Kingdom Evidence
Imagine encountering a badly injured person in need of emergency assistance. You wouldn’t seek to treat them without any advice on what to do in that situation for fear you might do them greater harm than good. But if you called 911 and a trained medical person were to coach you on what to do, you might be of life-saving assistance to the person who is in great need.
In other words, by relying on the person who can actually provide a real solution and following their instructions, you could effectively be a great blessing to the person in great need.
This same idea applies to spiritual matters. Many people need supernatural solutions to their situations in life.
Supernatural- ADJECTIVE- (of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature. NOUN - manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin
It is a manifestation that a mere human being cannot ordinarily perform. It is understood to be supernatural on the basis that it is not common in the natural. Thus, it exceeds human ability and denotes assistance from the Holy Spirit, such as the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, miracles, signs, and wonders. God is not looking to use us according to the limits of our human abilities. He desires to use us according to His ability as we walk in surrender to the Spirit. The DNA of God is supernatural. The Trinity is supernatural. Christ lives in us, and we have been placed in Him, which makes us supernatural. We are not of this world.
Supernatural does not simply involve teaching fascinating subjects that wow and excite people—that can be anointed, no doubt. But when we consider what the supernatural at work is like, it transcends talking at people. It involves bringing the power of God to bear on the situation.
The question is, what demonstrations of the Spirit are we walking in towards others? It is one thing to agree with the truth of something; it is another to ask ourselves in what way this truth is being manifested in our life and practice.
When we truly love others, we desire to be able to offer them real solutions to their situations in life. We desire to offer them something powerful and capable of carrying them way beyond the moment. Supernatural solutions help a person’s faith be in the power of God as opposed to convincing words. Let’s face it: all it takes to discredit convincing words is for someone to present a more crafty and convincing argument against what you were originally told. That’s what happened to the first woman, Eve. She had been given information from a very reliable source, and yet she accepted the twisted information from a less reliable source. Agape love offers more than just good advice. Jesus loved at the highest level; he provided supernatural solutions to everyday problems and then went on to give Himself the ultimate solution to our greatest problem.
To walk in the supernatural, we must put ourselves out there, trust in the Holy Spirit, and minister to others with the expectation that He will use us supernaturally for their benefit. This is what Paul was doing.
1Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
1Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
Matthew 12:27 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.
Luke 11:20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
The evidence of the kingdom is revealed by power and authority in the Spirit, not by words.