Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
Friday, 18th August 2023
THE KINGDOM VENT FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
_Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you_ *(Luke 17:21)*
Now that you’re born again, the Kingdom of God is at work and operational in you and through you. You’re a Kingdom vent for righteousness, the outworking of God’s righteousness.
When Jesus came, He offered the Kingdom to Israel, but they didn't believe Him; they rejected His message. He then extended the offer to the Gentiles—to all nations. Today, anyone who believes in Jesus Christ has received the Kingdom—a magnificent kingdom!
In Isaiah 35:5-6, the prophet Isaiah declared, *“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."* This is a manifestation of the Kingdom.
It was the understanding of this that made me go preaching in the backside of civilization where there was darkness, pain, and poverty. In those crusades, I’d command blind eyes to open, deaf ears to be unstopped, the mute to speak, and the lame to walk, and they did.
Knowing that the concluding part of the 6th verse referred to the end of poverty and lack, I’d declare to the crowds that irrespective of their circumstances, they possessed a supernatural life now that Christ was alive in them. They believed and were transformed by the Truth. The evidence of the Kingdom was undeniable!
Christ in you brings forth righteousness and the outworking of His Kingdom. It is a transformational reality that manifests in the ability to live righteously and experience the abundant life of God's Kingdom. Hallelujah!
*PRAYER*
_Dear Father, I thank you for your Kingdom that’s in my heart; your glory and righteousness are in me and revealed through me. I’m the Kingdom vent for righteousness, and the outworking of righteousness. Your Kingdom reigns and is established in the earth and in the hearts of men as the Gospel is proclaimed around the world today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._
*FURTHER STUDY:*
*Mark 1:14* Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
*Colossians 1:27* To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
*Luke 17:21* Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* 1 Corinthians 3 & Psalms 109-112
*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Luke 17:11-19 & 1 Samuel 3
