Kingdom Law (pt. 2)

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague…


As I consider this woman who suffered with the issue of blood, I’m struck by several things:

--She heard of Jesus. Word about Him had spread throughout Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. She had, undoubtedly, heard of His teachings and miracles and believed what she heard enough to seek Him out for her healing. This is the first principle of faith, that it comes by “hearing” the word of God.

--She said what she wanted, not what was wrong with her. By declaring in faith that she would be made whole by touching Jesus’ garment, she was implementing the Kingdom law that commands us to “speak” to the problem.

--She touched His garment. She didn’t merely say it, she did it. Had she not, her healing would not have manifested for “faith without works is dead”.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
(Mar 5:25-34)

This is an amazing and often overlooked point. Jesus did not know who touched Him, therefore, He did not grant her healing based on His approval of her, her sincerity in wanting to be healed, her fasting and praying, or any other condition about which He was unaware. Her healing came directly as a result of her adherence to Kingdom Law. When she believed the word she heard, spoke aloud what she expected to happen, and acted in faith, she brought into alignment the conditions required by God for His power to flow, and it did.

In the natural, when all the conditions are right, electricity flows. If any of the laws governing this flow are violated, electricity simply will not flow. Pleading with the power company won’t accomplish a thing if the toaster’s not plugged in.

The same is true in God’s Kingdom. I can plead with God to the point of tears, fast, increase my giving, all in an attempt to “move the heart of God”, or I can simply follow directions, plug in, and watch His power and promises flow through my life and ministry to the Glory of His Name.

Kingdom Law

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
(Psa 89:34)

God has established His word as an unmovable, unshakable law. Whatever He has said is irrevocable, regardless of when or where He said it.

For I am the LORD, I change not...
(Mal 3:6)

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
(Heb 13:8)

This should be a source of great comfort to me for it establishes, without controversy, the parameters for flowing in the power and promise of God’s earthly Kingdom. But as I examine these laws, I find myself in violation of some. And just as the natural laws that govern the flow of electricity cannot be violated without consequence, the Spiritual laws that govern the Kingdom must also be in alignment to avoid short circuiting the flow of God’s Presence into my life.

Without faith it is impossible to please God… (Heb 11:6)

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word (rhema) of God.
(Rom 10:17)

…whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
(Mar 11:23)

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
(Jas 2:17)

I’ve heard and continue to hear rhema from God. It has produced in me a true faith which I do my best to live by. But the law that says to “speak to the mountain” or speak directly to my circumstance (health, finances, relationships etc.) has been repeatedly violated by me, as has the mandate from James to add “works” or action to my faith. The Lord is revealing to me how this failure to complete the “circuit” is blocking access to the flow of His Spirit and promises into my life.

I can’t simply pick and choose which of God’s laws I will obey. There are serious consequences for approaching a Holy God in such an unholy way. I must understand and practice the whole law if I want to see the whole Kingdom unfold in and through my life.

This is not legalism. This is the way things work in the Kingdom of Heaven. If I call myself a citizen of this Kingdom, then I’d be wise to understand and honor all of its laws and protocols, both for my safety, as obedience to these laws denies satan access to me, and for my effectiveness as a witness of Christ and His eternal Kingdom.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
(Psa 1:1-3)

Noah, The Dove, and the Olive Leaf

Then he (Noah) sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth's surface had gone down, but the dove found no resting place for her foot. She returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought her into the ark to himself.
(Gen 8:8-9)

The dove, here, is symbolic of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Noah is a type of the Father who sent His Spirit into the O.T. world searching for a place to land, a place where the waters of unbelief had receded. Finding no such place, the dove (Spirit) returned again to Noah (the Father).

So Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove from the ark again. When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth's surface had gone down.
(Gen 8:10-11)

This speaks of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. The olive leaf represents dry land, a place where the waters (unbelief) have receded enough for the dove to land.

After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him…
(Mat 3:16-17)

In this beautiful verse we see the conclusion of Genesis 8 as the dove (Holy Spirit) finally finds rest for her foot in a place where the waters of unbelief have taken no ground, the faithful heart of Jesus.

For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the whole earth (like a dove) to show Himself strong in those whose hearts are completely His...
(2Ch 16:9)

When I operate in unbelief the fruit is self evident; disobedience, fear of man, fear of insignificance, discord with others, pride, personal agendas, bitterness, unforgiveness, deceitfulness, all of which keeps the dove flying right over me in search of higher ground.

But when I operate in true, undiluted faith, giving no place to unbelief and its smothering waters, the dove will not only land in my heart and life, it will remain there.