LOVE’S CLEANSING POWER WINS – Ron McGatlin
Will the United States of America and allied Western nations remain powerful civilizations? Civilizations have come and gone throughout history. Some became great and powerful, lasting longer than others, but all have faded into history.
Is there a culture or nation that will endure time?
Consider that God has a purpose for all creation, especially mankind on Planet Earth. God’s design and pattern for the kingdom of God on earth is the Garden of Eden.
The Garden of Eden was created as heaven in this world. Man was to trim or take care of the garden and the animals in accordance with the plan and leadership of God. Adam and Eve communed with God. They met with Him in the cool of the day. They were to be fruitful and multiply to expand the Garden of Eden to fill the world with the plan and ways of God and heaven.
THE EVERLASTING GOVERNANCE
This is one eternal kingdom that will endure and reign on the earth and in all creation. The kingdom of God/kingdom of heaven is the only great nation or governance that can endure time. In the created world, God’s eternal kingdom is the only government that will never end.
All nations and governments of mankind on Earth will prosper and remain as long as they align with God’s plan and order toward the kingdom of God.
Adam and Eve lost access to the Garden and the direct connection with God. Sin and death entered the world, and all creation on earth has suffered. Jesus redeemed us from the curse of sin and death and restored the direct connection with God for all who will receive it.
Jesus proclaimed the gospel, the good news of the return of the kingdom of God to mankind, who are made worthy by the life and work of Christ Jesus our Lord and King.
God loves us all, but our sinful condition made it impossible for us to commune with Him personally. Therefore, the kingdom of God could not be within us to be brought forth into the world. Jesus Spirit Son of God in heaven, came to this world, born of a virgin and God His Father.
He lived a perfect, sinless life and gave that life as the sacrificial offering for all the sins of all mankind to restore the kingdom of God in mankind to be released back into the world. Thus, establishing the kingdom of God/kingdom of heaven to rule this world.
THE LONG JOURNEY BACK TO GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH
Now, for over two thousand years, Christ Jesus has been working through all generations to bring forth the restored kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Every government of mankind has had some part in the complex tapestry of moving the world toward the establishment of the kingdom of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord and King of God’s loving governance without end.
All the governments or empires of history lasted in time only as long as they served some purpose in the gradual movement toward the reality of God’s kingdom on earth. Some purposes may have been destructive and used to destroy or chasten. Others are a movement of righteous peace, prosperity, and goodwill.
The various governments and nations may have been good or evil, but each had some part, small or large, good or bad, in forming a people of God in whom Christ Jesus can release and establish the governance of God on earth. Bringing life on earth as it is in heaven to the GLORY OF God displayed to all creation.
THE GENERATIONS OF EXPECTATION
Probably, some believers in every generation over the past two thousand years have hoped that the kingdom would come and fill the earth in their lifetimes. Each generation was nearer to the truth than they probably realized.
Some of them were literally experiencing the manifestation of the kingdom of God within them, working in the world, yet many did not recognize it as the Kingdom works of God on earth. And indeed, the religious leaders did not believe that the kingdom of God was manifesting at that time and fought bitterly against the works of the kingdom of God coming forth in the world.
Consider again the multitude of mighty miraculous works of the kingdom of God working in the people of God in the book of Acts. Then consider the mighty moves of kingdom manifestation that have taken place in revivals and outpourings of God in recent history. God has demonstrated His presence among His people through miraculous healings, interventions, deliverances, salvations of multitudes, and various supernatural acts.
The one primary tool that has remarkably restrained the full manifestation of the kingdom for the last two thousand years until now is RELIGION. Especially religious leaders who are deceived by the doctrines of demons that have cunningly entered among the true teachings of most, if not all, Christian church systems.
THE GENERATION OF GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH
The true message of the kingdom of God, which is here now on earth in Christ Jesus within His people, has been blocked out of many, if not most, believers.
This is changing now. Many people are receiving clear revelation of biblical scripture by Holy Spirit God that fills hearts with light and love. Truth sets us free from past misconceptions that limited the reality of the kingdom of God in our lives. Love not only fulfills the law it also opens the way to the spiritual miraculous works and ways of God in and through us.