The Kingdom Inside Us!

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6

For no word from God will ever fail. Luke 1:37

I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one. John 10:28-30

  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual  hosts  of wickedness in the heavenly  places.

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5

In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psalm 56:4

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2

The Whole Armor Of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.  11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.  12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.  13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.  14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,  15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.  16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;  17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word o...

Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. Zechariah 1:4

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. Proverbs 17:17

Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. Acts 13:38-39

He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."  (Matthew 17:20, ESV)

Faith What is faith? Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.  (Hebrews 11:1, ESV) Faith moves nountains, faith is what allow us communion with God, faith is the link made possible through Christ, saving faith is the only way to our salvation. Those who attain this gift through the Holy Spirit are now able to have a constant link with the celestial powers that are able to prepare any individual to overcome the wiles of the devil. Each person chooses how far they will go into this assurance provided they are prepared to suffer what comes with this as the disciple will need to sacrifice his ego to maintain the link with God. The ego is what prevents us from having the actual experience of faith in our life, if we are able to reduce this influence on our self, this will make the transformation much easier. Faith allows healing to be possible, this link is what the divine uses to reach us and heal us. Faith serves...

The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. 1 Samuel 2:7

THE PATH TO BECOMING A SPIRITUAL MAN OR WOMAN

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8

Repetition makes a habit, With all of the subliminal messages in this world is a good to thing to learn how to create a habit. How are habits formed? One thing for sure that we all know is that repetition works, this is the case because our nature is one of learning over time. You see this everyday, humans are dominated by habits to the point this becomes unconscious to them in their  everyday life. This is becoming an issue in our society as our friends and relatives are full of habits that are detrimental to them. It is an addiction that is hard to leave. What can we do to to alleviate/destroy some of these habits and form new ones in their place. First thing to realize is that the more we ignore an issue the bigger it becomes. We must confront our negative habits by undoing them with a positive one. If you used to drink a lot or spend all your money on unnecessary things, now you must confront this and do the reverse. This is the only way to rewire your brain...

God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. Psalm 68:6 - ESV

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.  (Philippians 4:8, ESV)

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http://www.gty.org/resources/devotionals/drawing-near Very good devotional article.

MINDING THE SPIRIT AND THE SPIRITUAL MIND The more spiritual a believer is, the more he knows about the importance of walking according to the spirit and the danger of walking according to the flesh. But what does walking according to the spirit really mean? Romans 8 provides an answer; it is to simply mind the Spirit and have a spiritual mind. "For those who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but those who are according to the spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace" (vv. 5-6). To have the mind searching the things of the Spirit and the spirit governing the mind is the meaning of walking according to the spirit. A man who walks "according to the spirit" is just one who minds "the things of the Spirit" and whose mind is "set on the spirit." If we desire to walk according to the spirit, there is no other way except to mind and search the thi...

But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. Very interesting saying: " then even though your body is subject to death because of sin" and then because Christ lives in us, we are able to understand this phrase ' the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.' Are you seeing the results of Christ being in you?, of righteousness in your life? if you are not, please go ahead ask God for discernment so that you can grow spiritually in Christ. Hint: observe your daily life and see how everything comes about and then you will realize where to start acknowledging God. Thanks

Introduction "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21  With a thus says the lord, we are invited to search for our creator within us and to find him there when we are lonely and scared because of the struggles of this life. We can all come to see where he is awaiting our return, we have all gone out of this realm thinking that the outside world is better, but within our life time we recognize that this isn't so and we return humbly back inside for refuge and solace. Most our life we find ourselves searching for meaning and never finding it we go through life aimlessly until something big happens to us that wakes us up. Sometimes something very wrong happens to us because we aren't paying attention to what is going on within us and we let the outside environment influence us and allow outside circumstances to blind us to the point where we cannot longer see where we came from or whe...

The Kingdom of Satan " The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;  20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions  21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21 What is this? Why do those that live like this cannot inherit the kingdom of God? Why living this way is not only detrimental to your physical health but also to your spiritual life? The worldly only destroys and the Lord says that Satan came only to steal, destroy and kill, this is the way he accomplishes it. It is all related and everything works like this, addictions are spirit possessions and will not let you go, but will it and you shall be free. God has setup his kingdom and Satan the inverter(this is the reason to call him the enemy) has setup his. this is the reason that darkness ...

The Kingdom of God " But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.  26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." Galatians 5:22-26 What does all of this mean? Does this have anything to do with the kingdom of God? How is this important to our spiritual life? Believe it or not but this is the key to entering the kingdom, when you ally yourself with these fruits(spirits) then you are able to see what the whole kingsom is about. When your eyes are open then you will see yourself for who you are and as well see God for who he is. Christ is the way and the life here.  Thoughts are very important as thr apostol paul says to think/meditate in everything that is true...