July 15
We are grateful to You, O! God for all You have done for us. Thank You for the season we are in, for surely You will make name for Your Self.
Thank You for enabling us to be in this part of eternity, glory be to Your Name alone Who is worthy of our praise.
Indeed You are Worthy, Father; we cannot but thank You again and again forever more! Amen.
During one of His teaching and preaching in the cities, Jesus thanked His Father for hiding these things from the wise and the prudent and for revealing them unto babes, another translation said, “ordinary people”, yet another said “little children”. Matt 11:25
So beloved, when the keys of the kingdom are given or revealed to you, count yourself blessed of the Lord. Let’s discover more about this kingdom keys:
“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.”—Matthew 16:19
The keys of the kingdom represent the access you have to the Father through your relationship to Jesus Christ. With this relationship you have access to everything that is accessible to Christ. However, this access is not given indiscriminately; Jesus gave the keys to His disciples only after they recognized that He was the Christ.
Once the disciples were convinced that Jesus was the Savior, they entered into a unique and personal relationship with Him. Their relationship to Jesus gave them direct access to their heavenly Father. Likewise, your relationship with Christ opens the door of heaven for you and gives you direct access to the Father.
Peter discovered that once he had keys to the kingdom, he could go to the Father in every situation. When he stood to preach before thousands on the day of Pentecost, this simple fisherman opened the door to the kingdom for three thousand people in one day (Acts 2:41). When he encountered a lame man, he used his access to God and His healing power, and the man was healed (Acts 3:6). When he was imprisoned, Peter discovered that the keys of the kingdom could open even the most secure prison door (Acts 12:6–10).
If you are a Christian, you too, have keys to the kingdom of heaven. You do not need an intermediary, for you have an unobstructed access to God. With that access come all the resources you need to face any circumstance. When you are afraid, you have access to God’s peace that surpasses comprehension (Phil. 4:6). When you have a broken relationship, you have access to the God of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18–21). When you meet someone in need, you have access to God’s provision for that person.
What an incredible privilege to be entrusted with keys to the kingdom of heaven! Are you ready to start making use of your access today? It will interest you to know that sowing in kingdom also gives you an authorize access to the kingdom.
The word “Sowing” is a key word in agriculture, therefore when we talk about sowing our mind goes to seed/farmers, it also connotes offering/giving to God to the Christendom. Beloved, do you know that you can sow generously also in God’s kingdom by winning souls, and in your relationship with God. Consider further:
Remember this: the person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.—2 Corinthians 9:6
You are called to be intentional about your Christianity. You must be determined to experience the fullness of God in every area of your Christian life and never to settle for a shallow, lackadaisical relationship with almighty God. God will bless you according to how you respond to His invitations. If He finds in you a generous heart that willingly and freely gives what it has to others, then God responds toward you in like manner.
When the apostle Paul encouraged the believers in Corinth to help the Christians in Jerusalem, he promised them that if they would sow generously, they would reap a generous return from God.
This truth holds life-changing potential for us. If we invest everything we have in our relationship with God, we will experience the full dimensions of being children of God. If our desire is to know God more intimately, and if we spend ample time studying His word, God will generously enrich our relationship with Him.
If we discipline ourselves to remain in prayer even when praying is difficult, He will reward us with a deeper, more powerful prayer life. If we reconcile any broken relationships and prepare our hearts before worship, and if we participate fully and reverently in every part of worship, God promises that we will meet Him and our lives will be changed.
Why is it that some Christians grow rapidly in their Christian faith and others remain unchanged year after year? Our Christian maturity is deeply affected by what we sow. Let us choose to sow generously in everything we do in our Christian lives. The harvest we reap will be Christlikeness.
This however, is a clarion call for you and I to sow generously into God’s kingdom either by sowing our time or substance or both and God will bless you real good. Don’t forget that this is another week to experience God’s sign and wonders in your life, be sensitive and be spirit led in all your endeavors.
Remain blessed in the Lord
