The Kingdom of God!

 

Chapter 99

 

Hebrews 4:12, says,

 

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

 

The Bible is the greatest book ever written and yet it is powerless unless the person who reads it and believes it's message and allows it to renew their way of thinking and lives by its principles. Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God is filled with power. However, that power only works if you receive it and declare what it is saying. It's then when that power is released that the power starts working! Paul said in Romans 10:8-10,

 

"But what does the word say? The word is nigh thee, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shalt be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

 

All of Hell cannot stop that from happening! That is how powerful the word of God is when it is spoken forth from the mouth of a believer! Paul talked about the power that has been given to the believer in Eph. 1:18-21, (NIV)

 

"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms," to come."

 

This power that He has given to us is measured by the power that it took God to raise Jesus from the dead. All the power that the devil and Hell had could not prevent this from happening! This same power is given to us, the believers, but in order for it to work for us, we must not only believe that it will, but we must declare it to come to pass even as we have spoken.

 

Jesus said in Mark 11:23-24,

 

"Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea, and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

When we speak the word of God, it becomes active and all of Hell cannot stop it from coming to pass. Most prayers are asking God to do something for us. Jesus, however told us to declare what we wanted to come to pass in faith that what we declare will happen!

 

You need to read Mark 11:23-24 over and over until it becomes a reality to you. John said in 1 John 5:14-15,

 

"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

 

We don't have to question what we ask Him for if we ask for it according to His word which is as powerful as a double edged sword."

 

There are things that we ask our Father for and there are things that we must declare with our mouth. When we declare what the word of God says, that world we declare goes to work for us to bring it to pass. In the meantime, we walk by faith full well knowing that it will come to pass!

 

Paul said in Eph. 1:9-10, (NIV)

 

"He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment"to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

 

In Gods plan for this earth and His people, there are set times when events take place that set the stage for His will to be accomplished. We are living in such a time as this and what a privilege it is to be selected to be on this earth at this time in history.

 

God is allowing Satan and all his host to reveal themselves and come out from hiding so all may see their works. I want you to be assured that Jesus is on the scene and the plans and desires of the evil ones are beginning to unravel and very soon you will see the hand of God move and all will know that He is the most high God when His power is released to for everyone to see.

 

This is not the end of the world the Bible talks about but it is a time when the Holy Spirit of God is going to be poured out upon all flesh. Joel 2:1-11, (NIV)

 

"Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand;a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come."

 

Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste, nothing escapes them. They have the appearance of horses; they gallop along like cavalry. With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle.

At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale. They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course. They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows. Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

 

The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?

 

This is a prophecy given to Joel and only the Holy Spirit can reveal the true meaning of it! This army that the Lord is talking about is the remnant of the Body of Christ who are standing up today and not running from the enemy. Like David, they are running toward the enemy declaring the word of God by faith!

 

Satan and his evil doers cannot withstand this army of believers who are filled with the Spirit of God and are trained in spiritual warfare! They are not crying out for God to do something but instead are being led by His Spirit and declaring what the Spirit gives them to say! They are fulfilling what Joel 2 says.

 

We sing a song in Church which says,

 

Blow the trumpet in Zion, Zion. Sound the alarm on My Holy Mountain. Blow the trumpet in Zion, Zion, sound the alarm!

 

They rush on the city, they run on the walls, great is the army that carries out His word. (2x)

 

The Lord utters His voice before His army. (2x)

 

Peter said in 1 Pet. 4:17,

 

"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God!"

 

Jesus was very rough with the religious people of His day. In Matt. 15:7-9 (NIV) He said to them,

 

"You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules."

 

Judgment is coming on those religious pastors and teacher who teach their own doctrine and not what the Bible says. The Lord is fed up with them and He is going to remove them and set His people free so they can worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.