THE KINGDOM OF GOD

The all powerful, all knowing, all seeing God has come to dwell on the earth through his church: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:16-17).

This great God, who is the Holy Ghost, has one main focus: “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you” (16:13-14).

Surly since he is all powerful and no purpose of his can be hindered, there are great benefits to be reaped everyday in the believer. This is beyond dispute and has been proven, beyond theory, in the book of Acts. And since his primary purpose is to reveal Jesus within the believer, it could not be more glorious—everything else must take a secondary role.

This is the rule of God.

But if you look only with natural eyes, you are sure to miss it. Just like Israel missed his first coming because it was looking for a sword of flesh instead of the sword of the Spirit. Because the kingdom of God is not steak and potatoes and an extra large sweet tea; the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. The one satisfies your appetite and leaves you unfulfilled; the other gives you an appetite and leaves you ever craving and thirsting for righteousness.

And filled.

Have you seen the church in Acts? Without a doubt they turned the world upside down, but they never took over town hall—it was Missionary Peter, not Mayor. They healed the sick, even to the point of their shadow and handkerchiefs being a point of contact, but they themselves were beaten and run out of town—I do not see where they ever became Christian celebrities.

For sure God blessed them financially but you can only retain so much when you’re crucified upside down. Guess it ended up the way it started, “Silver and gold have I none . . .”

They saw the miracle of the lame man healed at the gate Beautiful, but only briefly referred to that miracle in the sermon that followed, choosing rather to expound on the absolute wonder of Jesus.

This is the Kingdom of God.

. . . By the way, I’m sure Peter is way past being a mayor now—now that he is in the world to come.