CALVARY CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER Gaithersburg

2023! The Year of Taking by Force Our Kingdom Rights

By
Pastor Katherine

God Almighty has been so good to us. His very PRESENCE has given us a peculiar privilege of inclusion;
BREATHING His BREATH of LIFE and BLESSINGS and keeping us alive and healthy at this side of Eternity.
This is the credentials of the Children of God’s Kingdom on Earth, as it is in Heaven! This is the exclusive
mercies, which come to those bought and paid for by the Blood of God on Calvary, through the Cross of
Our Lord Jesus Christ.

There is no dispute! There is no argument! His Grace has brought us into the Gates of 2023. To His
Glory, old gates of our nativity, ancient racial gates, ancestral gates of demonic covenants and
transactions, could not overcome Our Good Shepherd, the Lord invincible in Battle, Our Lord God of
Host, YHWH Nissi (Psalm 24). This brand-new year, we are encouraging and challenging every Believer to
seek intimacy with God every day. Constant intimacy with Him is priceless. We are chosen, chosen
before creation for a peculiar and unique relationship, (Jeremiah 1:5).
Being chosen as a child of God when we accepted the Lord and the Salvation through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, uniquely set us aside for the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, as children of His Holy Kingdom,
(John 3:16).
The knowledge of this fact sets us apart so we can appropriate our rights and extend that sense of
purpose in the fulfillment of our destiny calling that brings GLORY to Him, for He created us for His
Glory:
“Thus says the Lord, ‘Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone
who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory’” (Isaiah 43:6–7).
Life is wasted when we do not live for the glory of God, because He has chosen us, we can live not just
for ourselves, but for God and others as well. Our Lord Jesus put it well together this way:
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit
that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command:
Love each other,” (John 15:16-17 NIV).
There is nothing so gratifying and fulfilling when out of a lot of people you are chosen for a
breakthrough privilege and “karious -moments” blessings. When I remember such moments in my life, I
break into incessant adoration of Our YHWH El SHADDAI! When was the last time you were chosen?
It could be a coveted position many are contesting for! Grace found you and you were chosen for a new
job or an academic program, a relationship, or an innovative project. The opposite happens when
rejected, and maybe not been chosen in a long time.
Regardless, there is a way that one can get on board. Give Our Lord’s redemption, Salvation, and
transformational benefits a chance for Kingdom life on earth as it is in Heaven. Be chosen. Gain your
Kingdom credentials and take by force whatever is yours. Our Lord has a track record. He is reliable to
the core. He is GOOD!

Happy New Year! This is an emotional reminder of God’s love. Being chosen out of God’s love means we
must equally love. Love has no complexion, race, tribe sex, or age. Love, genuine love God’s way is
unconditional. That is how we can take by force our Kingdom rights. Our Lord underscores this mystery
this way:
“From the days of John, the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and
the violent take it by force”, (Matthew 11:12).
We can only take by force our Kingdom rights by “AGAPE LOVE” when we live by what the WORD SAYS:
“Serve the Lord with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself”, (Matthew 22:39).