T HE K EY T O A BUNDANT K INGDOM L IVING Our lives are out of alignment because we are focused on possessions rather than on position

What’s the problem? We are obsessed with things Food is a thing Water is a thing A house is a thing A car is a thing Money is a thing Deliverance is only found in one place; In pursuit of the Kingdom and righteousness of God

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled – Matthew 5:6 How hungry are you? What are you hungry for? Is your hunger for the Kingdom greater than the hunger for things? Do you thirst for righteousness more than you thirst for material prosperity? Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart -Psalms 37:4

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,” He used infinitives, which mean continuing action An ancient Hebrew psalmist expressed such desire this way: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, Oh God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalms 42:1-2

T HE D IVINE D ISPOSITION A continuing hunger and thirst for righteousness positions us to enter the fullness of the Kingdom life The key to maintaining that right standing is obedience to the laws of that government. In a kingdom, since the king’s word is law, righteousness means fulfilling the king’s requirements. Out pursuit of righteousness places us in the right positioning to receive all the rights, resources, blessings, and privileges of the Kingdom that are ours as Kingdom citizens

Our part is to obey the laws of the government, thus keeping ourselves in alignment God’s part is to open up to us as the resources of heaven. It is a very simple dynamic We obey, God opens; we disobey, he closes As long as we obey the law, we have access. As soon as we disobey-get out of alignment-that access shuts down

The Greek word for sin in the New Testament is to “miss the mark” Sin interrupts our communication with God and shuts down the flow of His resources to us. “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear” Psalms 66:18-NKJ Iniquity is another word for sin but refers specifically to invisible sin, such as greed, envy, lust and hatred and is worse than physical sin

Purity of heart is critical, indispensable key are to abundant Kingdom Life. Jesus said “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” Matthew 5:8 The word heart in this verse, means “mind”

T HE F RUIT OF R IGHTEOUSNESS Righteousness bears abundant fruit in our lives. One of these is the spirit of generosity Jesus said “It is more blessed to give than receive” Acts 20:35 And Paul reminds us that, “God loves a cheerful giver” 2 Corinthians 9:8 King David, in another of his psalms, contrasts the righteous and the wicked: “The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off” Psalms 37:21

The prosperity of the righteous is an ongoing blessing from God that spans generations “I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed” Psalms 37:25-26

Right positioning places us under the protection of the King, who will preserve us even when the wicked are destroyed: “For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off; the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever” Psalms 37:28-29 Leave them also the legacy of your example of not laying up treasure on earth, which pass away, but treasures in Heaven, which last forever (see Matthew 6:19-20

“The fruit of the righteous will be peace; the effect of the righteous will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places if rest” Isaiah 32:17-18 What an incredible threefold promise!

First, if we are righteous, we will enjoy the fruit of peace. Why? Because we are not living for the pursuit of things any more Secondly, peace will produce the corollary effect of quietness, or calm disposition even in trouble Third, peace also produces confidence-total trust and faith in the care, provision, and protection of God