THE IMPORTANCE OF THINKING "KINGDOM SONSHIP"

February 20, 2011
MF Blume


Let’s talk about KINGDOM thinking..

Last week we mentioned that KINGDOM thinking is very rare amongst Christians.

WE WILL NOT ENJOY KINGDOM UNTIL WE CHANGE OUR THINKING.

Matthew 17:24-18:3 Complete Apostles' Bible  (24)  When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?"  (25)  He said, "Yes." And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?"  (26)  Peter said to Him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.  (27)  Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish coming up. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a coin; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."  (18:1)  At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?"  (2)  Then Jesus called a little child, and set him in their midst,  (3)  and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

CONVERTED!

We need to trash our concepts of twisted kingdom thinking away and rise up and grab hold of SONSHIP and DAUGHTERHOOD and DOMINATE our flesh and devils and sin – NOT EACH OTHER – and rise up and be the CHURCH that Christ paid for in REINSTATING A KINGDOM OF SONS OF GOD!

Jesus showed TRUE KINGDOM thinking as follows:

John 13:3-5 KJV  Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;  (4)  He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.  (5)  After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

Notice the need to mention that He knew the Father gave all things into His hand before we read how he washed their feet like a SERVANT.

When a person can wash someone’s feet knowing all the while that they are in an AWESOME POSITION of power and Authority, it proves THEY DO NOT CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK.

2 Samuel 6:20-23 KJV  Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!  (21)  And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.  (22)  And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.  (23)  Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

If Jesus is SON OF DAVID, would not we be in the position of QUEEN?

TRUE KINGDOM THINKING does not get bothered by PEOPLE not being impressed with us.

What a statement.

What a revelation of how KINGDOM is not twisted and abused in our minds, so as to get us to treat each other like dominated good-for-nothings.

The same propensity we have to IMPRESS people that we are in the KINGDOM, so we perform before THEM, is also the cause of why we treat people BADLY as well, in order to be kings and dominant ones.

Matthew 3:16-17 KJV  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:  (17)  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 4:1-3 KJV  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.  (2)  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.  (3)  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Notice that the devil is trying to make Jesus DOUBT HIMSELF.

AND THAT is what the devil attacked.

Matthew 7:9-11 KJV  Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  (10)  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  (11)  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Jesus’ whole point is speaking of how much the FATHER loves us, and wants to give us GOOD THINGS.

Jesus is telling us that we must not seek to perform in order to have confidence in ourselves that we are God’s Sons.

Jesus proved it is NOT PERFORMANCE that we require, but KNOWLEDGE of WHO WE ARE.

Notice the Lord’s PRAYER about talking to our FATHER.

Matthew 6:9-11 KJV  After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.  (10)  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.  (11)  Give us this day our daily bread.

GIVE. 

God is giving you HIS WORD today as well.

The prodigal son expected to SERVE to be in his Father’s house.

Do not allow the devil to make you think of performance and serving God in order to garner God’s love for you so He looks at you like His son.

Performing in order to get bread from the Father is not believing the Father already loves you for WHO YOU ARE.

So if the KINGDOM COMING is the paramount purpose for us in this world, and it is the greatest threat the devil has from us, then he is going to attack what it takes for you to have the faith and confidence you need in order to PRAY THE KINGDOM HERE.

GAIN CONFIDENCE IN YOUR SONSHIP in the KINGDOM!