The Return of the King in His Kingdom
One of the greatest problems many Kingdom citizens face is that we try to reproduce the new Kingdom culture without a renewed mind. Our minds have already been tainted and corrupted by the world’s culture. We have been in the world and the world has been in us, controlling our thoughts, emotions and beliefs. When the Lord Jesus came to earth to restore His Father’s Kingdom, the first thing He had to do was clean house. He and His cousin John made this statement: In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Matthew 3:1-2 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17
Before He could send His Spirit to dwell in us individually, He had to wash away all manner of sin in us. His death on the cross was the “cleanup program”. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7
The Lord Jesus came to remove and free us from sin in order to prepare the “house” of our bodies for the return of the royal Governor—Holy Spirit—so that Heaven’s culture, meaning our original culture, could return. King Jesus made it quite clear that restoring the Kingdom and reinstating its culture on earth had nothing to do with a building or religion when He said: Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21
Remember, before the Kingdom can be within us, we must be thoroughly cleansed from the inside out so that the Holy Spirit can inhabit a holy temple. Keep in mind, I am not speaking of religion, but of the return of the original legitimate government, the Kingdom of the Living God.
The culture of the Lord God must come back to this earth. He has called and commissioned us to make a difference in this world; not to be religious or attend religious services. We are to be filled with His presence—meaning with His Spirit. Do you recall what the Lord Jesus stated to His disciples before He went back to be with His Father? And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:4-5
By the way, John “the Baptist”, earthly cousin of the Lord Jesus, was given that name by religious organizations because he baptized followers. The Lord Jesus didn’t call him John the Baptist. I always state, “If people name you, they will define you”. Religious groups named him and it defined him. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, it means you have the Kingdom of the Lord God living within you. This is what happened on the day of Pentecost when they were all of one mindset. The Kingdom of the Lord God had arrived. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:1-4
Also, the Lord Jesus never preached about Himself. He always preached and taught concerning the Kingdom and honored His Father. King Jesus made it very clear why He had come to earth. He said to them, “I must preach the Kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. Luke 4:43-44
Always remember that the “Bible” is all about 1) a King, 2) a Kingdom and country, and 3) a royal family. In order for you to be a citizen of a country you must be born in it. The Lord Jesus confirmed this when He spoke to Nicodemus. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:3-8
We have all been born of flesh, into this world. We must be born again, into the Lord God’s Kingdom.
Remember, your faith in the King’s Word is your most valuable asset in the Kingdom.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
Before He could send His Spirit to dwell in us individually, He had to wash away all manner of sin in us. His death on the cross was the “cleanup program”. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7
The Lord Jesus came to remove and free us from sin in order to prepare the “house” of our bodies for the return of the royal Governor—Holy Spirit—so that Heaven’s culture, meaning our original culture, could return. King Jesus made it quite clear that restoring the Kingdom and reinstating its culture on earth had nothing to do with a building or religion when He said: Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21
Remember, before the Kingdom can be within us, we must be thoroughly cleansed from the inside out so that the Holy Spirit can inhabit a holy temple. Keep in mind, I am not speaking of religion, but of the return of the original legitimate government, the Kingdom of the Living God.
The culture of the Lord God must come back to this earth. He has called and commissioned us to make a difference in this world; not to be religious or attend religious services. We are to be filled with His presence—meaning with His Spirit. Do you recall what the Lord Jesus stated to His disciples before He went back to be with His Father? And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:4-5
By the way, John “the Baptist”, earthly cousin of the Lord Jesus, was given that name by religious organizations because he baptized followers. The Lord Jesus didn’t call him John the Baptist. I always state, “If people name you, they will define you”. Religious groups named him and it defined him. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, it means you have the Kingdom of the Lord God living within you. This is what happened on the day of Pentecost when they were all of one mindset. The Kingdom of the Lord God had arrived. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:1-4
Also, the Lord Jesus never preached about Himself. He always preached and taught concerning the Kingdom and honored His Father. King Jesus made it very clear why He had come to earth. He said to them, “I must preach the Kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. Luke 4:43-44
Always remember that the “Bible” is all about 1) a King, 2) a Kingdom and country, and 3) a royal family. In order for you to be a citizen of a country you must be born in it. The Lord Jesus confirmed this when He spoke to Nicodemus. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:3-8
We have all been born of flesh, into this world. We must be born again, into the Lord God’s Kingdom.
Remember, your faith in the King’s Word is your most valuable asset in the Kingdom.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
