2Corinthians 5:17 (Amplified) says, "Therefore, if any person is (ingrafted) in Christ Jesus (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition). Behold, the fresh and new has come."
Many times, we read over certain scriptures, without seeing the Truth in them. This results in receiving carnal knowledge versus revelation knowledge from the Spirit. We read the Words, but miss their True meaning. Jesus said that, "The Words I speak to you are Spirit and Life." Unless they are revealed to you in your spirit, they are just words.
The Truth of the new creation hasn't been fully revealed to the spirits of God's family, by the Holy Spirit yet. It doesn't mean He doesn't want us to know this, but we have been so blinded by the religious way we've been taught and learned it. Many of us have read the above scripture and applied it to the future tense, instead of the "now" sense. We believe that when we have died and gone to Heaven, we will come into this new creation person. It's true we will have a new glorified body, but our spirit is already the new creation in this house of flesh.
It's because we are a new creation and from a new Kingdom, we have certain rights and privileges over the old earthly realm we came out of. There are laws governing in the new Kingdom that are unchangeable, because God will not change His Laws of governing to govern here on earth. Many of us have tried walking in this new creation Kingdom, by the Laws we have learned in this world. We have petitioned Heaven, using the things we've learned from the world, instead of what the Word teaches.
In Matthew 6:23 (Amplified), Jesus said, "But seek (aim at, and strive after) first of all His Kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right) and then all these things will be given you besides." "His way of doing and being right" means that God's ways are different somehow, than the way we've been doing them. The people Jesus spoke to, were still relying on the Law and sacrifice of bulls and goats. That was "their way," of doing and being right. They were not born-again, and could not be born-again, until Jesus was resurrected and the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost.
Jesus was speaking about the new creation being, who would work in an entirely different way. He made reference to the new creation in many different ways and times. Jesus demonstrated the coming ability and authority the new creation being would have after being given the authority in His Name, even under the old covenant. We read in Luke 10:8-9 (Amplified), "And He said to them, I saw satan falling like a (lightning flash) from Heaven. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and (physical and mental strength and ability) overall the power that the enemy (possesses) and nothing shall in any way harm you."
So, the power of Jesus' Name was undisputed, even under the old covenant. As "servants sent forth," these men operated in delegated authority over satan, his abilities, and his powers. Jesus went on in Luke 10:9 (Amplified) saying, "Whenever you go into a town and they receive and accept and welcome you, eat what is set before you [Notice, that Jesus was lifting them above the Law here, because under the Law, they couldn't eat certain things]. And heal the sick in it and say to them, The Kingdom of God has come close to you."
Even though it wasn't set up on earth yet, Jesus said that this "coming Kingdom" was close and coming soon. This new Kingdom would operate in a different manner and by different Laws. Jesus also said in Matthew 18:18 (Amplified), "Truly I tell you; Whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth, must be what is already forbidden in Heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth, must be what is already permitted in Heaven."
The Laws of the Kingdom are the laws we are to operate in, as new creation people on this earth. These are "His way of doing and being right." Paul lays out this entire thing for us in Romans 8:1-2 (Amplified) saying, "Therefore (there is) now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong). [His way of doing and being right] for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live (and) walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit For the Law of the Spirit of Life (which is) in Christ Jesus (the Law of our new being) has freed me from the Law of sin and of death."
There is a law of sin and death that continuously operates in this world system. This is the Law that Jesus, by the power of His Name, gave His disciples authority over in Luke 10:9. Jesus transferred His authority to the subjects of the new Kingdom to come. This authority of His Name was not only for His new creation, but "in" them. Now, we have become citizens of this Kingdom and have become children of the King Who rules there. We've not only seen the Kingdom "come close," but we have seen it come altogether.
In Matthew 24:7 (Amplified), Jesus spoke about the "closing of this age," saying, "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place." We are presently witnessing the clashing of the kingdom of darkness and the Kingdom of Heaven, vying for the lives of humanity.
We have protested, complained and even prayed about some of these things, but we are not operating by the "Laws governing the new Kingdom." We cannot get things done here, while operating in the laws that govern the world system. Jesus gave guidelines for the laws of earth and the laws of Heaven. The laws governing the Kingdom of Heaven, supersede the worldly laws and God will not change His Laws of His Kingdom for us. We are to operate in the Law of the Kingdom, in order to overcome.
The restoration of God's Kingdom consists on laws that still govern the entire universe. These are not the Ten Commandments or the Law of Moses, but are the remaining creative Laws that hold the universe in place. These are the Laws of God's Kingdom and are the Laws of His Spirit, by which we conduct our warfare over the enemy.
Jesus understood the governing laws of this realm. He didn't deny these laws, but superseded them by a much Higher Law (the Laws of God's Kingdom). Jesus didn't make gravity cease to work, when He walked on water. This law obviously still worked, because Peter began to sink. Jesus understood the Kingdom Laws and simply superseded the Law of Gravity with a Higher Law and then, walked above it.
Jesus overrode the world's laws and the things of satan, by operating in God's Heavenly Laws and bringing them into this realm. He overrode everything satan tried doing. As new creations in Christ Jesus, we've been placed in God's Kingdom and are to function as citizens of that Kingdom. We are no longer to be controlled by the dictates of the flesh, but "the dictates of the Spirit," according to Romans 8:1 (Amplified). The Law of sin and death, can now only operate in the new creation citizens, if we continue operating in the carnal realm. If we will operate in the dictates of the Spirit, the we will supersede the laws satan has used since Adam, to rule over mankind.
2Corinthians 5:20 (Amplified) says, "So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us." We are representatives on earth, of The King and His Kingdom. We have diplomatic immunity from the laws governing satan's kingdom, through the Laws of God's Kingdom. These are Kingdom laws and principles, that God established from the beginning and these Laws of Heaven are eternal. When we seek after, to know how these governing laws are to operate through us, then we can be of more use by the Father than ever before.
Ephesians 3:9-10 (Amplified) says, "Also to enlighten men and make plain to them what is the plan (regarding the Gentiles and providing for the salvation of all men) of the Mystery kept hidden through the ages and concealed UNTIL NOW in (the mind of) God Who created all things by Christ Jesus. (The purpose is) that through the Church, the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the Heavenly sphere." Ephesians 6:12 (Amplified) goes on, "For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood (contending only with physical opponents) but again the despotisms, against the powers, against (the master spirits who are) the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the Heavenly (super-natural) sphere."
We must learn how to walk in the Higher Laws of our new Kingdom, instead of simply relying on the carnal knowledge, gained from the world we came from. We've been granted the privilege of being God's ambassadors and His representatives, using His grace and His Name here in this world realm. We operate in Kingdom Laws (while not dismissing certain God givens laws among men) and not laws that are raised up from the god of this world.
Proverbs 4:7 (KJV) tells us, "Wisdom is the principle thing, therefore get wisdom! but with all your getting, get understanding!" The Amplified Version says, "The beginning of Wisdom is, Get Wisdom (skillful and Godly Wisdom)! (for skillful and Godly Wisdom is the principal thing) And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation)."
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