I pray that by now we can see that God always operates in accordance with laws, because He is a just God who holds Himself to a righteous standard. While all of creation would operate in perfect harmony with itself and with God if this standard were imposed universally, God only imposes this righteous standard on those who acknowledge Him savior and God. (It behooves me to state here that we have no righteousness of our own, but once we are reconciled with God through Christ, we stand justified in Christ who became our substitute and paid the debt of sin so we could have His righteousness imputed to us.) God longs to be reconciled to each and every man so He can bring Him into covenant with Him and cause man to know the freedom that comes in serving the Righteous King. Those who are subject because of the debt of sin, to the Prince of darkness, serve a ruler who rules by coercion and deception.
There will come a day where there will no longer be resistance to the Government of God, but right now, neither kingdom is allowed to operate un-opposed. We who have been born again, translated from the power of darkness into the Kingdom of Christ (Col 1:13) who make up the body and church of Christ, are mandated to resist the opposing kingdom! As subjects of the righteous King, Christ Jesus, we yield to His Spirit within us and allow His will to be carried out on the earth through us. We are not autonomous, obeying our own voice, living a futile aimless life of carnality. We do not strive for temporal earthly gain as the rest of the world does. We LIVE to see the glory of our Lord fill the earth as we, His church, use His authority to influence outcomes in spiritual battle.
Though we resist the enemy till we see evidence of
Christ's victory manifest here in the earth, the conflict takes place against principalities and powers in the spiritual realm.(Eph 6) This is why we operate according to the law of faith.(Gal 2:20) There is no victory to be won, and no authority to be taken. Christ triumphed over our enemy and His, and disarmed him at the cross.(Col 2) He is seated far above all rule and authority with His church, of whom He is the head.(Eph 1) We are simply to stand in His authority and enforce what Christ has established. Satan and all of his armis know they have no authority to legally stake a claim or operate where Christ's authority has been established. But if WE the church are ignorant of this fact we give legitimacy to Satan's rule and he takes advantage. We give up the fight prematurely when we do not see immediate results and are not confident that in the end WE will be the one left standing.
As we absorb God's Word daily, the Holy Spirit equips us with the knowledge
of the promises that are our armor and ammunition. As we grow in confidence
that the promises of God are SURE, we will stand UNTIL the enemy is forced to
admit the truth of his impotence and walk away empty handed. Once we gain
ground, we must maintain a presence and move ahead with patient endurance. Let patience have her perfect work in you so that you will be entire and perfect wanting nothing. (James 1:4)Daily hide God's word in
your heart, the cunning lies of the devil are no match for God's truth and wisdom!
Next posting we will take a deeper look at the Law of Faith.
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