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WHEN THE LORD JESUS WAS ON EARTH, HIS LIVING
A HUMAN LIFE THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT OF GOD, AND HIS COMMITTING EVERYTHING
RELATED TO HIM TO GOD’S GOVERNMENT
When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He lived a human life that was
absolutely under the government of God, and He committed everything
related to Him to God’s government. “For to this you were called, because
Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you a model so that you may
follow in His steps; Who committed no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth;
Who being reviled, did not revile in return; suffering, He did not threaten but
kept committing all to Him who judges righteously” (1 Pet. 2:21-23). How He
was reviled and blasphemed, rejected, treated at His trial, and mocked. They
put a crown of thorns and a purple garment on Him and mocked and slapped
Him, yet He did not do anything to vindicate Himself; He kept on continually
referring everything to God. This is the Christian life. What do you do if
you are attacked? If you are accused, or if you are wrongly slandered, what
will you do? The Lord cover me. Many years ago, I was in a certain place
and I had to share something with the people there in that country and warn
them about a certain destructive person. One of the brothers there violated
the confidentiality of that fellowship and recorded it illegally and sent it to
this destructive brother. He put it online and then filed a lawsuit against me.
It was ridiculous, and it was thrown out. As soon as I heard it, I just said,
“Lord, I offer this to you. You are the righteous Judge; I don’t have to worry
about this.” I could not have done this twenty years ago. I would have said,
“Don’t you call me that.” But God’s government enables us to allow Christ
to live again.
The Lord’s Committing All His Insults and Injuries to Him
Who Judges Righteously in His Government, the Righteous God, to
Whom He Submitted Himself; His Putting His Trust in This Righteous
One, Recognizing His Government

The Lord kept committing all His insults and injuries to Him who judges
righteously in His government, the righteous God, to whom He submitted
Himself; He puts His trust in this righteous One, recognizing His government.
This is the Christ in all of us.