Living
in the Power of the Kingdom
REQUIRES
THAT WE GROW IN OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH KING JESUS
THROUGH DAILY FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM
He hadn’t seen
another human in weeks, and in all that time He hadn’t eaten any food. He was very hungry. Suddenly His ancient enemy was there; not
only His enemy, but the enemy of all mankind.
The enemy told Him, “If you’re really who you think you are, turn the
stones around you into bread.” His
answer came from deep within His Spirit, “Man does not live by bread alone, but
by every Word of God.” He was about to
face His greatest test. This was a test
that Father God had led Him to take. The
reason for the test was so He could defeat the enemy, allowing the Power of the Kingdom to flow through Him
as He fulfilled His purpose on earth.
One by one He defeated every temptation of the enemy. Possessions, relationships, and goals &
ambitions were all surrendered to Father God.
After His victory God sent angels to minister to Him.1
How was Jesus
able to defeat the enemy? From an early
age He had learned to listen to God’s Spirit inside of Him.2 As He
learned the Hebrew Scriptures He meditated day and night on what they
meant. As God revealed the truths of
them to Him, He memorized them so He wouldn’t forget what they said and disobey
Father God.3 He made it His
habit to start the day by spending time with Father God, and listening to His
voice telling Him what to do and helping Him understand the challenges He would
face that day. When the enemy showed up
there were no surprises. He was ready.4
As Jesus began
His ministry of establishing the Kingdom, He did what every new member of the
Kingdom would be required to do. He was
water baptized. This was a public testimony
to show He was part of the Kingdom.5 After defeating the enemy; He
began to share with those around Him the things that Father God had taught
Him. Jesus was the Living Word. What He said had the Power to transform those
around Him and defeat the enemy.6 He emphasized the need for people
to keep their relationship with Him their highest priority. He explained that they must allow His Words
to go deep into their heart so they could grow to know Him and He could transform
their lives.7 He told them that
only through daily surrender to God8, and prayer that is motivated
by a desire to see His Kingdom9 could they live to fulfill His
purpose for them. He promised that when
He left He would send the Holy Spirit to guide them into all truth10
and pour into them the strength to live in the Power of the Kingdom.11 He let them know that through
the Power of the Spirit they could live in daily fellowship with Him. To do this they needed to feed their spirit
on what He said in His Word, the Bible, and start their day with prayer. They needed to continue in an attitude of
prayer throughout the day and seek to obey what the Spirit spoke to their
heart.12 He let them know that as they did this they would be His
co-workers, who would establish His unending Kingdom throughout the world.13
BASED ON WHAT JESUS TAUGHT, YOU NEED
TO ASK: Are you living in daily fellowship with Jesus so you can grow to know Him and live in the Power of the Kingdom?
Scripture
References: 1Matthew 4:1-11; 2Luke
2:41-52; 3 Psalms chapter 1, 119:11; 4Mark 1:35; 5
Matthew chapter 3; 6John 1:1-18; 7John 8:31-32, 15:7; 8Luke
9:23; 9Matthew 6:9-13; 10John 16:13 11Acts
1:8; 12Matthew 26:41, Luke 18:1, John 4:23-24, 5:39, 6:63; 13 John 7:38-39
Henry &
Rita Pulsifer
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