God often lays a subject right in my lap, and then seems to say: “are you up to handling this?”

Last Sunday, in church, the message was on “The Kingdom”. I do love the church that we attend; I do love its people; and I do love its mission; and I do love its leaders, and Pastors. And although I do agree that the Church is a part of a greater entity (The Kingdom of God), established in Christ; which includes the saints. It was published by John the Baptist and brought into place and purchased by Jesus the Christ (the Son of God), yet this is not the same Kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray: Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. The now already established Kingdom is not earthly but it is heavenly.

Just as I love my pastor; I also love and respect the life and words of C. H. Spurgeon. Here is a quote laid at my feet this morning from one of his messages:

“I say, my brethren, if we are to have the victory you must be every one of you in the fight. We must not spare a single one, neither man nor woman, old nor young, rich nor poor, but you must each fight for the Lord Jesus according to your ability; that His kingdom may come, and that His will may be done upon earth even as it is in heaven. We shall see great things when you all agree to this and put it in practice.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon

What are we to do with this message in light of what we see, both in the Church and in the World? Do you not realize that this God’s Kingdom for which we pray does not yet exist, and that when it comes upon this earth, it will be a perfectly run governance with the Church’s (the Bride’s) total obedience and the world’s total submission to the rule of Christ and His Bride. It will exist and be ruled with the rod of iron. This is the Scriptures depiction of that Kingdom to come. And with all due respect to Spurgeon; it will not come until Jesus returns to establish that rule. The Heavenly Kingdom to which only a relatively small number from this earth of believers in Christ are now a part should reveal to us, when considering this world and even the divided Church in it, that we and all of our efforts (that are being hated by this world) will not bring in this kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray. These stands by the Church for righteousness will only lead to further hatred from the world, and to a further falling away from the Church body of believers.

Only God will bring to pass His will upon this earth, not us, and that moment in time will not be through the love and forgiveness offered on the cross, but through the wrath of the Lamb at His coming. We are still praying for this Kingdom to come on earth where His will alone will be done. Anyone who now believes that the full gospel message of Christ including His Kingdom should be subjected to the wisdom of this world will likely not see this Kingdom, when it comes. Todays world is being overtaken by man’s disobedience to God. To this point, we, if truthful will conclude that there is not even one nation in this world today which recognizes God in its governance.