Restoration Of The Governor In A Season Of Wisdom!!!!!

Matthew 5


We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation--Restoration Of The Governor In A Season Of Wisdom!!!!!

Witness promise throughout the Bible: H562 dabar-- to speak, declare, converse, command, promise

Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised H1696 thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

The Torah testifies...............
  Exodus 12:25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, H1696 that ye shall keep this service.

The prophets proclaim..................
  2 Samuel 7:28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised H1696 this goodness unto thy servant:

The writings bear witness...........................
  1 Kings 8:56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: H1696 there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised H1696 by the hand of Moses his servant.

Jeremiah 33:14 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised H1696 unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.



The Promise of the Governor’s Return
When the end becomes the means, and the minor becomes the major, then injustice is inevitable.

Before looking more closely at the King’s plan to restore the Governor, let’s review some major points regarding the kingdom of heaven and its plan for the colonization of earth:

√ The King of the eternal and invisible kingdom desired to extend his own nature and influence to the physical realm of earth, which he had created. The kingdom of heaven is his governing influence over the world, impacting and influencing it with his will, his purpose, and his intent. Heaven is the Most High’s kingdom or home country, and earth is his colony.

√ Human beings were created in the image of the King and were given the Spirit of the King to live within them. The King’s Spirit gave life to their spirits, souls, and bodies.

√ Human beings were designed to function like their Creator-King. The presence of the Spirit of the King within human beings guaranteed that they would have his character and nature. It also assured that they would be able to rule on earth as he would rule in the heavenly kingdom, having his very nature of love, mercy, kindness, and forgiveness.

√ The King did not desire to rule the earth directly, but to cultivate his colony through his children, who also functioned as his local governors. They were to exercise dominion over the earth under the direction of the chief Governor, the Spirit of the King.

√ Adam and Eve’s declaration of independence cut humanity off from the King and caused the Governor to be recalled by the kingdom of heaven.

√ The departure of the Governor meant the departure of the heavenly government and its direct influence over the colony of earth.

√ After humanity rebelled against the authority of the heavenly government, the King immediately promised to restore the Governor to his children.

√ The most important promise the Creator-King ever made to human beings was the promise that the Governor would return to live within them, because he is the key to life.

√ The restoration of the King’s Spirit to humanity is central to the restoration of his kingdom on earth.

All the above leads us to this conclusion: The principal purpose of the redemptive program of the Creator-King, in his dealings with humanity throughout human history, was the restoration of the Governor to the colony of earth.

In light of this, let’s consider the theme of the sacred literature of the Old or First Testament, also known as the Jewish canon of Scripture. Some say its theme is the creation of a monotheistic religion. Others say it’s the story of the rise and fall of the ancient Hebrew nation. Still others see it as the record of various traditions and rituals. If we look at it in any of these terms, however, we miss its crucial essence.

The Theme and Significance of the Scriptures

What is the significance of the Scriptures? Why do we have the accounts of Noah, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the story of the nation of Israel? What was the purpose of all the blood sacrifices? Why is there a record of priests, prophets, and the lineage of kings?

While its events revolve around the people and nation of Israel, the theme of the Old Testament is universal: it is the restoration of the key to humanity’s existence, the reestablishment of true life for every human being on the planet. The record of the people and events depict the unfolding of the King’s plan to restore his Spirit within human beings so they can be and do what they were originally intended to; so they can fulfill their remarkable purpose and potential once again.The first two chapters of Genesis explain the heavenly government’s plan for expanding the kingdom to earth. The third chapter describes the interruption of this plan, and the immediate promise of restoration. From the third chapter all the way through the last book of the Old Testament, the King’s plan for the return of his Governor to earth is revealed. All the situations, people, and programs we read about serve these ends:

1. They are a continual reminder of the promise of the Governor’s restoration.

2. They depict the King’s intervention in the lives of specific families on earth to preserve a lineage for the Offspring who would restore the Governor.

3. They depict a prototype of the restoration of the kingdom of heaven on earth.

4. They expose the fact that only the Governor himself can reconnect the earthly colony to its heavenly government.

5. They foretell the coming of the Offspring who will person-ally reconcile the children-citizens to the King and authorize the return of the Governor.

In other words, after humanity’s rebellion, the King’s intent was essentially this: “My purpose in creating the world was disrupted, and I’m going to correct it. My Spirit can no longer live in the earthly residence I created. I will therefore restore my Spirit to humanity so my kingdom can function on earth again.”Everything depicted in the Old Testament about the intervention of the Most High in the lives of human beings was ultimately a means to this end. The Most High was revealing to humanity, in effect, “Here’s the program: Your rebellion has put you in a hopeless situation. I am therefore going to come to the earth person-ally, and I will provide a way of restoring purity of heart and wholeness to you, so that the Governor can come to live in you again. Second, I will reappoint the Governor to the colony of earth to live within you once more and carry out my desire to transform the earth into a reflection of my kingdom.”

Humanity’s Need for Holiness
The Old Testament emphasizes the fact that when Adam and Eve lost the Holy Spirit, humanity became unholy. I think this word has so many religious images connected with it that we don’t really know what it means anymore. We find its essence by looking at what the Creator-King told the nation of Israel: “You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” In this instance, he is using the word holy in relation to a nation. He’s obviously not talking about wearing a cross or a liturgical robe or entering a religious order.So what does the concept mean? There are two related connotations of the word that I want to emphasize here: one of them is “pure,” and the other is “devoted” or “dedicated.”1These words signify, first of all, something that is set a part specifically and purely for a certain use. In this sense, holiness can be applied to many things. For example, I could set apart my favorite cup and say, “This may only be used by me for drinking hot tea, nothing else.” I’ve sanctified it by setting it apart and dedicating it for a specific purpose. Thus, the word pure in this context means something beyond just “clean.” It has to do with being pure in use.In relation to human beings, the King said his people needed to be “holy unto me.” How can you be holy unto a person? Holiness, in this connection, means, “I am devoted only to you. Not only am I dedicated to you, but my loyalty to you is not tainted by any other loyalties. I have no ulterior motives.”
Next, let’s look at what it means for the Creator-King to describe himself as a “holy” the Most High. Does it mean he’s devoted to himself alone? No, it means that he is true to himself. He is faithful and consistent in who he is, what he desires, what he says, and what he does. I associate the word holy with integrity. The King is fully “integrated” or unified. His nature is so pure that he can never have an ulterior or deceitful motive. This is why the King cannot lie. This is also why the King-Father can never disagree with the King-Son, who is the Offspring who came to restore the Governor; and this is why neither of them can disagree with the Governor. The three persons of the Creator-King are one or integrated.Having personal holiness therefore means “to be one with yourself.” When Jesus of Nazareth told his disciples, “Be perfect [holy], just as your [King-Father] is perfect,” he was saying, “Be one with yourself, as your King-Father is one with himself.” Here is the practical application: if you say that you will do something, you do it. If you promise some-thing, you fulfill it. If you are truly holy, you can never say something and then do something contrary to it. Your public behavior is the same as your private behavior. Nothing the King does is ever in conflict with his nature so that he has to hide it. You don’t have to hide anything unless you are saying or doing something that is contrary to what you say you are. Adam and Eve had been totally integrated before they disobeyed the King and then lied about it, destroying the trust he had placed in them.The central issue of the Old Testament is that, when Adam and Eve rebelled, human beings were no longer pure in motive or integrated in themselves, and consequently were no longer set apart for the Most High or in agreement with him. The Governor is a pure Spirit and could not live in intimate relationship with humanity in that environment.
Stages of the King’s Plan
When human beings cut themselves off from the Governor, the King was faced with a supreme challenge. Human beings needed to live in his presence, and to have his presence within them. However, their current state would not permit this. If he wanted to restore the Governor to his children and continue his purpose of having the earth reflect his kingdom, something had to happen to change their state of being.The King’s plan to fully restore the Governor unfolded in stages:1. He implemented a program that allowed the Governor to come upon people, although not within them, so as not to violate his integrity. His Spirit could come upon any person who chose to submit to the influence of the heavenly government. Since the Governor had been recalled and was therefore “illegal” on earth, he would come and rule in someone’s life when that person yielded to his prompting and direction. This wasn’t the same influence over the entire world that was in place before the rebellion; it was what we might call “selective rulership” or “rulership by submission.”

2. The sacrificial system, which the Hebrew people practiced, and which we will talk more about shortly, allowed the Governor to work on earth through a special nation of people who were meant to be a prototype of the return of the kingdom to the whole world.

3. The King himself would come to earth to restore integrity to humanity, and thus provide a way for the Governor to again live within human beings on a permanent basis. Understanding the Creator-King’s program to restore humanity puts the entire Old Testament in the proper light. It is not a group of stories strung together or a handbook of rituals. It is about the King initiating his restoration program.
In Genesis, when the King said that the Offspring would come and “crush the head” of the serpent, this was actually the first promise that he himself was coming to earth—incarnated as a human being—and would defeat humanity’s deceiver, reconcile his people to himself, and restore the Governor. The prophet Isaiah wrote, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty the Most High, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” In this sense, our Messiah was really given to us in the third chapter of Genesis. The King-Father was preparing the earth to receive the King-Son. And the old sacrificial system would be replaced by a permanent sacrifice made by the King-Son himself. For the Most High is one, Echad!! The New Testament writer to the Hebrews, quoting Psalm 40, wrote, “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.” From Genesis 4 onward, there-fore, the King-Father was working to set apart and preserve a lineage dedicated to his Son’s eventual coming to earth. Let’s take a fresh look at the Old Testament from this perspective.

Influence over Earth’s Environment

The Governor’s presence on earth through the submission of individuals to the heavenly government was always accompanied by the manifestation of kingdom influence over the earth’s environment. In other words, when the King made himself known to people, and they responded by yielding to him and his redemptive purposes, miraculous things would happen on earth. Yet what we call “miracles” were not extraordinary from the point of view of the kingdom of heaven. They were natural outcomes of the influence of the heavenly government in the lives of those yielded to the King.

Noah and the Flood

After the rebellion of Adam and Eve, the culture of the world became so evil that it had to be virtually destroyed in order to preserve a lineage for the coming Offspring. This is why the Creator-King came to a man named Noah and instructed him to build an ark to save himself and his family from the flood that would destroy the rest of the earth’s inhabitants. His message was essentially this: “Noah, the people of the world have become totally wicked, and I need to preserve a pure lineage. Therefore, I’m going to start over again with you and your family because you have a heart that is obedient toward me.”

Notice that the King’s words to Noah after the flood were almost exactly the same as the ones he had first spoken to Adam: “Then the Most High blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.’” The King was continuing the same program with Noah’s family that he had begun with Adam and Eve; he did not change his original purpose for humanity on earth because of the rebel-lion. Instead, he was working out his plan to restore it. Noah “Miracles” were natural outcomes of the influence of heavenly government.
Abraham

Ten generations later, Noah had a descendant named Abraham, and the King’s plan of preparing a lineage and a body for himself started to take more specific shape. He told Abraham that even though he and his wife were old, they would have a child. This child would be the beginning of a great nation, which in turn would be a prototype of what the kingdom of heaven on earth was supposed to look like. Moreover, one of his descendents would be the promised Offspring.

Sarah’s ability to conceive and bear a son in her old age was a result of Abraham and Sarah’s willingness to cooperate with the purposes of the heavenly government. Although they did not fully understand the plan, their relationship with the Creator-King brought about the next stage in his redemptive purposes for earth.Both Noah and Abraham believed and obeyed the King’s instructions. Belief and obedience were the means of their holiness or righteousness before him. Righteousness refers to “right standing” or “right alignment” with evident authority, and Noah and Abraham lined themselves up with the government of heaven

Shema selah we have to return to the promises of the King of kings and turn away from the lies of man!!