Seeking Jesus First Feb. 10, 2025
The kingdom of God is revealed in the planting of a mustard seed in a garden.
“Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”” (Mark 4:30–32, NKJV)
To the eye, the mustard seed doesn’t seem like much. You could mistake it for being “nothing of value”. It would be easy to believe that it has no potential. However, when this seed is planted in your garden, it has the potential to become a great tree. This is how the kingdom of God fills the earth.
Christ Jesus died on a cross. The Jewish leaders and Rome believed that killing Jesus would put an end to Him and His teaching. But Jesus did not bring a “teaching”. He brought a kingdom. He was planted in the earth as a seed. Then the kingdom of God grew out of Him and branched all over the earth. The kingdom of God is the domain of God. Christ Jesus has the legal rule of heaven and earth. God has given Jesus Christ the name that is above every other name. When people do not rule the earth in His name, they are committing treason.against God. The true authority in the earth is Christ Jesus.
“And He said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?”” (Luke 20:41–44, NKJV)
Christ Jesus sits on the heavenly throne until all of his enemies submit to Him. The kingdom of God is in the earth and His citizens are tasked with “going into all the world and discipling the nations, teaching them to observe all of Christ’s commands.” Matt 28:18-20 paraphrased). When the kingdom “tree” and all of its branches fill the earth so that all of the leaders in the earth are housed in the branches, Jesus will arise and present the kingdom to Our Father.
We have a personal crown (inheritance and victory) to receive and to lay at the feet of Christ Jesus, and we have a governmental crown (inheritance and victory) to take and lay at His feet. (Receive and take is the same word. Inherit and disinherit is the same word. In order to receive, you have to take. In order to inherit, someone must disinherit.) “This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.”