UNDERSTANDING KINGDOM CONCEPTS PART 3!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: Understanding Kingdom Concepts Part 3!!!!







Today we look to the word-KINGDOM- H4467 mamlâkâh, (mam-law-kaw') -dominion, (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm):—kingdom, king's, reign, royal





The Torah testifies...............





Numbers 32:33




And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom H4467 of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom H4467 of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.




Deuteronomy 17:18




And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, H4467 that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:






The prophets proclaim..................




1 Samuel 10:18




And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, H4467 and of them that oppressed you:







Jeremiah 18:9




And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom H4467, to build and to plant it;









The writings bear witness...........................





1 Kings 9:5




Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom H4467 upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.





1 Chronicles 17:11




And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom H4467.




I therefore challenge you to embrace and accept the invitation of the King, Yahusha Hamachiach, to come and renew your citizenship in the Kingdom of heaven by being born into the Kingdom of The Most High Yah through the reception of the Holy Spirit of the King, by accepting the provision of the redemptive work of the King Himself.




As We have seen throughout this series, The Most High Yah is the King of a supernatural realm called Heaven that is invisible but very real. In fact, Heaven is more real than the natural realm in which we humans live, breathe, and have our being because it existed before the natural realm and is the source from which all nature originated.

The Most High Yah created the earth, bringing form out of formlessness and order out of chaos, not to leave it empty but for it to be inhabited (see Isa. 45:18).




His original purpose and plan was to extend His heavenly Kingdom to the earth—to bring His invisible supernatural rule into the visible natural domain. It was for this reason that He created mankind—male and female—in His own image and clothed them in physical bodies of flesh and blood and bone made from the same stuff as the earth itself, that they might exercise dominion over the earth just as He did in Heaven. They were to be His vice-regents, ruling in His name and under His authority.




King and kingdom are concepts that are of heavenly, not earthly origin. The Most High Yah chose these concepts to describe His plan and program for mankind and the earth. Thus, in order to understand The Most High Yah, we must understand the concept of kingship and kingdom. That has been the purpose and intent of this series.




Adam was created as king and ruler of the earth. This is only natural. The Most High Yah created man in His own image and likeness, and because The Most High Yah was a King, man was to be a king as well. As king of the earth, man possessed certain unique qualities and characteristics that set him apart as distinct from all other creatures on the earth.




One of these qualities was self-determination. Man possessed the ability to reason—to frame his own thoughts and ideas and to make his own decisions. In this he was like his Creator. He was endowed also with the capacity for face-to-face, one-on-one intimate fellowship with The Most High Yah, a privilege that no other creature on earth enjoyed.




The Creator gave Adam the earth as his domain because a king is not a king unless he has territory over which to rule. Through inappropriate use of his power of self-determination, Adam rebelled against The Most High Yah and lost his earthly kingdom. Man’s rule over the earth was usurped by an “unemployed cherub,” a rebellious and fallen angel who had no right or authority to take it. Man became a slave in his own domain.




But the gifts and calling of The Most High Yah are irrevocable (see Rom. 11:29).




The Most High Yah’s original plan and purpose were still in place. Man’s destiny was to rule the earth, so he had to get his Kingdom back. When the time was right in history, the King of Heaven sent His Son to earth to reestablish Heaven’s rule here. He sent His Son to restore man to his earthly Kingdom. Yahashua Christ entered the public eye proclaiming a simple but profound message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heav-en is near” (Matt. 4:17b).




As a human as well as the Son of The Most High Yah, Yahashua had the authority both to restore the Kingdom and to rule it as King. Kingship was His birthright.




Kingship is always a matter of birthright or genealogy. You will remember that when Yahashua stood before Pilate the morning He was crucified, and Pilate asked Him if He was the king of the Jews, Yahashua answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born...” (John 18:37b).




Yahashua was not the only one to recognize His kingship. Even as early as His birth, there were those who knew who He was and why He had come:




After Yahashua was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him” (Matthew 2:1-2).




The coming of Yahashua Hamachiach as King demonstrates another important characteristic of The Most High Yah: He is a giver. First, He gave man the earth to rule. Then, after man lost his Kingdom, The Most High Yah gave His Son so that He could get man’s Kingdom back. Yahashua gave Himself, even to the point of death, to salvage man from the effects and consequences of his rebellion against The Most High Yah. In the coming of Yahashua, and throughout the Bible we see over and over that giving is a fundamental principle of the Kingdom of Heaven.




CONCLUSION




The greatest secret to living effectively on earth is understanding the principle and power of priorities. Life on earth holds no greater challenge than the complicating daily demand of choosing among competing alternatives for our limited time. Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities. How we use our time every day eventually defines our lives.




Life was designed to be simple, not complicated, and the key to simplifying life is prioritization. Identifying the correct and right priority of life is the key to a successful and fulfilled life. So then, what is the principle and concept of priority?




Priority is defined as:

-The principal thing.

-Putting first things first.

-Establishing the most important thing.

-Primary focus.

-Placing in order of importance.

-Placing highest value and worth upon.

- First among all others.




If our priorities determine the quality of life and dictate all of our actions and behavior, then it is essential that we understand and identify our priorities.




The greatest tragedy in life is not death but life without a purpose—life with the wrong priorities. Life’s greatest challenge is in knowing what to do. The greatest mistake in life is to be busy but not effective. Life’s greatest failure is to be successful in the wrong assignment. Success in life is measured by the effective use of one’s time.




Time is the true measure of life. In fact, time is the currency of life. How you spend your time determines the quality of your life and death. You become whatever you buy with your time. Always be aware that everything and everyone around you is vying for your time. Your time is important because your time is your life. And the key to effective use of your time is establishing correct priorities. First things first!

When your priorities are correct, you preserve and protect your life. Correct priority is the principle of progress because when you establish your priority according to your purpose and goals then your progress is guaranteed. Correct priority protects your time. When you set the right priorities, then you use your time for intentional purposes; your time is not abused or wasted. Correct priority protects your energy. Correct priority protects your talents and gifts. Correct priority protects your decisions. Correct priority protects your discipline. Correct priority simplifies your life.




Failure to establish correct priority causes you to waste your two most important commodities: your time and your energy. When your priorities are not correct, you will find yourself busy with the wrong things, majoring on the minor, doing the unnecessary, or becoming preoccupied with the unimportant. Incorrect priorities in your life will cause you to invest in the less valuable, engage in ineffective activity, and abuse your gifts and talents. Ultimately, it will cause you to forfeit purpose, which results in failure.




This is your opportunity, not to join a religion or become a slave of rituals or traditions that have no practical meaning, but rather to migrate from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of light and renew your heavenly immigration status on earth.




You were created to represent The Most High Yah and His heavenly government through your dominion over the territory of earth through the gift you possess. May you rediscover your true destiny through rediscovering your place in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah as His representative king-ruler over this colony called earth. You were born to be born-again. It is your choice and your destiny! Welcome home to your dominion, and acknowledge Him truly as King of the Kings and Lord of the lords.




Thy Kingdom come!