The Church as a miniature kingdom of God (4)

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Theme: Seeking the kingdom of God                                 06 September, 2023

Topic: The Church as a miniature kingdom of God (4)

Memory Verse: Matt 6:33-34

 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. NKJV

Today’s Reading: Matt 16:16-19

16 Simon Peter answered and said,”You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.  18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.  19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” NKJV

Words of the Ministry:

Still on the week’s theme “Seeking the kingdom of God”, we have seen the kingdom as a seed in our Spirit, and the kingdom as the growth of Christ within us. Today we want to see the Church as a miniature manifestation of kingdom. We see from today’s reading that the Lord interchanged the church for the kingdom in Mat 16.18,19. So while the believers are carrying the king of the kingdom within them individually, corporately they make up the kingdom of God on Earth. In the same passage we see Peter being given the keys of the kingdom and by extension all the saints. Peter used the keys on the day of Pentecost to let the Jewish believers into the kingdom (Acts 2.38-42) and the Gentile believers in Acts 10.34-48. Again we can see that as the new believers joined the Church, we could also say they are part of God’s kingdom as the kingdom of God is now within them (Jhn 3.3).

By this we may then say that the proper Church life is God’s goal as it is a miniature manifestation of his kingdom. Through the Church, the Light of the kingdom is meant to shine and overcome the darkness in this world. The Church is referred to as the light and not only the light but the salt of the earth. By implication for the world not to miss it and go astray in darkness we need the Church, at the same time, for the world to avoid decay and self-destruction, they need the preserving power of salt. We can therefore say, the church people are the rescue agent and solution to this confused and dying world. We are expected to make a way for the Lord to have his rule on earth.

Saints, for us to seek his kingdom is to go all out to occupy our different areas of manifestation binding and losing as the case may need, we must ensure the gates of hell does not have its way. God has placed us in strategic locations to further his kingdom, yours could be as a mother, others are teachers, cab drivers, fashion designers, artisan, preacher, medical doctor etc. As we render our service we must have the kingdom behind our mind. Our motive must be thy kingdom come and its righteousness. To seek the kingdom here means in all we do, kingdom will must be our driving force. We must see to it that we are there to invade the earth with heavens culture. The Church is not just a social gathering where the saints meet, it is a collection of the kingdom army that would bring a change on earth. May the Lord grant us light

Bible in one year: Ezekiel 14-16

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