Father, your kingdom come, and your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. That phrase says a lot. Father, help me to prosper so that I may be able to contribute more to your kingdom.
“Take the time to fully understand My kingdom. For My kingdom is where you are to dwell within. Presently on the earth, it is not a place, location, city or nation with physical geographic borders. But it is within your heart; requiring characteristics of your allegiance, commitment, and servant hood to a new king, and kingdom, who is given lordship over your lives. These characteristics are required to become great in My kingdom, with authority, power, and possessions of leadership, according to My purpose. Instead of living in bondage and slavery under the dominion if this world, and the powers of darkness; you can live in victory, to overcome the principalities and powers that presently rule over the world.
But before you can receive the fullness of authority, you must learn, and willingly submit to Me as Lord; ‘The Great I AM’, all and everything you need’, having complete dominion and authority of all things. An example of this is shown by the Centurion military officer, in scripture.
(Lk. 7:6-10) The Centurion military officer: ‘Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. I know because I am under the authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, Go, and they go, or Come, and they come. And if I say to my slaves, Do this or that, they do it. When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd, he said, ‘I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all the land of Israel’. And the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.’
Likewise in My kingdom there is a chain of command. You cannot be a leader or commander in My kingdom, until you can be lead. That also requires a time of seasoning, and refining under those who have come before you, who through faith, have proven themselves faithful and progressed into a position of authority.
In My kingdom, it is not man who chooses possessions of authority, but it is I, who ordains them through My Spirit, and who has planed out their destiny. For I know the condition of the heart, and know who they really are, their capabilities and their faithfulness.
Again I stress; that faith is not merely a belief, but a trust in Me, and in those who I have anointed and chosen to be in their possessions of authority over you. But don’t be deceived by wolves in sheep clothing, nor self proclaimed Sheppard’s, who take advantage and manipulate the flock for their own lusts. For my sheep know my voice, through the Spirit, and won’t be lead astray by a stranger. Because of this, I hold those in possessions of authority to a higher standard of accountability. Also for misconduct and sin, they are more severely disciplined and punished, because their fall can lead others to fall. Those who are not mine, and who by fraud deceive many, will face the most severe eternal punishment of all, unless they repent.
So if you seek to be great in My kingdom, consider the price, and the consequences. To be great in My kingdom you bust be the servant of all. Submission to authority comes before authority is given. Before you can advance to a higher possession of authority, you must first prove that you are loyal and committed to My authority, and those I’ve ordained to be in possessions of authority over you in ministry. Then you must prove that you are obedient, capable, competent, and faithful. Time is required to prove consistency; through endurance and reaction to pressure, stress, tribulation, conflict. Can you ultimately be an over-comer in all situations?
It has never been My plan to allow the immature spiritual young, to be the leaders in My church body. My desire is that mature and seasoned fathers in the faith lead, but there are few genuine fathers in the faith. Because of this, there are babies leading many of My flock, who I have not ordained to lead. There are also flocks, through ignorance, controlling the Sheppard’s. Many are not living in My kingdom, but they living in the kingdom of the world; and claiming to be doing My work. They no longer hear from Me, their commander and chief, nor are they displaying accountability to me. They have become as a social clubs, where the true purpose of the gospel has been lost. The great falling is soon coming to those who refuse to repent and turn because of pride, and being entrenched in the things of the world. Turn before it’s too late.