As I stated in my last message, the Lord will share His Glory with no man. His Kingdom is everlasting. King David put it this way: Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. In essence, those who have embraced His Kingdom will live forever. We have already seen how Jesus likened the Kingdom of Heaven to yeast. Let's imagine for a moment that we have a large mixing bowl containing lumps of dough made from different kinds of flour: white, wheat, oat, rice, nut, etc. Let's imagine further that each of these lumps represent a "kingdom" of the world, whether a nation, a religion, etc. Now suppose that we mix yeast in with all those different lumps of dough. What do you think will happen? Do you think that the yeast will discriminate between the different kinds of flour? Remember, each kind of flour is different, but the yeast doesn't care. It ignores those distinctions, it proceeds with its fermentation process and transforms the entire batch of dough. Jesus the King mad this statement concerning the Kingdom: 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.”
Once again I remind you that God's Kingdom is not here to coexist with the kingdoms of this world, but to supplant and transform them to His likeness. Yeast doesn't believe in coexistence. It permeates and agitates and will not stop until it has transformed its environment into something completely new. the Kingdom of Heaven cannot simply and tidily be given a place sharing the stage with all the religions, philosophies and faith systems of the world. It will grow and expand and overwhelm and transform until it alone is left. All who are Kingdom Citizens face the dilemma and challenge of how to live successfully and simultaneously in two worlds that are in inevitable conflict.
One critical key to our successful navigation within these two worlds is to get it thoroughly into our heads that the Kingdom of Heaven is not a kingdom of coexistence but of transformation; and that it is the Kingdom, not the world, that will ultimately prevail.
This understanding can assist us in developing the habit of thinking with a Kingdom mindset and making Kingdom decisions in every area of our life.
Psalm 145:13 Matthew 13:33
~~W.R. Luchie
Once again I remind you that God's Kingdom is not here to coexist with the kingdoms of this world, but to supplant and transform them to His likeness. Yeast doesn't believe in coexistence. It permeates and agitates and will not stop until it has transformed its environment into something completely new. the Kingdom of Heaven cannot simply and tidily be given a place sharing the stage with all the religions, philosophies and faith systems of the world. It will grow and expand and overwhelm and transform until it alone is left. All who are Kingdom Citizens face the dilemma and challenge of how to live successfully and simultaneously in two worlds that are in inevitable conflict.
One critical key to our successful navigation within these two worlds is to get it thoroughly into our heads that the Kingdom of Heaven is not a kingdom of coexistence but of transformation; and that it is the Kingdom, not the world, that will ultimately prevail.
This understanding can assist us in developing the habit of thinking with a Kingdom mindset and making Kingdom decisions in every area of our life.
Psalm 145:13 Matthew 13:33
~~W.R. Luchie
