The Kingdom Man

Recently we were talking with a family member and they were saying something along the lines of “still not knowing what we did”. They could obviously see that we were “successful” and that we had figured things out in life, but they didn’t know how we did it or what exactly we were doing.

This is funny to us, because it’s been so clear to us what we do. We live by faith. We listen for the directions, the still small voice, the nudges, whatever it is – we obey. That seems so easy for us, but to others they cannot comprehend it and have no idea what we are doing.

We once heard this statement and it honestly puts every word in its rightful place. This is who we are…

True success is not achieved, true success is received.

Worldly men have faith in their work; Kingdom men work out their faith.

Worldly men cause others to know their methods; Kingdom men cause others to know their God.

The success of worldly men can be defined in certain observable methods, methods that can be cataloged, emulated, and sold for profit.

The success of Kingdom men is attributed to only one thing: that one thing is obedience to the spoken word of Yahweh. And while that obedience may be manifested in observable acts, emulation of those acts by others will never bring the hoped for success.

Therefore the Kingdom man’s success does not produce much in the way of a product that can be marketed at great prices bringing great wealth to the man. But the Kingdom man’s success does cause glory to be given to Yahweh.

Worldly men base their success on information. Information that can be cleverly edited to smooth away the rough edges. Cleverly packaged, advertise and marketed in order to bring great wealth to it’s author.

Kingdom men know that their success is based upon uncompromised obedience to a revelation from Yahweh.

True revelation is biding, sharp, provocative, challenging, an ever present threat to the status quo.

Therefore, Kingdom men are almost always misunderstood, lonely, and rejected in their time – most often remaining a voice crying in the desert.

They are recognized, honored, even revered – but always by another generation, never their own.

Therefore, Kingdom men are content to be leaders of a remnant, the keepers of the flame, the preservers of the seed, the protectors of tomorrow’s Abrahams, Isaacs, Moses’, John the Baptists, and yes, even the Christ. No wonder Heaven and earth together cry out for the manifesting of the sons of Yahweh.