August 15
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / PART 2
-It is extremely important that we come to the understanding that the Kingdom of God is within us. Unfortunately,
most Christians believe that the Kingdom of God is a planet that they are going to fly away to one day. They view it
( the Kingdom of God ) as something “out there”, “up there”, or “over there in the sweet by-and-by”.
They constantly sing songs that say, … “Won’t it be wonderful there”. No wonder there is SO
MUCH IMMATURITY in the body of Christ! It is time for God’s people to see that the Kingdom of God is within them!
It is not something external, but internal. All of the dealings of God ( concerning man ) begin within, and then are to be
manifested without. Here are just a few scriptures that testify to this: …
-Colossians 1:26,27 states, … Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations, but
now is made manifest to His saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: …
-2nd Corinthians 4:7 states, … But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,
that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us …
-Galatians 1:15,16 states, … But when it pleased God, Who separated me from my mother's womb, and called
me by His grace, To reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the heathen; immediately
I conferred not with flesh and blood: …
-Ephesians 2:22 states, … In Whom you also are built together for a habitation ( dwelling place
) of God through the Spirit …
-1st Corinthians 6:19 states, … What? know you not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of
God, and you are not your own? …
-2nd Corinthians 6:16 states, … And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you
are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell
in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people …
-1st Peter 2:5 states, … You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ …
-These are just a few scriptures that show that God’s dealings are within man, not outside of him. God’s
Kingdom is a Kingdom that operates within the hearts and lives of people, bringing about righteousness, peace, and joy in
the Holy Spirit. The reason that many remain as spiritual infants is due to the fact that they do not see the Kingdom of God
as something that is within. They are waiting to go to God’s Kingdom “one day”. WHY WOULD JESUS TELL US
TO SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD IF IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO US IN THIS LIFE? ( Think about it! )
-THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU!-
