WHY THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS THE GOVERNOR

Genesis Chapter 3










Today we are walking in: Why The Whole World Needs The Governor










Today we look to the word-NEED- H4270- machcowr- deficiency; hence, impoverishment:—lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.









The Torah testifies………...




Deuteronomy 15:8




But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need H4270, in that which he wanteth.









The Prophets proclaim………….




1 Samuel 21:15




Have I need H4270 of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?









The Writings witness……….




2 Chronicles 2:16




And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need H4270: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.







Why the Whole World Needs the Governor




Any effective and appropriate help for our world and its plight cannot come from the world itself.




As the millennial clock struck, measuring and recording the passage of time on planet earth, ushering us into the uncharted waters of the twenty-first century, everything in our world and generation seemed to begin to unravel. All the secure foundations of our long-established institutions have been shaken to the core.




With the advent of global terrorism; economic uncertainty and insecurity; escalating oil prices and fuel costs; the reemerging threat of nuclear weapons; ethnic, cultural, religious, and racial conflicts; political and diplomatic compromise; moral and social disintegration; and a global upsurge in human fear, the Ruach of despair among earth’s planet dwellers is becoming a norm.




This fear is compounded by the attempts of humankind, with its limited appreciation for human beings’ inherent defects, to address these global conditions through intellectual, religious, scientific, philosophical, and political systems. Perhaps the greatest evidence of humanity’s failure in this regard is the seemingly impotent effects of primary human institutions and coalitions, such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the Group of Eight.




If one is to be honest, perhaps it may be realistic to conclude that any effective and appropriate help for our world and its plight cannot come from the world itself. We need help from another world. It is my conviction and experience that humankind cannot and will not solve its self-generated problems. Humanity must look to another world for assistance. My conviction of this fact was the foundation for, and became the essence of, this teaching. Our natural world needs relevant, practical, and effective help. We need our governing institutions to be governed by a higher, more superior government.




This is why the whole world—each individual in it, as well as the world collectively—needs to acknowledge and experience the return of the Governor. We have seen that the restoration of the heavenly kingdom on earth can come only through the life and power of the King, given to us through the Governor. This kingdom is infinitely higher and more powerful than any government on earth, and yet it is immediately relevant to the world we live in.




Nations are only as good as their communities, and communities are only as good as the families that comprise them. Families are only as good as the individuals of which they consist. Therefore, the quality of a nation is determined by the quality of its people. This is especially true and critical in regard to the leadership of a nation. Often, as the leaders go, so goes the nation. The values, standards, and moral consciences of our leaders frequently determine the decisions and laws of our nations, and they influence the lifestyles and cultures of the people.




It is imperative, therefore, to understand that if the people of our nations, the individuals we appoint as leaders over us, and the institutions of our societies do not have a higher source of reference for their convictions, beliefs, morals, values, and standards, then we will continue to be victims of our own corrupt nature.




This is why the Creator’s design for humankind’s life on earth requires that human beings be filled with the very Ruach of the Creator himself—the Ruach HaQadesh—the Governor of heaven. In essence, national community and global life on earth was intended to be lived through and by the Ruach HaQadesh, the Governor. The person and role of the Ruach HaQadesh is not a religious issue, but a social, economic, cultural, and political concern. The Ruach HaQadesh is therefore a national and international issue and must be seen and presented as such.




Individual Purpose and Fulfillment




As individuals, each of us needs the Governor for true life, purpose, and effectiveness. The breath of the Ruach that originally ignited life in the first human being did so in three distinct ways: (1) in the invisible Ruach of man, made in the image of Yah; (2) in the soul of man—the total human consciousness of mind, will, and emotions; and (3) in the physical body of man, the living vessel housing his Ruach and soul. While Adam’s soul and body gave him an awareness of his earthly environment, the Ruach of Yah within him gave his Ruach a consciousness of his Creator-King and the ability to communicate directly with the heavenly government.




Human beings must return to this life and wholeness again. We were created to express the nature of Yah, and we can relate to and reflect his nature only if we actually have his nature within us through his indwelling Ruach.




The meaning of our individual lives—living out our purposes and exercising our full potential—is therefore totally dependent on our receiving the Governor.




A World Community of Kings and Priests




While our King communicates with us individually, it is not his intention that the citizens of his kingdom live in isolation. His plan is a community of kings and priests who will reign on earth. The Governor is the key to life for all of humanity. The world community therefore needs to be led by the Governor if it, also, is to become what it was created to be.




Corporately, the world has rejected the presence and influence of the Governor. This is why we experience wars, natural disasters, and social crises on earth.

The King wants the world to receive the Governor again. He wants the earth to be rid of the pain, sorrow, destruction, and death that are plaguing it. The restoration of the heavenly government reinstates humankind’s ability to affect and control circumstances on earth through the Ruach HaQadesh.




When a community of kings and priests works together for the right reasons—honoring and expressing the nature of our King—and acts in genuine unity, we will have powerful potential to influence the earth with the nature of the kingdom.




It will enable us to encourage and create...




√ social stability.




√ economic development.




√ environmental soundness.




√ educational advancement.




√ physical health and wholeness.




√ scientific innovation.




√ political honesty.




√ governmental justice.




√ intercultural understanding.




A Benevolent Ruler




Who wouldn’t want to function under a government that provides for, encourages, and enables the fulfillment of the greatest individual and corporate potential in life? The prophet Isaiah described this heavenly government, under the rule of the King-Son through the Governor:




Power and peace will be in his kingdom and will continue to grow forever. He will rule as king on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom. He will make it strong by ruling with justice and goodness from now on and forever. The Most High All-Powerful will do this because of his strong love for his people.




Again, this rule is a reality only because of the King’s great love for his citizens, and his desire for their highest good in life.




The Scriptures, however, also talk about the very real presence of another, malevolent ruler and his cohorts who seek to control this world:




The ruler of the kingdom of the air, the Ruach who is now at work in those who are disobedient.




Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.




For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible.




The ruler of this dark world is Lucifer, or Hasatan, the treasonous former general and worship leader of heaven who has attacked the good of humankind since the very beginning of our existence. He would like to perpetuate the sorrow and darkness of the world so that he can continue to control it. He desires to consolidate the people of the world under his harsh rule so they can never become free.




This is why it was essential that the King-Son came to destroy Hasatan’s power over the world, transferring us from being under the darkness of a corrupt world into the light of the heavenly kingdom. The prophet Isaiah wrote,




The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.




While Hasatan is described in terms of darkness and death, Yahusha, the King-Son, is described in the Scriptures in terms of light and life:




[He will] shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.




He was with Yah in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.




Yahusha spoke of himself in these terms:




I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.




Yahusha told the theologian-apostle Paul,




I am sending you to [the world] to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Hasatan to Yah, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.




Paul taught first-century kingdom believers,




For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Most High. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth).




For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.




The nations of the world urgently need the light and life of the kingdom, which comes only from the Son-King through the Governor. The presence of the kingdom of heaven on earth, through the Ruach HaQadesh’s return, is the message of the Scriptures, and it is the message of Yahusha. The story of humanity—and therefore of all of us—is inextricably tied to this kingdom. Exercising kingdom dominion on earth, under the guidance of the Governor, is our collective purpose and calling.




As we yield to the Governor’s presence and work in our lives, we will spread the kingdom of Yah on earth. Change will take place in all areas of life and in people of all national and ethnic backgrounds, East and West; and from all social and economic circumstances. The CEO, the teacher, the artist, the financial analyst, the health care worker, the farmer, the scientist, the economist, the seamstress, the governmental leader, and the homemaker will be transformed according to the heavenly kingdom, so that life, and not confusion, stress, and death, will be the result.




The Ruach gives life to the world, in the fullest extent of the word. Whatever comes into being through the influence of the Ruach will eventually bring life to people, and can reach whole countries and influence the world community. For example, if all the judges in a nation are under the guidance of the heavenly Governor, and if their minds are immersed in the philosophy of the kingdom, you will not have to wonder what kind of judgments they will hand down, nor will you have to suffer under unjust laws. A culture influenced by the Ruach will be a culture that preserves and protects life. “The mind controlled by the Ruach is life and peace.”




The Complete Transformation of the Earth into the Kingdom




The world is ultimately moving toward complete transformation into the King’s image and nature. This plan will climax in the creation of a new heaven and earth. In effect, heaven and earth will become one, so that there will be no essential distinction between the two, and Yah himself will live among his people.




The disciple John described the earth’s total transformation into the kingdom of heaven’s nature, mind-set, and values. In the italicized words in brackets, I describe what I see as the implications for kingdom life:




Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away [the earth is totally aligned with the heavenly kingdom, with no trace of the kingdom of darkness]....




I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from Yah, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband [the citizens of the kingdom are totally pure, set apart, and integrated; they are one with the nature of Yah and in harmony with themselves]....




And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of Yah is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and Yah himself will be with them and be their Yah.” [The Governor continues to dwell within the King’s people, and there is nothing to separate the King from his beloved children.]




He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” [The kingdom of darkness has been completely destroyed, and the kingdom of life and light totally reigns on earth.]




The creation of a new heaven and earth will be the apex of the plan of the King for the coming of the Governor, which he had in mind from the beginning. The people of earth will be a true world community of kings and priests living out the kingdom life in its fullness.




Citizens of the Kingdom




The disciple Peter wrote the following declaration to the kingdom citizens of his day, which applies to us, as well.




But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to Yah, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of Yah; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.




The Ruach HaQadesh is the key to the world; he is the most important person on earth because he brings us the presence and power of the kingdom of heaven. May you be reconciled to your Creator-King, receive the Governor into your life, and live as the royal kingdom citizen you were always meant to be!