Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” (John 18:36)
My kingdom is not of this world. This means that any kingdom of God principle that looks like the world is a false principle. It means that using advertising to build my kingdom does not build it. It means that management techniques will not develop leadership in my kingdom. It means that wars are fought in a different way and that enemies and evil are overcome with good. It means that blessing is defined not by material wealth but by those willing to be poor in spirit. In every way it is the exact opposite of the kingdom of the world. To be a kingdom people there must be not only a recognition of this, but a total commitment to this idea that the kingdom of God can never resemble the kingdom of the world. I long to show my people the principles of my kingdom but they must first turn, once and for all, from the principles of the world.
— August 20, 2020