If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said He) a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 2: 4
This was the promise made to David by God. The Lord set aside a prize for David's bloodline on the condition that they put the Lord God before them and walk the Lord's path. In turn they would be rewarded with a throne of rule. But this is not just how the throne of Israel worked in ancient times, this is how the very kingdom of God works for us in the modern era. In order to gain this glory of the Lord's Kingdom we too must follow the Lord's path and put Jesus Christ before us. In turn the Lord will give to us His Kingdom and Glory. Literally the Lord said that we will reign with glory in Him. But we MUST put the Lord before ourselves and follow the path that Jesus Christ walked.
God is the best and expects the best. He has reserved His kingdom for us all. He wants to share it to us all. But only a selection can enter. This selection are those who have always put the Lord before them. They have always loved the Lord with all their heart and all their soul. These are the ones who have truly followed the Lord and acted as if Jesus Christ was their one and only king. These are the saints and the Lord's kingdom belongs to them. This is how we must be.
We must carry the Lord before us at all times and in everything we do. What does this mean to put the Lord before us? It means to put Jesus Christ before ourselves. To place His priorities over our selfish desires and wants. To stop always trying to feed our flesh but rather to carry out the Lord's commandments with all our heart and all our soul. So instead of what I want for myself today, let me do what the Lord wants done today.
The Lord promised David that there will always be a son of Israel on the thrown, but only if they put God before them and follow God with all their heart and soul. In order for us to rein in glory and the Lord, we must do exactly that.
This is why being lukewarm and only a weekend Christian will not do. God is not looking for double-agents or half-filled tanks. He's looking for the serious and the best. God doesn't want militia. He wants full time soldiers and special forces. Being lukewarm is like having one foot in the Lord and the other in the world. This displeases God who demands that we rather have both feet in foundation on Him. He wants people who have the flame burning inside of them to be able to share His kingdom with. This is the kind of Lord we serve, a Lord who wants to share His most greatest of kingdoms with us, the meager.
The Lord has the right to demand us to put Him before us. After all it was He who put us before Him at the cross. He was naked and shredded on the cross because He wanted to put the human race before Himself. He was God the Son and should have been always clothed and wrapped in glory, but instead He chose to have Himself broken and naked and humiliated for the sake of mankind. He has done all this for us, so we should do everything we can for Him. Like I said before, The Lord deserves the best. He deserves to have people come to Him with unblemished garments, He deserves people to speak His name only in praise, He deserves to have willing servants to rise to His occasions. He is the Son and only those who He sees worthy will touch Him.
So when we put the Lord before us we must give up those evils that we once loved for His sake. God gave up His very Son for you and me. We should in turn give up all those carnal evils and sins for God. I once had many movies and songs that I liked, but they displeased God. So I eventually had to destroy them for the sake of His glory. Put no one or nothing above the Lord and that kingdom will be yours.
The Lord has taken us out of the world. Thus we must not act as the world is. We must act as children of the Kingdom of Heaven. We can't be one of the Lord's own and get high all the time. We can't be one of the Lord's own and blaspheme and curse like the world does. We can't be one of the Lord's own and destroy His temple by sharing our beds with hordes of other people. We can't be one of the Lord's own and view evil media like pornography. We must be as the Lord's own and not the world's own.
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