Jesus said we must first seek the kingdom of God, then all other things we need will be given to us also (Matthew 6:31-33). So what are we praying for? Are we actually praying for all kinds of things to be added or given to us or are we instead praying to receive the kingdom first? But what is the kingdom? My friend, the Kingdom of God is peace, righteousness and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17) The Kingdom of God is the Presence of the Holy Spirit ruling within you.
Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
My friend this happens to a person the day he/she becomes born-again. This is the day the Holy Spirit come to live inside of you. This happens the day you receive Jesus, the day of your salvation, the day you are saved. So now I am asking you if you have been saved. The word of God teaches throughout about self- righteousness not qualifying for salvation. If you say that as long as you can remember you have been a good person, then unfortunately I have to say this: by being righteous we cannot be saved, even if you say that you’ve kept the commandments, it will not qualify for salvation, otherwise you are saying that Jesus needed not to pay for your sins because you’ve managed to keep the commandments yourself:
Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of His mercy, He gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,”
My friend this is the truth, Jesus came only for sinners not righteous people and the only way to God the Father is through Jesus. Without the Grace of Jesus Christ we cannot go to the Father. My friend you cannot say to Jesus one day that He knows you have been good. We must confess that we are sinners, have sorrow, confess to Jesus and repent. The Lord wants a broken heart, a heart that needs mercy and salvation. Search your heart. Have you become a new person when you came to faith in Jesus? The Word of God teaches that a person who received Jesus Christ as his Savior is a new person, the old person is crucified. The difference in a saved person is like day from night, like light from darkness. If you have been the same person since you can remember or if you say that you’ve become older and therefore becoming a better person or even if you are a priest, even if you are a church member, even if you run a charity, the Word of God clearly teaches that the only way to salvation is by Grace through faith in Jesus Christ. If you are not sure of your salvation now, this moment, please don’t wait to see what will happen at judgment day, for the day the Lord will return the reward will be given to those who have faith, and judgment to those who did not believe while they lived, faith has 100% assurance of salvation. If you have not this assurance, if you don’t know the day that Jesus saved you, the day you became a new person in Christ please call upon the Lord Jesus Christ
Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Before we can go further there is one very important thing that must be dealt with first and that is the subject of un-forgiveness.