Thy Kingdom Come!

I love how the Holy Spirit gives me the liberty to just meander as we walk together. I truly understand on days like today, and yesterday and the day before, how the purpose is in the journey not just the destination.

We have been meandering through many meadows of truth for the last few days and the input has been amazing but also overwhelming to my finite mind.


The Holy Spirit has been correcting my thinking on a myriad of subjects not the least of which has been the subject of the economy in the world we wake up to every morning.


With all the "bad news" and fear for our economic future on planet earth, I am thankful that the topic is not out of bounds or unimportant to our God. I am thankful that the Spirit has answers for the tangible as well as the spiritual issues we have to deal with every day.


It is our blessing and privilege to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and the righteousness of our Heavenly Father, so that "then" all the other things that we need here on earth will be given as well. Matt 6:33.


I have come to realize that poverty is not so much about lack of money but more about lack of faith.


As I seek the "Kingdom of Heaven", I see the true picture is one of great abundance. There is no such thing as poverty in our Father's Kingdom. There is no such thing as an unmet need. And Jesus, Himself, taught us to pray, "Our Father in Heaven, Hollowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done."


If our Father's Kingdom is one of abundant resources and Jesus told us to pray "Thy Kingdom come", why do we prefer to wallow in fear of poverty rather than pray, "Thy Kingdom come" with all it's benefits, and not just money, but also health and healing and deliverance from the vice grip of evil....etc. Why do we believe the lies that somehow God's Kingdom is only about things we can't touch or don't need here?


There is a difference between seeking first the kingdom of Babylon when finances become the big issue of our lives. The kingdom of Babylon presents a worldly perspective that is never ever going to give us victory because it has been built by an enemy who wants us forever in his control. He is a liar and unbelief results in our believing his lies in instead of Truth. Might this explain why we fail to have the faith to believe for our abundant life here?


Seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven involves being changed from an earthly mindset to a Heavenly one, from a temporal mindset to an Eternal one. It's the LOVE of money not the need or use of it that is the root of all evil.


Our Heavenly Kingdom has all the resources for an abundant life. May we learn to pray with a pure heart, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." And then give all Glory to the One who opens the floodgates of Heaven in answer to that prayer.


The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?