My Kingdom is Not of This World
Read: John 18:32-37
Key Verse: John 18:36 – 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.”
When Jesus was standing before Pilate in the judgement hall, he asked Jesus, are you the King of the Jews? Notice Jesus did not say, no I am not a King. He said, my Kingdom is not of this world. This is important because you cannot have a kingdom without a King and the domain or territory of a King is his Kingdom. Jesus said, my Kingdom (the place where I rule) is not of this world (realm).
Jesus was referring to where it is sourced from not its location. If His kingdom is not of this world and your kingdom is of this world, then you and God are not on the same page. He is speaking of the nature of the kingdom not the location. Jesus said for this reason was I born. He was born into this world to bring the kingdom to this world. But the kingdom he’s brought to this world is not of this world, even though it is in this world. As believers in Christ, we are supposed to be in this world but not of this world.
If there is no commitment or dedication to the King or His Kingdom, you will not see the manifestation of the Kingdom in your life because Jesus said, my Kingdom is not of this world. So as long as you operate from the world’s perspective, you will not see the kingdom rule and overrule the affairs of your life. In the movie Black Panther, they lived in Wakanda. Wakanda was in the world but not of the world. They had a way of doing things that was different from the outside world. They had a saying “that’s not how we do things in Wakanda”. As ambassadors of Christ and citizens of the Kingdom of God, we are supposed to be in the world but not of the world. We are supposed to lift up a different standard, where we can say that’s not how we do things in the Kingdom.
Thought of the day:
How I can make sure my life is reflecting the Kingdom way and not the world’s way?