Being Led by Love is More Powerful Than Any Law

Daily writing promptIf you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?View all responses

Where love leads good things follow — kindness, hope, community, forgiveness, patience, humility, honesty, faith, and compassion. No law can produce those things. They only come from the kind of love that was demonstrated when God so love the world that He gave His only Son (John 3:16) in order to open the way to intimacy with Him and to and call people into His government.

No law, person, organization, or nation should ever be allowed to come between a person and the risen King Jesus. (Matthew 6:33) The kingdom of God is a kingdom of the heart. It’s the direct government and invisible rule of King Jesus in human hearts. (Acts 8:29) Greatness in God’s kingdom is humble obedience to Christ the risen King both day and night. (John 14:15) It’s not about legalistically or pridefully obeying laws.

If you haven’t humbly followed and obeyed King Jesus, ultimately who or what you have followed instead of Him won’t help you at all. Christ-followers are called to make the invisible kingdom of God visible by focusing on and obey the inner promptings of King Jesus. Abandoning my will to follow King Jesus and His will is the greatest treasure of my life — “the pearl of great price.”

To experience and demonstrate the kingdom government of God requires that we begin to align our heart and our will with God’s will. That’s what King Jesus means when He says, “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” Wherever and whenever the risen Jesus is allowed to exercise His full authority as King, the kingdom of God has come to that person or group of people. (Luke 17:21)

The kingdom of God is a monarchy with Jesus, Himself — King of Kings and Lord of Lords — enthroned and directly ruling within the heart and mind of each one of His true followers. (Colossians 1:27) God’s kingdom comes and His will is done when King Jesus is allowed to sit on the throne in a fully surrendered human heart and take complete control of a person’s thoughts, feelings, desires, words, and actions. (Matthew 6:10) To experience the kingdom of God requires that we completely give our heart and life to King Jesus. (1 Corinthians 8:5-6)

Jesus calls Himself a king. (John 18:37) He’s the “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” (Revelation 19:16) He wants to be the absolute monarch in your heart and life. If King Jesus isn’t governing your daily life, you’re not headed toward the kingdom of God. (Romans 8:14)

The kingdom of God can only be experienced by surrendering to King Jesus. It can’t be reached by following king self. (Luke 9:23) The kingdom of God can be recognized when a person submits to and obeys the direct inner rulership of King Jesus throughout each day. (John 2:5)

When King Jesus is allowed to rule and reign in a human heart and life, the invisible kingdom of God is at hand. Let King Jesus, the God-man, always rule and reign in your heart by His Spirit.

When Jesus is truly crowned as King in someone’s life, He dethrones self and begins to directly exercise His authority within them. (John 10:27) A true and faithful citizen of God’s kingdom faithfully listens to and obeys the inner voice of King Jesus. (Colossians 1:13)

True Gospel preaching is the presentation and demonstration of the presence and power of the living King Jesus and a call to surrender to the control of His direct inner government. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) The purpose of God’s grace is to freely empower people to live in fully surrendered and obedient allegiance to the inner government of King Jesus — “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

The kingdom of God isn’t a human government. It’s the supernatural government of Christ the King living and reigning in people’s hearts. Jesus said: “My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)

King Jesus didn’t preach or try to reform the kingdom of Rome or the kingdom of any other nation. His focus was and is on the kingdom of God. (John 18:36) When your eyes and your heart are on an earthly kingdom or a merely human head of state, it’s easy to overlook the kingdom of God and the headship of King Jesus. (2 Corinthians 4:18)

The only truly great nation on earth is the invisible kingdom of God. All other nations fall far short of God’s glory. The head of state of a human government cannot create or bring about the kingdom of God. Only the risen King Jesus can do that!

The powerful kingdoms and governments of the past have crumbled and disappeared. However, the kingdom of King Jesus ruling, in surrendered and obedient human hearts, continues to demonstrate itself until this day through the humility, sacrifice, and love of Christ’s true and faithful disciples all over the world.

Nobody but King Jesus is completely right in all they say and do. Follow Him!

Jesus invites you to change kingdoms — to separate from the kingdoms of the world and their dominions of darkness and to enter into the glorious light (John 12:46) of the invisible kingdom of God. (Colossians 1:13) Receiving direct revelation from God about who Jesus is and letting Him empower you by His grace to align your heart and behavior with His are the keys to the kingdom of God. (Matthew 16:17-19)

If Jesus isn’t your Lord and King, are you really His follower? “I am not the king. Jesus Christ is the King. I’m just an entertainer.” –Elvis Presley

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