"Pilate answered,..'What have You done?' Jesus answered, 'My Kingdom is not from this world. If My Kingdom were from this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My Kingdom is not from here.'" (John 18:36)
Most interesting that Jesus' first Words to Pilate in answer to his question are, "My Kingdom...." This, my friend, is what, "Jesus Christ is Lord," means: Jesus Christ is King of the Kingdom of Heaven/God, the Earth, the Universe. And make no mistake that, "....not from here," does not mean that Jesus' Reign is not for here. The Authority and Power of Jesus' Kingdom is in the Godhead, "....not from here."
It was right after the crowd said, "We have no king but Caesar," that Pilate committed Jesus to the Cross.
You and I would have little trouble with those who are opposed to Jesus Christ if we just kept our "message" to what they call religion. Read your Bibles; say your prayers; feed the poor, etc. When we do exactly what Jesus has sent all of His Followers to do, however, "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,'" we then have taken the message, and the battle, into their realm, a kingdom realm, a rule realm, a control realm.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray for a revival of Kingdom preaching, teaching, and living in us. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
