That’s not how we, as believers, were born to live! In Christ we’ve been redeemed from the curse and have inherited THE BLESSING of Abraham (Galatians 3:13-14).
Our inheritance doesn’t just fall on us automatically, however, like a ripe apple off a tree. Because we live in a world where the curse is operating, and we have an enemy that’s roaming around seeking to steal from us and destroy our lives, if we want to live the way we were born to live, we must continually stay in God’s Word.
His Word is what teaches us how to operate in victory over the world and the devil. It’s what gives us the faith and the know-how we need to rise above the darkness that surrounds us and walk in the light.
Normal Life in the Kingdom of God
The Word of God is the key to living on this earth in liberty! The more we walk in the light of God’s Word, the freer we get and the more independent we become of this world’s system—which is wonderful, because this world’s system is messed up!
The world teaches people that lack and debt are normal. It tells them they should never expect to be able to buy something as expensive as a house outright. In the world’s system, having maxed-out credit cards and a 30-year mortgage is just a normal way of life.
For us, as citizens of God’s kingdom, however, such a life is abnormal! What’s normal for us is:
• To always have more than enough, not only to enjoy, but to give.
• To be debt free, have enough to lend, and not have to borrow. (Romans 13:8; Deuteronomy 28:12)
• To have God open the windows of heaven over us and pour out such abundance that we don’t have room enough to receive it. (Malachi 3:10)
• To believe God’s Word, do what He says and enjoy “days of heaven upon the earth.” (Deuteronomy 11:21)
The only thing that stops us from living that kind of normal lifestyle is an untrained soul! Our soul is made up of our mind, will and emotions. Unlike our spirit, it wasn’t transformed into the image of Jesus the instant we were born again. Our soul must be transformed over time, and the power that transforms it is the Word of God.
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