King – Kingdom
Daniel 11:32 (KJV)
… but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Jeremiah 23:5 (NKJV)
5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Know God as King
Luke 1:31-33 (NKJV) And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Jesus was born to be king! A kingdom like no other
1 Timothy 6:15 (NKJV) …which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Only Potentate resident in only God
Superlatives Song of Songs Lord of Lords King of Kings
King of the Kings… like a puppet or a toy Obama is hand puppet
God provides the hand
Daniel 2:20-21 (NKJV) Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.
The Source of wisdom and power-
The Seasons-
State Rulers- He exalts and demotes kings.
Secret things-
Sense and Smarts- He gives wisdom and knowledge.
The King is on His Throne and in Control!
The King is at work in the world!
The King has made promises and all will be fulfilled!
Jesus Christ is the King!
Do as The Kingdom Person
start acting like kingdom people
Colossians 1:13-14 (NKJV) He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Delivered from conveyed us translated us delivered by a King
1 Peter 2:9-10 (NKJV) But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
You are Kingdom People
Notice the modifiers chosen, royal, holy, special obtained mercy!
You are! Not will be! This is your identity! With purpose!
2 Corinthians 4:6-7 (NKJV) For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. Our identity
Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Confess this everyday:
- I am completely forgiven.
- I am totally accepted by God.
- I am deeply loved by God.
- My worth comes from the fact that Christ is in me!