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November
30, 2006
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Robert
Ricciardelli: "HIS KINGDOM PURPOSE AND PLAN--ANOINTS YOU FOR LIFE"
"God's original intent for
mankind was to set up His Kingdom upon the earth and operate it through His
children."
There is One
Kingdom and One King
The Kingdom of God is about one King and one Kingdom. The one and only Kingdom
to pursue is the Kingdom of our God, and the only true King we pursue (as well as
His righteousness), is Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:33). We have one constitution,
which is the Word of God. We are not in a Republic, we are not in a Democracy, and there is
no negotiating or bending of His truth. He is King.
We are facing an identity crisis in the body of Christ when we are not operating
as children of the King and let religion separate us from each other. Religion causes us to persecute and tear down our
brothers and sisters who do not think like we do. Instead of seeing the beauty
of God in the expressed diversity of His people, we battle one another over who
is right, when it is only His righteousness that really matters.
Recently, Joyce and I spent some time with our friend Jack Taylor discussing the
Kingdom of God. You cannot spend time with Jack without being further
Kingdomized in the things of God. We talked about three types of kingdoms being
built upon the earth:
1. The Kingdom of God with Jesus as our King, and the Word of God as our unchangeable
constitution.
2. Alternate kingdoms that claim Jesus is King, but operate out of man-made
constitutions and applied rules developed? democratically with
reference to the Word of God.
3. Anti-kingdoms that are operated in direct opposition to the King and His
Kingdom.
There are many kings and many kingdoms being built that have the name of our God
on the billboard, but bring glory to man rather than glory to the King. We must
check our hearts and our motives in whatever we feel led to do in His name. He
has given us life, so that we can bring Him glory. We must reflect His glory in
all things we set our hands to do.
Power of Purpose
"Purpose is one of the
most important components on Earth."
There is no greater discovery in our lives than the discovery of purpose. The
greatest tragedy in life is not death, but it is life without a purpose. Purpose
is the key to understanding, and it is the source of meaning. We can begin to
have a fuller understanding of something once we recognize its purpose. Most
things in life will have little meaning without our knowing why it exists.
The absence of purpose is the foundation of abuse and misuse. The word abuse is
actually two words put together meaning "abnormal use." When purpose is absent,
you can abnormally use many things, including your life, your time, energy, and
talent. Purpose is one of the most important components on Earth.
What is Purpose?
Purpose is the original intent for the creation of the thing.
Purpose is the original reason for existence.
Purpose is the original desired result for creation. The very reason for any
creation is to fulfill a purpose. Therefore, purpose will exist before creation.
Purpose is the motivation for creation and the very reason why something is
created.
Before the manufacturing of any product, there is purpose. No one creates a
product and then looks at it and says, "I wonder what I am going to do with
this?" They first have a purpose in mind and make a product in order to achieve
it. Purpose always precedes products. All manufacturers work that way-- beginning
with a purpose and ending with a product.
God did not create us, and then scratch His head and say,
"What did I make here?"
He did not create you and wonder why. You were not a thing created to make the
Lord say, "Hmmm...what have I got here?"
Many are the plans in the hearts of
those He has created, but He already had a purpose for each one from the
foundation of the world.
Only the Lord Can Reveal True Purpose
"If you want to know the purpose of a thing,
ask the Maker."
Wherever purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. This is a dangerous
principle, because if you do not know the purpose of a thing, there is
opportunity to abuse or misuse it. Misused gifts and talents abound because of
not knowing God's purpose. Abuse can occur in the form of control and
manipulation of God's people when operating outside of the Lord's purposes for
them.
If you want to know the purpose of a thing, ask the Maker. Without revelation from the Lord, no one knows what's happening around
them or through them. No psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or pastor knows
why you were created. Your mother did not even know your purpose, and she
carried you for nine months.
Purpose is only found in the mind of the maker of a thing. No one knows a
product like the manufacturer. Nobody knows Sony like the manufacturer of Sony.
Nobody knows Starbucks like Howard Schultz. Nobody knows Microsoft like
Bill Gates. And nobody knows you like God.
That is why when a human
ignores God, that human is lost. The lost will never realize their purpose and
meaning in life without checking with the Great Manufacturer, the Creator
Himself. You may have many ideas and plans for your life, but only in Him can
you truly find the path He has destined for you.
Proverbs 19:21, "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's
purpose that prevails."
This verse is the foundation of the will and motivation of God. God is not
interested in our plans. God is only interested in His purpose. Here are three
key priorities in what we can extrapolate from Proverbs 19:21:
1. Purpose is more important than plans.
2. Purpose is more powerful than plans. Many may plan, but the Lord's purposes
prevail what He will do in a believer's life.
3. Purpose precedes plans. Before you were even born to make plans, God
already had a purpose established for you before the foundations of the earth.
Father's Original Plan and Purpose for Mankind
Genesis 1:26-27, "Then God said,
'Let Us make human beings in Our image, to be like Us. They
will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all
the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the
ground.' So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He
created them; male and female He created them."
God's original intent for mankind was to set up His Kingdom upon the earth and
operate it through His children. Mankind includes both male and female walking
beside one another, both equal and unique in His Kingdom. We have always been
called to steward His Kingdom and His ways upon the earth. His desire has always
been to bring His Kingdom in Heaven into the earth.
Matthew 6:10, "Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven."
Matthew 16:19, "I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of
Heaven; whatever you bind on earth
will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in
Heaven."
When man chose to sin and turn from the King's ways, we not only fell from
eternal living with Him, we fell from our eternal purpose in Him. We lost the
keys of the Kingdom. Jesus paid the price to give us the keys back, and it is up
to us to put the keys into the ignition of His Kingdom to the glory of God.
Redemption and restoration through the blood of Christ is not just
eternal life, but a life fulfilling His original plan of bringing Heaven to
earth through us, His children.
No Room For Religion
In the Lord's Kingdom, religion cannot survive. The religious leaders in Jesus'
day were His greatest opposition. And so it is also today that religious leaders who
are operating in a mock kingdom, are also among the greatest oppositions we face. It
is the systems and the principalities behind them that are the opposition. We
must love the people who are caught up in these systems, and the only way that
they can be free is by full revelation of the King and His Kingdom.
Once someone is free from the bondage of a particular system, they can begin to
be His presence and influence within those systems. I am not a proponent of
leaving a system and building another system. I believe we are called to be in
the world, and yet operate as Kingdom dwellers within the world and within every
sphere and system of society. We are to be where He chooses for us to be
regardless of our understanding. We are to bring change not through our
strength, but through the power of His Spirit living within us and through us.
Unity in Diversity
"We need the multiplicity
of the gifts and talents He has placed in His family."
When we are in the Kingdom, we are not threatened by opposing kingdoms or
paradigms. We are not threatened by various cultures or theological differences
when we are operating in His truth and in His love. I have a friend that says
that love must always exceed whatever paradigm or message we have adopted. In
His love and in His Kingdom Truth, the prayer of our Savior can be realized.
John 17:20-23, "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever
believe in Me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just
as You and I are One--as You are in Me, Father, and I am in You. And may they be
in Us so that the world will believe You sent Me.
I have given them the glory
You gave Me, so they may be one as We are One. I am in them and You are in Me.
May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that You sent Me
and that You love them as much as You love Me."
Jesus eternally prays for His Kingdom creation to be one. It is all His and is
all for
Him. We must understand that our lives are not our own. We own nothing. When we
get this principle, our lives take on a whole new meaning. We stop seeking to be
right and start seeking His heart and His desire for impact in the world. We
begin to see the world with His eyes and move with His heart of compassion in
every phase of our lives. With unity, we can move in power bringing greater
revelation of Jesus Christ, who came to restore all of creation back to the
Father.
We also realize that we are only a part of His wonderful Kingdom, and we
need the multiplicity of gifts and talents He has placed in His family. We are
in the Father's family business called "Almighty and Sons." We must realize how
little we truly know and be open to learn from those
who do not think like we do. We only know what we know and are missing out on an
expanded worldview and God-view when we are not open to all of God's Kingdom
family.
In God's Kingdom, You are Anointed for Life
The Lord's plans and purposes will prevail upon the earth, and the gates of Hell
will not prevail against His Kingdom. When we are operating under His Kingdom
and obedience to the King, nothing in this life can prevail against us.
The King knows our needs and will provide everything we need to fulfill His plan
for us.
Rejoice if you are in the Kingdom of God and being stripped of self to
be used of Him. In the Kingdom of God, you are anointed not just for ministry,
but anointed for life. You are anointed to carry Him inside and outside the
walls of systems and spheres, and you are anointed to make an impact and name for our God
upon the earth.
May we all go to the throne of our God and King,
and may only His Kingdom rule in Jesus name!
Robert Ricciardelli
Visionary Advancement Strategies
www.vision2advance.com
info@vision2advance.com
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