The House
Welcome to the House of Kings. Amos 9:9 “For surely I will command And will sift the house of Israel among all nations,
As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground”. The house of Israel is the same as House of Jacob. Thus, refers to the family and descendants of Jacob
The bible speaks a lot about houses. 2 Samuel 7: 11-13 “‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” David wanted to build a physical house for God. But he doesn’t dwell in a building. God then promises to build him a house instead, establish his family and descendants. It shows the intention of God is establishment of the everlasting kingdom of Jesus. The house God promised to build was a posterity, a dynasty of rulers.
A house or family has potential to run in perpetuity. A people of same source, united by same blood and origin- is a family. Its identity is not contaminated, remains pure and maintain its unique characteristics. The profound thing isn’t just the concept of same characteristic, but the idea of maintenance of rulership. The dna or gene of being strong, having dominion instead of being ruled over is the key element of this promise. This gene was being imbedded in everyone born of David. The establishment of a family or nation to last for ever is a divine privilege. Kingdoms rise and fall. Abraham feared that someone else would be his heir. It meant end of his household. The family has potential to grow in influence the same way as a nation. From one man God made the world. From Abraham God created a family, growing to a nation and kingdom among many. Thus, God established the house of Jacob calling him Israel which became the nation`s name.
The church, God’s chosen people are his temple and house. “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.”
Micah 4:1 KJV. The church is therefore destined to be the representation of God on earth. “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.” Haggai 2:9 KJV. The house, temple, church also known as body of Christ will be the focus of God’s activities. The first house is down from Adam, the last Adam, Jesus is Lord from heaven and his family is more glorious. “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5 KJV. Therefore, corporately we are built into a house. A dwelling place of God. The individual members make the body; it therefore requires that the individual must be exactly as the body. The body can’t be stronger than individual members. The stronger the individuals the stronger the whole.
The house is therefore something of one blood meant to last forever. They have unique identity of one blood. We are one family of God. We share the body of Christ and drink from one cup of the blood signifying familyhood. Baptised with the same distinct mark of the Holy Spirit. Acts 11:17 “…And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way.” Each house originates from one source and its God alone who guarantee to establish something and it stands forever. Any other creation of man may cease to exist at some point. Isaiah 9:6-7 “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders.Andhewillbecalled:Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen”! He who promised has power to perform.
House represents the distinct family of God. Jesus called his disciples members of his household. Matt 10:25 “Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons,[i] the members of my household will be called by even worse names”! The family of believers is his house. It had already been said that kings shall be among the descendants of Abraham. Genesis 17:6 “I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them”! Kings represent rulers, people who accept the responsibility to dominate with and on behalf of God on earth. Clearly this isn’t a race or tribe, but all who are in Christ Jesus. Heb 3:6 “But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.” We are one family, from all tongues and tribes and are the house of God, being built into a habitation of God.
Jesus becomes source and foundation like Adam and Abraham. Jesus has been given everything. He is heir of everything Matt 11:27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Again John 3:35 confirms. “The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands”. He is heir of the kingdom promised David and has authority in heaven and on earth. He speaks words of God for he came from God, send of God. If we have faith in God, we hear and listen to him. The mystery is the centrality of Jesus to the whole message of God. It’s his name through faith in his name. The people of his house are from him as last Adam. Nothing outside him. They receive inheritance of the kingdom. That’s why key word is “In Him…” on his behalf, we are fulfilling his mission. It is to rule, manifest his reality. People who know his will and become partners with him to do it. You do it in his name, through ruling. Ruling has force. Ezekiel 20: “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you.” The mystery is Christ ruling us first, and him ruling through us. His rule is established through them who have faith in him. They appear as ones ruling, but it is His Name that has the authority. When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!” Luke 10:17.
God promised this: Dan 7:27 “Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.” It was fulfilled when Jesus said it. “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom”. Luke 12:32 When we receive this kingdom, we are partaking of Luke 10:19 “Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you”. We are no longer victims but determine the outcome. Every obstacle to the fulfilment of God’s word, we should dominate it. Disciples said it in Acts 4:19, judge for yourself if we obey God or you. Mark 11:23 “I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart”. The mystery is fulfilled in having Christ in us. It is him who has all power and authority. We grow in faith, receiving the king and his kingdom and manifest it. The Lord Jesus is reigning through believers who know who he is. Peter accepts this fact, it has nothing to do with the vessel but to believe only. Acts 3:12” …And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our power or godliness…vs 16 Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed…Faith in Jesus’s name has healed him before your very eyes.” His family of rulers (his descendants) will forever be on earth as his representatives till he comes. In Eph 1:22 we see he was given headship over everything for the church. “God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself”. The oneness we have with Christ in God is seen further in Luke 15:31 “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours”. We are members of his house. We are the nation, family, kingdom, church, or House of rulers. Psalms 110:2 The Lord will extend your mighty sceptre from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!” You the saints of the Lord, members of his House, partner with Him to fulfil his word. Eph 3:6 “…that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.”
HOK is therefore a support ministry, a place where the whole counsel of God is availed, to know I belong to a bigger family than denomination, that I am not alone, I have a family, sanctified by faith in Christ Jesus. “As a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the Lord. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory- an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.” Jer 13:11. This house of believers in Christ Jesus believe in his mission, to reveal the glory and greatness of God. “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Pet 2:9. Will you join into this mission, purposefully identify with the plan of God, contribute to the growth and strength of this family- a kingdom, nation of God on earth. Your teaching, encouragement, prophecy, motivation, songs and even just reading to grow, will build a House of Kings on earth. Your contribution will be post as our featured article on this page and reach many believers and archived in your personal list of contributions. To post, once you join community and log into account you will have access to page to share your contribution. Join the community and family of those who glory in Christ Jesus alone and want his name to endure forever. Praise the Lord.
In the Kingdom