The Kingdom Components

Now the Lord had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
The thing He had to do was to separate him from his old environment and relationship, especially from his family. All kingdoms are comprised of a number of components necessary for them to function effectively.
All kingdoms including the Kingdom of God, have:
a. A health program--healing, b. An educational program--teaching the ministry of the Holy Spirit, c. A taxation system--tithing, d. A central communication system--gifts of the Spirit, e. A diplomatic corps--Ambassadors of Christ, f. A system of administration--the ministration of the Spirit through mankind called the Church, and g. An economy--a system of giving and receiving(seed time and harvest time).
Now, a careful study of the message and the presentation of the message of the Kingdom of Heaven by Jesus will illustrate the presence of all these components and characteristics of life in the Kingdom of God. Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The most outstanding element distinguishing the Kingdom of God from every other kingdom, is the concept that all of its citizens are relatives of the King, and are kings themselves. This was the message brought to earth by the Lord Jesus Christ: This declaration was known as "the promise" and activated the long historical expectation of the Messiah King destined to redeem all men and restore them back to their kingly position.
Thoughtful Questions:
“Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
The thing He had to do was to separate him from his old environment and relationship, especially from his family. All kingdoms are comprised of a number of components necessary for them to function effectively.
All kingdoms including the Kingdom of God, have:
a. A health program--healing, b. An educational program--teaching the ministry of the Holy Spirit, c. A taxation system--tithing, d. A central communication system--gifts of the Spirit, e. A diplomatic corps--Ambassadors of Christ, f. A system of administration--the ministration of the Spirit through mankind called the Church, and g. An economy--a system of giving and receiving(seed time and harvest time).
Now, a careful study of the message and the presentation of the message of the Kingdom of Heaven by Jesus will illustrate the presence of all these components and characteristics of life in the Kingdom of God. Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The most outstanding element distinguishing the Kingdom of God from every other kingdom, is the concept that all of its citizens are relatives of the King, and are kings themselves. This was the message brought to earth by the Lord Jesus Christ: This declaration was known as "the promise" and activated the long historical expectation of the Messiah King destined to redeem all men and restore them back to their kingly position.
Thoughtful Questions:
- Proof of each of these components above is found in Scripture. Find a verse or passage for each one that contains the component and an example of that program.
- Of the components listed above, determine what responsibility you have to make a difference, if any. Is there anything you can do to assist that component take its proper place in your community?
- Understanding the components of the Kingdom of God can help you plan your priorities of family, work and ministry. How should your day planner reflect these priorities?
- If all citizens of the Kingdom of God are relatives of the King, what responsibilities do they bear? If all citizens of the Kingdom of God are kings themselves, what authority do they share?
Please note: The divine strategy was the return of the original Adam to earth to reconstruct what the old Adam had failed. The means would be the coming of the Messiah King to redeem, restore and reconnect man back to heaven's culture and government once again. This promise of a royal seed in Genesis--And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”--established the coming of God in the flesh as a legal redeemer with all the rights to enter Earth's realm to achieve this goal.
Genesis 12:1-3 Luke 12:22-34 Genesis 3:15
~~W.R. Luchie
Genesis 12:1-3 Luke 12:22-34 Genesis 3:15
~~W.R. Luchie