A COMING GOVERNMENT

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In Christ, Mark

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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.

Of the greatness of his government and peace, there will be no end.

Isaiah 9:6a, 7

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

I really dislike politics.

Okay. There, I said it.

Whether it’s here in the United States or elsewhere in the world, it seems we see the worst that we can be within the ranks of those who are elected and/or appointed to lead and make critical decisions in regard to the people.

We see people refusing to cooperate and/or compromise with one another.

We see stubborn division within political parties and frankly dysfunction and chaos erupt from it.

We witness a constant volleying of attacks grounded in insults and venomous language that serves to tear others down instead of building them up.

And we have a media mechanism in place that not only participates but fuels all this bad behavior.

Frankly, it’s embarrassing and sickening.

This is why I love today’s scripture verse from the prophet Isaiah for it has always brought me peace and assurance, no matter how ridiculous the administration of government may get. Look at these words again here:

For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.

Of the greatness of his government and peace, there will be no end.  Isaiah 9:6a,7

There seemed to be a constant upheaval of reigning and ruling nations in biblical times.

The Egyptians gave way to the Assyrians who gave way to the Babylonians. Then the Persians conquered Babylon only to be defeated by the Greeks who were overcome by the Romans. The truth is that no empire on earth has ever sustained power. All have risen only to fall. Nations of the world today who seem to exceedingly strive to be a superpower and dominate should take notice of this.

And then there was Israel who, despite being fractured in its own governance (i.e. the divided kingdom and seventy year exile, for example), maintained and sustained their nation and it still remains today, a testimony to God’s perfect keeping of every covenant He has ever made.

We know that the very child Isaiah is speaking of, Jesus - the very Son of God Himself who would be born of a virgin and named Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14), was the advent of a new covenant with His people as well as the Gentiles. Freely given by God out of love to save anyone who would believe in Him as Savior, Jesus came to rescue and deliver all mankind from the bondage of sin, liberating them to enter into an eternal hope of glory. This is at the heart of what we know as the Gospel.

But note from the prophetic words of Isaiah that Jesus wasn’t just coming to save. He was coming to rule and reign. All government would be on His shoulders and continue to be for all time and it was (and is) the greatest governance ever, a governance of the highest authority (Matthew 28:18) that is perfectly just and true.

Don’t you find your soul yearning for this kind of governance as we witness how man has turned it into such a circus?

My prayer is that you, like me, will find peace and comfort in knowing who really is in charge of things, no matter what nation you live in. For people may put human leaders in charge of things but they are all subordinate to Jesus, the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords, the One who has the government on His mighty shoulders.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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