it difficult to know where to start.  But I will mention this:  I believe that every human being longs for a simple life.  We as humans are naturally attracted to people who exhibit a focused, purposeful, organized life and simplified lifestyle.

While Jesus the man was on this earth, that was the fundamental attraction of many individuals.  To this day, they see Him in that way.  There has never been an individual who displayed such a strong spirit of personal conviction, purpose, self-awareness, confidence, self-worth, and a sense of destiny as this one man.  The most impacting aspect of His life was a clear sense of His priority.  Jesus is the most focused and single-minded individual who has ever lived and yet, He never preached on Himself.  His entire life on earth was dedicated to one single theme:  "The Kingdom of Heaven".  Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.  Even by the age of twelve, Jesus had already know His life's purpose and priority on the planet.  Remember, when His earthly parents were relieved to have found Him, His reply was: And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”  Jesus has already had a singular focus on His Father's priority, and He never was sidetracked or lost sight of His focus.

Keep in mind, it was in part this singleness of mind, of this purpose and clarity of priorities that caused the Son of Man to stand out so clearly among the people of His day.  When you start embracing the Kingdom concept, you will most definitely stand out.  There will be times when you feel all alone.  But stand fast, you are in great company.  Unlike the Son of Man, people in general have a problem putting first things first.  When man lost his dominion in the Garden of Eden, he also lost his sense of proper priorities and purpose for living.  In fact, all humanity wrestles with two parallel problems related to priority: either absence of priority or misplaced priorities.  Both carry significant consequences.  Misplaced priorities result in wasting one's life pursuing the wrong thing, carrying out the wrong assignment.  People with misplaced priorities may be very focused individuals but they may be focused on the wrong thing.  Just take the time to listen to many of the religious individuals who call themselves preachers of the Gospel. A life absent of the first priority accomplishes nothing in the end, while a life of a misplaced priority may succeed in many things but not in that which is most important or effective.  Either way, the end result is a failed life.

Matthew 9:35   Luke 2:49
~~W.R. Luchie

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Priority, The Importance

6/8/2015

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Now, this brings us to the final point of the importance of priority:  the correct priority simplifies your life.  If you want your life to become simple, just find out what is your purpose and prioritize it and live accordingly.  That is really all there is to it.  Jesus the Christ traveled throughout the country, preaching to the multitudes and teaching the disciples concerning the Kingdom of Heaven.  Yet, He lived life more effectively than all others.  His life was very simple.  But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.”  You see, Jesus knew His purpose and priorities.  As I write this lesson to you, I am in my purpose and I definitely know my priorities:  to write, preach, teach and encourage you to embrace the Kingdom.  This is what I call being obedient.  By the way, I am in great company.

When you know your purpose, you can speak boldly concerning the King's Constitution (His Word).  Question:  What was the secret to His amazingly effective life?  He reduced all of life to two simple pursuits:  1.  A Kingdom from a place called Heaven, and 2.  A concept He called righteousness.  In fact for the entire duration of His earthly ministry, He focused only on these two subjects and related all of His principles, precepts, laws and instructions on them.  As I have mentioned many times, He had only one message, the Kingdom of Heaven and righteousness.  He promised that those who made this pursuit their priority would lead a full and satisfied life.

The majority of those who claim to represent Him do not promote the message He taught and, I am sorry to say, many have never considered it.  It is hardly ever heard from the pulpits or the classrooms of the educational institutions that claim to train professional speakers and ministers to represent Him.  Time after time, Jesus stated:   Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”  And again:   “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”  Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”  They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
 The kingdom was so important that He prioritized it.  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.

As I leave you, I want to leave you with this statement of the King:  “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Mark 1:38   Matthew 13:33   Matthew 13:47-52
   Matthew 6:33-34   Matthew 13:45-46
~~W.R. Luchie

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Knowing What Priority Comes First Pt 2

6/7/2015

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Keep in mind, your decision making and correct priorities protect your discipline. Once again, it is that domino effect. People without priorities usually are undisciplined people. As you have noticed, Jesus always was cool, calm and collected in responding to the pretender (the devil).    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 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,[d] 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.  He always quoted His Father's Word in responding to the pretender (Satan)  This is exactly what we as citizens of the Kingdom must do.  King Jesus is our perfect example.  Not Paul, not Peter, not John, but Jesus the Son of the living God.

Since individuals without priorities do not know which direction to go, they shoot out in every direction, following every whim, going nowhere and dissipating any possible effectiveness they could have.  Establishing correct priorities injects automatic discipline into your life because it gives your life a sharp and narrow focus with a laser-like intensity.  After Jesus left the wilderness, He was focused on His message.  From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

Remember, it was the gospel of the Kingdom, not the gospel of Himself (meaning Jesus didn't preach about Himself).  Priority induces discipline and protects you from wasting your valuable time, energy, effort, talents, gifts and especially your life.

Matthew 4:1-11   Matthew 4:17 & 23
~~W.R. Luchie

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Knowing What Priority Comes First  Pt 1

6/6/2015

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When it comes to God's Constitution, we should know our priorities.  Especially in regard to the world system, and may I add, religious customs and traditions of men.  Correct priorities also protect you from making wrong decisions.

As a citizen of the Lord God's government, your first priority is to obey the Word of the living God by reading and studying God's Constitution without reluctance.  Once you are aware what your priorities are, decision-making becomes very easy because you understand not only what you should be doing, but also what you should not be doing.   This knowledge gives you confidence to say  no to requests, even honorable ones that would distract you from your primary focus.  Keep in mind, Jesus always knew His priority.  Even when His cousin John refused to baptize Him in the Jordan River.  Jesus kept to the plan and purpose of His Father.  Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.  When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”  Jesus knew the first of His many priorities.

Remember this, every decision that you make, either assists or hinders you in fulfilling God's purpose for your life.  This is why it is so important to stay in prayer and read and study His Constitution.  Unless you are aware and know your priorities for your life, you have no guidelines to assist you in  making correct choices.  Settling your heart on God's priority (which is His purpose for your life) will enable you to make the right course and maximize your life's effectiveness.  Once Jesus completed that priority, He knew His next challenge that would lead Him to His next priority.  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 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.

It was a step by step process.

I will continue this tomorrow in part 2.

Matthew 13:13-17   Matthew 4:1-11
~~W.R. Luchie

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His Priority Should Be Your Priority

6/5/2015

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Before I continue with this series on priorities, I must share this thought with you:  Knowledge of God's Word is what is going to change your thinking.  Change your mind, change your world.  Now, having said that, allow me to continue with another reason for focusing on priorities:

Your correct priority protects your talents and gifts.  Knowing what your priorities are will help you avoid expending your talents and gifts on unimportant or unworthy endeavors and unnecessary things.  Most individuals today use their gifts and abilities in the pursuit of selfish and worldly goals that have nothing to do with the Kingdom of Heaven.  Just watch television and the internet and you will see many preachers, prophets, evangelists, teachers, ministers, etc, who are focusing on their own agenda.  This is especially evident in mega churches.  Their top priority is gratifying their own desires.  However, even good and honorable pursuits can become a problem if they distract us from other endeavors that are more important.  Remember, Saul, before his priorities were changed, thought what he was doing to the Believers in the Kingdom was correct. Now Saul was consenting to his death.  At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.  As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.  He had a gift, but the wrong priorities.

Imagine looking back on years of your life and realizing that you wasted your gifts and talents on the wrong purpose and never accomplished what you were put here on earth to do.  What a tragedy that would be!  Establishing correct priorities in your life now will assist and assure you that it will never happen.

King Jesus had to get Saul's attention on the Damascus road, to prioritize his priorities.  Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”


And he said, “Who are You, Lord?"  Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”  

So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?"  Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”  And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

Correct priorities mean the Lord God's priority, and the Lord God is seeking the Kingdom first!  With God's priority in place as your priority, you can pursue life with confidence and with no fear or later regrets.

Acts 8:1-3   Acts 9:1-9
~~W.R. Luchie

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The Priority of Priorities

6/4/2015

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Now, in addition to assisting you to use your time effectively, there are numerous other significant reasons establishing priorities should be a priority to you.  And by you I really mean us.

Preoccupation with priority preserves and protects life.  From time to time individuals make it their business to come over to my wife and I  to commend me for opening the car door, where my wife Arlene is patiently waiting.  One of the reasons I maintain this practice is because she is my most precious commodity on this planet; so she is a priority and I treat her as such.

What is life?  Time.  What is priority?  Doing the right thing at the right time in the right way.  Priority will protect your life because doing the right thing at the right time, in the right way keeps us from doing the wrong thing, at the wrong time in the wrong way.  Once again, it is a domino effect.  Priority enables you to spend your days putting first things first.  My other thought is this:  Correct priorities are the principle of progress.  True progress is measured not by how much you get done, but by whether or not you are moving in the right direction.

When Jesus left the wilderness after being tempted of the pretender (Satan), He knew His first priority and acted on it.  From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”   And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.  He didn't waver on His purpose or His mission.  It is so important to move in the right direction and that means finding God's priority for your life with the short time that He has allotted you.  Aligning yourself with God's priority ensures that you will always travel in the right direction in life.  Now what was King Jesus' first priority?  The Kingdom first!  This is why it is so important to stay in the Word of God (Constitution).  The ambassador Paul instructed his young protege to study the Word so that he would be in line with the will of the King.   Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Having correct priorities also protects your time.  As I mentioned earlier, knowing and doing what is most important helps you avoid abusing time as well as wasting that precious currency (time).  In addition to protecting your time, correct priorities also protects your energy.  When your life is correctly prioritized, you can afford to exert your energy with confidence because you know you are using it effectively, correctly and for the right purpose.  You will notice that I didn't say a good purpose.  I stated the right purpose.  Your energy and God's priority are too important for you to wake up one morning to realize that everything you have done for the last twenty to forty years was off from God's intended target.  Your correct focus should be:  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

We will continue this tomorrow.

Matthew 4:17, 23   II Timothy 2:15   Matthew 6:33
~~W.R. Luchie

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