But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
I tell you to seek My Kingdom first and My righteousness and everything will be added to you. If I tell you to do something you know that it is what is best for you, so you should pay attention and follow the direction. Abraham learned that any time I told him to do something it would bless and increase him, and no matter what it was, he immediately jumped up and did it.
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:8-10.
He was seeking the Kingdom and he is there with Me now, very much alive.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all are alive to Him.” Luke 20:37-38.
Why do I tell you to seek the Kingdom and My righteousness first and everything else will follow?
- To set your direction on the right destination, set your life on an eternal course. Direct what you do to arriving at the Kingdom.
- To identify and tap into your source of supply that will never fail or run dry no matter what the conditions in the world are at given time.
- To receive heavenly wisdom and divine solutions.
You are seeking to belong to a Kingdom which is eternal, will never be conquered or taken down, is magnificent in beauty and splendor beyond anything you have ever seen, and has benefits for its citizens that are awesome beyond all you can ask or think.
Violence will not be heard again in your land, nor devastation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise. No longer will you have the sun for light by day, nor for brightness will the moon give you light; but you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, and your God for your glory. Isaiah 60:18-19.
Jesus tells you the first step to seeking the Kingdom first, and without taking that step you will never even see it, let alone enter it.
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again from above he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” John 3:3.
A spirit that is dead to Me and alive to sin cannot see the Kingdom, all it sees is the flesh, that is, what it can perceive with the five physical senses, it has no supernatural sense because for that you must have faith. What is born of the flesh is flesh, but when you are born again from above by the Spirit you are spirit. You spirit has revived by My Word.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” John 3:5-6.
It is the faith in My Son, in beholding Him, that you are transformed from glory to glory.
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:14-16.
I tell you many things about Heaven in the Old Testament (Old Covenant) and Jesus and My apostles tell you a great deal about that glorious place in the New Testament (New Covenant). Jesus preached the good news of the Kingdom. “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 4:17. And often Jesus would tell you parables, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like . . .” a treasure, a pearl, a sower sowing seed, a harvest, a marriage feast for the King’s sons, talents and business affairs. And I have told you about angels, myriads of them in festal gathering, about My Holy Mountain of grace, about a crystal clear river of living water and the delights and the abundance of My house, about the joy of a rich feast, and a city with foundations stones of precious jewels, gates of pearl, streets spun of gold, and walls that shine like crystal, a place of splendor and majesty like you have never known, filled with song, music, and fellowship and colors beyond the spectrum you see now in the world.
I have told you about My throne of grace, where you are most welcome, in fact I have seated you there already in the spirit in Christ. And I have told you of the rainbow shining around My throne and engulfing all in that glorious splendor. And there is no corruption or impurity there, there is no curse there. And there are amazing creatures and lovely terrain. It is vast and peaceful, a wealthy place in which there is never any shortage.
It is My home and I have opened it to you to be your own home too. I have made you a co-owner, a joint heir with Christ, in whom it PLEASED Me to give you the Kingdom. I made it so beautiful for you it will deeply grieve Me if you choose to reject it. Just as the King was so grieved in the parable My Son told you when no one that was invited came to the great marriage feast He had prepared for His Son.
Simply put Heaven is the place in which I dwell. “The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, but the earth He has given to the sons of men.” Psalm 115:16. The first heaven is the atmosphere around the earth, the racquia (firmament) as it is called in Hebrew as when I created it. It surrounds the earth and sustains and protects your mortal life. There you see blue sky and wonderful clouds and rainbows. The second heaven is that beyond the atmosphere that surrounds the earth, it is what you call outer space, the place of planets, stars and solar systems. And then there is the third Heaven and it is the place where I dwell. 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. It is the glorious place of My dominion authority and I am love. It is a place where there is only love, and it pervades the entire atmosphere of Heaven, the sweetness of love is the fragrance of Heaven and you are literally bathed in love as when the sun shines on your back on a cold day, filling you with absolute wellbeing, peace and health. It is a Kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit
The Heaven in which I dwell is very close to you. It is of the Spirit and there is no time or distance there. It is very real and very tangible but Jesus told you that it is accessible within you by the Holy Spirit. You all have access to Me by the One Spirit. I am as close as your heart when you seek Me with your heart.
If you recall, even under the Old Covenant, Heaven was close to them. Abraham talked with Me personally as I walked with him and he with Me. And I called to him from Heaven, “But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Genesis 22:11. And he was not the only one I called to, “God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.” Genesis 21:17. And Abraham’s grandson Jacob had a dream, and “behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” Genesis 28:12.
And later Moses talked with Me and I came down and fought for My people Israel to deliver them and redeem them from slavery. I dwelt among them in the tabernacle of the testimony to lead them to the promised land where I desired to give them days of Heaven upon the earth. And I sent supplies from Heaven, “Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction”. Exodus 16:4. Food that sustained them in perfect health for over forty years in the wilderness of a substance unknown on the earth that has not appeared again.
You can taste My goodness while still on earth and that goodness is a taste of Heaven and the great things I have prepared for you. You are loved beyond love in the Kingdom, and even now are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who gone before you are fought the good fight of faith and are enjoying Heaven even now, but there is so much more to come when I created new heavens and a new earth and establish My kingdom with you ruling and reigning with Me in Heaven and upon the earth.
In Heaven you will experience the fullness of love without hindrance. The love in Heaven is tangible and embraces your eternal existence at every moment holding you up and raising you ever higher in the understanding and living of that love, for it is not nebulous but a Person, three Persons in One Godhead to be exact. All know Me and all experience My love in Heaven and the love that flows from Me also activates the love in you that was unable to reach its full potential on earth for during your sojourn on the earth as it is now in the corrupted state that sin subjected it to, My love is a treasure poured in your earthen vessels which do not have unlimited capacity to love and be loved as you do in your glorified bodies. There are no hindrances to the clearness of your sight and understanding in Heaven as there are on earth. “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12.
It is a place where there is no corruption, sickness, pain, divisions, disabilities or death, and hence there is no darkness, no loneliness, and no confusion. It is the place I planned for you in perfect SHALOM. No one missing, no one broken, and no one alone. It is your home. When you enter Heaven you breathe a sigh of relief and are inundated with peace for you have at last found where you belong, where you were made to be, and where all is prepared for you to delight you and fill you with joy unspeakable filled with glory forever. Wonders without number that never cease.
In Heaven, all is in the LIGHT. And that LIGHT is eternal life for I AM LIGHT AND I AM LOVE. You cannot in your present state even begin to imagine the glory of Heaven. It is absolute goodness with no evil there at all. It is an everlasting Kingdom, vast and peaceful but very full of fruitful and awesome activity. Depending on your life upon the earth and how you lived out the assignment given you, your role in My Kingdom will be defined but everything is increase and promotion, pure joy and unending beauty of holiness. In Heaven you are already known and loved and your arrival is eagerly anticipated. And you will meet all the wonderful men and woman, as well as the angels, you learned to love as you read the history of salvation, the Bible. And your life, at least the one I prepared for you, was all written on My scroll before one day of it existed, it was prepared before I even formed you in your mother’s womb. And it is all designed for you to come to your true home forever. Do not neglect so great a salvation.
I love you. It has pleased Me to give you the Kingdom. And you can access it even now, not to the same degree as later it will be, but SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU HAVE BEEN DOING. I did not leave you orphans. It is time to live days of Heaven on earth, and the good news is you can. It is much closer to you than you have been led to believe by the world, the flesh and the devil. It is time you renewed your mind to Heaven and started listening to the Spirit’s Word to the church.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:1-5.