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He made you alive in the spirit so that you can live supernaturally, even while you’re still living in a natural body. He seated you in heavenly places with Christ and gave you heavenly citizenship, so that you can operate in this natural realm and in the kingdom of God at the same time. He even appointed you to live your life here on earth as a heavenly ambassador. He gave you the authority and ability to not only draw on the power, the anointing, the abundance and the dominion of heaven in your own life, He commissioned you to share those things with others, so they can experience some heaven on earth too. Talk about a wild and wonderful plan! No one but God would have the nerve to even think of that. It sounds too fantastic. Yet, it’s not fantasy at all! It’s a reality that’s available to every Christian. If we’re going to fully take advantage of it, though, we must renew our minds to it. We must become more kingdom-of-God minded than we are kingdom-of-the-world minded. Rather than thinking of God’s kingdom as something that’s just going to manifest during the millennium, when Jesus returns, we must cultivate our awareness of the fact that it’s present and active on this planet at this very moment. It’s in us and around us all the time. That’s easy to forget! Even if we know from the Bible that it’s true, we can tend to get caught up in the natural affairs of life and lose sight of it. As a result, we can wind up making the same mistake Elisha’s servant did in 2 Kings 6. Have you ever read about him? He woke up one morning to find that he and Elisha were surrounded by the Syrian army and he reacted by having a total meltdown. Certain he and Elisha were doomed because in the natural they were so outnumbered, he cried out to Elisha in despair. “Ah, my lord, what will we do now?" Elisha answered him from a kingdom-of-God perspective. He said, “There are more on our side than on theirs!" Then he asked the Lord to open the servant’s eyes to the realm of the spirit. As soon as his eyes were opened, the servant saw that the hillside around them was filled with angelic forces, horses and chariots of fire (verses 15-17, "New Living Translation"-96). Those forces had been there all along. The servant just wasn’t aware of them because they weren’t visible to the natural eye. That’s how we are sometimes. We limit our awareness to what we can perceive with our physical senses. We slip into thinking that because we can’t see the forces of God’s kingdom around us they’re not really there. “Yeah, but Gloria, Elisha was a prophet,” you might say, “I’m just a believer. God hasn’t promised to send angels to help me.” Yes, He has! Hebrews 1:14 says that angels are “all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.” Since, as a believer, you’re an heir of salvation, that means you have angels with you everywhere you go. They’re not just doing whatever they think is best, though. They’re listening to you. They’ve been commissioned by God to “do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word” (Psalm 103:20). So, for them to go into action, you must speak God’s Word. WHEN YOU DECLARE THAT WORD BY FAITH OVER SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE, THEY ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET BUSY. THEY GO TO WORK HELPING BRING THE WORD TO PASS. Where the King Has Dominion The Word is the key to everything with God! His kingdom manifests in this material realm in response to what we say. When we say about our situation what He says, and believe it, we walk in His kingdom and its power provides us with favor, protection, provision or whatever other aspect of THE BLESSING we need. The kingdom of God is wonderful! It will control this natural realm. It will put us in a position of mastery so that instead of being subject to the negative conditions in this fallen world, to the devil, evil spirits and wicked people, we walk in dominion. * * * * * article continues on p. 29 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POINTS TO GET YOU THERE: When you were born again, God didn’t just promise that someday when you die you’ll go to heaven. He put heaven in you right now. He made you a heavenly ambassador and gave you full access to His kingdom’s authority, ability and abundance so that in your own life and in the lives of others, you can manifest heaven on earth! Here are some points to get you there: 1) As a believer, you are already a citizen of heaven. Philippians 3:20, "New King James Version" 2) You are commissioned by God to manifest His heavenly kingdom on earth. Matthew 6:10 3) The forces and resources of God’s kingdom are present in the realm of the spirit; they just aren’t visible to the natural eye. 2 Kings 6:17, "New Living Translation"-96 4) Jesus preached and demonstrated the good news that God’s kingdom is here right now. Mark 1:14-15 5) Now, Jesus has sent you to carry on His ministry just like the first disciples did. Luke 9:2 28 : BVOV

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