When you get hired at a new company, one of the first things you are told about are the benefits that come with the new position you have accepted. Benefits are not your salary, they are in addition to your salary. The principles and practices have been learned from the word of God and applied to governments, companies, families and even nations. We see a twisted version of this more readily than the righteous application of them, but if you strip it away, you will find everything stems back to the word of God, for He is the Creator and everything else is a counterfeit or copy of His creative word or works. This is one of the many reasons He is God and there is no one like Him.
In the realm of the kingdom a salary, which comes from the word salt actually is like our salvation. Our salvation comes from our confession of faith in Jesus the Christ as the only way to the Father (John 14:6), but our salvation is the base of our faith walk, it is not the completion of it. There are many benefits to being saved, walking in salvation and pursuing all that this kingdom offers and expects from us. I ran across one of the benefits of being a kingdom citizen just this morning.
Proverbs 28:5 says, “Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.” One of the benefits of seeking the Lord, seeking first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33) is we understand all things. This is not an all knowing you need no one to teach type of thing, this is if you are a seeker of the Lord, when justice rolls down like waters (Amos 5:24) you understand, while many others will not. When a shaking happens financially, you understand Babylon is falling and the financial kingdom is rising, while others will feel like it is the end of the world. Seeking the Lord gives you understanding into world events so you do not panic preach. Seek the King and His kingdom, the benefits are bountiful.
Lisa Great 