My New King

I've been rescued from the Kingdom of Darkness
I now pledge my allegiance to a new King.
A Righteous, Holy, perfect and loving King
A King that brings only good
A King that is generous and kind.

The old king was a tyrant.

The old king hated me
The old king lorded his power over me
oppressed me
belittled me
and used fear to keep me submissive and weak.
He does this to all of his citizens.
He is a liar.
He made big and bold promises in order to trap me, but once I surrendered myself to him, he immediately accused me,
bringing guilt and shame.
His rules brings hopelessness and despair.
It is a life that is no life.

It is death.

His citizens are the walking dead.
Empty
Lifeless
hopeless
pressed down under the extreme weight of his tyrannical rule.

But I've been set free!

And My new King loves me!
I'm free!

I've been given life that is full
complete
satisfying
I've been given hope that does not disappoint.
I've been given love that is free,
flowing
and abundant.

I've been given  power--
an All-surpassing power
to rule with the King.

I've been given an extravagent supply of gifts with the promise of more,
with NO END in sight.
His gifts are FAR BEYOND my capacity to imagine or understand

He gives and gives and gives.

Every word that comes out of His mouth is true.
I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again
He loves me,
And He is my friend.
I trust this King,
and I gladly and willingly give my life to serve Him.
For serving Him brings utter joy
and the deepest satisfaction
I am satisfied in ways I never even imagined.

It is so good!!!!!!!!

My Best Friend is the King

My best friend is the King

Not just a King

but the King

the Absolute Ruler

the Mighty One

the Blessed One

the Beautiful One

He is my friend

And I am His

He is tender with me

He loves me

He blesses me

With good things

He reveals secret things to me

I am in His inner circle

And He has given me great authority

His authority

I can speak in His name

Act in His name

On His behalf

Not out of my own selfish ambition

But to honor my king

His name has weight

Power

It's Mighty

His enemies tremble at the 

mention of His name

But his name also brings Healing

Beauty

goodness

truth

freedom 

peace

every good and perfect gift

He is tender to those in His Kingdom

He cares for His subjects so well

He  protects them

And lavishly provides every good gift for their enjoyment

He will not let them harm themselves

or each other

He's the perfect King,

perfect

Yet those who oppose Him

or seed to harm His loyal subjects

will be DEFEATED

All must bow before this righteous King

And those who bow,

live under His constant care and love

And they too become a part of 

His inner circle,

Not simply servants

But servants that are friends of the King

this King is my best friend

Oh how He loves Me

Oh how He love you

He's a King that sacrificed greatly

so that you might live in His glorious kingdom

He gave His life

He left His glory and splendor behind

HE became weak and poor

He was insulted

spat upon

hungry

He submit himself to His enemies

He did this for one purpose:

To free us!

from the clutches of his enemy 

We were His captives

And Jesus

our mighty King

set us free!

And now we can walk from our prison and chains

into the glorious kingdom of God

where Jesus

our Mighty King

Rules and Reigns Supreme

No One

No One

No One

Can snatch us from His hands

My best friend is the King.

40 Days of Discovery- Day 22

I read two different books, totally unrelated, that talked about learning to reign with Christ.  I believe God's people have FAR more power than we realize.  We were intended to do more than we realize.  I'm convinced of that!  We were meant to do GREAT--even impossible things.  (Things that are humanly impossible.)  We must not take God's mission, and diminish it to something manageable for us to accomplish with out Divine intervention.  Instead of us doing things that require us to depend on God, we tend to set our aims lower.  I know I do.

God's people, like Israel, are meant to advance the Kingdom of God in every segment of society.   We must defeat the enemy that is already there.  We overcome him by the blood of the lamb, and the word of our testimony of Jesus Christ.  We must not make alliances with him.  We must not compromise.  If we do, the enemy will take back the land that we have taken.  And before you know it, we'll be worshipping him, and living under his oppressive reign. God's people are to rescue people from his evil grips.  We rule in righteousness.

We are meant to rule.  NOW!

We cannot do this great work of God if we are weighted down with sin, insecurity about who we are, distracted, or pursuing lesser things.   I must go into battle with no worries!  This battle is too serious to be distracted by financial worries.  It 's too important for us to be distracted by accumulating "stuff".  He wants us focused on the work. 

God's word to me:  "Get busy doing the work of the Kingdom.  I'll take care of all of your needs.  I know your needs.  Get rid of EVERYTHING that hinders you from doing the work of the kingdom. EVERYTHING.  I'd rather you lose an arm, than miss the Kingdom.  This is serious business!  I want you to live in this glorious Kingdom, enjoying all of the benefits of it, but I also want this Kingdom continually expanding.  I care about those poor harassed sheep that aren't in the Kingdom yet.  I have compassion for them.  I want none to perish apart from me."

So the question is:
What is our allotment?  Where has God placed us?  Honestly, we're primarily around other Christians. Yes, we have our community. Lord, show us how we can expand your kingdom in this community.  Show us how to join with others in our community to make your Name known.  We also have passions.  We love to create.  Ed wants to write and perform his music.  He loves connecting with other musicians.  I love being around creative people.  I'm looking into some possibilities for advancing the Kingdom in Austin's music scene.

Teach us how to live as royalty.  Teach us how to rule.  May your kingdom advance, and may your plans be accomplished on earth as it done in Heaven. Amen.