SEEKING THE KINGDOM FIRST

Genesis chapter 4










Today we are walking in: Seeking The Kingdom First







Today we look to the word-NATION-H1471 gowy--nation, people; usually of Hebrew people; of descendants of Abraham; of Israel











The Torah testifies.........……


Exodus 19:6


And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. H1471 These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.










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






Isaiah 2:2


And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations H1471 shall flow unto it.















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




Psalm 66:7


He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations:H1471 let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.




Seek The Kingdom First




If you seek the Kingdom of Heaven and its King, you will not have to worry about anything else--riches or poverty, sickness or health, life or death. In seeking the Kingdom, you are also seeking, and you will find, the pure provision of the King for every contingency of life.




Yahusha said, Therefore do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?”... For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of The Most High and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matt. 6:31-33)




Another time, Yahusha made it clear that anybody who seeks for righteousness will surely find it: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matt. 5:6). Once you find the Kingdom, you find righteousness, too. Your religious friends may not understand the change that has happened. Nevertheless, you will have found what you were looking for, and you will want to hang onto it.




In my experience, once people really know about the true Kingdom of The Most High and they see it modeled, they want to get in. Citizenship in the Kingdom is a powerful lure. Most pastors do not understand the Kingdom so they do not preach it or teach about it. Consequently, most of the people in the churches have not entered into the Kingdom, and they cannot model it. Why should it be a surprise that nobody wants to join their church? What is surprising is that anybody does!




Adamic Citizenship Restored




We know that the first kingdom in existence was the Kingdom of Heaven. There was no kingdom before that one. The very

first citizen of the colony of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth was the first man, Adam. The Most High took some dirt and formed Adam’s body, and then He breathed the spirit into the body. Each one of us is like the first man Adam; we have a body that comes from the earth and a spirit that comes from the Most High.




The Most High never intended that Adam, or any of us would be considered citizens of the Earth, or even permanent residents. When I speak about Adamic citizenship, I am referring to a continuation of the original plan. What country is our citizenship in? Heaven. Do we expect to gain that citizenship status only upon arriving in Heaven after our death? Is this like retirement? Or can we experience heavenly citizenship right now? You know the answer: no matter where you go, your citizenship stays the same. You may live on Earth in a colony of the Kingdom of Heaven, but you remain a full citizen of Heaven.




But you also know what our problem is; we have become too used to the Earth that we think we are from the Earth and nowhere else. And we become a little afraid of the very thing we are supposed to rule. Yahusha was never intimidated by anything, whether it was a storm or demonic influences or a strong wind, or pestilence. He knew He was above all of that.




It would not be disrespectful to say Yahusha is like Superman. He came from another planet, so to speak and when He got here, He had super powers. As a matter of fact, the Superman story is probably the closest story to explain who you are. You, too, are from another “planet,” Heaven. When you came here, your powers kicked in because your only dominion is on Earth. When you go back to Heaven, you will not need your powers anymore. Kryptonie is sin. When you disobey the Most High’s laws you lose your powers on Earth. Obedience protects you from kryptonite. It is that simple.




Adam was the first citizen from Heaven on Earth, and he was given all the rights, privileges and authority of the heavenly kingdom, so that he could exercise dominion over the Earth. The Most High gave him authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle of the field, and the creatures that creep over the ground---over all of the earth.




We are supposed to be part of that same arrangement. We are from Heaven, and we live on the Earth, having brought all of Heaven’s authority with us. For most of us to remember that we are really citizens of Heaven takes a major reorientation. Next time you walk into a meeting, engage in some kind of negotiations, or interview for a job, fix your mind on your true citizenship. “I am not from here,” you can say to yourself. “These people are being used by my government to fix me up.” When I walk into this room, my King walks in too. Through me, He is in charge here.”




Wake Up




When you wake up to the fact that you were created to be a Kingdom citizen, lights will come on in your mind. You will leave behind the things that used to keep you stressed and discontented and you will look for opportunities to bring the Kingdom into the world around you. Paul put it this way:
Ephesians 5:11-17 King James Version (KJV)

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.



We are from Heaven, and we live on the Earth, having brought all of Heaven’s authority with us. When you wake up and reorient yourself as a reborn citizen of the Kingdom of Light, the King will shine on you and His light will expose every last bit of darkness in you. He will expose your bad decisions and your irresponsible behavior. He will show you where you have been keeping bad company and how you waste money. Not only will He show you what is wrong in your life, He will show you what to do about it. He will help you gather up all the knowledge and understanding you have accumulated, and He’ll show you how to apply it.



Wisdom means applied knowledge. Knowledge and understanding by themselves are only comprehension, while wisdom is the application of that information. The kingdom is very practical. Everything you have learned up to now, the theories and principles, together with this great revelation you have gotten about the Kingdom, will apply to real-life situations. That is what Paul means above when he said, “making the most of every opportunity.” Time is limited and evil has had the upper hand for too long. By continuing to seek the Kingdom with passion, you may find that the King will redeem everything you lost through your mistakes.




You will understand more clearly what the King wants you to do. He will organize your schedule and dedicate the company you are supposed to keep. His will includes every detail of your life. The will of the Most High should show you whom to be with and whom not to be with, and when and for how long a time.



At last you will understand why certain things had to happen. The Most High will start to show you a vision for your life, your destiny in life. However, He will rarely let you see the steps of how to get there. This is because part of His plan is the process itself. He wants you to keep on exercising your citizenship privileges and to keep on trusting Him. Joseph could never have viewed all of this seemingly setbacks as steps to his destiny, but the Most High knew what He was doing when He allowed him to be thrown in a pit--a pit that happened to be located just along the route of the slave traders who would pull him out and take him to Egypt. Go to the book of Genesis chapters 37-50 to review the whole story. It is an excellent example of someone whose life belonged to the Most High.




My point is this: all you have to do is wake up and stay awake in the Kingdom. The King will take care of the details.




Managing the Planet




The will of the Most High for humankind is management all the way, just as it was originally with Adam. His will is not as many of us believe, singing and clapping hands and going to churches. It is actually management. It’s authority. It is taking responsibility for the things around us and bringing the Kingdom to bear on them.



As I have said already, every problem on the planet today is the result of mismanagement. Adam was given the original management contract for Earth and what did he do with it? He took the contract and gave it to an unemployed cherub named Lucifer, now better known as hasatan or the devil. Adam took the authority and the territory that had been given to him and gave them to someone else. Hasatan “managed” the world into darkness, because he did not have any light from Heaven. Adam had to struggle for everything and for all the rest of his life, he had one serious difficulty after another. Human beings have been following Adam’s example ever since.




When Adam mismanaged his assignment, the Most High took it away from him. The same thing happens to everyone of us. Whatever we mismanage, we lose. Whatever we manage with the Most High’s help, we improve. Managing the planet does not mean that we become super-heros or knights in shining armor who sweep away the opposition and conquer the world. Our management takes place in our own homes and neighborhoods, in our places of employment. We manage our own bodies by eating the right foods and getting enough sleep. We manage our marriages by spending time cultivating them. We manage our jobs and our salaries by getting to work on time and working diligently until quitting time. Thanks to the King’s guidance our steps take us to the right places at the right times. Once in a while, we know what it is like to be given a bigger assignment.




Adam lost the real estate he had been given to manage. We are being given a second chance. Now that Yahusha has come as the Second Adam, our authority has been restored. The kingship of the Most High has an opportunity to prevail!




We read in the constitution of the Kingdom that the earth is the Most High’s (See Exodus 9:29 ad Psalm 24:1) The Most High never gave ownership of it to Adam, only the management of it. This was a good move, in light of what happened. The Most High was wise not to give ownership to human beings. Sure enough, when the first man messed up his management duties, the Most High could work out another plan. He hadn’t lost the planet altogether. If you manage somebody’s apartments, the landlord still owns them. If you mismanage the property, the owner will simply fire you. He retains ownership and he can give management to whomever he wants to. He will look for somebody with a good track record.




I hope you realize that the Most High does not hand you gifts from His storehouse just because you call yourself a Christian or even because you are righteous. He gives you what you need for your management assignment. He will let you keep managing what He owns as long as you keep managing it well. If you handle your money and other possessions well He will give you more to manage. That is Kingdom thinking, and the more we think that way, the better off we will be.




The Kingdom Is Now




Churches are filled with people who say the Kingdom is still coming. They believe that they will be in the Kingdom--someday. They think that the people who believe in Yahusha will be full citizens after they get to Heaven, and that they must postpone their joy until then. “Thy Kingdom come,” means we should pray for it to come, but it is not here yet, they say.




They are wrong. The Kingdom has come already. The Kingdom is here, now. It is present and functional on planet Earth and once you have been born again then you have been naturalized as a Kingdom citizen. “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” means that the Kingdom is alive and stirring already, and we are participants in it, bringing the Most High’s will to the Earth.




Please wake up to the fact that the Kingdom is here and you have work to do. Do not lock the door against those who want to get in by telling them that it isn’t time yet. Orient yourself to the idea of your full Kingdom citizenship. Pursue the Kingdom and its righteousness with a passion, and your life will overflow with Heaven!