God’s Spirit and anointing envelop the children of God. We
reign with Christ in the spiritual realm now, and we will also reign with Him
in the physical realm in eternity. We are told in the Bible about seven
spirits, which appear before the throne of God and a sevenfold Spirit (Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:4, 5:6).
They are the Spirit of the Lord, along with the spirit of wisdom,
understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and reverence for the Lord, which help
God’s sons govern in His authority.
The government of God and His Christ forever replaces the
old governmental order of mankind (Romans
8:18-19). What a glorious day! God restores His Kingdom to its
fullest potential when He returns with all of His Saints. Everything lost to
sin in Genesis is regained by Christ at the end of this temporal age (Genesis 3:17-19; Acts 3:21; Ephesians 1:9-10).
Christ’s life will shine forth and dispel the shadow of the valley of death and
darkness, which now covers the earth (Psalm
23; Isaiah 8:21-22, 9:2).
When Christ returns, His presence will supply our light,
and there will be no more sadness and grief on the earth (Isaiah 60:20-21). He will deal
with the perpetrators of all injustice toward the innocent, those who take
advantage of others, and He will end all oppression and discrimination and slay
the wicked forever (Isaiah 11:4-5,
16:4-5). Joy and gladness will return (Isaiah 33:20,24; 35:5-6,10). Even
creation will rejoice in that day of His coming, because He will restore it to
its former glory before the curse (Amos
9:13-15; Isaiah 35: 1-2,7, 12-13; 40:4-5).
God wisdom will bring peace, holiness and goodness to the
earth (James 3:13-17).
There will be no more war (Isaiah
2:4), no more greed and oppression (Isaiah 16:4-5), and His
government will bring peace without end (Isaiah
9:7). The faithful, who follow Christ through these trying ages
of time prior to His reign, will sit with Him in His throne (Matthew 19:28). Our call now
is to preach the Word of God to all nations, and to seek and to save the lost.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, we look forward to the day when Your presence
will remove the covering veil of darkness and destitution, which is now spread
over the nations (2 Corinthians
3:15; Isaiah 25:7-9). You judge with righteousness and
show favor on the meek, and You teach us to use this same principle with others
(John 7:24).
You look on the inward heart rather than the outer behavior of a person’s life (John 8:1-11). Help us not to
criticize or to condemn, but to love everyone with Your love until the day You
return.
Thought for the Day:
We may not be able to go into the entire world, but we can
pray and financially support those who do, as well as to witness to our
friends, relatives, associates and neighbors right here at home.