Jesus was Consistent With the Kingdom Message
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Throughout His time on this earth, the Lord Jesus was consistent and focused in the Kingdom message. From start to finish, He preached and taught His Father’s assignment…God’s Kingdom. Even when the people tried to stop Him from leaving their presence, His focus was on God’s Kingdom. He knew His purpose for being there. 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.” Luke 4:42-43 The Lord Jesus had a Kingdom mindset because He lived in a Kingdom.
The most important part of the Kingdom experience is the process of entering the Kingdom. Unless you know how to enter God’s Kingdom, everything else about the Kingdom is meaningless to you. So then, what do you do to enter the Kingdom of God and how does it work?
King Jesus never said “Seek Me first”. He never said that they should worship Him. He said, “Seek first the Kingdom”. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 He told us about the benefits of seeking the Kingdom. “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:25-27 NLT
Again, remember, the Lord Jesus never said to seek Him first. He didn't make it about himself. Yet the church, for over 2000 years, has done exactly that. I say that with no disrespect for our Lord and King at all. But His purpose was to reintroduce God’s Kingdom government and give those who are seeking, entrance to it. All that comes with citizenship. If you want to attract people to the Kingdom, you must show them how and why the Kingdom of the Lord God is better than a religion. Prove to them that they can have benefits in your country that they cannot get in their religion. The church keeps speaking about Jesus and not about the Kingdom. Yet it was the Kingdom that He told us to teach and preach. And we wonder why people just aren’t interested. Our lives should show what life in God’s Kingdom looks like! Tell them that the King is the doorway into the Kingdom. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:9
Keep in mind, Jesus isn’t the Kingdom, He is the King. He is also the Door into the Kingdom. He gives us entrance. Anyone who wishes to enter the Kingdom must go through the Door, which is the Lord Jesus. What that means is that you must accept Him as your Lord and King. You don’t draw people by telling them about your King. You draw them by informing them about the benefits of the Kingdom government and your life as a citizen: Your country’s benefits and quality of life—the promises of the King. King Jesus was consistent in speaking about His Father’s Kingdom.
The reason many individuals don’t know about the Kingdom is because their religious leaders aren’t preaching or teaching about the Kingdom. Those who are, aren’t clear or consistent about the Kingdom. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Matthew 13:3-9
Also, when we speak God's Word, especially concerning His Kingdom, it get's Satan's attention. And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the Word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the Word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts." Mark 4:11-15
There was one occasion where He compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a wedding feast that a King gave for his son. And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:1-14
Some time ago, my wife Arlene and I were speaking about weddings and how much I love the receptions. They have all kinds of festive food there! But in order for you to attend, you must be in proper attire, if you want to be accepted in. Jesus also made it clear that neither He nor the Kingdom did away with the law. “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in. But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.” Luke 16:16-17 NLT
Every since we have been assigned by the Holy Spirit to teach about the Kingdom government, we have always been focused and consistent on this message, and will continue until He tells us otherwise. Once assigned, be consistent and focused!
My question is, why aren’t people forcing their way into Christianity? Because it is build focusing on a door, not on the Kingdom. Our perspective and focus was off. The Kingdom is beyond the Door. The Door is the entrance to an amazing Kingdom. Remember, Jesus told us that He is the Door. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:9 Through Him, we will “find pasture”. A pasture is a place of nourishment, rest, peace, abundance, protection and contentment. That is the Kingdom.
Once you embrace the Kingdom mindset, you will always be consistent with the Kingdom message. It becomes part of your language, and more and more you will be speaking the words of your King.
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in His Word.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
Arlene 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 most important part of the Kingdom experience is the process of entering the Kingdom. Unless you know how to enter God’s Kingdom, everything else about the Kingdom is meaningless to you. So then, what do you do to enter the Kingdom of God and how does it work?
King Jesus never said “Seek Me first”. He never said that they should worship Him. He said, “Seek first the Kingdom”. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 He told us about the benefits of seeking the Kingdom. “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:25-27 NLT
Again, remember, the Lord Jesus never said to seek Him first. He didn't make it about himself. Yet the church, for over 2000 years, has done exactly that. I say that with no disrespect for our Lord and King at all. But His purpose was to reintroduce God’s Kingdom government and give those who are seeking, entrance to it. All that comes with citizenship. If you want to attract people to the Kingdom, you must show them how and why the Kingdom of the Lord God is better than a religion. Prove to them that they can have benefits in your country that they cannot get in their religion. The church keeps speaking about Jesus and not about the Kingdom. Yet it was the Kingdom that He told us to teach and preach. And we wonder why people just aren’t interested. Our lives should show what life in God’s Kingdom looks like! Tell them that the King is the doorway into the Kingdom. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:9
Keep in mind, Jesus isn’t the Kingdom, He is the King. He is also the Door into the Kingdom. He gives us entrance. Anyone who wishes to enter the Kingdom must go through the Door, which is the Lord Jesus. What that means is that you must accept Him as your Lord and King. You don’t draw people by telling them about your King. You draw them by informing them about the benefits of the Kingdom government and your life as a citizen: Your country’s benefits and quality of life—the promises of the King. King Jesus was consistent in speaking about His Father’s Kingdom.
The reason many individuals don’t know about the Kingdom is because their religious leaders aren’t preaching or teaching about the Kingdom. Those who are, aren’t clear or consistent about the Kingdom. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Matthew 13:3-9
Also, when we speak God's Word, especially concerning His Kingdom, it get's Satan's attention. And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the Word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the Word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts." Mark 4:11-15
There was one occasion where He compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a wedding feast that a King gave for his son. And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:1-14
Some time ago, my wife Arlene and I were speaking about weddings and how much I love the receptions. They have all kinds of festive food there! But in order for you to attend, you must be in proper attire, if you want to be accepted in. Jesus also made it clear that neither He nor the Kingdom did away with the law. “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in. But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.” Luke 16:16-17 NLT
Every since we have been assigned by the Holy Spirit to teach about the Kingdom government, we have always been focused and consistent on this message, and will continue until He tells us otherwise. Once assigned, be consistent and focused!
My question is, why aren’t people forcing their way into Christianity? Because it is build focusing on a door, not on the Kingdom. Our perspective and focus was off. The Kingdom is beyond the Door. The Door is the entrance to an amazing Kingdom. Remember, Jesus told us that He is the Door. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10:9 Through Him, we will “find pasture”. A pasture is a place of nourishment, rest, peace, abundance, protection and contentment. That is the Kingdom.
Once you embrace the Kingdom mindset, you will always be consistent with the Kingdom message. It becomes part of your language, and more and more you will be speaking the words of your King.
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in His Word.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
Arlene 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
