WHAT KINGDOM DO YOU BELONG TO?
Part 1

“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever”
(Revelation 11:15).

Do you belong to the kingdom of God? If so, do you know what kind of a kingdom you belong to? I think it’s important to understand the nature of the kingdom we belong to, don’t you? So, let’s look at what God shows us in His Word.

1. I BELONG TO A KINGDOM THAT IS NOT OF THIS WORLD. THE ONLY WAY I CAN ENTER IS BY BEING BORN AGAIN

Jesus answered Nicodemus in John 3:3 (NASB): “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

When Jesus died a soldier pierced his side, and “forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:34).

The only way we get into God’s kingdom is by repenting of our sins and being born again by the Spirit of God and through the precious blood of Jesus Christ that He poured out for our sins. Read also Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 8:1 and John 3:5-8.

2. I BELONG TO A KINGDOM THAT IS EVERLASTING AND WILL NEVER END

Psalm 16:10: “The LORD is King FOR EVER AND EVER.”

Daniel 4:34: “I blessed the most High, and I praised and honored him that LIVETH FOREVER, whose dominion is an EVERLASTING dominion, and his dominion is from generation to generation.”

We need to constantly take hold of this truth. On this earth we face trials and persecutions, difficulties and challenges, but this life is only “a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away” (James 4:14).  It is transient. Instead, we look forward to an eternal kingdom that will never pass away. This truth holds us in the difficult times. We can endure now because we know we will one day enjoy en eternal kingdom. We can stand fast for God and His truth even in the face of persecution because we look forward to an eternal future.

I am always encouraged by the wonderful words in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

You may be going through a trial that seems never ending. Dear one, be encouraged. It is only “for a moment” in the light of eternity. What God works in you will be a “FAR MORE EXCEEDING AND ETERNAL WEIGHT OF GLORY.” Five adjectives to describe the glory you will receive in the eternal realm!

Be encouraged. Read this Scripture over again. Read it aloud. You can endure for the joy that is ahead.

You can read more Scriptures about this everlasting kingdom: Psalm 29:10; 45:6; 145:13; 146:10; Daniel 2:18; 44; 4;3; 7:14, 12; Micah 4:7; Matthew 6:13; Luke 1:33; Romans 1:8; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Peter 1;11; and Revelation 11:15.

3.     I BELONG TO A KINGDOM THAT WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED

Throughout all of history, kings and kingdoms have passed away. Many are destroyed and never heard of again. How amazing to belong to a kingdom that will never be destroyed. What great hope we have. Speak out these wonderful truths to encourage your soul. Read these wonderful Scriptures to your children.

Daniel 7:14: “His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which SHALL NOT BE DESTROYED.” Read also Daniel 2:44 and 6:26.

4. I BELONG TO A KINGDOM THAT WILL BREAK IN PIECES AND CONSUME ALL OTHER KINGDOMS.

Daniel 2:44: “The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall BREAK IN PIECES AND CONSUME all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.”

No other kingdom will ever stand against God’s kingdom One day every kingdom on earth will be ruled by God’s kingdom. There are many believers who are being persecuted in so many countries of the world. The leaders of their countries will not allow Christianity. Their people suffer imprisonment, torture, hunger, and loss of their homes. But it is only for a season. They already belong to kingdom that will break in pieces all wicked rulers and their kingdoms. Read also Isaiah 60;12 and 1 Corinthians 15:24, 25.

There is coming a day when the saints will possess the kingdom and rule over all other kingdoms. Daniel 7:18 says: “But the saints of the Highest shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.” Read also Daniel 7:22, 27.

Be blessed and encouraged today.

Nancy Campbell

www.aboverubieds.org

PRAYER:

“Dear Father, I thank You so much for the privilege of being born again into Your eternal kingdom. I thank You that I can endure on this earth because I have hope of living in an everlasting kingdom that will never pass away. Thank You for shedding your precious blood to redeem me to be one of your children and to one day inherit glory and be joint-heirs with Christ. It is beyond my comprehension to take in, but I thank you and stand upon this wonderful truth. Amen.”

AFFIRMATION:

This life is only fleeting, but I belong to an eternal kingdom.