"God Working In Us"

"O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise." (Psalms 51:15) So many people do not understand what Jesus meant, when He said, "The kingdom of God is within you"; and I have heard it explained in ways that are almost demonic in nature; but if He was speaking about the Holy Spirit, then don't you think He would have said "Spirit" instead of "Kingdom"? I for one do not believe that Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit, nor was He speaking about some hidden force within us; He was speaking about change from corruption to incorruption, from darkness to light, from death to life; it's all about a life that is changed on the inside, and that change is from God! Just a Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3:3, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God". Basically, if we are not made new by God, then we have no clue what the kingdom of God is really all about; but if God does make us new, then we are all about God's kingdom, and His kingdom is working within us. I see this verse to be in close relationship with Isaiah 6, as there needs to be a spiritual cleansing that takes place in us before we can actually be the mouthpiece for God; not that God can't speak through whatever He wants to, because He can speak through rocks if He wants to; but to be a vessel that He can use, and one that willfully wants to be use by Him, then we need to be conformed into that vessel by His Holy Spirit dwelling within us; and His Holy Spirit will only dwell within a vessel that has been made pure and spotless by the blood of His Son. That is the true meaning of "The Kingdom of God is within us"; not that we have anything in us that is able to produce His kingdom and make it to come to life; just the opposite is actually true, because what we have within us is sin and death, guilt and shame, lust and envy; all of which are things that are far far away from the kingdom of God. But God! Our God, who is rich in grace and mercy, He changes all those things into the image of His Son, His Son being the Head of the Kingdom; the One which has been placed above all else, to be the Head of the Church, and represent the Love of God towards us... "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." (1 John 2:12-17)