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Kingdom Principles Devotional Journal

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Kingdom Principles Devotional Journal P R E PA R I N G

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KINGDOM E X PA N S I O N

Myles Munroe

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Table of Contents DAY 1

The Priority of the Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DAY 2

The Priority of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DAY 3

God’s Priority Assignment for Humankind . . . . . . . . . . 17

DAY 4

The Kingdom of God Versus the Governments of Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DAY 5

The Government of Man Versus the Government of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

DAY 6

Government and God: Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DAY 7

The Return of the King and His Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . 39

DAY 8

The Original Kingdom Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

DAY 9

God’s Colonial Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

DAY 10

The Kingdom Is Here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

DAY 11

Sons and Daughters, Not Servants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

DAY 12

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Kings . . . . . . 59

DAY 13

Jesus Was Kingdom Focused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

DAY 14

Sovereign Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

DAY 15

The King Is Central to His Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DAY 16

Fourteen Characteristics of a King: Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 75

DAY 17

Fourteen Characteristics of a King: Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 79

DAY 18

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Lord . . . . . . . 83

DAY 19

King and Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

DAY 20

Living Under a Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

DAY 21

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Territory . . . . 97

DAY 22

Five Principles of Man’s Earthly Authority . . . . . . . . . 101

DAY 23

Ten Principles of the Power of the Land . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

DAY 24

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

DAY 25

The King’s Will and Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

DAY 26

Seven Principles of the Kingdom Constitution . . . . . . 125

DAY 27

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Law . . . . . . . 131

DAY 28

The King’s Words of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

DAY 29

Natural Law Versus Written Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

DAY 30

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Keys . . . . . . 143

DAY 31

Knowledge of the Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

DAY 32

Seven Principles of Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

DAY 33

Seven Characteristics of Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

DAY 34

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Citizenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

DAY 35

Dual Citizenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

DAY 36

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Culture . . . . 169

DAY 37

Manifestations of Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

DAY 38

Understanding the Kingdom Concept of Giving to the King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

DAY 39

The Six Royal Kingdom Principles of Giving . . . . . . . 181

DAY 40

Seven Reasons to Give to the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

D AY 1

The Priority of the Kingdom

L

OOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR; THEY DO NOT SOW OR REAP OR STORE AWAY IN BARNS, AND

YET YOUR HEAVENLY

FATHER

FEEDS THEM. ARE YOU

NOT MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN THEY?

WHO

OF

YOU BY WORRYING CAN ADD A SINGLE HOUR TO HIS LIFE? (MATTHEW 6:26-27)

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Kingdom Principles Devotional Journal

T O DAY ’ S D E VO T I O N

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he greatest secret to living effectively on earth is understanding the principle and power of priorities. Life was designed to be simple, not complicated, and the key to simplifying life is prioritization.

Priority is defined as: • The principal thing.

• Putting first things first.

• Establishing the most important thing.

• Primary focus.

• Placing in order of importance.

• Placing highest value and worth upon.

• First among all others.

When your priorities are correct, you preserve and protect your life. Failure to establish correct priority causes you to waste your two most important commodities: your time and your energy. We should want to know what our priority in life should be so that we can live effectively. Most of the people in the world are driven by incorrect priorities that occupy and control their entire lives. These are: 1. Water.

2. Food.

3. Clothes.

4. Housing.

5. Protection.

6. Security.

7. Preservation.

8. Self-actualization.

9. Significance.

Meeting human needs is the premise of all religions. Priority in religious prayers and petitions is for personal needs. Human needs drive religion. Much of what we call “faith” is nothing more than striving for these things.

(Excerpt: Kingdom Principles, Chapter 1)

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DAY 1—The

Priority of the Kingdom

QUESTIONS 1. If “the greatest secret to living effectively on earth is understanding the principle and the power of priorities,” how effective is your life? Do you tend to live by prioritization or do you live by circumstances?

2. How do you determine your daily choices for the competing alternatives to your limited time? Are you someone who does not plan much, or do you plan and find yourself unable to proceed with the plan, or are you someone who plans and executes well? How do your daily choices affect your life currently?

3. Look over the definitions ascribed to the word priority above. How do these definitions help speak to your own life choices? How do they bring quality or the lack of quality to your daily life?

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Kingdom Principles Devotional Journal 4. If “the greatest tragedy in life is not death but life without purpose—life with the wrong priorities,” how tragic has your life been thus far? Do you sense your purpose in life in most everything you do? Why or why not?

5. Look at the list of needs outlined above. Rank these in order of how they press within your world. How much do you dwell on the top two or three needs? How much of your prayer life is affected by these needs?

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DAY 1—The

Priority of the Kingdom

M E D I TAT I O N “If our priorities determine the quality of life and dictate all of our actions and behavior, then it is essential that we understand and identify our priorities. The greatest tragedy in life is not death but life without a purpose—life with the wrong priorities.

Life’s greatest challenge is in knowing what to do.

The greatest mistake in life is to be busy but not effective—to be successful in the wrong assignment.”

Take time before the Lord to ask forgiveness in any area He reveals where you have been led by circumstances more than by priorities. Ask Him to identify wrong priorities and bring to light those that He desires you to have.

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