The Kingdom Of God Is Within, Not Outwardly By Nanyamka Boyer
Good day to you my beloved brother or sister in our Awesome, Faithful and Blessed Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, our Breath of Life! It is my prayer that this devotion finds you well you and your loved ones, both spiritually and physically and full of the faith and courage of God. For remember that is not by power nor by might, but by the Lord's Precious, Faithful and Mighty Holy Spirit that we can do all things in, through and with God, as it is written by the Lord through the Prophet Zechariah in Zechariah 4:6 "Then He answered and spake unto me, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." And in Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
For we serve a Loving and Mighty God who cares greatly about us and daily gives us more than we could ever ask in life and think, as He is more than enough and is able and willing to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask Him for, as the Apostle Paul knew about Him and also as the Lord tells us through him (the Apostle Paul) in Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power (the Holy Spirit's power) that worketh in us. Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." So as we continue to wait on the Lord to come through for us in this world, continue to trust in Him and walk in God's mighty strength to sustain you, who is the Holy Spirit's strength and mighty power and do not walk in fear and doubt of the Lord's faithfulness and love for you, but knowing that the Lord greatly loves you and is there with you and in you to lift, carry and share your burdens with you. So daily rely upon Him and ask Him for all of your needs to be met, whether it is a spiritual, emotional, mental or physical need, as He is trustworthy.
On this day let us also remember that the Kingdom of God is within us and not outwardly, for the Kingdom of our God, does not comes to us in our hearts by observation, but through the Holy Spirit, through our salvation, when we are born again. And the Lord reveals to us His Kingdom, the truth of this world, also of His Word and holy ways, through the Holy Spirit, as we study and grow in Him through His Word. For this is as the Lord tells us in the Gospel of John, as He told Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews during Jesus' time in John 3:3-8 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto Him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water (or by baptism of and in water) and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh (because the flesh or man can only give birth to that which is of the flesh or the carnal, the Lord means); and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit (for the Holy Spirit can only give birth to the things that are of the spirit, which are of God, the Lord also means). Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 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."
For when we are born again we understand all things that we need to know concerning Heaven, Hell, the Spiritual (Satan's Realm in the earth and second heaven) and the Natural Realm (the earth, the world we live in), as the Lord reveals it to us and about His Kingdom, by the Holy Spirit, through His Word. And not by what the natural or carnal man, who walks in the flesh says, as they are spiritually blind and deaf to the things and voice of God. As we ourselves were used to be and used to seeing things happening in this world before we were born again, for remember that the man that is truly born by the Spirit of God and is of God, walks by faith and not by sight or by what the Lord says and not by what he sees with his or her natural eyes. For all things that we see in this world that are of the world's system is of the flesh and of the devil and brings us confusion and not understanding. But with the Lord in our hearts and lives, we see and understand things clearly according, as we read in His Word. For when we study His Word, we keep His Word hidden in our hearts, so that we don't sin against Him, as our beloved brother King David understood by the Holy Spirit and wrote in Psalm 119:11 "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
For remember how our Lord Jesus reproved and told the Pharisees how the Kingdom of God does not come by observation, but is within us, when we are born again, who demanded of him to tell them when the Kingdom of God should come, as we read in the Gospel of Luke in Luke 17:20-21 "And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." And as He warns us to take heed and be ready for the evil days that will soon transpire concerning His Second Coming, so I write to remind us of what He says after these verses that we just read in Luke 17:22-24, so we don't fall into deception. "And He said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them nor follow them. For as the lightening that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day."
For the Lord's Second Coming will brighten the whole world and every eye shall see Him, as it is written in the Book of Revelation 1:7 "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen." For no one will miss seeing His coming, for His entrance and presence upon this world will light it all up, as the world will be in great darkness, physically.
So when you are looking for God and for a Word or a Rhema Word (or a now Word from the Lord) remember what He says in His Word that the Kingdom of God is within you and His Word, after you have studied it, is also within you, as He says and commands us in Deuteronomy 30:11-14 "For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it."
Go with God, and take the Lord with you wherever you go, for you need Him and will always need Him, especially as the days continue to get darker and darker in this world spiritually. And have a blessed, joyous and peaceful week, remembering that in the Lord there is always hope for our salvation, deliverance, all of our fears, troubles and sorrows to be conquered, as He is our and the Great I AM in and of the whole Universe and of this world. Blessed be His blessed and mighty Holy Name, as we are not orphans, for we belong to Jesus, our Heavenly Father!
And as the Lord says for us to do in His Word and told the Nation of Israel before they conquered the Land of Canaan, so I write for our admonition and remembrance, as we read in Deuteronomy 30:15-16 "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it."
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