Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #6

and two fish,” they answered. “Bring them here to Me,” He said. And He directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disci ples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children (Matthew 14:16-21 emphasis added).

Jesus used this situation to test His disciples to see if they picked up on the secrets. He said, “You feed them.” That was the test. They should have asked, “Which key do we use?” Instead, they said, “All we have is….” They were limited by what they could see . But in the Kingdom of Heaven we walk not by sight but by faith. The lesson Jesus wanted them (and us) to learn is that when you know the keys to the Kingdom secrets, you will never again say, “All I have is….” Look at the progression: Jesus looked up toward heaven and gave thanks. He put in the key of prayer and unlocked the ware house. Then He broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and they distributed it among the people. It should work for us the same way. Through prayer in Jesus’ name (the key), we unlock Heaven’s ware house. The King Himself draws forth from its abundance and gives it to us, and we then give it to others. But we have to know the key that opens the warehouse. That knowledge is Christ’s promise to us: “ The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you .” SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF KEYS Knowledge leads to understanding. Once we know the princi ples behind keys, we can understand how they work in the Kingdom. There are several principles that define the properties of keys.

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