From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 4:17 (NKJV)
Our focus this week for repentance of breaking covenant with the Lord in the area of government comes from Scriptures from the New Testament pertaining to the Kingdom of God.Please, keep in mind that the Hebrew word [H4951] translated as “government” means, “government, rule, dominion.”The first account of the Kingdom of Heaven mentioned in the New Testament comes from John the baptizer:
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matt 3:1-2).
Yeshua/Jesus reinforces the need to repent due to the Kingdom of Heaven being at hand. The Hebrew word [G3340] translated as repent means, “to change one’s mind, i.e. to repent to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins.” In order for us to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth as individuals and on the national level, we need to repent and change our way of thinking. Let us join together in repenting and changing the way we think and behave in order to align ourselves to the government, rule and dominion of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Repentance & Replacement
As a member of the royal priesthood, please repent for breaking covenant with the Lord relating to His Kingdom on behalf of yourself, your generations and your nation for the following and replace with statements in italics…
- not repenting in government, rule and dominion for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Matt 3:2; Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15)
- repenting and changing our mind to reflect the government, rule and dominion of the Kingdom of Heaven that is at hand (Matt 3:2; Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15)
- not believing in the Gospel in our nation’s government, rule and dominion that the Kingdom of God is at hand (Mark 1:15)
- believing in the Gospel in our nation’s government, rule and dominion that the Kingdom of God is at hand (Mark 1:15)
- not preaching repentance for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Matt 4:17; Matt 10:7)
- preaching repentance for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand (Matt 4:17; Matt 10:7)
- preaching repentance in order that our nation’s government, rule and dominion represent the Kingdom of Heaven on earth (Matt 4:17; Matt 6:10; Matt 10:7)
- abdicating our responsibility as the Royal Priesthood by not preaching the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and not healing the sick (Matt 4:23; Matt 9:35; Luke 9:2)
- looking to the government for healing and health care instead of preaching the Kingdom of Heaven and healing the sick (Matt 4:23; Matt 9:35; Luke 9:2)
- looking at healing and healthcare from the role of the earthly government instead of looking at it from the government, rule and dominion of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 4:23; Matt 9:35; Luke 9:2)
- preaching the Kingdom of Heaven and healing the sick as members of the Royal Priesthood (Matt 4:23; Matt 9:35; Luke 9:2)
- doing the will of God on earth as it is in Heaven in our nation’s government, rule and dominion pertaining to the health and well-being of our citizens (Matt 4:23; Matt 6:10; Matt 9:35; Luke 9:2)
- not preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom as a member of the Royal Priesthood in all the world as a witness to all the nations (Matt 24:14)
- not preaching through our nation’s government, rule and dominion the Gospel of the Kingdom in all the world as a witness to all the nations (Matt 24:14)
- preaching the gospel of the Kingdom in all the world as a witness to all the nations (Matt 24:14)
- preaching through our nation’s government, rule and dominion the Gospel of the Kingdom in all the world as a witness to all the nations (Matt 24:14)
- wisdom to know how to preach through our nation’s government, rule and dominion the Gospel of the Kingdom in all the world as a witness to all the nations (Matt 24:14)
- not letting the dead bury their own dead and not going and preaching the Kingdom of God (Luke 9:60)
- the Hebrew word [G3498] translated as dead means, “one that has breathed his last,” or metaphorically speaking “spiritually dead”
- being caught up in spiritually dead issues and not preaching the Kingdom of God (Luke 9:60)
- letting the dead bury their own dead and go and preach the Kingdom of God (Luke 9:60)
- asking the Lord for wisdom on how to let the dead bury the dead in our nation’s government, rule and dominion in order that the nation can reflect the Kingdom of God on earth (Matt 6:10; Luke 9:60)
- not acknowledging and not understanding that the Kingdom of God was preached in the law and the prophets (Luke 16:16)
- not looking at the law and the prophets in order to understand the Kingdom of God (Luke 16:16)
- not seeking the Lord’s wisdom from the law and the prophets relating to our nation’s government, rule and dominion in order to reflect the Kingdom of Heaven on earth (Matt 6:10; Luke 16:16)
- acknowledging and understanding that the Kingdom of God was preached through the law and the prophets (Luke 16:16)
- seeking the Lord’s wisdom given in the law and prophets in order that our nation’s government, rule and dominion represents that Kingdom of God on earth (Matt 6:10; Luke 16:16)
- not being as a child and not entering the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:3)
- not receiving the Kingdom of Heaven as a child (Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17)
- not having knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven by not entering it (Matt 18:3)
- not entering the Kingdom and not having knowledge of it in order to impact our nation’s government, rule and dominion to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth (Matt 6:10; Matt 18:3)
- being as a child and entering the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:3)
- receiving the Kingdom of Heaven as a child in order to enter it (Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17)
- having knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven due to entering it and learning from it (Matt 18:3)
- entering the Kingdom of Heaven and learning from it in order to impact our nation’s government, rule and dominion in order to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth (Matt 6:10; Matt 18:3)
- not being humble as a child, thereby not being made great in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:4)
- not being humble as a child in our nation’s government, rule and dominion so that we undermine our greatness according to the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:4)
- being humble as a child in order for the Lord to bring us to greatness in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:4; 1 Pet 5:6)
- being humble as a child in our nation’s government, rule and dominion so that the Lord can lead our nation to greatness in the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 18:4; 1 Pet 5:6)
- forbidding the children to come to the Lord because the Kingdom of Heaven is comprised of children (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- forbidding the children to come to the Lord due to our nation’s government, rule and dominion by not allowing children to pray in schools or to read their Bibles (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- forbidding the children to come to the Lord due to our nation’s government, rule and dominion by denying the teaching of creation as faith or even as a theory and promoting the teaching of the theory of evolution as fact in our schools (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- forbidding the children to come to the Lord due to our nation’s government, rule and dominion by legalizing abortion (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- allowing the children to come to the Lord as this is the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- allowing the children to come to the Lord by being able to pray and read their Bibles in school through our nation’s government, rule and dominion (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- allowing the children to come to the Lord by allowing the teaching of creation in the schools through our nation’s government, rule and dominion (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
- allowing the children to come to the Lord by outlawing abortion through our nation’s government, rule and dominion (Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16)
Prayers for Israel
For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you [Jerusalem] shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly ruined. Isaiah 60:12
Please pray for our Nation’s involvement and support for Israel.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word that speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven in the law and the prophets. I bless Israel and the Jews to be blessed by Your Kingdom revealed in the pages of Scripture. May Israel’s government, rule and dominion reflect Your Kingdom here on earth. Please help us as a nation to understand Your Kingdom and how we as a nation are to interact with Israel from Heaven’s government, rule and dominion, amen.
Copyright 2016 Rivkah Isaacs