There are only three things by which kingdoms are governed – love, fear or wealth. For many years my wife and I lived in a land governed by fear. Men do bad things in the night. Mornings bring new revelations designed to keep people in their place. Most of the world’s population is governed by fear. Whatever we might think of it on a moral level, it works – for awhile. At least until it is replaced by another fear monger who promised better.
When we examine the universal controversy that rages about and in us, God’s Kingdom is governed by love – and that is His dilemma. While being all powerful God will not and cannot, because of His basic nature, apply the tactics available to His enemy. If we want to know what God is really like all we need do is look at Jesus. Even though He could command the armies of heaven to come to His aid, never once did He allow such, to do so would have given His enemy the right to say, “See you are no different than I.” While winning a battle God would have lost the war. This entire struggle has been about the character of God and the contrast to His enemy who hates, destroys, tortures and lusts for ultimate control.
Can you imagine the horror if Satan wins? The good news is he has already lost. When he spearheaded the crucifixion of Jesus, he was so sure Jesus would give up thinking we were not worth the sacrifice. Jesus did not give up and Satan was horrified because he knew Jesus won. His primary goal now is to deprive God from having you and me. That will not be.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 5, 2012
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