God Governance

UV 3414/10000 God Governance
There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace, He shall rule on the throne of David and over His kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from that time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 9 v 7

The probability of 300 prophecies regarding the coming Messiah coming true by mere chance or accident is 10 to the power of 157 while the number of stars in the universe is less numerous at 1 to the power of 25. It is the invisible hand of the Triune God of the Bible that caused these words often spoken several centuries before it happened or was fulfilled. Even earthly rulers had to collaborate or comply for it fulfilment. For instance, Augustus Caesar ordered the first census in history at the time of Jesus’s birth forcing Joseph and Mary to go to their native town – Bethlehem just before His birth in order to fulfil the prophecy given through Micah that Bethlehem would give rise to a new ruler, the future Messiah-King. The government of Jesus is a rule not over territory and kingdoms but over the hearts and minds of His followers. This uni-verse prophesies that His governance over us will keep increasing or expanding. We are co-rulers with Jesus to establish the rule of justice and righteousness on earth.

While all other earthly governments will one day cease as history has recorded so often in the past, the Bible states that the government of Jesus will never cease. Jesus, as the Prince of Peace as the prophet Isaiah calls Him, is the only One who gives the peace , eternal peace that the world can neither give nor take away. The zeal of the Lord causes things to happen in real time. He is involved in the tiny details of our lives. He is patient with us as He points out many things in our lives that needs to be set right. Often it is an attitude of our hearts that He is most concerned about. It could also be a habit that He wants us to change or end.

As we walk with Jesus in faith, our personal knowledge of Him keeps increasing and with it we grow in faith and maturity of character. Though His last words on the cross were , “ It is finished”, implying that the payment for justice to redeem all mankind was done, once and for all, He has not done with building our character and our faith. Hence, we are described as works in progress. Yet, He does not wait till we are mature but He shares with us His authority over the spiritual world right from the day or moment we commit our hearts to Him. At that moment, the Holy Spirit seals our heart and souls with the stamp, “Belongs to Jesus for eternity.” We become members of His government. He gives us keys to governance of earth and heaven. We are, in fact, ministers in His cabinet. The portfolio we handle depends on our calling, our anointing or enablement, our gifting and where we are placed. Our prayers have a powerful effect much like the phenomenon called “butterfly effect.” It affects the world profoundly and in ways that cannot always be predicted.