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The thoughts and reason for this series of studies is because of all that has been promised the church and how little of it we exercise and possess. If we are truly in His kingdom then all the benefits, the powers and the blessings are ours in Christ Jesus. That cannot be in theory but must be an actual fact which we live out and manifest daily. Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom and that preaching was accompanied by signs and wonders where He healed all manner of sickness and disease. Mt. 4:23 Jesus did not work on a percentage basis but healed all, even those possessed by demons were released from their bondage. Mt. 8:16 When He went into the part of the country where He grew up, they discounted Him as being merely the son of a carpenter. Therefore, because of their unbelief He could do not mighty miracles among them, only healed a few. Mark 8:5 The church today seems to be in the category of the few, we eat the crumbs which fall from the table, when we could pull up to the table and enjoy a great feast. Has He redeemed you? Has He delivered you? Has He crowned you? Ps. 103:3 If so, He has forgiven all your iniquities which you have committed ( I know that you know that) and He has healed you from all your diseases. Ps. 103:4 As a citizen of the kingdom of the Lord He has established the very best of insurance programs. He promises one hundred percent victory, and it is all free. In the days when we did not have insurance and could not afford to go to the doctor, we had to trust the Lord and it worked. Praise the Lord.
Behold, the kingdom of God is within you. This being true, then we should expect all that the kingdom is to be made manifest in us. We are not dealing with a trifling matter here, this is the eternal kingdom of the Lord. The thrilling part about it is that He plainly and positively stated that the kingdom of God IS WITHIN YOU. Luke 17:21 If the kingdom is within, then all the privileges, the rites, the authority and the power are to be made known in every aspect possible. His kingdom is a kingdom of power, which is made available to all who are in the kingdom. Mark 9:1 Jesus promised a baptism in the Spirit which would be accompanied by power, the almighty power of the Almighty. Acts 1:8 Further more, in the kingdom there are mysteries. Those who are initiated and received into the kingdom of the Lord will soon learn its mysteries, providing they hunger and thirst after the things of the Lord. Mark 4:11 The kingdom of the Lord is not eating and drinking, the natural practices of this world but it is, righteousness, purity, the holiness of the Lord dwelling in those who are in possession of the kingdom. Peace of heart and mind belong to every citizen of His kingdom. Joy, not the passing joy of this world which so quickly fades away but the joy of the Holy Spirit, which is real, pure, total joy. Rom. 14:17.