THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM!!!!!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: The Good News Of The Kingdom!!!




Today we look to the word- INHERITANCE- yerushah H3425-something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony:—heritage, inheritance, possession.









The Torah testifies………………….




Exodus 34:9




And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance H3425.









The Prophets Proclaim………………..




Jeremiah 10:16




The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance H3425: The LORD of hosts is his name.











The Writings witness…………………





Proverbs 20:21




An inheritance H3425 may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.




THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM





Everything The Most High Yah does serves His Kingdom purposes. One of the main reasons we so often misunderstand The Most High Yah is because we fail to recognize this fact. From the beginning, The Most High Yah intended to extend His kingly dominion from the invisible and spiritual realm into the visible physical realm. This would be accomplished by ruling through human beings whom He created and placed in authority over the rest of the created order.




Because of sin, man abdicated his place of authority and came under HaSatan’s sway, falling into spiritual bondage and blindness. Since The Most High Yah’s purposes never change, He enacted a plan formed from before the foundation of the world to help us rediscover His Kingdom. The Most High Yah’s goal is to restore man to his rightful place of dominion and earthly leadership.





GETTING HEAVEN TO EARTH




Another way to say this is that The Most High Yah’s purpose is to restore His ruler-ship on earth through mankind. HaSatan the usurper must be removed from the earthly throne he stole. This restoration of The Most High Yah’s rulership on earth through mankind is truly what lies at the heart of the faith we hold as believers and followers of Hamachiach. It is what Yahashua came to earth to accomplish in our lives. Yahashua preached a very simple message: the Kingdom of heaven has come to earth. Yahashua’ message, which was given to Him by His Father, reflected His divine mission on earth, as well as the passion and desire of His heart. The driving motivation of Yahashua’ life was not to get us to heaven—that is the goal of “religion”—but to get heaven to us. Yahashua’ passion was to establish His Father’s Kingdom on earth in the hearts of men.




We have heard so much in recent years about the increase of religious hatred, strife, and conflict around the world. Muslims have attacked and killed Jews, and Hindus as they burned churches and temples. Christians, Jews, and Hindus have done the same to Muslims, as well as to each other. Different sects of the same faith fight amongst themselves. All of this conflict leaves in its wake a backwash of death, despair, anger, hatred, resentment, bitterness, strife, disease, and poverty —all in the name of “serving The Most High Yah.”




Do these devout militants serve the same The Most High Yah we serve? Many things are done in the name of The Most High Yah that are far from the Spirit of The Most High Yah. Unfortunately, the Christian Church throughout history has been far from blameless in this regard. Anytime the Church becomes obsessed with “advancing the Kingdom for Yahashua’ sake” to the point of abusing and even killing people, seizing other people’s property, and fighting amongst ourselves, then we cease to accurately and effectively represent The Most High Yah in this world. We literally cease to be the Church. We may carry the name of Yahashua, but we have strayed far from His Spirit.




The Most High Yah is not in the business of killing people, burning buildings, or destroying property. Advancing the Kingdom of The Most High Yah does not involve an invasion of physical territories. It involves an invasion into the inward parts of man’s soul, capturing his heart and mind for the purposes of The Most High Yah. Our mission is not to overrun nations and take the people by the throat and shake them until they “see the light” and turn to Yahashua. That’s not the way The Most High Yah’s Kingdom works. The Kingdom of The Most High Yah has invaded earth, but its target is human hearts, not geographical territory.




The Most High Yah does not need to conquer the earth because it already belongs to Him: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Ps. 24:1). The Kingdom of The Most High Yah is not after the earth in the sense of owning property. The Kingdom of The Most High Yah is after the “world” that affects the earth—the world of human hearts and minds. Our kingdom is not of this world, but sin has blinded our eyes and we do not know who we are or where we came from. The Most High Yah wants to restore us to our former place of honor, dominion, and authority. He wants us to rediscover and reclaim our inheritance.





LEAVING AN INHERITANCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION




Yahashua came to reintroduce the Kingdom of The Most High Yah to us, and, through the offering of His life on the Crucifixion Stake, provide the means by which we could enter into that Kingdom. A critical part of our introduction to the powerful truths of the Kingdom is about our inheritance as children of The Most High Yah. Matthew records a parable that Yahashua introduced referring to that inheritance. The parable itself is about judgment and the distinguishing characteristics made between the righteous and the unrighteous. The King is sitting in judgment and has placed the righteous, pictured as sheep, on His right hand and the unrighteous, pictured as goats, on His left hand.

Then the King will say to those on His right, “Come, you who are blessed by My Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited Me in, I needed clothes and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and invite You in, or needing clothes and clothe You? When did we see You sick or in prison and go to visit You?” The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me” (Matt. 25:34- 40).





KING, KINGS, AND A KINGDOM




Yahashua is the King, but He is not our inheritance. Our inheritance is “the Kingdom prepared for [us] since the creation of the world.” The gift that the King gives us is a Kingdom. We inherit the Kingdom, but Yahashua rules the Kingdom. This Kingdom has been ours since the creation of the world. Adam and Eve knew and enjoyed that Kingdom in the Garden of Eden. HaSatan, however, deceived them into sin and stole their (and our) inheritance.




As our inheritance, the Kingdom belongs to us by legal right. Adam and Eve lost the “papers” in the Garden and forfeited the Kingdom benefits, for themselves and their future generations. Yahashua came to remove HaSatan from his illegal occupation of the throne and make it possible for us to reclaim our inheritance. He is, in a sense, the executor of our estate. Even though our inheritance has been waiting for us since the creation of the world, we must go through Yahashua to receive it.




Suppose your father died while you were still a child, leaving you an inheritance of 10 million dollars and appointing me as trustee and executor. Even though the inheritance is yours, you cannot fully claim it until you reach the legal age of accession, or the age designated by your father in his will. As executor, I have the authority and responsibility to keep and administer the estate until the day arrives when it passes fully into your control. In the meantime, I stand between you and your inheritance, which makes me a mediator. Until you come of age, any benefits of your inheritance that you desire must come through me.





GETTING YOUR INHERITANCE




In the spiritual realm, Hamachiach is the mediator between The Most High Yah and man. He stands between the Kingdom and us. He mediates between our inheritance and us. We cannot receive the full benefits of our inheritance unless we go through Him. Just as the 10 million dollars was ours as a child, even before we knew about it, even so is the Kingdom of The Most High Yah our inheritance from the foundation of the world.




Once you come of age, you come before me as trustee of your 10 million dollar inheritance and say, “I am now of age; I qualify. Give me the inheritance that my father left for me.” All I then need from you is proof of your identification and that you have met the qualifications. Once I see that everything is in order, I cannot keep you from your 10 million dollars. It is yours, free and clear, and you have access to all the rights, privileges, and opportunities that it affords you.




Yahashua says to us, “There is a great inheritance waiting for you, a Kingdom that is yours, even though you knew nothing about it. I am here to reveal it to you and help you claim it. I am the Mediator. I am the Door. Come to Me, trust in Me, and enter into the Kingdom prepared for you.” When we take Yahashua at His word, when we trust Him as the one who can cleanse us of our sin, when we give Him control and acknowledge Him as Lord of our lives, we meet all the “qualifications” necessary to receive our Kingdom inheritance.





THE FIRST STEP—BEING BORN AGAIN




Through Yahashua we can enter the door of the Kingdom and begin to live and think and act like who we really are— children of the King. In the Gospel of John, Yahashua refers to this step as being “born again.”




That is exactly what being born again is—a step. It is an indispensable step, because we cannot get into the Kingdom without it, but it is only a step. Being born again is merely the first step of a whole new life, a journey of learning to know, appreciate, and experience our rights, privileges, and responsibilities as Kingdom citizens.

But if we spend all our time focusing only on that first step, we will miss many of the joys and blessings that lie beyond the door. There are many rooms in the house of The Most High Yah but we will miss experiencing the wonders of His Kingdom if we choose to go no farther than the front door.





LIFE INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE KINGDOM




Many believers get so completely fixated on Yahashua as Savior and being “born again” that as soon as they are inside the Kingdom, they camp out on the doorstep and never go any farther. Yahashua is the doorway to the Kingdom; but, believe me, there are more riches that await inside. Yahashua Himself made this clear when He said:

I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:7- 10).




“Life...to the max”—that’s what our Kingdom inheritance is all about, and it begins with Yahashua. But it does not end at the door. Remember that life is a journey and that life in the Kingdom will require that you move beyond your original experiences with The Most High Yah and mature and grow as a true son of the Kingdom.




Claiming our inheritance is not about joining a particular church or denomination. It has nothing to do with being “religious.” It has everything to do with understanding that we are citizens of a Kingdom established and ruled by The Most High Yah, which will endure forever. As Kingdom citizens, we have legal rights to the government. The reason so many of us receive so little from The Most High Yah is because we do not recognize ourselves as citizens of His Kingdom, do not understand our rights as citizens, and therefore lack the confidence or boldness to ask. Kingdom citizenship is a spiritual reality, but it is also a mentality. As believers, we already have the Spirit of The Most High Yah, but we need to learn the mind and the heart of The Most High Yah. We need training in thinking and living as The Most High Yah’s children.





CITIZENS OF A NEW COUNTRY




Once we become believers and enter the Kingdom of The Most High Yah, we “change countries.” We surrender our citizenship in the world to become naturalized citizens of the Kingdom of heaven. We are in the world but not of the world. We enter the Kingdom through Hamachiach, who is the doorway. The Most High Yah accepts us, naturalizes us as Kingdom citizens, and then commissions us as ambassadors of His government so that we can help others find the doorway as well.




At work, at school, or wherever we go we must remember that we are Kingdom citizens residing in a foreign land, and the authority of our home government backs us up. All the rights, privileges, and benefits of our citizenship apply fully to us even though we reside in a foreign land. At any time we can call on the resources of our King, which are far more abundant than the resources of this world. When 5,000 people needed to be fed, Yahashua’ disciples saw only the limited resources of this world— five loaves of bread and two fish. Yahashua, however, looked into His Father’s pantry and saw enough to feed everyone and leave 12 basketfuls of leftovers.




Our Kingdom is one of abundant supply. We need to exchange our poverty mindset for a provision mindset. As long as we tend to our Father’s business, He will provide everything we need. No matter what our situation, we can focus on the Kingdom, claim our Kingdom rights, and say with confidence, “My The Most High Yah will supply.”





WHAT GOSPEL ARE WE PREACHING?




If the Kingdom of heaven is so full of promise and power and provision—if it is truly such “good news”—why aren’t more people around the world rushing to get in? Everyone wants to know that they have the power in life in order to overcome the tragedies of life as well as discovering the ability to rise up and meet the challenges confronting us every day. We all long to know that our lives have meaning, purpose, and hope.




Everybody wants to discover his destiny and the power to make his dreams come true. The gospel of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah promises all of this and more, yet the vast majority of the world’s people have not discovered it, much less embraced it. Why not?




They have not heard the message of the Kingdom.

Their minds have been blinded so they cannot see the Kingdom.

They have heard the wrong message of the Kingdom.

There are many reasons. For one thing, many people simply have not yet heard the gospel because no one has preached it to them. Another reason is that HaSatan has blinded the spiritual eyes and deafened the spiritual ears of countless millions so that they cannot hear or understand the gospel even when it is preached. There is a third reason that is perhaps the most serious of all: the Church is preaching the wrong message.




Matthew, in his Gospel, refers to the “good news of the Kingdom” and the “gospel of the Kingdom.” Mark speaks of the “gospel of The Most High Yah,” while Luke uses the phrase, the “good news of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah.” To what specifically are they referring?




All these biblical phrases, although slightly different, have the same meaning. The word “gospel” means “good news.” The Greek word for gospel is evangelion, from which we derive the words “evangelism” and “evangelist.” Evangelion means “good news” or “good report.” Evangelism, then, is the process of communicating good news, and an evangelist is an instrument for communicating that good news. By this definition, any good news is “gospel.” If I informed you that you had inherited 10 million dollars, that would be “gospel”—good news—to you.