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Kings of king
...... of the Spirit is spirit."verse 7 "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." verse 8 "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." These are those whose hearts have been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb (Rev.1:5).It is these hearts in which reigns the Lord Jesus Christ.Between the Lord and these peculair people is a covenant relationship like that between a sovereign king and vassal kings.This covenant ensures and demands that the 'kings' are faithful to the King just as He is faithful to them: Jeremiah 31(KJV) verse 31 "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:" verse 32 "Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:"
verse 33 "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people." verse 34 "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Faithfulness is expected by the King in these areas:- * Celebrating the King(Psalm 93-100)-worship; * Proclaiming the King(Isa.52:7)-evangelism;& * Demonstrating the King (Rom.5:17, Matt.5-7)-kingdom life. These kings have the authority of the King to rule on the earth. It is by the wisdom of God that they rule (Prov.8:15).And Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God (1 Cor.1:24).The Lord is even greater than Solomon (Luke 11:31).It is His authority (Matt 28:18, Mark 16:17-18, & Luke 10:19) that they exercise on His behalf in each of the territories where He has placed each of them. Each king is not in unhealthful competition with any other king (2 Cor.10:12) but complements any other king as members of the body of Christ (1 Cor.12:12). Both the kingship and priesthood of the saints make up their calling in Christ Jesus (Rev.1:6, 5:10). Action plan: 1. Believe that you are who God says you are. 2. Believe that you have what God says that you have. 3. Believe that you can do what God says you can do. 4. Then take action as led by the Spirit of God!!! ABOUT THE AUTHOR British-born Nigerian christian writer living and working in London,UK with website:www.firstloveministries.org.uk
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