Kingdom 104: The Benefits of Discernment
Discernment gives the Kingdom citizen (Believer) insight. One of the biggest problems plaguing many Western believers is that they aren't being taught the importance of personal righteousness in our daily life. What I should say is that they aren't being taught the importance of obeying the Lord's Constitution. Many of them don't know how to align their lives with the Lord God or how to tell when they are out of alignment. One reason is because many church leaders fail to enform the members and those around them how to read and study it. Another reason, many don't have the Governor (Holy Spirit) abiding in their mortal bodies. Without Them you can do nothing. Keep this in mind. Without the Holy Spirit, you are just a member of a religious organization that you attend once or twice a week.
A Kingdom citizen does not allow the problems of the world system to become a priority or a deep concern. His faith is totally hidden in the Word of God. In other words, you either believe His Word or you don't. The Lord Jesus made this statement: Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
The word discerning means: Having or showing good judgment or understanding. Discernment means: An act or instance of discerning; keen perception or judgment; insight. Many who call themselves Christian don't have discernment. Remember, we aren't "Christians" but Kingdom citizens. The people at Antioch gave that name to the apostles while they were there. 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. Remember this one thing, if people can name you they will define you.
We should always know a source that we can retreat to in search of truth. That truth is God's Constitution (the Bible) which is the Word of God. It is a Kingdom citizen's foundation for life. It gives us discernment concerning right and wrong; what is obedient and disobedient. The Lord Jesus made it quite clear in His prayer for His disciples: I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. The Word of the Lord should be your number one priority. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. When the Lord Jesus prayed for the believers, here is what He said: 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. It is the Word and NOT religion that makes us one. Most religions regard the Holy Spirit as an "it" or a "thing". That is not truth. 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.
Tune your spiritual ears in to the Holy Spirit. Discernment gives you direction and wisdom. Discernment gives you the advantage in situations. It reveals things to you that you don't already know and directs you in your decision-making process. It aids you in personal relationships. But you must focus on what He is saying to you. Focus and obedience. Without it, you will not have the benefits of discernment.
Always remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is your foundation for eternity.
John 12:44-50 Acts 11:25-26 John 17:6; 15:20-23; 14:25-27
~~W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
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A Kingdom citizen does not allow the problems of the world system to become a priority or a deep concern. His faith is totally hidden in the Word of God. In other words, you either believe His Word or you don't. The Lord Jesus made this statement: Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
The word discerning means: Having or showing good judgment or understanding. Discernment means: An act or instance of discerning; keen perception or judgment; insight. Many who call themselves Christian don't have discernment. Remember, we aren't "Christians" but Kingdom citizens. The people at Antioch gave that name to the apostles while they were there. 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. Remember this one thing, if people can name you they will define you.
We should always know a source that we can retreat to in search of truth. That truth is God's Constitution (the Bible) which is the Word of God. It is a Kingdom citizen's foundation for life. It gives us discernment concerning right and wrong; what is obedient and disobedient. The Lord Jesus made it quite clear in His prayer for His disciples: I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. The Word of the Lord should be your number one priority. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. When the Lord Jesus prayed for the believers, here is what He said: 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. It is the Word and NOT religion that makes us one. Most religions regard the Holy Spirit as an "it" or a "thing". That is not truth. 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.
Tune your spiritual ears in to the Holy Spirit. Discernment gives you direction and wisdom. Discernment gives you the advantage in situations. It reveals things to you that you don't already know and directs you in your decision-making process. It aids you in personal relationships. But you must focus on what He is saying to you. Focus and obedience. Without it, you will not have the benefits of discernment.
Always remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is your foundation for eternity.
John 12:44-50 Acts 11:25-26 John 17:6; 15:20-23; 14:25-27
~~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 listed at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
