The Crown of Glory

As we prepare to enter into this Season of Judgment and the commencement of the Kingdom Movement, it is imperative that as the people of God we have a firm grasp of our spiritual identity. Yes, we are Christians. Yes we are children of God. But in terms of our spiritual identity in Christ, we need to understand that we are kings and priests (Revelation 5). That means that you are a king. Let me say it again, you are king. Why? Because the Bible tells you so. In this next Move that God is getting ready to Release in the earth, in order for us to be effective in regards to our call to advance the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in Heaven, we must learn to operate in the office of kingship. It is as kings in Christ that we will have the power and authority to usher in the Kingdom of God.

In regards to kingship and the office thereof, the key to this office is power and authority. If you study the life and ministry of David, you'll notice that even when he had the anointing of kingship, he could not exercise the authority of kingship until he was established in the office (1Samuel 16). Such is the case with many of us saints. As born-again believers in Christ, we have the anointing of kingship according to the Word of God (Revelation 1). But the challenge for many believers is accessing the authority of kingship which will in turn allow us to turn the world upside down (Acts 17). It's time for the church to move into the authority of kingship in Jesus Christ.

If we go back to the beginning, we notice that God created Adam as a king. Even though the scripture doesn't explicitly state this, we know it's the truth because God gave Adam dominion over the earth (Genesis 1). Only kings have dominion. The scripture says that Jesus was born a King (John 18). What we must understand is that God created humanity with the innate desire to rule. Why? Because by Divine Design we are kings. The problem is that Satan has perverted this Design and made us to lust for power over one another (James 4). This was never the will of God. But it is His will for us to operate in dominion, in and through His Son, Jesus the Christ.

The secret is in the Source of the Authority. We don't really understand what Adam lost in his rebellion and apostasy towards God. And what Jesus had to do in dying for our sins to restore it. The key to Adam's dominion, and ours, is the Glory of God. Hebrews chapter 2 says that God "crowned man with Glory". A crown is the symbol of a king or ruler's authority. As long as Adam wore the crown of Glory that the Father had bestowed upon him, his earthly dominion was intact. But once he disobeyed God, he lost that Glory and consequently, lost his kingship. This is why the scripture says in Romans chapter 3 that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God". But when Jesus died and rose again, Hallelujah, he restored that Glory back to lost humanity. He operated in that Glory as the Son of Man (John 2). But the will of the Father was never just for one Man to operate in His Glory, it was for all men, all of humanity. Are you ready to receive what Jesus had to die for in order to be restored? Embrace your call to kingship and let the Father anoint you with The Crown of Glory.