SINCERITY ISN’T TRUTH ALIGNMENT IS

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Today we are walking in: SINCERITY ISN’T TRUTH ALIGNMENT IS
















Job 21:14




Therefore they say unto El, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of your ways. IYOV (JOB) 21:14 את CEPHER










KNOWLEDGE







Today we look to the word-KNOWLEDGE- H847 da'ath--knowledge, perception, skill, discernment













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




Genesis 2:9




And out of the ground made Yahuah Elohiym to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 2:9 את CEPHER







Genesis 2:17




But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die. BERE'SHIYTH (GENESIS) 2:17 את CEPHER







Exodus 31:3




And I have filled him with the Ruach Elohiym, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 31:3 את CEPHER




Exodus 35:31




And he has filled him with the Ruach Elohiym, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; SHEMOTH (EXODUS) 35:31 את CEPHER




Leviticus 4:23




Or if his sin, wherein he has sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: VAYIQRA (LEVITICUS) 4:23 את CEPHER




Leviticus 4:28




Or if his sin, which he has sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned. VAYIQRA (LEVITICUS) 4:28 את CEPHER




Numbers 15:24




Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the assembly, that all the assembly shall offer one young bullock for an ascending smoke offering, for a sweet savor unto Yahuah, with his oblation, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. BEMIDBAR (NUMBERS) 15:24 את CEPHER




Numbers 24:16




He has said, which heard the words of El, and knew the knowledge of El Elyon, which saw the vision of El Shaddai, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: BEMIDBAR (NUMBERS) 24:16 את CEPHER




Deuteronomy 1:39




Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. DEVARIYM (DEUTERONOMY) 1:39 את CEPHER































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




1 Samuel 2:3




Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for Yahuah is an Elohiym of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. SHEMU'EL RI'SHON (1 SAMUEL) 2:3 את CEPHER




1 Samuel 23:23




See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Yahudah. SHEMU'EL RI'SHON (1 SAMUEL) 23:23 את CEPHER
















Nehemiah 10:28

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Leviyiym, the porters, the singers, the Nathiyn, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the Torah of Elohiym, their women, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge, and having understanding; EZRA V'NECHEMYAHU (NEHEMIAH) 10:28 את CEPHER




Isaiah 8:4




For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Shomeron shall be taken away before the king of Ashshur. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 8:4 את CEPHER




Isaiah 11:9




They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahuah, as the waters cover the sea. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 11:9 את CEPHER




Isaiah 28:9




Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 28:9 את CEPHER




Isaiah 32:4




The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 32:4 את CEPHER







Isaiah 33:6




And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times, and strength of yeshu`ah: the fear of Yahuah is his treasure. YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 33:6 את CEPHER




Isaiah 40:14




With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? YESHA'YAHU (ISAIAH) 40:14 את CEPHER









Jeremiah 3:15




And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. YIRMEYAHU (JEREMIAH) 3:15 את CEPHER
















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



1 Kings 9:27




And Chiyram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Shalomah. MELEKIYM RI'SHON (1 KINGS) 9:27 את CEPHER




2 Chronicles 1:10




Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this your people, that is so great? DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:10 את CEPHER




2 Chronicles 1:11




And Elohiym said to Shalomah, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor את the life of your enemies, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king: DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:11 את CEPHER




2 Chronicles 1:12




Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall there any after you have the like. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 1:12 את CEPHER




2 Chronicles 8:18




And Churam sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Shalomah to Ophiyr, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Shalomah. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 8:18 את CEPHER




2 Chronicles 30:22




And Yechizqiyahu spoke comfortably unto all the Leviyiym that taught the good knowledge of Yahuah: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to Yahuah Elohiym of their fathers. DIVREI HAYAMIYM SHENIY (2 CHRONICLES) 30:22 את CEPHER




Ruth 2:10




Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in your eyes, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? RUTH (RUTH) 2:10 את CEPHER




Ruth 2:19




And her mother in law said unto her, Where have you gleaned today? and where wrought you? blessed be he that did take knowledge of you. And she showed her mother in law את with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought today is Bo'az. RUTH (RUTH) 2:19 את CEPHER













Job 34:2




Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. IYOV (JOB) 34:2 את CEPHER




Psalm 119:66




Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments. TEHILLIYM (PSALMS) 119:66 את CEPHER




Proverbs 1:7




The fear of Yahuah is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. MISHLEI (PROVERBS) 1:7 את CEPHER















SINCERITY ISN’T TRUTH ALIGNMENT IS




Let me begin tonight by making a statement that may disturb you, BUT DISTURBANCE IS OFTEN THE DOORWAY TO DELIVERANCE. MOST people on earth are sincere, but sincerely wrong. And sincerity, ladies and gentlemen, is no substitute for truth. You can be sincerely wrong and still fail. You can be deeply committed and still be deeply confused. AND CONFUSION WHEN IT COMES TO ELOHIM’S PURPOSES is very expensive.




The greatest enemy of progress is not ignorance. It is misinformation. And I submit to you tonight that much of what we HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE INHERITED, MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE PRACTICED HAS NOT PRODUCED THE LIFE ELOHIM INTENDED. NOT BECAUSE ELOHIM FAILED, but because we misunderstood the system by which He operates. The problem is not that Elohim HAS WITHHELD BLESSING. THE PROBLEM IS that we have been operating under the wrong framework.




Now hear me carefully. I am not here to attack the qahal. I love the qahal. I have given my life to the people of Elohim. I am not here to criticize denominations, traditions, or sincere believers. But I am here on assignment to restore understanding. And restoration always begins with truth.




Yahusha said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” JOHN 8:32. HE DID NOT SAY emotion will make YOU FREE. HE DID NOT SAY EXCITEMENT WILL MAKE YOU FREE. He said truth.




And the truth is this: many believers are frustrated, tired, confused, praying hard but living weak, worshiping loudly but ruling nowhere. AND THEY WONDER WHY IS ELOHIM NOT RESPONDING? My answer to you tonight is simple and sobering. ELOHIM ALWAYS RESPONDS to His own system. If the RESULTS ARE ABSENT, THE SYSTEM is wrong.




Write this down because this changed my life when I discovered it as a young man. WHEN PURPOSE is not known, abuse is inevitable. If you don’t know why a thing exists, you will misuse it. And misuse always leads to malfunction. This applies to machines, to relationships, and yes, this applies to faith.




Many people have reduced Elohim’s original idea to a weekly activity. We have turned a government into a gathering, a kingdom into a club, and authority into attendance. WE GO TO CHURCH, BUT WE DON’T LIVE the kingdom. We sing about victory, but we live in defeat. WE SHOUT ABOUT POWER, BUT WE ARE POWERLESS IN OUR DAILY LIVES. Something is wrong, and it is not heaven.




Let me say something very clearly at the outset. Religion is not the answer to the world’s problems. If religion were the answer, the world would have been healed a long time ago because religion is everywhere. Every nation has religion. Every culture has religion. Yet hatred persists. Injustice increases. Families collapse. LEADERS FAIL. AND SYSTEMS DECAY. RELIGION HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO FIX HUMANITY. And it HASN’T WORKED.




THAT IS WHY Yahusha DID NOT COME PREACHING RELIGION. He did not come establishing a new denomination. He did not come recruiting members. He came announcing something radically different. The Bible records His first public message in Matthew 4:17. From that time Yahusha began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”




Notice what He preached. Not church, not religion, not rituals, the kingdom.




THE WORD REPENT DOES not mean cry harder. It does not mean feel guilty longer. The Greek word is metanoia. It means change your mind, change your thinking, change your framework. Why? BECAUSE THE KINGDOM REQUIRES a new mindset. You cannot understand a kingdom WITH A RELIGIOUS MENTALITY. YOU CANNOT FUNCTION IN A GOVERNMENT IF YOU THINK LIKE A CLUB MEMBER.




Let me trouble you just a little bit more. Yahusha never once asked anyone to join a religion. Read your Bible carefully. He said, “Follow me,” not “Join this.” HE SPOKE OF CITIZENS, NOT MEMBERS. HE SPOKE OF AUTHORITY, not activities. He spoke of laws, not rituals. He spoke OF A KING, NOT A COMMITTEE. AND YET SOMEHOW WE ENDED UP WITH SOMETHING THAT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE WHAT HE PREACHED.




THE BIBLE says in Isaiah 9:6–7, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder… of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end.” Notice that heaven announced a government, not a religion. Governments deal with systems, order, authority, law, culture, and results. Religion deals with feelings, traditions, and ceremonies. One produces control, THE OTHER PRODUCES COMFORT. ONE PRODUCES DOMINION, the other produces dependency.




Here is the core problem we must confront tonight. We have tried to get kingdom results using religious methods and it does not work. You cannot use prayer to replace obedience. YOU CANNOT USE worship to cancel law. You cannot use grace as an excuse for disorder.




ELOHIM IS NOT EMOTIONAL. ELOHIM is governmental. Psalm 103:19 says, “YAHUAH has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.” Thrones rule. Kingdoms function by law.




Let me say this slowly so it can sink into your spirit. Elohim is not impressed by how loud we sing if we ignore how we live. Elohim is not moved by how often we attend, if we refuse to align. He is King. AND A KING IS OBLIGATED ONLY TO THOSE who honor His laws. THIS IS NOT PUNISHMENT. THIS IS PRINCIPLE.




Yahusha SAYS SOMETHING FRIGHTENING IN MATTHEW 7. He said, “Many will say to me in that day, YAHUAH, YAHUAH, DID WE NOT PROPHESY IN YOUR name and in your name cast out devils and in your name do many wonderful works?” And I will say to them, I NEVER KNEW YOU.




NOTICE THE SHOCK. RELIGIOUS activity without kingdom relationship. POWER ENCOUNTERS without lawful living. That is a frightening statement. So tonight I am not asking you to shout. I am not asking you to clap. I am asking you to think. BECAUSE TRANSFORMATION DOES NOT BEGIN in the hands. It begins in the mind.




Romans 12:2 says, “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” If your mind is wrong, your life will be wrong. No matter how saved you are.




This teaching is a correction, not a condemnation. It is an invitation to maturity. Elohim is calling His PEOPLE OUT OF RELIGION and into responsibility, out of ritual and into rulership, OUT OF CHURCH ATTENDANCE and into kingdom citizenship.




And the first step is to admit this simple truth. What we have been taught is incomplete. And that is good news. Because when truth arrives, freedom follows.




Now, if we are going to make progress tonight, we must do what most people are afraid to do. We must define our terms. Confusion always enters where definitions are absent. Arguments exist because definitions differ, and misunderstanding persists because words are used without meaning.




PROVERBS 4:7 SAYS, “WISDOM IS THE PRINCIPLE THING. THEREFORE, GET WISDOM AND WITH ALL THY GETTING UNDERSTANDING.” Understanding begins with definition.




Let me say this carefully. You cannot understand the kingdom if you define it with religious language. You will never understand a government by using church vocabulary. And that is exactly where the confusion began.




So let us define religion. Religion is man’s attempt to reach Elohim. It is humanity trying to bridge the gap through effort, ritual, sacrifice, tradition, and performance. Religion is sustained by fear, guilt, and obligation. Religion says, “If I do enough, MAYBE ELOHIM WILL ACCEPT ME.” THAT IS RELIGION. RELIGION is always climbing upward hoping to touch heaven.




Now let us DEFINE KINGDOM. A KINGDOM IS NOT A RELIGION. A KINGDOM IS A GOVERNMENT. IT IS THE GOVERNING influence of a king over a territory, impacting it with his will, his laws, his culture, and his values. In a kingdom, the king owns everything. The citizens do not vote for laws. They submit to them. The king is a source of authority, provision, and protection.




Write this down, because this is foundational. Religion is about works. The kingdom is about government. Religion focuses on what you do. The kingdom focuses on how things are supposed to function.




This is why Yahusha never tried to reform religion. He bypassed it. He did not argue with Pharisees to improve the system. He announced a new one. He said, “The kingdom of Elohim is at hand.” In other words, a new government has arrived. That is revolutionary language.




Now, why then are so many believers confused? Why do sincere people struggle to understand what Yahusha clearly preached? The answer is historical and cultural. Most of us were introduced to the Bible through a western religious lens, not a kingdom lens. Western culture is democratic. Kingdom culture is monarchical. In democracy, people rule. In a kingdom, the king rules. When you bring democratic thinking into a kingdom message, confusion is guaranteed.




Yahusha was not a democrat. Heaven is not a democracy. Elohim never takes a vote. Psalm 115:3 says, “Our Elohim is in the heavens. He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.” Kings do not ask permission. They establish will. WHEN WE APPROACH Elohim as if He is running a committee meeting, we misunderstand Him completely.




Here is another reason confusion exists. We were taught to read the Bible devotionally, not constitutionally. We read IT FOR COMFORT, NOT FOR GOVERNANCE. WE READ IT FOR INSPIRATION, NOT FOR INSTRUCTION. BUT THE BIBLE IS NOT primarily a devotional book. It is a legal document. It is a constitution.




Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of YAHUAH is perfect, converting the soul.” Laws convert because they realign behavior. Religion teaches you HOW TO FEEL FORGIVEN. THE KINGDOM TEACHES YOU HOW TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. RELIGION teaches you how TO COPE. THE KINGDOM TEACHES YOU HOW TO RULE. THAT IS A RADICAL DIFFERENCE.




LET ME SAY SOMETHING THAT MAY SHOCK YOU. CHRISTIANITY DID NOT BRING THE KINGDOM. The kingdom PRODUCED CHRISTIANITY. CHRISTIANITY IS A RESULT, NOT THE SOURCE. THE KINGDOM EXISTED BEFORE THE qahal. The kingdom existed before religion. THE KINGDOM EXISTED BEFORE THE CROSS. Yahusha DID NOT INVENT THE KINGDOM. HE reintroduced it.




Yahusha said in Luke 12:32, “Fear not, little flock, FOR IT IS YOUR FATHER’S GOOD pleasure to give you the kingdom.” HE DID NOT SAY, “GIVE you a religion.” He said, “Give you a kingdom.” That means ownership, ACCESS, AUTHORITY, and responsibility. Religion trains people to wait. THE KINGDOM TRAINS PEOPLE TO ACT. RELIGION TELLS YOU TO ENDURE UNTIL HEAVEN. THE KINGDOM TELLS YOU TO ENFORCE heaven on earth.




That is why Yahusha prayed, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” MATTHEW 6:10. HEAVEN IS NOT COMING TO EARTH SOMEDAY. Heaven is meant to influence earth.




Now, let me make this plain. Religion is man-centered. The kingdom is king-centered. Religion asks, “What must I do?” The kingdom asks, “What does the king require?” Religion negotiates. THE KINGDOM SUBMITS. RELIGION ARGUES with scripture. The kingdom obeys it.




And here is the most dangerous confusion of all. MANY BELIEVERS THINK THAT BECAUSE they are saved, they automatically understand the kingdom. Salvation is not understanding. Salvation is entry. Understanding is education. Yahusha spent three years teaching saved disciples about the kingdom. Acts 1:3 says He spoke to them for 40 days after His resurrection, speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of Elohim. Why? Because they still did not fully UNDERSTAND IT.




SO DO NOT FEEL CONDEMNED if you are hearing this and realizing, “I never heard it this way before.” That is not your fault. It simply means it is time to learn. The kingdom does not run on opinions. It runs on laws. AND UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE between religion and kingdom, you will always live beneath your potential. Even though heaven has already authorized your assignment, the confusion ends when definition begins.




And tonight we are defining again what Yahusha meant when He said, “Seek first the kingdom of Elohim.”




Now that we have defined the problem and clarified our terms, we must do what every serious student of scripture must do. When confusion arises, we must go back to the beginning. When something is broken, you do not repair it by guessing. You repair it by consulting the manufacturer’s original design.




Genesis is not a religious book. It is a governmental document. It tells us what Elohim intended before religion ever entered the picture. Genesis 1:26 records one of the most powerful statements ever made. And Elohim said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,” and let them have dominion.




Notice carefully what Elohim did not say. He did not say let them worship. He did not say let them pray. He did not say let them build temples. He said let them have dominion. Dominion is governmental language. DOMINION IS NOT CHURCH LANGUAGE. DOMINION is kingdom language.




Write this down because this will correct many misunderstandings. Elohim did not create man to go to heaven. Elohim created man to bring heaven to earth. Heaven was never lost. Earth was Elohim’s concern. It was never about escaping the earth. It was about governing it.




Psalm 115:16 says, “The heaven, even the heavens, are YAHUAH’s: but the earth hath He given to the children of men.” Elohim retained heaven. He delegated earth.




Adam therefore was not a worshipper looking for heaven. Adam was a governor assigned to a territory. He was heaven’s representative on earth. He was a citizen of heaven but stationed on earth. THAT IS THE definition of an ambassador.




Paul later picks this up when he says in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “Now then we are ambassadors for Mashiach.” Ambassadors do not live for themselves. They represent their government.




This is why Elohim placed Adam in a garden. The garden was not heaven. It was a colony. A colony is a territory populated by citizens from another country sent to extend the culture, influence, and values of the original nation. Elohim wanted earth to look like heaven, function like heaven, and reflect heaven through man.




Religion was never part of this plan. THERE WAS NO TEMPLE IN EDEN. THERE WAS NO SACRIFICE. THERE WAS NO PRAYER MEETING. THERE WAS NO CHOIR. WHY? BECAUSE THERE WAS NO separation between Elohim and man. RELIGION ONLY EXISTS WHERE separation exists. Relationship requires no religion.




Now, here’s where the tragedy occurs. Genesis chapter 3 is not about fruit. It is about authority. The fall of man was not the loss of heaven. It was the loss of dominion. When Adam disobeyed Elohim, he committed treason. Treason is not a religious term. It is a governmental one. He violated the law of the kingdom. And whenever laws are violated, authority is forfeited.




Romans 5:12 says, “By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin.” Death here is not just physical. It is separation from authority, power, and dominion. Adam did not die immediately physically, but he died governmentally. He lost legal authority over the territory Elohim gave him.




Let me say this clearly. Adam did not lose heaven. Adam lost earth. Heaven never belonged to Adam. Earth did. And when Adam lost authority, earth came under illegal rule. That is why Yahusha later called haSatan the god of this world. 2 Corinthians 4:4. Not because Elohim gave it to him, but because Adam surrendered it.




So when Yahusha came, He did not come primarily to take people to heaven. He came to restore what Adam lost. Matthew 28:18 records Yahusha saying, “All authority is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.” That is recovery language. That is restoration language.




Yahusha came to reclaim authority and redistribute it to rightful citizens. THIS IS why Yahusha preached the kingdom. He was announcing the return of government. He was declaring that the original idea of Elohim was back on the agenda.




Luke 19:10 says, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” WHAT WAS LOST? Dominion, authority, governmental relationship. Religion focuses on sin management. THE KINGDOM FOCUSES ON AUTHORITY RESTORATION. RELIGION FOCUSES ON FORGIVENESS. THE KINGDOM FOCUSES ON FUNCTION. FORGIVENESS IS NECESSARY, BUT FORGIVENESS WITHOUT RESTORATION LEAVES PEOPLE SAVED BUT POWERLESS.




THAT IS WHY MANY believers are forgiven but defeated. The Bible says in Colossians 1:13, He has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. Translation is a governmental term. It means a transfer from one jurisdiction to another.




SALVATION IS NOT JUST CLEANSING. It is relocation. You will move from one government to another. But relocation requires re-education. If you move from one country to another and do not learn the laws, culture, and language of the new country, you will live as a foreigner even though you are a citizen. Many believers are kingdom citizens living with religious habits.




Elohim’s original idea has always been the kingdom. Religion entered only after the fall as man tried to find his way back to Elohim. But Elohim never intended man to find Him. Elohim intended to dwell with man.




Revelation 21:3 says, “Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is with men, and He will dwell with them.” That was always the plan.




So understand this: the Bible is not about how to go to heaven. It is about how heaven came to earth, how earth rebelled, and how Elohim sent a King to restore His government.




ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, SCRIPTURE BECOMES CLEAR. Yahusha BECOMES CLEAR. YOUR PURPOSE BECOMES CLEAR. And now the question is no longer how religious am I. The question becomes, how aligned am I with the King’s original intent?




Now, let us move from Genesis to the Gospels, because if anyone should clarify Elohim’s intent, it must be the Son who came from the kingdom itself. Yahusha did not guess about Elohim. He did not speculate about heaven. He came from there.




John 3:13 says, “No one has ascended to heaven, but He who came down from heaven, the Son of Man.” In other words, He spoke from firsthand knowledge. And when He opened His mouth, He revealed what heaven wanted earth to know.




Let me make a statement that may challenge your theology, but it will align your life. Yahusha never preached Christianity. Christianity did not exist until after Mashiach returned to heaven. Yahusha did not preach the qahal. He did not preach denominations. He did not preach religious systems. He preached the kingdom of Elohim.




The Bible says in Mark 1:14–15, Yahusha came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of Elohim and saying, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of Elohim is at hand. Repent and believe the gospel.”




Notice the phrase gospel of the kingdom. The good news was not that you could go to heaven when you die. THE GOOD NEWS WAS THAT HEAVEN’S GOVERNMENT HAD ARRIVED WHILE YOU are alive.




That is why Yahusha healed the sick, cast out demons, fed the hungry, restored dignity, and confronted injustice. THOSE ARE NOT RELIGIOUS ACTS. Those are governmental acts. Governments affect daily life. Religion is comfortable dealing with the afterlife. THE KINGDOM CONFRONTS THIS LIFE. RELIGION POSTPONES HOPE. THE KINGDOM DELIVERS HELP.




NOW, THAT IS WHY Yahusha said in Luke 4:18–19, quoting Isaiah, “The Spirit of YAHUAH is upon Me, to preach good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.” THAT IS A GOVERNMENT AGENDA.




Yahusha constantly collided with religious leaders because they represented a system Elohim never authorized. The Pharisees were experts in scripture, but ignorant of the kingdom. They memorized laws but misposed. They enforced rules but lacked authority.




Yahusha said to them in Matthew 23:13, “Woe to you teachers of the law and Pharisees. You hypocrites. YOU SHUT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN in men’s faces. YOU YOURSELVES DO NOT ENTER, NOR WILL YOU LET THOSE ENTER WHO ARE TRYING TO.”




That is a frightening accusation. Religion can actually block people from the kingdom while claiming to represent Elohim. That is why Yahusha bypassed the religious elite and called fishermen, tax collectors, and ordinary people. Why? Because the kingdom is not inherited by tradition. It is entered by revelation.




Yahusha used parables not to entertain but to reveal kingdom laws. He said in Matthew 13:11, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you but not to them.” Knowledge of the kingdom is a gift, BUT IT MUST BE TAUGHT. YOU DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY understand a government just because you live in its territory.




Observe Yahusha’s language. He spoke of keys, authority, binding and loosing, ambassadors, citizenship, inheritance, law, judgment, stewardship, accountability. These are not church terms. They are governmental terms.




When He said in Matthew 16:19, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” keys represent access and authority, not membership. RELIGION ASKS FOR PERMISSION. THE KINGDOM GIVES AUTHORITY.




Yahusha did not say pray that demons leave. He said cast them out. He did not say ask sickness to go. He said heal the sick. Why? Because kingdom citizens enforce laws. They do not beg for compliance.




Even the prayer Yahusha taught was kingdom-centered: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” THAT PRAYER IS NOT ABOUT ESCAPING EARTH. It is about transforming it. HEAVEN’S WILL MUST BE DONE HERE. That is the mission.




Now hear this carefully. Yahusha did not come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people alive and powerless people authoritative. Salvation restores relationship. The kingdom restores function. RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT FUNCTION produces frustration.




This is why Yahusha spent more time teaching than healing. Acts 1:3 tells us that after His resurrection, He spent 40 days speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of Elohim. Think about that. He had conquered death, defeated sin, reclaimed authority, and what did He teach? The kingdom. Not worship techniques, not church growth strategies. The kingdom.




Religion focuses on how to get Elohim involved in your plans. The kingdom focuses on how to get involved in Elohim’s plan.




And Yahusha made it very clear. Matthew 6:33: “Seek first the kingdom of Elohim and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” HE DID NOT SAY SEEK BLESSINGS. HE DID NOT SAY seek miracles. He said, “Seek the kingdom.” BECAUSE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS IN PLACE, provision is guaranteed.




So when you read the gospels, do not read them as religious stories. Read them as kingdom announcements. Yahusha was not starting a religion. He was reclaiming territory. HE WAS NOT FORMING A CLUB. HE WAS RESTORING A NATION. HE WAS NOT recruiting members. He was training citizens.




And that leads us to the uncomfortable truth. Many people follow Yahusha religiously but do not live kingdom-minded. They admire Him but do not submit to His government. They call Him Savior but resist Him as King. And you cannot receive the benefits of a kingdom while rejecting its authority. Yahusha is not just Savior, He is King.




Revelation 19:16 declares Him King of kings and Lord of lords. And a King demands alignment, not applause.




Now ladies and gentlemen, if confusion is to be removed permanently, we must put these two systems side by side and expose the difference clearly. Truth does not fear comparison. Light is never threatened by darkness. WHEN YOU SEE CLEARLY, you choose correctly. And many people have chosen religion simply because they were never shown the kingdom.




Let me begin with this foundational contrast. Religion is about activity. The kingdom is about authority. Religion keeps you busy. THE KINGDOM MAKES YOU EFFECTIVE. RELIGION MEASURES SUCCESS BY ATTENDANCE. THE KINGDOM MEASURES SUCCESS BY IMPACT. RELIGION CELEBRATES EFFORT. The kingdom demands results.




Yahusha never asked how busy you are. He asked whether you are fruitful. In John 15:16, He said, “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain.” Fruit is evidence of government functioning. Churches can grow without fruit. Kingdoms cannot.




Religion focuses on Sunday. The kingdom focuses on life. Religion trains you how to behave in a building. The kingdom trains you how to live in a world. That is why many believers know how to act holy in church but are powerless in the marketplace. Religion did not prepare them for government.




HERE IS ANOTHER CONTRAST YOU MUST WRITE DOWN. Religion produces followers. The kingdom produces citizens. Followers are emotional. CITIZENS ARE COMMITTED. FOLLOWERS are impressed by personality. CITIZENS ARE LOYAL TO LAW. FOLLOWERS can leave when offended. Citizens remain because citizenship carries responsibility.




Paul said in Philippians 3:20, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” Citizenship is a legal status. It comes with rights and responsibilities.




Religion emphasizes rights: Elohim must bless me. The kingdom emphasizes responsibility: I must represent Him.




Religion emphasizes rules. The kingdom emphasizes laws. Rules are external controls imposed by fear of punishment. Laws are principles that guarantee success when obeyed. That is why religion feels heavy and the kingdom feels liberating. Yahusha said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Laws free you because they align you with reality.




Religion teaches you to pray when you are in trouble. The kingdom teaches you to live in alignment so trouble has no authority over you. RELIGION REACTS. THE KINGDOM GOVERNS. Religion is defensive. The kingdom is proactive.




Let me say this plainly. Religion tries to get Elohim to do something. The kingdom learns how Elohim already works. That is why religion begs, pleads, fasts, cries, and negotiates. The kingdom understands timing, authority, order, and law.




Religion focuses on going to heaven. THE KINGDOM FOCUSES on bringing heaven’s influence to earth. Yahusha never said, “Blessed are those who escape the world.” He said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Inheritance is kingdom language. Earth is the assignment.




Religion promotes escapism. The kingdom promotes stewardship. Religion teaches you to endure life. THE KINGDOM teaches you to manage life. Religion makes you passive. THE KINGDOM MAKES you responsible.




RELIGION DEPENDS ON PERSONALITIES. THE KINGDOM DEPENDS ON PRINCIPLES. THAT IS WHY RELIGION COLLAPSES when leaders fail. The kingdom continues because laws do not change.




Psalm 119:89 says, “Forever, O YAHUAH, Your word is settled in heaven.” Governments run on settled laws, not changing emotions.




Religion creates spectators. The kingdom creates ambassadors. An ambassador does not express personal opinions. He represents official policy. That is why Yahusha said in Luke 10:16, “He who hears you hears Me.” THAT IS AUTHORITY. THAT IS REPRESENTATION.




Religion emphasizes titles. THE KINGDOM EMPHASIZES FUNCTION. Elohim is not impressed by what you are called. He is concerned with what you do. Adam had no title, but he had authority. Yahusha warned in Matthew 23 that religious titles can hide powerless lives.




Religion focuses on sin consciousness. The kingdom focuses on righteousness consciousness. Righteousness is not just moral behavior. It is right standing and right alignment with the government.




Romans 14:17 says, “The kingdom of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Ruach HaQodesh.” Those are governmental conditions.




Let me summarize this section with one statement that you must never forget. Religion tries to change behavior. The kingdom transforms thinking. And until your thinking changes, your behavior will return to default. This is why Yahusha said, “Repent, change your mind because the kingdom has arrived.” You cannot live in a kingdom with a religious mindset. One system will always sabotage the other.




Now, when you understand these contrasts, your frustration begins to make sense. You realize why effort has not produced results. You realize why activity has not produced authority. You realize why passion without principle leads to burnout.




And this leads us naturally to the next critical question. Why does religion consistently fail to produce lasting results in people’s lives even when they are sincere?




NOW LET US DEAL HONESTLY WITH THE pain many believers carry but rarely articulate. People pray and nothing changes. They fast and still struggle. They attend faithfully and remain frustrated. They love Elohim sincerely, yet their lives do not reflect the power they read about in scripture.




The question must be asked not emotionally but intelligently. WHY DOESN’T IT WORK?




THE ANSWER IS NOT THAT ELOHIM IS INCONSISTENT. ELOHIM is perfectly consistent. Malachi 3:6 says, “I am YAHUAH. I change not.” If results are inconsistent, the system being applied must be inconsistent with the kingdom. ELOHIM NEVER VIOLATES HIS OWN LAWS TO ACCOMMODATE IGNORANCE. HE DOES NOT SUSPEND PRINCIPLES for sincerity.




Religion fails because it emphasizes intention over alignment. In religion, if your heart is right, you assume your results will be right. But in the kingdom, results are not based on intention. They are based on law.




You can have the right intention and still get the wrong outcome if you violate principle. A man can sincerely jump off a building believing Elohim will protect him, but gravity will not negotiate.




Galatians 6:7 says, “Be not deceived. Elohim is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Notice that reaping is not emotional. It is legal. Seeds respond to law, not prayer. You can pray over bad seed all night long. It will still produce bad fruit.




Religion teaches people to ask Elohim to fix what they refuse to align. The kingdom teaches people to align so that Elohim’s system works automatically. THAT IS WHY Yahusha SAID IN MATTHEW 6:8, “YOUR FATHER KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU ASK HIM.” Needs are met by system, not by begging.




ANOTHER REASON RELIGION FAILS IS BECAUSE it replaces obedience with activity. People are busy doing church things while ignoring kingdom laws. They sing, but they don’t forgive. They shout, but they don’t walk in integrity. They quote scripture, but they violate order. Activity never replaces obedience.




Yahusha said something profound in Luke 6:46: “Why call ye Me, YAHUAH, YAHUAH, and do not the things which I say?” That is the question religion avoids. Calling Yahusha YAHUAH is a legal declaration. The word Lord means owner. You cannot call Him owner and still run your life independently.




Religion produces emotional highs without structural change. The kingdom produces structural change that sustains emotional health. That is why many believers live on a spiritual roller coaster. Up on Sunday, down on Monday, hopeful on Friday, broken by Saturday. There is no stability because stability comes from law.




Let me say this plainly. Prayer is not designed to replace law. Prayer is designed to align you with law. Prayer is communication, not manipulation. You do not pray to convince Elohim. You pray to receive instructions. In the kingdom, prayer is a legal conversation between a citizen and a King.




Religion also fails because it teaches people to blame haSatan for what disobedience produced. WE GIVE haSatan FAR TOO MUCH CREDIT. haSatan DOES NOT NEED TO ATTACK YOU if you keep violating kingdom laws on your own.




Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Not demons, not witches. Lack of knowledge.




FAILURE IS NOT A MISTAKE. Failure is a result. Success is not luck. Success is a result. Results are predictable when laws are known. When you see someone consistently failing, you are not witnessing bad luck. You’re witnessing violated principles.




Religion makes people dependent. The kingdom makes people responsible. Religion teaches you to wait on Elohim. The kingdom teaches you to obey Elohim. Isaiah 1:19 says, “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.” Not if you are emotional, not if you are loud—willing and obedient.




RELIGION EMPHASIZES FORGIVENESS WITHOUT TRANSFORMATION. THE KINGDOM OFFERS FORGIVENESS as the entry point, not the destination. Forgiveness restores relationship. Obedience restores authority. MANY PEOPLE STOP AT forgiveness and wonder why authority never shows up.




Let me say something strong but loving. Elohim does not reward effort. He rewards alignment. You can work hard in the wrong system and still fail. THAT IS NOT JUDGMENT. THAT is reality.




Yahusha illustrated this perfectly in Matthew 7 when He spoke of the wise man and the foolish man. Both built houses. Both heard the word. Both faced storms. The difference was not the storm. The difference was the foundation. One obeyed. One merely listened. Obedience determines survival.




Religion is comfortable with hearing. The kingdom demands doing. James 1:22 says, “Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Religion specializes in self-deception.




The kingdom exposes truth quickly because results do not lie. SO IF YOUR LIFE IS NOT PRODUCING PEACE, JOY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and authority, do not ask Elohim where He went. Ask yourself which law you ignored. The system always tells the truth.




And now that we understand why religion fails, we must confront what religion fears most: the role of law in the kingdom of Elohim.




Now we have arrived at the point where many people become uncomfortable because religion has trained us to fear a word that the kingdom depends on. That word is law. For many believers, law sounds like bondage, restriction, and condemnation. But that fear did not come from Elohim. It came from misunderstanding.




Law is not your enemy. Law is your protection. Let me say this clearly and slowly. Laws were not given to limit life. Laws were given to guarantee success. Wherever laws are understood and obeyed, life flourishes. Wherever laws are ignored, destruction follows. This is true in nature, in nations, and in the kingdom of Elohim.




Psalm 19:7 says, “The law of YAHUAH is perfect, converting the soul.” Notice that the law converts, it realigns, it restores function. David did not say the law is heavy. He said it is perfect. He did not say it destroys joy. He said it restores the soul. That tells you something about Elohim’s intent.




Religion confuses ritual law with constitutional law. Ritual laws were temporary practices given to a specific people for a specific time. Constitutional laws are eternal principles that govern life itself. When people say we are not under law, they’re usually talking about rituals. But no one can escape principles. You may escape rituals, but you will never escape reality.




Let me give you a simple illustration. You do not pray for gravity to work. You obey it. You align with it. You respect it. Gravity is not emotional. It is lawful. In the same way, kingdom laws are built into creation. Elohim does not suspend them because you cry. He honors them because they work.




Write this down. The presence of law proves the existence of a kingdom. No laws, no kingdom. Psalm 103:19 says, “YAHUAH has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.” Thrones rule by law. Kings govern through decrees. Governments function by constitutions.




This is why the Bible is called a covenant. A covenant is a legal agreement. When you read scripture only for inspiration, you miss instruction. When you read it only for comfort, you miss correction. The word of Elohim is a legal document that reveals how the kingdom operates.




Religion says, “Just love Elohim and everything will be fine.” The kingdom says, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15. Love in the kingdom is proven by obedience, not emotion. Obedience is love made visible.




Now, let me address the issue that confuses many people: grace and law. Grace does not eliminate law. Grace empowers obedience to law. Grace is not permission to disobey. Grace is ability to obey.




Paul said in Romans 6:14, “Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law, but under grace.” That does not mean law disappeared. It means grace removes sin’s control so you can obey freely. Grace is divine empowerment. Without grace, law condemns. With grace, law liberates.




Grace does not replace law any more than fuel replaces traffic rules. Fuel gives you power. Rules tell you how to use it safely. POWER WITHOUT LAW IS DESTRUCTION.




THIS IS WHY Yahusha SAID IN MATTHEW 5:17, “Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.” Fulfill means to bring to full expression, to restore original intent, to demonstrate correct application. Yahusha did not lower Elohim’s standards. He elevated our capacity to live them.




Let me use an illustration Yahusha would approve of. When a manufacturer creates a product, he places inside the box a manual. The manual is not there to restrict the product. It is there to protect it. The manufacturer is committed to the success of what he made because his name is on it. Elohim is the same way. When He created you, He embedded laws into life to guarantee your success.




The moment you violate the instructions, you do not break the law. THE LAW BREAKS YOU. Laws are not fragile. We are. James 1:25 calls Elohim’s law the perfect law of liberty. Liberty comes from alignment, not rebellion.




Religion tells people, “Elohim understands your weakness.” The kingdom says Elohim provided power for your obedience. Understanding without alignment still produces consequences. You can be forgiven and still be out of order. Forgiveness restores relationship. Obedience restores authority.




This is why Yahusha said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to Me, YAHUAH, YAHUAH, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father.” Doing the will is law in action. CONFESSION WITHOUT SUBMISSION is meaningless in a kingdom.




Let me say something that will free you if you receive it. Life is not hard. Disobedience is hard. Obedience simplifies life because it aligns you with how things were designed to work.




Deuteronomy 28 shows us that blessings are automatic when laws are obeyed. Curses are not punishments. They are consequences of misalignment. Elohim is not trying to control you. He is trying to protect you. Every law He gives is an expression of love. Every instruction is evidence of ownership. Kings protect what represents them.




SO STOP FEARING LAW. START LEARNING IT. STOP RUNNING from commandments. Start understanding principles. WHEN LAW IS RESTORED TO ITS PROPER PLACE, confusion disappears, frustration lifts, and authority returns.




And that brings us to the next crucial truth. You were never meant to be a religious member. You were meant to be a kingdom citizen.




Now, we must deal with identity because identity determines behavior. If you see yourself wrongly, you will live wrongly. MANY OF THE STRUGGLES BELIEVERS FACE are not spiritual attacks. They are identity crises. People do not know who they are, so they settle for what they are not.




Religion produces members. The kingdom produces citizens. A member joins voluntarily and can leave at will. A citizen is born into a country or legally transferred into it and carries responsibility whether he feels like it or not. MEMBERSHIP IS OPTIONAL. Citizenship is binding.




Paul makes this clear in Ephesians 2:19 when he says, “Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of Elohim.” Notice the order. Citizenship comes before household, government before family, authority before intimacy. Elohim is not just your Father. He is your King.




Religion tells you, “Find a church.” The kingdom tells you, “Find your assignment.” Religion asks what do you want from Elohim. The kingdom asks what does the King want from you. That shift alone will change how you pray, how you give, how you live, and how you speak.




Citizenship carries rights, but it also carries responsibilities. Many believers want kingdom benefits without kingdom accountability. They want protection without obedience, provision without alignment, authority without submission. That does not work in any government.




Yahusha said in Luke 17:10, “When you have done all that you were commanded, say we are unprofitable servants; we have done what was our duty.” That is citizenship language. That is responsibility language. Kingdom citizens do not negotiate commands. They execute them.




Religion creates spectators. [clears throat] THE KINGDOM CREATES REPRESENTATIVES. A citizen represents his government wherever he goes. That is why Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “We are ambassadors for Mashiach, as though Elohim were making His appeal through us.” Ambassadors do not speak personal opinions. They speak official policy.




This is why character matters in the kingdom. An ambassador who misrepresents his government is recalled. When believers live contrary to kingdom law, they damage Elohim’s reputation on earth. THAT IS WHY Yahusha said, “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Your life is public diplomacy.




Religion hides behind titles. The kingdom demands fruit. Elohim is not impressed by what you are called. He is concerned with what you produce. Matthew 7:20 says, “By their fruits you shall know them.” Fruit is not charisma. Fruit is character, consistency, and results.




Citizenship also means access. Citizens have access to national resources. That is why Yahusha said, “Fear not, little flock. It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32. Kingdom resources are not rewards for performance. They are provisions for assignment. You receive resources so you can fulfill purpose.




But access without discipline leads to abuse. That is why the kingdom requires training. Yahusha did not send His disciples out immediately. He taught them. He trained them. He corrected them. He instructed them in kingdom protocol. CITIZENSHIP WITHOUT EDUCATION PRODUCES CHAOS.




Religion teaches you how to behave in church. The kingdom teaches you how to live in society. That is why Yahusha said, “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” Salt works in food, not in the container. Light works in darkness, not in daylight. Kingdom citizens are sent into systems, not hidden in buildings.




So if you see yourself as a church member, you will live small. If you see yourself as a kingdom citizen, you will live responsibly. And if you see yourself as an ambassador, you will live carefully, because you understand you are never off duty.




And now that we have restored identity, we must address the final and most practical question. How does a person transition from religion into kingdom living on a daily basis?




Now, ladies and gentlemen, revelation without application produces frustration. Truth that is not practiced becomes torment. So the question we must answer is not, “Is this true?” Because truth stands whether you accept it or not. THE REAL QUESTION IS, “How do I live this?”




How does a person who has been trained religiously begin to function as a kingdom citizen?




The transition from religion to the kingdom is not emotional. It is intentional. It begins with a decision. Yahusha said in Matthew 6:24, “No one can serve two masters.” You cannot serve religion and the kingdom at the same time. One will always undermine the other. You must choose which system will govern your life.




The first step is mental renewal. Romans 12:2 says, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Transformation is not behavioral first. It is cognitive. You must change how you think about Elohim, about yourself, about life, and about responsibility. Stop seeing Elohim as a religious leader and begin seeing Him as a King. Stop seeing yourself as a church member and begin seeing yourself as a citizen. Stop seeing the Bible as a devotional book and begin seeing it as a constitution.




The second step is learning kingdom laws. Ignorance is not humility. Ignorance is dangerous. Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Not lack of prayer, not lack of sincerity—lack of knowledge. You must study scripture not to feel inspired, but to understand how the kingdom functions.




Ask questions like: “How does Elohim govern? What does He reward? What does He resist? What principles never change?”




The third step is aligning daily habits with kingdom values. The kingdom does not live in theory. It lives in practice. How you manage your time, your money, your relationships, your work, your speech—these reveal which government you are under. Yahusha said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21. Kingdom alignment shows up in priorities.




The fourth step is accepting responsibility. Religion teaches people to blame haSatan. The kingdom teaches people to take responsibility. Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the serpent. Elohim did not accept either excuse. Responsibility is a kingdom requirement. Galatians 6:5 says, “Each one shall bear his own load.” When you accept responsibility, authority increases. When you avoid responsibility, authority diminishes.




The fifth step is obedience without negotiation. Kingdom citizens do not vote on commands. OBEDIENCE IS NOT DEBATE. IT IS EXECUTION. Yahusha said in John 14:21, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me.” Love in the kingdom is proven by compliance. Obedience activates authority.




The sixth step is consistency. The kingdom is built on faithfulness. Emotional Christianity rises and falls. Kingdom living is steady. Luke 16:10 says, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.” Faithfulness attracts trust. Trust attracts assignment. Assignment attracts resources.




The seventh step is accountability. No citizen lives independently. Kingdom life is communal, not isolated. Hebrews 13:17 speaks of accountability and order. Authority flows best in alignment. Independence is not maturity. Alignment is maturity.




And finally, the eighth step is daily submission to the King’s will. Yahusha modeled this perfectly when He said, “I do nothing of Myself, but as My Father taught Me,” John 8:28. “Submission is not weakness. It is alignment with power.” The most powerful people in the kingdom are the most submitted.




Let me say this as plainly as I can. You do not drift into kingdom living. You discipline yourself into it. The kingdom does not respond to intention. It responds to alignment. And when alignment becomes your lifestyle, results follow naturally. This transition is not instant, but it is inevitable for those who commit. And when you cross that line from religion to kingdom, you will discover something powerful. Life becomes simpler, clearer, and more productive.




Which brings us to the final charge—the reason this teaching matters so deeply.




Now we come to the conclusion not of a sermon, but of a revelation. What you have heard today is not information for admiration. It is instruction for transformation. The kingdom of Elohim does not need more admirers. It needs more citizens who understand how the government works.




Yahusha did not come to start a religion. He came to restore a kingdom. From His first message to His last command, His focus never changed. Matthew 4:17 says, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Repent does not mean feel sorry. It means change your mind, change how you think, change your system, change your government.




And before He left the earth, Acts 1:3 tells us that He spent 40 days speaking to His disciples about one subject: the kingdom of Elohim. Not miracles, not prosperity, not church growth—the kingdom. That tells you what matters most.




The tragedy of our time is not persecution. It is ignorance. The greatest enemy of the believer is not haSatan. It is misunderstanding the kingdom. When you do not understand the system you are in, you misuse its resources and suffer unnecessary loss. But today that ignorance ends.




Let me declare this clearly. You were not saved to escape earth. You were saved to influence it. You were not born again to hide in a building. You were reborn to represent heaven on earth.




Yahusha taught us to pray, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” That prayer is not poetry. It is policy. The kingdom comes through people who think like citizens, live by laws, and submit to the King. Heaven does not invade earth with angels. It invades earth through obedient humans.




You are Elohim’s method. You are His strategy. That is why your character matters. That is why your obedience matters. That is why your alignment matters. You are not just living a private life. You are carrying a public assignment. Wherever you go, the kingdom goes.




Whatever you permit, heaven permits. Whatever you forbid, heaven forbids. Yahusha said in Matthew 16:19, “I give you the keys of the kingdom.” Keys represent authority, access, and responsibility. Keys are useless if you do not know what doors they open. Many believers have keys but live outside the house because they never learned how the system works.




But today you have heard the truth. The kingdom of Elohim is not a feeling. It is a government. It is not a religion. It is a system. It is not a future promise. It is a present reality.




Romans 14:17 says, “For the kingdom of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Ruach HaQodesh.” That is not emotion. That is order. Righteousness is alignment. Peace is harmony with law. Joy is the result of functioning correctly.




So here is the charge. Stop asking Elohim to bless what He has already instructed you to align with. Stop praying for outcomes that are produced by obedience. Stop blaming haSatan for what disobedience created. Stop living like a member when you are a citizen.




Seek first—not second, not occasionally—the kingdom of Elohim and His righteousness, and everything else will be added. That is not a suggestion. That is a guarantee.




And finally, hear this clearly. Elohim is committed to your success because His name is on you. When His product works, His reputation is protected. When His citizens function correctly, His kingdom is honored.




So live worthy of the kingdom. Think like a citizen. Obey like a servant. Represent like an ambassador.