Of course, if you want to sow into the
kingdom of God you must first be born again.
You do that simply by making Jesus the Lord
of your life.

You can read the Bible all day, and it won’t
make sense to you if you haven’t taken that
first step. The great kingdom truths it contains
will be hidden from you. Why? Because, as
Jesus said, “Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

A person who hasn’t been born again
simply cannot understand the way God
thinks. The ways of His kingdom are beyond
his grasp because he is in darkness.

A person who has been born again,
however, is translated into God’s kingdom.
He immediately has the ability to know and
walk in God’s ways. How much he does from
then on is up to him. The more he seeks after
God and His way of doing and being right,
the more of His power and dominion he’ll
enjoy. The more he renews his mind to God’s
Word—which is His way of thinking—and
changes his life in obedience to that Word,
the more he’ll see the kingdom of heaven
manifest in his life and the lives of those
around him.

The wonderful thing about the kingdom of
God is that you don’t have to be rich or smart
or talented to walk in it. Anyone can do it. All
you have to do is find out what God says and
act on it. When you do, blessings—heavenly
breakthroughs—will begin to happen.

So I want to encourage you to start
today investing more of yourself—your
time, thought and energy—into seeking the
kingdom of God. Determine in your heart to
change some areas in your life. Dig into the
Word more deeply and find out what God
says about those areas. Then start acting like
He does instead of like the world.

Heighten your awareness of the kingdom
of God. Become more and more kingdom-of-
God minded. Then get ready for the blessings
of heaven—the lavish, liberal-to-excess,
extravagant and over-abounding favors of the
kingdom of God—to break through on you!

Gloria Copeland

Isaiah 55:7-11
KJV—Let the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let
him return unto the Lord, and he will have
mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the
Lord. For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow
from heaven, and returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, and maketh it bring
forth and bud, that it may give seed to the
sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my
word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Amp—Let the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let
him return to the Lord, and He will have
love, pity and mercy for him; and to our
God, for He will multiply to him His abundant
pardon.

For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways, says the
Lord. For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are My ways higher than your
ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain and snow come down from
the heavens, and return not there again, but
water the earth and make it bring forth and
sprout, that it may give seed to the sower
and bread to the eater, So shall My word
be that goes forth out of My mouth; it shall
not return to Me void—without producing
any effect, useless—but it shall accomplish
that which I please and purpose, and it shall
prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Moffatt—Let guilty men give up their ways,
and evil men their purposes; let them turn
back to the Eternal, who will pity them,
turn back to our God, for he will pardon
them abundantly.

For my plans are not like your plans, nor
your ways like my ways—so the Eternal
One declares; nay, as heaven is higher than
the earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways, and my plans than your plans. As
rain and snow from heaven fall not in vain,
but water earth until it yields seed for the
sower, food for hungry men, so with the
promise that has passed my lips: it falls not
fruitless and in vain, but works out what I
will, and carries out my purpose.

NEB—Let the wicked abandon their ways
and evil men their thoughts: let them return
to the Lord, who will have pity on them,
return to our God, for he will freely forgive.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways. This is the
very word of the Lord. For as the heavens
are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts; and as the rain and the
snow come down from heaven and do not
return until they have watered the earth,
making it blossom and bear fruit, and give
seed for sowing and bread to eat, so shall
the word which comes from my mouth
prevail; it shall not return to me fruitless
without accomplishing my purpose or succeeding
in the task I gave it.

Gloria Copeland