God’s Will is to Build up the Church, which is the Kingdom of the Son of God’s Love

The kingdom of the Son of God’s love is a crucial aspect of God’s will; God’s will is to have the church, the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, and we need to enthrone Christ in our being and live in the kingdom of the son of God’s love today. Amen!

How we thank and praise the Lord that the Father has delivered us out of the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of God’s love! Hallelujah!

We were once in darkness, death, sin, and the world, but through faith in Christ and through baptism into Him, we have been transferred out of that kingdom! Amen!

All human beings are born in sin, and their illegal master is Satan, who is usurping all human beings on earth.

God has a kingdom and Satan also has a kingdom; God’s kingdom is one of life, light, and love, but Satan’s kingdom is one of death darkness, and hatred.

Through faith in the Lord Jesus, we have been delivered out of the authority of darkness and we have been transferred into the kingdom of the Son of God’s love. Hallelujah!

And this transfer is not just once and for all; day by day as we live our Christian life, it is easy to be in darkness, walk in darkness, and even touch death, so we need to be delivered from darkness again and again!

The whole world lies in the evil one, being in the sphere of his influence; as we live in the world today, we are under the influence of the evil one.

We may pursue the Lord, love Him, and enjoy Him, but the evil one is very subtle, always deceiving us and luring us with sin, the world, the flesh, and the self, causing us to fail and live in darkness. Oh, Lord!

Praise the Lord, whenever we realize we’re in darkness, we can rise up and come to the Lord!

We do not want to live habitually in darkness but walk in the light, habitually live in the light as God is in the light!

As we come to the Lord’s light again and again, our sins are exposed, we confess our sins, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us and washes us.

This brings in more fellowship of the divine life, which causes the divine light to shine, and we confess what the Lord shines on further.

May we remain in the light, walk in the light, and come back to the light so that the Lord may have a realm in us in which He can operate and work for the fulfillment of His purpose.

Amen, may we enjoy Christ in the kingdom of the Son of God’s love day by day!

God’s Will is to have and Build the Church, the Kingdom of the Son of God’s love

The kingdom of the Son of God’s love is a crucial aspect of God’s will (Col. 1:9; 4:12).

God created everything in this universe according to His will and plan (Eph. 1:10-11).

Rev. 4:11 is a wonderful verse telling us that God created all things, and all things exist, because of God’s will.

Why are we here today? It is because of God’s will. Why do we live a human life? It is for God’s will.

God is a God of purpose, having a will of His own pleasure, and He created all things for His will so that He might accomplish and fulfill His purpose (Rev. 4:11; Eph. 3:9-11).

All things exist and were created because God wants to fulfill His purpose.

He is the highest life in this universe, and He has His own good pleasure; according to His pleasure, He created all things. Amen!

As believers in Christ, we need to know God’s will and do God’s will.

Matt. 7:21 tells us that, unless we do God’s will, the Lord will not reward us with the kingdom at His coming.

We may do many things for God or in God’s name, but unless we do the Father’s will, God is not pleased with us.

In Rom. 12:2 we further see the will of God, which is good and well pleasing and perfect; the will of God is to have the church.

The Father’s eternal will is to build up the church upon Christ the Son as the rock (Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:21-22; 4:16).

The essence of the Gospel of Matthew is that God’s will is to build up the church upon Christ the Son.

All things are for this, for God’s will, and God’s will is to have and build up the church, the kingdom of the Son of God’s love.

If we believers in Christ want to live in the reality of the kingdom of the heavens today, we will do the will of the Father who is in heaven.

We will care not merely for the work outwardly but even more, for the will of the Father, which is to have the church.

In order for us to do the will of the Father, we need to walk on the constricted way, the way that leads to life.

We can fulfil God’s will only by God’s life; only the life of God in us and through us can fulfil the will of God.

As we live a life for the fulfilment of God’s purpose today, we need to live by God’s life in our spirit, giving Him the first place and enjoying Him in all things, so that we may do the will of God.

The will of God is to obtain a Body for Christ to be His fullness, His expression (Rom. 12:2-5; Eph. 1:5, 9, 11, 22-23).

The will of God is Christ Himself, but this Christ is enlarged and expanded, even multiplied, to be the church as the Body of Christ.

God desires to obtain Christ in each one of us, that is, to have Christ enlarged in humanity so that together we may be built up as the Body of Christ to be His fullness, His expression.

The kingdom is absolutely a matter of God’s will and completely fulfils God’s will; in fact, the kingdom is God’s will (Matt. 6:10).

We cannot separate the church from the kingdom; the church today is the kingdom of God on earth, and the kingdom of God today can be found only in the proper church life as the kingdom of the Son of God’s love.

We as the kingdom people are those who live in the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, and we do the will of the Father today (Matt. 7:21; 12:50).

If we live in the kingdom of God today, we are honouring God’s will.

If someone today says, God told me that His will is for me to buy this large house or this expensive car, this means that he does not know God and His will, for God’s will is to have and build up the church.

May we see God’s will today. May we be one with God for the fulfilment of His will.

May we cooperate with the Lord to build up the church upon Christ as the rock.

In the Gospels, we see that Christ came to be the rock on which He will build His church, and this building is fully developed in the Acts, the Epistles, and the book of Revelation.

May we live in the reality of the kingdom of the heavens today, experiencing in a corporate way the dispensing of the divine Trinity and taking the way that leads to life!

May we take the Lord’s words as the ground for our living and work so that we may do the will of the Father to build up the church for the corporate expression of the Triune God.

Lord Jesus, unveil us to see the will of God. May we realize that God’s will is the church as the kingdom of the Son of God’s love. Hallelujah, we are here for God’s will, and because of God’s will all things are and were created! Praise the Lord, the will of God is to build up the church upon Christ as the rock! Amen, Lord, we give ourselves to You today for the building up of the church. We don’t just want to work for You or do something for God; we want to do the will of our Father. May we live in the reality of the kingdom of the heavens today, receiving and experiencing the dispensing of the Divine Trinity today. We want to take the way which leads to life and take the words of Christ as the ground for our living and work. Amen, Lord, we want to live in the kingdom of the Son of God’s love and do the will of the Father to build up the church! Work Yourself into us and have a way to flow in and out of us for the building up of the church!

Enthrone Christ in our Being to have the River of Life flowing Out of us for God’s Building

A very simple and practical way for us to cooperate with the Lord for the building up of His church, the Father’s will and the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, is to enthrone the Lord in our being today.

Rev. 22:1 tells us that out of the throne of God proceeds a river of water of life which waters the city of God and supplies all the nations around the holy city.

If we enthrone the Lord in our being today, there will be a river of water of life flowing in us and out of us for the building up of the church and for the nourishing of others.

We need to allow the Lord to set up His throne in our being.

He is on the throne in the heavens, but His heavenly rule is neglected and rejected by most people today on earth.

God is on the throne, working behind the scenes to carry out His administration and fulfil His purpose, but the whole world is in rebellion against God.

How about us, the believers in Christ?

We have been transferred out of the authority of darkness and into the kingdom of the Son of God’s love; here we need to let the Lord set up His throne in the center of our being.

We need to daily come to the Lord and have a clear sky between us and Him so that there would be a throne set up in us, and the Lord would be on the throne.

When we touch the Lord day by day, when we open to Him and allow Him to flow in us and saturate us, He becomes the Lord in us, and we are under His rule.

He rules us in love by light and with life. Once the throne of God is set up in us, the divine life will flow.

First, He flows in us to supply us, satisfy us, enlighten us, and enrich us.

Then, He flows out of us into others, supplying the saints for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ, the kingdom of the Son of God’s love.

May we daily call on the Lord’s name, Oh Lord Jesus, enthroning Him in our being.

May we not argue with the throne but allow the Lord to have the last word in us.

When Christ reigns in us, His will shall be done and His glory shall be expressed.

As a result, He will be exalted and manifested in us; He will be expressed not only in the heavens but even more, in us and among us.

This is how He obtains His kingdom in us, by being enthroned in our being so that He may bring in His kingdom in us.

In this way, we will be His kingdom and He will have His rule in us; we will be in His life and will live in His kingdom. Hallelujah!

What a joy we will have when we live in the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, being under the Lord’s rule in all things!

He will manifest His glory in us and through us, and He will show His authority in us and through us.

As we live under the Lord’s rule, under His throne, He will have a way to bring in His kingdom on the earth, and one day He will come back to the earth with His kingdom, glory, and authority to openly establish His kingdom.

We will then be here one with Him, for we have allowed Him to rule and reign in us, and He will establish His kingdom with us. Hallelujah!

Before the Lord returns to establish His kingdom outwardly on the earth, He needs to establish His kingdom first in us.

May we daily take Christ as our Lord and king, submitting under His authority in our daily living and allowing Him to rule and reign in us.

May we enthrone the Lord in the center of our being so that, out of His throne, there will be a river of water flowing out to nourish us and also water others for God’s building!

Lord Jesus, we enthrone You in the center of our being today. Set up Your throne in our heart. Oh Lord Jesus, we call on Your name and we enthrone You in us. We take You as our Lord and as our King. We submit ourselves under Your throne. Grant us to have a clear sky with the throne of God above it. Thank You for bringing us here, in the kingdom of the Son of God’s love where we are under God’s rule in love, with life and light! Hallelujah, out of the throne of God set up in our being flows a river of water of life to water us, nourish us, and supply us! Praise the Lord, when He is on the throne in us, He flows out of us to water others and quench their thirst! Amen, Lord Jesus, may there be a throne in us and may the living water flow out of us to supply the needs of others! We enthrone You in our being and we let You be the King and Lord in us today. May Your kingdom come in us and may Your will be done in us!

References and Hymns on this Topic

• Inspiration for this article/sharing comes from the Word of God, the enjoyment in the ministry, a sharing by brother Ron Kangas in the message for this week, and portions from, Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1957, vol. 2, “What the Kingdom Is to the Believers,” chs. 1-3, as quoted in the Holy Word for Morning Revival on, Living in the Reality of the Kingdom of God (2024 October ITERO), week 7, Spiritual Warfare to Bring In the Kingdom of God and Living in the Kingdom of the Son of God’s Love.
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