Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
Jesus illustrated one aspect of The Kingdom of GOD coming to the earth when He cast the demon out of the blind mute. Jesus discerned by The Holy Spirit that the source of the man’s problem was a demon. We are meant to operate in the same manner as Jesus when confronted by a demon-possessed person. The reason the demon left was because the Kingdom of GOD came upon the man. Light wins over darkness… always! The former ruler over the man departed when confronted by The Kingdom of GOD.
If we don’t understand what GOD’S answers look like, then we can’t receive the encouragement from answers to prayer that we were designed to receive.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 16:
23 For here is Eternal Truth: When that time comes you won’t need to ask Me for anything, but instead you will go directly to the Father and ask Him for anything you desire and HE will give it to you, because of your relationship with Me.
24 Until now you’ve not been bold enough to ask the Father for a single thing in My Name, but now you can ask, and keep on asking Jim! And you can be sure that you’ll receive what you ask for, and your joy will have no limits!
Our overflowing joy has everything to do with recognizing the answers when they come. We were designed to experience this gratification, the overflowing fullness of joy, when our answers to prayer are manifested. We were designed to obtain fruit from prayer that glorifies GOD.
FATHER already has answers to prayer awaiting our prayers of bringing forth The Kingdom of GOD. HE is obligated to fulfill HIS promises to us. However, HE is not obligated to fulfill our potential. If something doesn’t happen, people often say that it must not be GOD’S Will for it to happen. Wrong!
Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Peter chapter 3:
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Are people perishing every day? Yes, but it is not FATHER’S Will for any to perish but to come to repentance. Don’t blame their perishing on the sovereignty of GOD.
You and I have a responsibility to participate in some manner to move people to repentance. The Holy Spirit will direct each of us to do our part if we submit to Him. We are to take seriously the assignment we have been given to live on planet Earth and to usher in the Kingdom of God in so many different ways, being led by The Holy Spirit.