KINGDOM OF GOD PRINCIPLES
The Bible says for you to first seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things that the world seeks after, food, drink, clothing, shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 (Paraphrased).
What is the "Kingdom of God"?
The Kingdom of God is God's way of living, a system of sowing seed (the Word of God) and reaping a harvest (the result of sowing seed, confessing that specific scripture in prayer and faith), based on the Law of the Harvest (found in Genesis 1:11-12) which generally means that what you plant, is what is going to be in your harvest, which is your heart (mind) and out of your heart spring the issues of (your) life. (Proverbs 4:23). I think that this law lines up with a Kingdom principle that is both physical and spiritual in nature.
Most good-natured people will receive a gift and want to return one in return, it is innate to most of us with a good consious to reciprocate. The Bible says give and it will be given unto you, pressed down, shaken together, and running over shall men give unto you. (paraphrased).
In Malachi 3:10, when you bring your tithes and offerings into the storehouse you are subject to the blessings and promises of God to His people. On the other hand when you do not, you open yourself up to the curse. God also promises to rebuke the devorer for us when we tithe.
In Deuteronomy chapter 30, starting at verse 15 and again in verse 19, the Lord sets before us and asks us to choose; life and good or death and evil or blessings or cursing, and then He adds "choose life". We live in a duel system world. It's either doing things God's way, (the Kingdom of God) or the Satan's way (the way of the world), there is no in-between. If we line up our life with the principles from God's Word in faith (believing, trusting and confidently expecting) we will receive the good life, the blessings and promises, including protection from God, our heavenly father.
What is His righteousness?
His righteousness means Jesus' righteousness. Jesus was made righteous and that righteousness is ours when we believe in Him and are born again through Him.
When Jesus began His ministry, He proclaimed the Kingdom of God is at hand.
Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God through parables
The Sower - Mark 1-20
Casting seed into the ground - Mark 26-29
The Mustard Seed Mark - 30-34
Mark 4 (King James Version)
The Sower
1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
(The Explanation)
14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
Casting Seed into the Ground
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
The Mustard Seed
30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: 32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
