Culture of the Kingdom
Today’s Topic: The Work of Holy Spirit: The Discipleship of Jesus Christ
Scripture: Matthew 28:18,19
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
When Jesus met back with His disciples after His resurrection He said to them “All power is given unto me in Heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18). Now we understand that Jesus is the source of the power and authority of the Kingdom of God. Now Jesus then gives the Great Commission to His disciples in Matthew 28:19,20: “Go ye therefore and teach (disciple) all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Now did the disciples know exactly what to do? Of course, Jesus told them exactly what to do? But, How did Jesus know what to do while He was on Earth? Jesus was discipled. Now I have already talked about this so I will not dwell on it. From age 12 to 30, Jesus was learning and being discipled in the ways and character of His Father, God. He submitted His entire being to be the full exact representation of the Father in the Earth. This required Jesus to sacrifice His right to rule His life and submit, soul, spirit and flesh to the Father’s Will. Jesus, before the baptism, was not mature to handle the Father’s business. So the ministry of Jesus Christ did not start or begin on earth until the age of 30. So if Jesus gave up His right to rule then He was being lead by someone. Let me show you who? Matthew 3:17-Matthew 4:1:
“And lo a voice from Heaven saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
Now if you see what the scripture says, it says that Jesus was lead by the Spirit. Holy Spirit is the one who led Jesus to the wilderness. So because Jesus submitted everything to the Father, He was led by the Spirit of God in every decision, word and action. This is how Jesus knew exactly what to do and what to say because He was led. Jesus said it best Himself to His disciples in John 5:19: “The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.” Jesus showed the disciples, including us, what it meant to be lead by Holy Spirit. It is the role of Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us in experiencing and living the Kingdom culture and fulfillment of our destiny. Now notice in the Great Commission Jesus did not send the disciples to teach the nations how to obey the Old Testament or the New Testament, He is sending the disciples to teach the people how to obey Holy Spirit moment by moment. Jesus is the one that sends the Holy Spirit to us to bring His power and authority to the earth. John 15:26: “But when the Comforter (Holy Spirit) is come, whom I (Jesus) will send unto you from the Father, He (Holy Spirit) shall testify of me (Jesus).” Does Jesus have the power to send Holy Spirit to us? Of course He does even if He told you because we know His words are truth. But in case you may doubt what gives Him the authority is the declaration after the resurrection in Matthew 28:18. Now we have discussed the fact that we are to be lead by Holy Spirit and He will guide us and disciple us in Kingdom culture. But what is the correlation between the coming of Holy Spirit and the coming of the Kingdom. We will take a look at that in the next message.
At the Father’s Service,
Elder Calvin Calhoun Jr.
