Kingdom 102: Honoring His Son in the Kingdom
When the religious leaders asked "How can a man be born again when he is old?", the Lord Jesus gave this response: 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. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” One of the reasons many can't understand the Kingdom or its concept, is that they aren't born again and filled with the Holy Spirit (the Governor). The Lord Jesus made it clear: Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Attending a church on Sunday morning will not cause you to be filled with His Spirit (meaning God's Spirit). You must embrace His Word and live by His principles each and every day. Then He will give you what you need (the gift of the Holy Spirit). “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. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you."
Have you noticed that He said "if you love Me"? Loving God's Son isn't lip service or going to a church. Loving Jesus Christ is being obedient and embracing His Father's principles. Then and only then will He give you the gift of the Holy Spirit to become conquerors, just as he did with those in the upper room. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
If you are half-stepping concerning the Word of God's Constitution, please save yourself the heartache of thinking you are going to receive God's precious gift of the Holy Spirit. You can attend religious organizations "until the cows come home"; but if you aren't obeying His Word (God's Constitution) it is to no avail....dust in the wind. I am reminded of Samuel's statement to King Saul of his disobedience to the Lord God's command: “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.” Obeying the Lord God's Word will reflect on those around you. Walking in His principles will affect your behavior and certainly those in your family.
Remember, the Lord God sent His Son to reinstate us back to Him. Now what does that mean for us? For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. To be saved, means to be reborn by the Spirit of God. It doesn't happen by joining a church. It doesn't happen by being a good person. Remember what the Lord Jesus told the religious leader, Nicodemus: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Unless you are born again, you can't even "see" the Kingdom. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
When you embrace His Word, it will clear you on a constant basis from all unrighteousness. Staying in His Word is staying in the Lord Jesus. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 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. The question arises, How do you honor the Lord God's Son? To answer that, let me share the meaning of the word honor.
1. To give high respect to, as shown for special merit;
2. To show recognition or esteem to
So, how do you honor the Lord Jesus, the Lord God's Son? Remember what the Lord Jesus said to the religious leaders of His day: He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And here is another statement by the Lord Jesus: For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
Honor: obedience, respect and esteem Him above everyone and everything in your life!
And always remember, that your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord Jesus the Christ.
John 3:5-8; 3:3; 14:15-18 Acts 2:1-4 I Samuel 15:22-23 John 3:6; 3-3; 15:1-4
Mark 7:6 John 15:22-25
~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
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Have you noticed that He said "if you love Me"? Loving God's Son isn't lip service or going to a church. Loving Jesus Christ is being obedient and embracing His Father's principles. Then and only then will He give you the gift of the Holy Spirit to become conquerors, just as he did with those in the upper room. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
If you are half-stepping concerning the Word of God's Constitution, please save yourself the heartache of thinking you are going to receive God's precious gift of the Holy Spirit. You can attend religious organizations "until the cows come home"; but if you aren't obeying His Word (God's Constitution) it is to no avail....dust in the wind. I am reminded of Samuel's statement to King Saul of his disobedience to the Lord God's command: “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.” Obeying the Lord God's Word will reflect on those around you. Walking in His principles will affect your behavior and certainly those in your family.
Remember, the Lord God sent His Son to reinstate us back to Him. Now what does that mean for us? For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. To be saved, means to be reborn by the Spirit of God. It doesn't happen by joining a church. It doesn't happen by being a good person. Remember what the Lord Jesus told the religious leader, Nicodemus: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Unless you are born again, you can't even "see" the Kingdom. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
When you embrace His Word, it will clear you on a constant basis from all unrighteousness. Staying in His Word is staying in the Lord Jesus. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 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. The question arises, How do you honor the Lord God's Son? To answer that, let me share the meaning of the word honor.
1. To give high respect to, as shown for special merit;
2. To show recognition or esteem to
So, how do you honor the Lord Jesus, the Lord God's Son? Remember what the Lord Jesus said to the religious leaders of His day: He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And here is another statement by the Lord Jesus: For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
Honor: obedience, respect and esteem Him above everyone and everything in your life!
And always remember, that your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord Jesus the Christ.
John 3:5-8; 3:3; 14:15-18 Acts 2:1-4 I Samuel 15:22-23 John 3:6; 3-3; 15:1-4
Mark 7:6 John 15:22-25
~~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
