Being Renewed in the Kingdom

Greetings in the name of King Jesus, the Holy One who set up our kingdom. Our kingdom is a kingdom of glory. Autumn is such a wonderful time to see that glory.

As the world around us is influencing multitudes to be sucked into darkness with sin and confusion (including some Christians), it is evident that as believers we must have a “world view” that is in line with the Bible. The phrase “world view” causes me to think about how we view the world. Many may say the world is cruel, hard, dangerous, cold, or small, while those more optimistic may say the world is beautiful or a stage, a blank canvas, a playground, or it’s in your hands. However, none of our opinions about the world amount to a hill of beans. This world belongs to God!

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; the world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

–Psalms 89:11

The apostle Paul tells us that “you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind” (Eph. 4:17). The information that has been formed in your mind determines the way you live and walk out your life. This information creates your world view. For example, if you grow up with horse thieves, you will most likely see it as an acceptable way of life.
Yet, within these Scriptures, we see that the natural mind has futility; Paul says it is devoid of truth and appropriateness, and it is perverse. Therefore, God tells us we should be “renewed in the spirit of our mind“ (Eph. 4:23)by learning about Christ (the presence of God). Some do not go very far in their education of Christ.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
–Romans 12:1-2

The renewing of our mind is an ongoing, constant activity. We are to be “conformed to the image of His Son”(Rom. 8:29) and are told in Philippians 2:5 to “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” I know of no one who has come close to completing this task, for the mind of Christ is vast, and no one has attained the perfect, sinless image of Jesus. However, this should not stop us from striving to reach that goal.

Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

–Hebrews 12:1

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

–I Corinthians 9:24-25

This renewing process is accomplished line-upon-line and precept-upon-precept with diligence. You have to want it and purposefully endeavor to lay aside the weights and sins that so easily ensnare us in order to reap the rewards.

If this pursuit is not done with purpose and persistently moving toward God, you will slowly be pulled into the great darkness of deception that is rapidly covering the earth. Yes, it is that strong; even the very elect can be deceived (Matt. 24:24). In these End Times, God’s World View is the only one that counts. His view gives hope, faith, love, and confidence in a future that is truly wonderful. It also reveals that having your way of living, by His Word, allows you to operate in His kingdom with the full weight of heaven behind you now in this current day. Man, we need that!

Peter said [to Jesus], “See, we have left all and followed You.” So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

–Luke 18:28-30

Anything we give up in our lives will bear a reward from the Father now! This includes our world view that may have been formed by family, friends, or (heaven forbid) the news media. When we yield to God’s way of living, He can reveal His World View, and He knows the end from the beginning. Being willing to give up the things and practices that go against the grain of God’s Word is one of the keys to overcoming. God’s ways are much better than our ways.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

–Revelation 12:11

Christianity is not just about you but others. It is not about what you think, but what God says. Following Jesus is not just about what you do, but what motivates you to do it. If you will strive to live this way, a life of giving of yourself, you will be overcome by the blessings of heaven on this earth in the day of darkness.

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; the world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

–Psalms 96:10

Thank you for your support in prayer and finances. We continue to lift you up to the Father and declare blessings over your life in every area! We will be headed to New Iberia, Louisiana ministering at the International Conference of Faith Ministries (ICFM) Delta Region Conference on October 28-29, 2019. As you know, we provide all the travel expenses when we minister. If the Lord puts on your heart to assist us, it would be a great blessing to the ministry and those to whom we minister.

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