THE CHURCH MUST REIGN

                 ^{THE CHURCH MUST REIGN}

You come from Royalty,
An aristocratic dynasty.
The goal of the enemy,
Is that you don't know who you are.
There's power when you speak.
Be mindful of words you release.
I know that life has challenged you,
But the King in me speaks to the King in you.
You were born to rule.
There is a king in you. 
Is there no King in you,
Then why do you speak, speak with such defeat.
Is there no King in you,
Then why do you speak, speak with such low esteem.

^{{Song;There is a king in you by Donald Lawrence}}

¹⁷ For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.{Rom 5}

The church must reign in life. She must reign over sin, diseases and circumstances. She must reign over every sphere of life. She is to reign as king over the earth realm. She is not to be conquered, nor subdued. She is to enforce God’s kingdom on the earth. It is by the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness that she will reign.

Righteousness is the ability to stand before God without a sense of guilt, fear, or inferiority complex. Righteousness is the ability to be bold.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.{Proverbs 28}

                                                

                           

Today I see a weak and beggarly church. I see a defeated church with low self-esteem. A church that cannot even approach The Father God.

I see a church that dreads Satan and his agents. I see a complaining and fearful church. I see a conquered church. I see a church that hides within its four walls afraid of stepping into the world to rule it. Just the way Adam with all his dominion and authority over the earth realm was hiding behind trees, so is the church of today. The church which is born to rule and reign as kings on the earth is shrinking backwards in fear. 

She cannot fulfil her mandate and authority on earth because of the sense of guilt and fear. She feels unqualified. She is afraid to make decrees because she is not sure if her prayers will be answered. Her faith has been replaced with fear. She lacks the knowledge of who she really is.

 She is the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and whenever righteousness speaks it is done. When righteousness decrees a thing it is established. No demon from hell can withhold the answers to the prayer of righteousness.

 Righteousness causes one to reign. It eliminates all fears. If the Church can catch a glimpse of her righteousness, then she will begin to reign. She has been given the gift of righteousness which is needed for her to reign but she still depends on self-righteousness and because she faults most times, she then develops a feeling of guilt and condemnation which thus prevents her from reigning.

Arise Church! Wake up and Take Charge of your territory. The earth has been given to you to rule over. Rise up and reign. The kingdom is yours. Reign as king over it. You have been chosen to reign.

7   But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;{1Peter 2:9}

Listen Up Church:                                                                                 

You are chosen

You are Royal (kingship}

You are priestly

You are Holy

You are peculiar

God has chosen the Church to represent Him here on earth and to enforce His kingdom on every sphere of society. The church must know for what reason she was chosen. She was chosen to be made king and she therefore must reign as king. A kingdom has been handed over to her to rule over. She decides what happens on the earth. She is to reign and give laws that will govern planet earth. She is to fill the earth with kingdom principles. All the spheres of society must be subject to her lead. The church is to saturate the seven spheres of society {education, government, economic, media, art, entertainment, family and religion} with enough Kingdom principles so much so that every of these spheres will encounter God’s kingdom.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.{Rev 11:15}

The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our God and of his Christ but He has chosen us to reign with him. In fact the bible says we are joint-heirs with Christ. We reign together on the earth.

¹⁵ For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

¹⁶ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.{Romans 8:17}

We are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. The throne belongs to us. We must reign with Him. He took away the spirit of bondage and fear and gave us the spirit of adoption which makes us heirs so we can reign with him in righteousness. Now we have power, love and a sound mind. That power is the authority we have over the earth realm. We must function with a sound mind knowing that we are no longer slaves but kings. The Kingdom is ours.

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.{Revelations 5:10}

We have been made kings and priests and all that is required of us is to reign on the earth. If the earth is decaying in unrighteousness and evil, it is because we are not reigning as kings. We are to disciple the nations and teach them to observe kingdom principles. We are to push back the darkness from the earth and saturate it with light. 

We are the light of the world and darkness cannot remain on the earth if we shine. We are the salt of the earth and we must preserve the earth from spiritual decadence.

The keys of the kingdom is in our hands. We decide what doors to open and what doors to close. God has given us total control over the earth.

If the door of sin is wide open, it is because we have not shut it. If the door of pornography prevails over the media, It is because we left it open. If the door of bribery and corruption prevails in the government houses and offices, it is because we refuse to close the door. If examination malpractice is the order of the day in the educational sector then the church allowed it. Every evil happening in the society has been allowed by the Church. We have either decided not to close some doors or we failed to open others. We hold the keys but we have lost control over the earth. The world now dictates for us because we have refused to act.

¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.{Matthew 16:18-19}

This is one of the most profound passages of scriptures for the church. The church is built upon a rock and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. We have all it takes to rule in this kingdom. The key is with us. Heaven is waiting for us to open and shut doors as we wish. Heaven will do nothing unless we act.

The whole of creation groans in pain waiting for us to be revealed. God wants the nations to be reconciled back to Him through us. He will give us the nations for an inheritance if only we will ask. Every nation of the world is hoping for its deliverance but it will take the church to deliver them back to God and restore the Kingdom.

¹⁹ For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

²⁰ For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

²¹ Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.{Romans 8:19-21}

Until the Church manifests the kingdom, creation will remain in bondage of corruption. We are the deliverers. We are to deliver the nations from bondage. We are to rebuild the old waste places, repair broken paths and restore the kingdom in every nation.

11 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.{Isaiah 58:12}

We are to raise the spiritual foundations of many generations. How much of the kingdom we are able to enforce upon the nations will determine the spiritual strength of many generations to come. If the church is forceful enough to spread the kingdom then we can be rest assured that the generations to come will be delivered from bondage also and the kingdoms of the ages to come shall be the Lord’s.

²¹ And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.{Obadiah 1:21}

Church it is time to save the nations and restore the kingdom back to God

Now is the time to shine as light

We must light up the kingdom and push back the darkness

We must deliver the nations from bondage of corruption

We must preserve the earth with the savour of our salt

We must save the nations

We must saturate society with kingdom principles.

We must establish truth on the earth

We must enforce the kingdom

We must preach the gospel of the kingdom in all the world as a testimony for without it the end will not come. 

Our glorious wedding with the lamb is delayed because we have not preached the gospel of the kingdom. All of heaven is waiting for the glorious bride ‘The Church’ to be caught up with Christ in the air. 

The marriage supper is prepared but the bride is not hastening. The Father, The lamb, The Twenty and four Elders, The Angelic host all wait in eager expectation for the bride to appear. Who will go for us? Who will shout to the corners of the earth that Christ is King? Who will tell the world about the Kingdom? Who will be bold enough to go into all the world? Who will hasten the wedding? Who will fulfil this revelation? Indeed I long to see Him face to face. I desire to hear Him say well done my bride. I look forward to kissing my groom. 

I look forward to the day of judgement and to receive the crown of life. I have no fear at all because His love has been perfected in me. There is no fear in love but perfect love casteth out fear. He that feareth is not yet made perfect in love. We know that God confirmed His love towards us by sending the groom to die for us even while we were yet sinners. What awaits us is not wrath but lovely exchange of vows. We have passed from death into life. We escaped wrath when we chose to marry Him by giving our lives to Him.

¹⁷ Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.{1 John 4:17-18}

We shall be bold on the day of judgement. There is nothing to fear. We will approach His throne of grace with boldness. For us His judgement seat is a mercy seat. That heavenly court room belongs to our family. The judge is our Abba Father and the Lawyer is our elder brother, our groom. He who has been making intercessions for us will at last advocate in our favour. He will decide the case to our advantage. Rejoice Church!

⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

⁹ Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

¹⁰ For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.{Romans 5:8-11}

^{We shall be saved from wrath through him. God’s anger is not towards the church “the bride of Christ”. We have been reconciled to God and so we shall be saved by His Life. The groom laid down his life so we might be saved. He is our atonement and the propitiation for our sins. There is nothing to fear church!. Look forward to your coronation. A wedding that will bring the crown of life on your head. I anticipate that glorious day. What a day of rejoicing that would be. We would sing and shout Alleluia. The marriage of the Lamb is come and the wife has made herself ready.}

^{Rejoice Church! Again I say Rejoice!}

⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

⁷ Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

⁸ And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

8   And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.{Rev 19:6-9}