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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN YOU Discover the Greatness of God’s Power Within THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN YOU Discover the Greatness of God’s Power Within by Dr. Bill Winston Harrison House Tulsa, Oklahoma Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Versionof the Bible. Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from The Amplified Bible. Old Testament copyright © 1965 1987 by Zondervan Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan. New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked TLB are taken from The Living Bible © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NLTare taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. 09 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Kingdom of God in You— Discover the Greatness of God’s Power Within ISBN 13: 978-1-57794-796-7 ISBN 10: 1-57794-796-7 Copyright © 2006 Dr. Bill Winston P.O. Box 947 Oak Park, IL 60303 Published by Harrison House, Inc. P.O. Box 35035 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74153 Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved under International Copyright Law. Contents and/or cover may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the express written consent of the Publisher. Contents Foreword..............................................................................vii 1 Out of the Darkness, Into the Light ........................1 2 Daniel’s Vision of the Coming Kingdom ................15 3 Reclaiming the Earth..............................................29 4 Taking the Kingdom by Force................................43 5 Demonstrating the Kingdom in a Corrupt World ......................................................65 6 Operating in the Kingdom ....................................81 7 The Principles of God’s Kingdom ........................101 8 Switching Systems: Confronting the World’s Philosophies With God’s Truth ............................125 9 Occupying the Earth Till Jesus Comes ................153 10 Drawing People to God by Manifesting His Goodness ......................................................173 11 Angelic Assistance................................................189 12 Time for Miracles ................................................209 Foreword But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 The Lord Jesus made it clear what our priority in life should be when He said, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” Many of us have known this verse of Scripture for a long time but haven’t realized that it contains the power to change the world. This is why Jesus spoke so frequently about the kingdom of God. The Bible tells us, in fact, that before His ascension Jesus spent forty days preaching the gospel of the kingdom. (See Acts 1:3.) There must have been something to that message if it consumed His final forty days of ministry on earth. In order to make the kingdom of God our first priority as Jesus taught us, we need to cut through the mystery surround- ing it and uncover the truth God wants to reveal to us through His Word. We can only go as high as the revelation we’ve received, so we must look into the Scriptures to enter the kingdom life that God has provided for us. From Genesis to Revelation God has revealed the secrets of His kingdom. Through the Scriptures the whole kingdom is in sight. Jesus revealed to His disciples how to live in the kingdom of God vii ( KINGDOM OF GOD IN YOU even while they walked the earth. When we receive this revelation and begin to act on it, we will see the kingdom at work in the earth even in our own lives. Each of us is a vital part of the kingdom of God. As we study the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit will begin to lay a foundation in our hearts that the devil cannot shake. We will learn how to operate in the kingdom of God, which will provide everything we need in life to fulfill our God-given calling—everything from wisdom and understanding to peace, joy, health, abundant provision, and so much more. This book is not for the complacent who desire the status quo. This is a soul-changing message that will turn the timid into the bold! It will result in miracles that will build God’s kingdom right here and right now. Read on, because God wants to reveal The Kingdom of God in Us. viii # 1 ( OUT OF THE DARKNESS, INTO THE LIGHT W hile sojourning this earth, Jesus taught extensively about the kingdom of God. His disciple John wrote, The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. Acts 1:1-3 Again, forty days after His resurrection, Jesus was still teaching about the kingdom of God. There must have been some significance to that message if He took that kind of time to teach about it. And He taught us to seek first the kingdom 1 ( KINGDOM OF GOD IN YOU of God. That means our highest priority is supposed to be seeking the kingdom. How do we seek the kingdom? Well, we don’t do it by looking around and saying, “Kingdom, where are you?” Two Kingdoms Colossians 1:13 says, “[Jesus] hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” When Jesus becomes our Lord and Savior, we are translated out of the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of God. In Matthew 12:25 Jesus says, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” This means the kingdom of God has an enemy that can divide us. Jesus and Satan both have kingdoms, and they are opposed to one another. Satan is the head of the kingdom of darkness. For the most part, he has been the agent behind the systems of this world. Jesus, who is the head of the kingdom of light, reveals Satan’s deception in John 8:30-33: As [Jesus] spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the 2 #