To sacrifice our being for Christ

The Nazarene Jew Jeshua (Jesus Christ) put his own will aside and offered himself as a lamb for God, as a ransom for us all.

Now time has come that we should also let him and his heavenly Father see Who we want to follow and Who we want to have as our God. Jesus showed his love for his God, Who is the Only One God of Israel, the God of Abraham. He asked his followers to become one with his God like he is one with Jehovah God. Coming closer to the time of Great Tribulation it is time to show the world to who you want to belong. It is high time to show the world for what you care and what or whom you love.

Did you ever ask yourself for whom you would risk everything?

Today we still face this materialistic world. But we should know that time for this world is limited. Today there are still many people, kings, presidents, ministers, as leaders demanding people to follow them and who reign their country as if it belongs to them. But everything on earth belongs to the Divine Creator. When he created this world He had a purpose for it and it shall become a reality whatever man may try to do.

In the New Testament we do find Jesus telling many stories in the form of parables which should open our eyes and should let us think about the reign to come and to look for. He talks about a realm of heaven and calls us to put our hands to work and help get the ground prepared to receive the love of God.He gives many examples how faith without works is dead and how we should be careful not to loose the entrance to the Kingdom of God by not living up to God's Wishes or not fulfilling God's commandments.

When looking at the Scriptures we can see how we are challenged to train our eyes to look beyond the problems and to see the promises of the world around us. And we have been told, repeatedly, that the “reign of heaven” is small, even hidden, but it is always at work. We are called to look for the hidden treasure and to go for Biblical truth and not to be of this world, loving all those materialist and perischable treasures.

Look around us we should see what is good and what is bad and learn from it. Though there are many who think by the death of Christ everybody is saved and does not have to do anything any-more, we should know that we for sure still have to do a lot of work. Every day we should work at ourself. Every hour of the day we should try to build up our Christlike character. that shall not so easy as so many think. It demands an effort. 

Jesus asks us to come together and to meet each-other regularly to study the Word of God and to praise the Most High. Together we should form a unit, giving ourself as inhabitant of the realm of Christ. As partakers of his spiritual Body, we should feel united and work to keep everything around us pure and 'sanctified'.
Every one of the partakers of the Body of Christ should be wiling to give himself or herself to Christ Jesus, putting the own selfish I away. 

Each person on this earth should be looking for the hidden treasures of God and should know that the “reign of heaven” is like a discovery that disrupts all other priorities, and those who make the discoveries have their entire lives shaped by them. 

Those who love Jesus and want to have a good relationship with him and his heavenly Father should be prepared to put the earthly wishes aside and go for heavenly treasures. They should not be afraid for those of the world who do not want to know about God and who would laugh at those who want to give their life to God. But those who know better shall be happy to give their life to the One God and to present themselves as sons of the realm. For it is in the believe in Jesus that we want to go as partakers of the Body of Christ, willing to unite in his Church, which is the Church of God.

With the knowledge that there is the Unseen God Who has prepared the unseen realm and shall present the earthly realm to mankind, to those who are ready for it, we may have the assurance in the hope that one day the world shall have to face that reality of the Great Kingdom, which shall go above all kingdoms of the world.

Giving ourselves to Christ shall make our union sealed and secure.

The Realm of profession in Christianity

A realm can be a space or area or sphere, but also a community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.

Christ Jesus asked his followers to have him as a cornerstone and to gather in union, being part of his spiritual body. We may look at the realm of Christ, his royal domain, the kingdom he may govern from his heavenly Father. Those belonging to Christ should all be partakers of the Body of Christ and as such also be members of the realm of Christ. Together as members of the Body of Christ the followers of the Nazarene Jeshua should have as their profession the proclamation of the Good News of the coming Kingdom of God.

In Scriptures we do find people mentioned to be part of the realm of Christ.

Prophetic Patterns and Descriptions of People Now Living Who Will Inherit the Earthly Realm of God’s Kingdom
 

Foreshadowed by the following groups or individuals:

(1) Noah’s sons and daughters-in-law (Genesis 6-9).

(2) Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19).

(3) Joseph’s ten repentant half brothers (Genesis 37, 42-45).

(4) Famine-stricken Egyptians who sold themselves to Joseph (Genesis 41; 47:13-26).

(5) Mixed company that left Egypt with Israel (Exodus 12:38).

(6) Twelve non-Levite tribes of Israel on Atonement Day (Leviticus 16; Matthew 19:28).

(7) Alien residents in Israel (Leviticus 19:34).

(8) Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses (Numbers 10:29-32).

(9) Rahab of Jericho (Joshua 2, 6).

(10) Gibeonites who sought peace with Israel (Joshua 9, 10).

(11) Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judges 4, 5).

(12) Jonathan son of King Saul (1 Samuel 18; 23:16, 17).

(13) Foreigners who fought along with David (2 Samuel 15:18-22).

(14) Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10).

(15) Naaman cleansed of leprosy (2 Kings 5).

(16) Jehonadab the son of Rechab (2 Kings 10:15-28).

(17) Foreigners who prayed toward Jehovah’s temple (2 Chronicles 6:32, 33).

(18) Nethinim and sons of non-Israelite servants of Solomon (Ezra 2, 8).

(19) Rechabites (Jeremiah 35).

(20) Ebed-melech the Ethiopian (Jeremiah 38; 39:16-18).

(21) Repentant Ninevites (Jonah 3).

Additionally, described prophetically as follows:

(1) Families of the ground that bless themselves by means of Abraham through his seed (Genesis 12:3; 22:18).

(2) Nations that are glad with Jehovah’s people (Deuteronomy 32:43).

(3) Righteous ones, those hoping in Jehovah (Psalm 37:9, 29).

(4) Virgin companions of the bride (Psalm 45:14).

(5) Upright and blameless ones (Proverbs 2:21).

(6) Nations being taught at Jehovah’s house and walking in his paths (Isaiah 2:2-4).

(7) Nations that turn inquiringly to the Signal (Isaiah 11:10).

(8) Nations that come out of darkness (Isaiah 49:6, 9, 10).

(9) Nation not previously known (Isaiah 55:5).

(10) Foreigners ministering to Jehovah and loving his name (Isaiah 56:6).

(11) “Wealthiness of the sea,” “resources of the nations,” those that come ‘flying like a cloud of doves’ (Isaiah 60:5, 6, 8).

(12) Strangers that shepherd Israel’s flocks, foreigners that are its farmers and vinedressers (Isaiah 61:5).

(13) Those marked in forehead by man with secretary’s inkhorn (Ezekiel 9).

(14) Persons who call on the name of Jehovah and get away safe on his fear-inspiring day (Joel 2:32).

(15) Desirable things of all nations (Haggai 2:7).

(16) Nations that become “joined to Jehovah” (Zechariah 2:11).

(17) ‘Ten men who take hold of skirt of a Jew’ (Zechariah 8:23).

(18) Nations to whom King speaks peace (Zechariah 9:10).

(19) “Sheep” who do good to King’s brothers (Matthew 25:31-46).

(20) Repentant prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32).

(21) “Other sheep” who listen to the Fine Shepherd’s voice (John 10:16).

(22) Persons who exercise faith in Christ and “never die at all” (John 11:26).

(23) Creation that will be freed from enslavement to corruption and have glorious freedom of children of God (Romans 8:20, 21).

(24) Those of the world who gain everlasting life because they exercise faith in God’s Son (1 John 2:2; John 3:16, 36).

(25) “Great crowd” that serve day and night in Jehovah’s temple (Revelation 7:9-17).

(26) Anyone drinking life’s water and himself saying to others, “Come!” (Revelation 22:17).

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In the Bible we find  people mentioned who as individuals showed their love for God and got them as persons separated from the nations that are gathered before Jesus his throne. They look forward to being blessed by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and his spiritual “brothers.” So what they inherit is the earthly realm of the Kingdom, where Paradise is to be restored all around the globe. 

When Jehovah God made our earth he purposed for it to become a paradise everywhere, and he put man and woman on earth to make it that way, starting with the garden of Eden, or Paradise of Pleasure. The fall of Adam and Eve into sin and death did not deal out a defeat to God’s purpose. (Isaiah 55:11) He at once made preparation for bringing about the earth-wide Paradise by means of a heavenly Kingdom, in which his loyal Son would be the Ruler, or King. It had to be a celestial government if it is yet to crush out of existence the originator of sin and deception, Satan the Devil, a mighty spirit creature.​—Genesis 3:15.

Today we may still find people who want to be part of those close followers of Christ Jesus. They feel called by Jehovah God to unite as brothers and sisters in Christ and as such want to take up the profession of preaching the Gospel and being part of the realm of profession, the Church of Christ.

As “sons of the Realm” they want to be the children of God within that realm of profession, the Church of real followers of Christ, who want to be like a mustard seed becoming a big fruitful tree. though the real followers may be with not many, coming closer to the end times they shall find each other spread all over the world, willing to join hands and to unite under Christ.

Today Christendom, although having taken Christ’s title, is not expressing loyal love to God and his Kingdom Heir nor to Jesus Christ whom they have made into their god. Instead of remaining neutral, it has taken sides in the East-West struggle for world domination, sharing in this world’s materialism and militarism it also has taken opposition against other religions, not allowing other cultures and religions to around them, with the believe that it is God Who allows things to be. It will therefore perish with this old world at Armageddon. In that great war it are those who love God and His son who should share the brotherly love with others and show how there is a need to unite under Christ.

Unto the real of profession belong those who have Christian fruitage: sharing (Romans 15:27, 28; Philippians 1:22); holiness (Romans 6:21); goodness, righteousness, truth (Ephesians 5:9); good work ad knowledge (Colossians 1:10); praise and charity (Hebrews 13:15).

All those  things that build up character and make some one special should be mastered or professionalised by the one who wants to call himself Christian.

The test is on. To go counter to the whole world is not easy. To do so with success we must lean heavily on Jehovah’s loyal love. For our assurance He has caused to be recorded twenty-six times in Psalm 136 alone that “his loyal love is to time indefinite.” (Margin) But we must do our part, for as we read elsewhere: “All the paths of Jehovah are loyal love and truthfulness for those observing his covenant and his reminders.”—Ps. 25:10,