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The Universal Government of God 13

Grace Giving Us the Ability to Subject Ourselves to Government
I love this last point: Grace gives us the ability to subject ourselves to
government. At this point in the message, I sense that our God is giving all of
us grace to subject ourselves to government. I mentioned in the fourth point
that from the beginning God has been working, operating, to bring everything
under His government. I want to end this opening word by reading some
wonderful verses that prove this. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, “Then the end,
when He (Christ) delivers up the kingdom to His God and Father, once He
has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until
God puts all His enemies under His feet. Death, the last enemy, is being
abolished. For He has subjected all things under His feet. But when He says
all that things are subjected, it is evident that all things are except Him who
has subjected all things to Him. And when all things have been subjected to
Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him who has
subjected all things to Him, that God may be all in all.” All things are being
subjected to the Lord, and He is subject to God Himself. This is the Lord’s
move. But right now, as I am speaking this, the heavens are focused, not first
on the political situations of countries, on the world economy, or on this and
that. The focus of the reigning Christ is on the churches. He must get His way
with us first. And brothers, the time is now.

OUR NEEDING TO COME TO
“KNOW THAT THE HEAVENS DO RULE”

This section is based mainly on Daniel. We must come to “know that
the heavens do rule”— not just believe, but know. We, brothers, often make
a mistake that sisters do not make so often. We may just assume we know
something, and it is not easy for us to be able to say in response to a question,
“I don’t know.” We should have a little doubt at least for ourselves. Know
that the heavens rule; it is real to us.
The Kingdom of the Heavens Being a Realm
Where the Heavens Exercise Authority
The kingdom of the heavens is a realm where the heavens exercise
authority. God rules and exercises authority from the heavens as His dwelling
place. The Son of Man is on the throne. His eyes roam over the whole earth.
He knows our every personal situation thoroughly. He wills to exercise
heavenly authority here and there, in this and in that. He is doing this now.