Applying the Kingdom: Rediscovering the Priority of God for Mankind (Kingdom series Book 3)

by Myles Munroe

The number one priority of humanity is material security.

This has cause men to be distracted form the real purpose of G-D for them thereby missing their destiny. The search for basic needs the wrong way has cause national and global problems even wars.q

believe this phenomenon was due to the fact that the lyrics of this simple song captured the spirit of the age and the preoccupation of our and all generations.

The entire world seems to turn on the axis of materialism.

The older generations of the world’s nations

pursue material goods at the expense of personal health, family, marriages, wholesome morality and values, and spiritual sensitivity.

They fail to understand that we don’t need things to have life, we need life to have things.

Even more staggering are the children and youth of this older generation. The culture of materialism is the driving force of life for youth worldwide.

The worlds of fashion, music, sports, education, social status, and careers are all driven by materialism. The explosion of the music-video industry promoting the image of riches and affluence flaunted by young men and women who portray no record of an honest day’s work further compo...

This preoccupation with materialism is also

the source of much of the criminal activity within many communities of our nations and manifests itself in antisocial scourges such as the illegal drug industry, gangs, prostitution, robberies, and

corruption in corporate an...

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The hypnotic power of “material things” has controlled mankind from the days of the early Egyptian civilization and can be traced throughout the human journey history. Warnings against this controlling power can be found in writin...

Renowned behavioral scientist and psychologist Abraham Maslow did extensive researched on the subject of human motivation, and concluded that all of the 6.7 billion humans on planet Earth are motivated by primarily by the same needs and are willing to pursue the meeting of these needs at all cost. His list of human priority needs include: food, water, clothing, shelter, housing, and security.

All of these natural needs are motivated even by greater spiritual needs. This is what Satan use to bind and control men and women. This is what he goes before the Judge to accuse with. He said that Job's motive for serving the Lord was based on the material, therefore if the Lord would take away the hedge Job would curse Him.

Over 2,000 years ago the greatest teacher of all time, Jesus Christ, presented His list of human priority and admonished mankind to consider these material priorities. One of His students, Matthew, recorded these words by His master teacher while addressing this subject of the priority of human motivation:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” (Matthew 6:25,31).

I want you to look beyond and see what My purpose for you really is and the Destiny that I have for you.

In this book I explore this repositioning of priority and the philosophy behind

Recalibrate priority

Let’s journey together and discover the Creator’s original priority, and embrace the opportunity to rearrange our life’s priorities to experience stress-free living above circumstances and measures of temporal success.

In the depth of every human soul on earth is a search for meaning, purpose, significance and value.

For what are we searching? Why is this internal search so common among all humankind? Could it be that this common search is evidence of a common loss?

What did we lose and where did we lose it? Where can we and will we ever find it? It is my belief that every person on earth is searching for what the Father of all humankind lost—dominion over earth.

There's something missing in every man because he has lost what the Creator gave him in the beginning to rule with: Spiritual Authority.

Most people don’t know what they are searching for. They know they are searching for something, some purpose that will give meaning and fulfillment to their lives, but they cannot identify what it is.

Many seek an answer in the pursuit of money, power, possessions, or pleasure. Others search for it in science, philosophy, or intellectualism. Some turn to alcohol or consciousness-altering drugs.

You have not had very much of that therefore your influence has not been with possession but it has been with My Authority.

There are also those who look to religion for the meaning

I have not allowed you to be great among the religious either because I have reserved you for My Glory as I come into My Kingdom not into My religion. There are those who are great in the religious circles and there are those who are great in my Kingdom.

of life. In every case, the result is the same.

After all, it is extremely difficult to find something when you do not know what you are looking for!

All of us, essentially, are restless at the very core of our being. This is because each of us has a built-in drive to rule and dominate, to exercise control over our circumstances and environment.

This is, indeed, the exact plight of humanity. Each of us is tailor-made for rulership. Our Designer and Manufacturer built into us both the inclination and the capability for exercising dominion over the natural order. Our original destiny was to rule as kings and queens on the earth as vice-regents of our Creator, the King of Heaven. In this way we would extend the government, authority, and influence of His invisible supernatural realm into the visible realm of the natural world.

That destiny was altered, however, when the first human pair abdicated to a usurper and pretender to the throne, an unemployed cherub who arrogantly ascended to the place of earthly authority designed and reserved for man. Our deepest heart cry ever since, although unidentified by most of us, has been to return to that place of dominion our original human ancestors once enjoyed. We long to find what they lost.

“The greatest failure in life is being successful in the wrong assignment.”

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?

FIRST THINGS FIRST THE KEYS TO LIFE Every human is searching for the simple formula to a successful, fulfilled life. They want to find the one key that unlocks the door to the good life and answers the questions of their heart. Perhaps this is why The Secret became a sudden best-selling book even though its reign was short lived. This book promised the final key to life and success. (I was amazed to find when I read this book, that is was simply a restatement of all the principles already written in the Bible, and the same material I and many others have been sharing for years. In essence, the secret was never a secret.) If you conducted a sidewalk poll in any city, anywhere in the world, and asked people, “What is the key to life?” you would get many different answers. Some would say the key to life is to make as much money as you can, as quickly as you can, and to hold onto it as long as you can. Others would see gaining political power and influence as the key to life. Love would be the key for many.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but life without a purpose. Many people today are obsessed with finding ways to prolong their lives. They are so caught up with trying to live longer that they never stop to consider why they are living at all. Drifting from one day to the next without purpose, with untapped potential and unfulfilled dreams; this is for many a fate worse than death. The rising suicide rate in modern society bears this truth out. Many people, bereft of hope, take their own lives because they find death more appealing than continuing what is to them a meaningless existence. Finding our purpose in life is critically important.

Second, the greatest challenge in life is knowing what to do. We get up every day and go about our daily activities, but are we doing what we are supposed to be doing? With all the options and choices that lie before us every day, that can be a difficult question to answer. Do you know what to do with your life? What drive gets you out of bed every morning? What purpose propels you through each day? Are you living for a paycheck? Or are you living for a purpose? With each passing day you grow older and use up more of your time and energy. Are you doing what you are supposed to be doing? Do you even know what to do? These are tough questions, but learning the answers is vital to your future.

Next, the greatest mistake in life is being busy, but not effective. Being busy is a common human pastime. But just because you’re busy doesn’t mean that what you’re doing is worth doing. Many people deceive themselves into believing that being busy all the time gives their lives significance. Significance has nothing to do with busyness but everything to do with effectiveness. Jesus of Nazareth was the ...

He was supposed to do and did it, and that made Him effective. It is a tragedy to waste time and energy on unfocused busyness because those resources, once expended, can never be regained. We m...

And finally, the greatest failure in life is being successful in the wrong assignment. Success alone is not enough; you must succeed in the right thing. Sincerity alone is not enough because you can be sincerely wrong. Faithfulness alone is not enough andbecause you can be faithful to the wrong faith. Commitment alone i...

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If a teacher gives you a test and instructs you to answer only the odd-numbered questions, and you answer the even-numbered questions instead, even if you answer every question correctly you will still fail because you didn’t follow instructions. You succeeded in the wrong assignment, which means you failed. God is not impressed with our sincerity, faithfulness, commitment...

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