Which Kingdom will we seek?

WAKE UP, Body of Christ!

"You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria." Jeremiah 2:36

Remember in 2000 and 2004 when the battle cry, over the election, was sounding sharply and loudly? "We have to PRAY, body of Christ. We are at a crucial point in our nation." Remember that?

Look where we are today! Are we better off? George Bush was supposedly "the answer" for whom we had been longing to reshape our nation. The expectations were high. Frankly, he let us down on numerous fronts.

Today, we hear identical appeals to pray and vote. Many conservative experts proclaim that the stakes are even higher.

Will it ever end? I declare a resounding "NO!" It does not matter who is elected or which party is in control.

When will we get that? When will the children of the King of Kings wake up?

Just as the Israelites, back in Jeremiah's day, were looking for help from the kingdoms of this world, we await messianic solutions from our leaders. A system established by man to solve the ills of society - abortion, homosexuality, greed, poverty etc. holds our confidence. However, the results will repeat themselves; we will be disappointed in our leaders. They will be impotent in the war to erase immorality and its consequences.

It's supposed to be that way, folks. The kingdoms of this world do not possess the answers to the issues driving societal and moral ills. The sole solution to sin is the cross. The only answer to these predicaments is the kingdom of God. Who carries the kingdom of God within her? The body of Christ. Not Washington. Not Wall Street. Nor do education or the Supreme Court.

As GOD implored the Israelites, throughout the prophets, I beseech the same: how much longer, oh people, will we seek other kingdoms to solve our problems?

We do not need the Supreme Court. We do not need the beltway. We certainly do not need main stream media! In fact, the more we bank on their being the answer, the more we distance ourselves from impacting this nation with the life changing power that is in us, the body of Christ.

The kingdom of God is within each and every child of God. (Luke 17:21). And "His kingdom rules over all." Psalm 103:19. So where is the answer to change the sins of society? What, truly, rules the world? The kingdom of God and ONLY the kingdom of God. And, believe it or not, that authority and power is in me and in you. WE are the rulers! WE are the kings and priests! Whew! Why have we acquiesced to the systems of man? Disillusionment will prevail until we take our place!

Because the immorality and detestable societal issues are driven by deeply rooted sin issues, a new law will not yield change. Genuine change originates in a reformed heart. A reformed heart occurs through the revelation from the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God and His deliverance invades earth through God's people interceding and warring over the lives God places in our paths.

A beam of light shatters darkness. The sons of God are the light of the world. See what we possess here? Through our prayers and faith in believing we are the light that conquers evil; through our agreement with HIM, that we carry the kingdom of God, WE can change this nation. WE. Us. People in the supermarkets and schools and small businesses in America.

Honestly, brothers and sisters, I believe the call to the body of Christ is this: "REPENT - turn from your hoping that the President, Congress, Supreme Court, Wall Street, Education and Religion will change our society - for the kingdom of God (which bubbles up in each of us if we will take some time, daily, to seek it) is at hand!" Matthew 4:17

As long as we insist on banking on this election to shape our nation, we will never cease to be disappointed. It has to be that way. For if God blesses anything outside of His absolute lordship, then He is advocating a kingdom outside Himself. God is not duplicitous. I believe it is time we became like Him.