Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The word “kingdom” is the contraction of two words “king’s” and “domain”, meaning all the land under the king’s reign and rule. The king blesses those in his kingdom with providence, protection and peace. The “Subjects” of the kingdom honor and obey the commands of the king, their Lord. The kingdom of Christ in Heaven and on Earth has a king, the Lord Jesus, the Christ, who reigns and rules all. Obey the Lord Jesus, the King of Heaven and Earth and peace be with you.
This last Sunday, my dad’s pastor Herk continued in his sermon series on the Great Commission by the Lord Jesus Christ to go make disciples to all, teaching them all that he has commanded. Being good citizens involves caring for our people and our nation, which is a part of being good disciples and praying for God’s Will to be done in our leadership and citizenries. This country was established on religious freedom as proven by our founding documents and each states preamble. God bless America and America bless God. Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” The word “citizen comes originally from the Anglo-French citesein, or citezein meaning "inhabitant of a city or town, city-dweller, town-dweller. Today, it means a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
2 Chronicles 7:14 conditionally says, “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
We have to do our part as citizens. It is important as Christians to express our godly convictions through our vote on proposition and for who represents us. Founding Father John Jay, President of Congress; Author of the Federalist Papers; Original Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court wrote: “Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation, to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.” Humble yourself, pray and seek God’s face for guidance as you vote. Elections and Propositions are important. Our vote in this democratic Republic has lasting repercussions. If Christians would be faithful disciples in influencing this culture and society and make faithful disciples so that righteousness and godliness would prevail, things would be so much better in this land. Our biblical values, morals and ethics that this nation has enjoyed and benefited from in freedom, liberty and justice since it’s conception are under attack, and religious freedom is being eroded in the process. Are we going to be the generation that looks back and says: “What happened to American freedoms?”
What kind of nation are we and what kind of nation are we to become? What kind of virtues and values do we want to embrace, want our children to learn, embrace and pass on to their children? As citizens of Heaven and America (duel-citizenship of the Christian), we have a voice and opportunity to vote and determine the direction that our nation is going to head into. That is a precious privilege given to us by the faith and fortitude Founders of this nation. We are going to lose it, if we do not embrace it and fight the good fight. Study the issues and where each candidate stands, so as a faithful disciple of Christ and citizens, we make informed decisions based upon godly biblical principles, then vote your conscience with integrity.
Let's continue PAstor Herk message on the Christian citizen in the next post.
In Christ, Brian
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