Friday, June 22, 2012

Jesus' kingdom is not of this present world ...

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Jesus said ...  My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,  Jn. 18

Some people say they are trying to make the world a better place.  This is opposite to what we read in Bible.

Paul says ... evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  
II Tim. 3

This present world shall be destroyed and all the works will be dissolved in the fire.  That is the ordained end for this present world.

The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.  II Peter 3


The main goal for each of us should be to take care for ourselves that we are doing things as God wills while we live on this present earth.  If we do that, everything else will fall into place around us.

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

We renew our mind to the will and way of God through prayer and Bible reading.  The world would have us be created in it's image, in what seems right to humans.  But our goal is to continually recreate our minds as to what is right in the sight of God concerning the matter at hand.

Some truths we already know because we know the Holy Scriptures.  The world will not be better but worse.  The heavens and earth and all the works of man will be destroyed.  That which remains forever is the Word of God.  So we focus on that which will continue, not fighting windmills.

and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.  14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Heb. 11
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