Forfeiture of the Kingdom

There is a grave concern that I have for many people in our country, throughout the world, in many of our churches and for many professing Christians. My concern is that many of us are positioning ourselves to experience a Forfeiture of the Kingdom of God. This may not be of concern to some, but if you are a born-again believer in Christ, you need to examine during this season where you are in terms of your Inheritance in the Kingdom of God. There's a grave misconception in the church that needs to be rectified as we embark upon this Kingdom Move that the Father is getting ready to release in the earth. Just because you're saved does not mean that you will inherit the Kingdom of God. Let me say it again: just because you're saved, just because you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, does not mean that you are automatically entitled to an Inheritance in the Kingdom of God. This needs to be clarified because there are, I believe, more than a few believers that are going to be mildly surprised when they get to Heaven (by the Grace of God) to find that there is a distinction between the residents of Heaven and those who reign in Glory. All of us have been ordained to reign, but you have to spiritually qualify. Such is the case with the Kingdom Move that's about to be released in the earth. Make sure that you're not guilty of Forfeiture of the Kingdom.

There's a passage of scripture in Galatians chapter 5 that I believe has been grossly misinterpreted. The scripture says that if you engage in the works of the flesh (fornication, adultery, drunkenness and such like) that "they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God". People have misinterpreted this text to think that if you engage in works of the flesh that you will not go to Heaven, or in effect, that you are not saved. This is incorrect. Remember, we're saved by Grace through Faith, which is the Gift of God not by works lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2). So your Salvation is not contingent upon what you do or don't do, it's contingent upon your faith. We also know this is true because Paul says earlier in this same chapter, "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace". And if you read the entire epistle to the Galatians, you'll find that Paul's major them is Justification by Grace. So he's not going to switch up near the end of his letter and start preaching "salvation by works".

 We must understand the context of the Kingdom. There's a difference between being a child of God and an heir of God. You can be a child of God, born again by the Spirit, but not qualify to be an Heir of God, one who is entitled to receive an Inheritance, which is the Kingdom of God. In Jewish culture, just because a child was biologically born into the family, didn't automatically make them an heir. That's our understanding in our Western culture, but it was different in Hebrew culture. In Hebrew culture, when the child became mature enough to participate in the family business and mature enough to walk with the authority of the family, then that child was adopted by the parents to become a joint heir. This is supported scripturally in Galatians chapter 4 where it says, "the heir, as long as he is a child differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all". Saints, if we continue to walk in spiritual immaturity, indulging the lusts of the flesh, engaging in selfish and self-centered pursuits, wallowing in pride and filled with arrogance and conceit; we disqualify ourselves from Kingdom Inheritance. You can't be self-absorbed and self-indulgent and reign in the Kingdom of God. You can't walk in Divine Power and selfish pride at the same time. Now is the time saints to Repent (Acts 3). Let us turn from our sinful ways and disobedient posture, let us submit to the Divine Will of God and the leadership of His Spirit (Romans 8). Once again, let us not be guilty of Forfeiture of the Kingdom.