“Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you. Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.”
Jesus governs and has high esteem for honour towards those in authority and leadership. He loves government but hates politics and in His life He was never drawn into political conversation.
Love must be at the core of governance. In opposition and disagreement there is then no hate. There is no self centred agenda.
People and their circumstances are then seen through God’s eyes. There is compassion and integrity in decision making. There is wisdom and transparency, genuine concern and fairness for all.
Our encounters with Jesus reveal that He is close and in every detail of our lives but equally He has a perspective that overarches individuals too and envelops communities, nations and wider.
He does not condone the spirit of fear and greed, self promotion and rebellion that the enemy infiltrates into world leadership. Nor does the enemy have any power over Him.
“I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.”
Our faith must be in one who can change things in an instance and does when it is the right time.
Some outcomes that disappoint us may not disappoint Him because we can be focused on one agenda whilst He is on another. We are given different perceptions and revelations each day.
We need God’s perspective to manage our lives through and step by step He imparts His heart to us equipping us for His purpose.
We may not know the future but we know the one who holds the future. He is on both the side of justice and righteousness and we have hope for a generation that bears that witness in their labouring.
“Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.”
There is a partnership that sows servant leaders with a core value to love. Love moves God’s heart and reflect God’s heart. A generation born of love. Having connection and relationship to reveal love.
Love is the strategy of good governance. The question posed at the end is How well did we love.
Our lives are not our own. We belong to Jesus and are subject to His rule and reign. He paid the ransom that freed us and gave us our salvation.
We don’t copy the world with self serving.
What pleases the Father’s heart is when we make the invisible Christ visible with love and our words and actions.
We are all equals and when a need is seen we are willing to meet it. We all accept responsibility to honour and restore dignity. Breakthrough comes when another’s need is more to us than our own.
In this act we honour God, it is our act of worship to go to war with the enemy to free each other in our communities.
Stand together, shields linked in strength and combat the invasion by mass strength. We belong to each other we do not belong to ourselves. Every need is ours corporately to combat.
The illustration shows interlocked spiritual shields combatting the warfare and emanating light that pushes back the darkness.
Three Scriptures that come to mind:
“Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you. Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.” Ephesians 6:10, 12 TPT
“I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.” John 14:30 CEV
“Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.” Ecclesiastes 11:6 CEV
The song Stand In Your Love. Bethel
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