The Business of the Kingdom

100:00:00.200 --> 00:00:01.920But I want to tell you something.200:00:02.400 --> 00:00:04.020I know that God will do something for300:00:04.020 --> 00:00:04.180you.400:00:04.340 --> 00:00:05.940I know that God is going to intervene500:00:05.940 --> 00:00:07.240on your behalf.600:00:08.020 --> 00:00:10.400But you know what's better than just having700:00:10.400 --> 00:00:12.160God do something for you?800:00:12.400 --> 00:00:14.580Is why don't you come into the kingdom?900:00:15.239 --> 00:00:16.900And if you come into the kingdom, then1000:00:16.900 --> 00:00:18.320you get the whole kit and caboodle.1100:00:18.480 --> 00:00:19.680You get everything.1200:00:20.600 --> 00:00:23.280Welcome to the Ignite with Barry Meguiar podcast,1300:00:23.540 --> 00:00:26.220where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's1400:00:26.220 --> 00:00:29.140love are guaranteed to ignite your life.1500:00:29.140 --> 00:00:32.060Now, listen in and prepare to have your1600:00:32.060 --> 00:00:33.340life ignited.1700:00:35.120 --> 00:00:37.860I have a different perspective about the kingdom.1800:00:38.360 --> 00:00:40.180You know, there is a lot of times1900:00:40.180 --> 00:00:42.060we think that we have to be learned2000:00:42.060 --> 00:00:45.500scholars in order to share our faith, but2100:00:45.500 --> 00:00:47.260I just think of it differently.2200:00:47.260 --> 00:00:49.720I think of the kingdom as my dad2300:00:49.720 --> 00:00:51.000owns the company.2400:00:51.100 --> 00:00:53.300I think about it as company business.2500:00:53.300 --> 00:00:55.060And so my dad owns a company.2600:00:55.540 --> 00:00:57.720I am not a hireling.2700:00:57.720 --> 00:00:59.840I am not a poor pauper.2800:00:59.960 --> 00:01:00.760I'm not on the outside.2900:01:00.880 --> 00:01:02.600I'm on the inside because I'm born again.3000:01:03.080 --> 00:01:06.480I'm in the kingdom of God, and I3100:01:06.480 --> 00:01:08.460need to go about my father's business.3200:01:09.040 --> 00:01:10.680And the one thing that you have to3300:01:10.680 --> 00:01:13.200realize is salvation is a gift.3400:01:13.620 --> 00:01:15.680It's not anything that anybody can earn.3500:01:15.800 --> 00:01:17.740They can't buy it.3600:01:17.860 --> 00:01:20.480They can't study it enough and get it.3700:01:20.860 --> 00:01:21.880It's a freebie.3800:01:21.880 --> 00:01:26.220And so what I realize is as going3900:01:26.220 --> 00:01:29.460about my father's business, he's made salvation available4000:01:29.460 --> 00:01:30.520to everyone.4100:01:30.860 --> 00:01:34.460The only reason people don't have that gift4200:01:34.460 --> 00:01:37.120yet is because nobody's offered it to them4300:01:37.120 --> 00:01:39.400or nobody has told them about it.4400:01:39.880 --> 00:01:43.420And so I like to go around and4500:01:43.420 --> 00:01:47.700with this, with just the understanding that I'm4600:01:47.700 --> 00:01:49.360just going to go give somebody their free4700:01:49.360 --> 00:01:52.000gift, and they can't earn it.4800:01:52.180 --> 00:01:53.340They can't buy it.4900:01:53.720 --> 00:01:55.960They can receive it or they can reject5000:01:55.960 --> 00:01:58.040it, but it's available to them.5100:01:58.700 --> 00:01:59.960And what happens to me a lot of5200:01:59.960 --> 00:02:03.960times is when I see somebody in need,5300:02:04.540 --> 00:02:06.580I feel a prompting by the Holy Spirit.5400:02:06.660 --> 00:02:08.539I know it's the Holy Spirit because the5500:02:08.539 --> 00:02:09.780first thing I want to do is I5600:02:09.780 --> 00:02:10.220want to run.5700:02:10.520 --> 00:02:11.500I want to get out of there.5800:02:11.620 --> 00:02:13.400I am too busy for this.5900:02:13.520 --> 00:02:14.380I see a need.6000:02:14.460 --> 00:02:15.700It's like, oh, I don't want to do6100:02:15.700 --> 00:02:16.080this.6200:02:16.080 --> 00:02:19.940But I've learned that that's probably the Holy6300:02:19.940 --> 00:02:23.380Spirit prompting me because, you know, I just6400:02:23.380 --> 00:02:24.820naturally don't want to do it.6500:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.040So I'll sit and I'll talk with somebody.6600:02:28.560 --> 00:02:31.800And then when I hear what's going on,6700:02:31.860 --> 00:02:34.100I have an urgency to pray for them.6800:02:34.360 --> 00:02:36.060But as I start, as I get ready6900:02:36.060 --> 00:02:38.000to pray for them, I want to tell7000:02:38.000 --> 00:02:40.800them, listen, I will talk to God and7100:02:40.800 --> 00:02:43.360we will go to God with this issue.7200:02:44.220 --> 00:02:45.840But I want to tell you something.7300:02:46.060 --> 00:02:47.900I know that God will do something for7400:02:47.900 --> 00:02:48.080you.7500:02:48.220 --> 00:02:49.820I know that God is going to intervene7600:02:49.820 --> 00:02:51.140on your behalf.7700:02:51.680 --> 00:02:54.260But you know what's better than just having7800:02:54.260 --> 00:02:57.180God do something for you is why don't7900:02:57.180 --> 00:02:58.460you come into the kingdom?8000:02:59.000 --> 00:03:00.780And if you come into the kingdom, then8100:03:00.780 --> 00:03:02.220you get the whole kit and caboodle.8200:03:02.480 --> 00:03:03.740You get everything.8300:03:05.160 --> 00:03:07.220Everything is available to you.8400:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.240And that relationship can not only help you8500:03:10.240 --> 00:03:12.140in this situation, but it can help you8600:03:12.140 --> 00:03:13.260for the rest of your life.8700:03:14.060 --> 00:03:16.940And I've had just great success doing it8800:03:16.940 --> 00:03:17.700that way.8900:03:18.220 --> 00:03:21.740And again, it's something that they can't earn.9000:03:22.020 --> 00:03:24.040I can offer it to them and give9100:03:24.040 --> 00:03:24.520it to them.9200:03:25.040 --> 00:03:27.860And I've I don't think I've ever had9300:03:27.860 --> 00:03:28.940anybody turn it down.9400:03:29.380 --> 00:03:33.160It surprises me when I'll be at that9500:03:33.160 --> 00:03:36.240point where I'll say, well, what do you9600:03:36.240 --> 00:03:36.500think?9700:03:36.560 --> 00:03:38.140Do you think you want to accept Christ9800:03:38.140 --> 00:03:39.120in your life?9900:03:39.180 --> 00:03:41.660And they always go, yeah, OK, yeah.10000:03:42.190 --> 00:03:44.840And so I don't know why I'm always10100:03:44.840 --> 00:03:46.080surprised by it, but I am.10200:03:46.500 --> 00:03:48.520And and then we'll we'll say a prayer10300:03:48.520 --> 00:03:50.420and bring them into the kingdom.10400:03:51.340 --> 00:03:53.720If you enjoyed today's episode, let us know.10500:03:54.040 --> 00:03:56.580And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review10600:03:56.580 --> 00:03:58.400to help us reach more listeners.10700:03:59.040 --> 00:04:01.980Remember, sharing your faith ignites your faith.10800:04:02.520 --> 00:04:04.400See you next time on the Ignite with10900:04:04.400 --> 00:04:05.620Barry Meguiar podcast.