Kingdom Games with Audio
KINGDOM GAMES
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Have you ever watc
hed young children
Play cowboys and Indians or cops and robbers?
While they may exude a great deal of energy
And make a great deal of noise,
Yelling commands or creating sound effects,
Machine guns, lasers, bombs,
Helicopters or the grinding of gears,
Unless those children are quite gifted
To the critical eye there is little if any plot
To their story.
While each plays his part
With as much gusto as he or she may muster.
It will be obvious that they lack
True experience as to the reality
Behind whatever game they are playing.
Looking around in Christendom
I see much the same thing.
Many people fill pews or living rooms,
But are too busy living their lives
Just so they may buy more and better toys.
They are too occupied with other pursuits.
Too busy to live for the Kingdom
And submit to their King.
We need Jesus as Savior
And we need Him as Lord.
I also see Christians
Sequestering themselves away
And crowing about being overcomers.
Yes, the Lord wants us to be overcomers.
That is one goal and an important one.
But the moment we think we are there,
Besides starting to major on minors,
We usually fall into the sins of pride and elitism.
Maybe embrace or become enamored with
Would be a better word choice than fall.
I see a few Christians
Who forget about the gospel
And focus on demon hunting
And fighting principalities and powers.
They run hither and yon
“Taking the ground” from
And “binding” Satan.
If you are certain
That you have been told to do this
By all means go pray.
But if you have not been called
Or you were called once in a certain place
And then make it “your ministry”
You may be wasting time
And even putting yourself and others at risk.
While we may wrestle with principalities
And powers
Or cast out evil spirits,
There are times and seasons for such things.
To “freelance”
And do so independently
of the Lord is not very wise.
If you have not allowed
The Lord to mature you enough
To be resistant to Satan’s traps and temptations,
They’ll take that ground back
before you can mumble brobdingnagian.
I also see groups
Who think that they have been called
To be mercenaries
And take over the world for Jesus.
They believe that only when they conquer
The Kingdom of Earth
Will Jesus return and accept His crown.
The sons and daughters of God will “manifest”
And they do have a “destiny”
But not in the way these
“super groups” assume!
The kingdom of God is in our hearts!
We don’t need boot camp, artillery practice
And classes in political intrigue!
We need to allow Jesus to reign in our lives.
The more we allow God
To transform us into Christ’s likeness
And the more we allow Him to train us to seek
His kingdom first rather than ours,
That is how we take the Kingdom!
It is written,
“Seek ye first
the KINGDOM OF GOD
and HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS
And all these things shall
Be added unto you!”
And before I forget:
He’ll come back
When the Father says,
“It’s time!”
We are talking a two-prong attack here!
Preach & Teach!
First, we preach the gospel
– the real gospel of repentance and grace,
Not easy believism,
traditions of men and churchianity!
And encourage by humble modeling,
Not by lording it over our brothers and sisters,
How to walk with Jesus in a relationship
and honor his Lordship.
Many of us will be saved as if through fire,
And many will think they are saved
When they are not.
Either way,
Few of us allow the Lord to bring us to maturity.
Remember every Kingdom has a King.
Either Jesus is King
Or you are king or queen
Of your own personal kingdom,
And then the devil is made king by default
Over your kingdom.
WTO 11.29.11
From Waysides along the Journey 4: Caravansary
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