sermon for sunday march 1, 2009

Rising to a Higher Level

As we receive revelation of the gospel of the kingdom, we will rise to a higher level in every area of our lives. The standards of this world and its system are much below the standards of heaven. In the economic system in the earth, for example, when we invest money we expect to receive interest back. One hundred percent interest or doubling our investment, would be a great return. However, in the kingdom of God we’re able to bank on another level, we’re able to sow a seed and receive thirty-sixty or a hundred fold return.

The kingdom of God is on a completely different level than this world’s system to live in it, we will have to live from the inside out not the outside in. We were never intended to live out of our spirit. The spirit is the part of us that will receive revelation of the kingdom. Look at Proverbs 20:27 is says, “ the spirit of man is he candle of the Lord, searching all the inwards parts of the belly.”
God guides us through our spirit, not our mind. Look at Psalms 18:28. Psalm 18:28 refers to the spirit as a candle saying for thou will light my candle, the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

God’s revelation will bring light where there has been darkness in our lives. We were made to operate on a higher plane than just head knowledge. We were made to live by revelation in our heart, by the Lord lighting our candle (spirit) and enlightening our darkness (understanding). When we do, we can see what the world can’t see the kingdom of God. We won’t go the way of the world, we won’t be conformed to it because we are operating according to the spirit and not the flesh.


We need the Knowledge of
God

If we don’t have the knowledge of God, we cannot come out of the world’s system and into the kingdom reality. Look at (2 Peter 1:2-4)

The knowledge of God is revelation knowledge, it’s not natural knowledge, and its through this knowledge that we obtain the great and precious promises of God’s kingdom. Look at (Hosea 4:6) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. He didn’t say, my people are destroyed for lack of money or education, but they’re destroyed for lack of revelation knowledge. Real wealth doesn’t come by education; it comes by revelation. Thank God for education, but if that’s all we have we’re in trouble. An economic earthquake is coming and education won’t save us. If we want to make it through, we’ll need revelation of how to stand on the rock and how to receive our provision directly from almighty God.
This is why the k
ingdom of God must be preached the kingdom of God is God’s way of doing things, and it comes with provision through his kingdom . God has given us everything that we will ever need, independent of what happens in this world.