Establishing Authority

Today’s Focus: Establishing Authority
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-6; Micah 5:2

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Now here we see Herod inquiring of the wise men about the “King” that has been born and wanting the wise men to find out where He is so that Herod can come and worship Him. But look at the statement the wise men say to Herod in verse 6. They quote prophecy from the prophet Micah. They speak of a Governor or ruler which shall rule the people of Israel. Now here we have a huge problem for Herod. First there is Caesar, which is considered Lord and Herod, which is a governor or ruler over a certain area of the Roman Empire. So now here is this “King” that is born who is threatening his area and Caesar’s empire.

Question: Did anyone ever wonder why Jesus came back during the time of the Roman Empire?

Could it be that the Roman Empire was the closest thing to resembling the Kingdom of God and Heaven that Jesus was coming to establish back on Earth. How is that brother Calvin? Well Caesar was Lord of the Roman Empire. When the Romans would go and take over other lands, they would not take the people out of the land and take them to Rome and make them slaves. Rather, they would teach them the Roman customs and laws and explain to them what is expected as a citizen of the Roman Empire. This is called Colonization. So what do you think our job is under the power of the Holy Spirit on Earth? You better believe it! It is to teach those of the foreign land the ways, laws and customs of the Kingdom of God and invite them to join us and get your citizenship back as a Son of God and citizen of the Kingdom of God. Sounds like witnessing to me J. Here is another beautiful similarity. When the people of the other countries under the Roman Empire would hear the voice of the centurions or leaders of the armies, they would not hear the voice of the centurion but the voice of Caesar because authority was given by Caesar to them to enforce His laws and ensure the citizens were obedient under Roman rulership. Funny, sounds very similar. God has given authority to the saints to bring His Kingdom’s influence to the World and when they hear the voice of the Ambassadors or saints, they do not here the personal voice of that person but that of the Kingdom of God. What a beautiful picture. See a lot of this is very practical if you allow God to reveal it to you.

One thing to keep in mind, no one and no man is going to stop God’s Program. God is going to get what He always wanted, A Kingdom of Priests who share in His rulership on Earth. These Priestly Kings on Earth (and I am glad I am one of them) are going to be exalted to those to show the fruits of obedience to those who may not believe, even to the other saints. In this time of economic crises, if you are worried about it affecting you, I suggest you switching from the economy of the world to the economy of the Kingdom. So when we look at these prophesies and statements we see that Jesus is bringing a government in which He would be the King. See, there is no religion here.

Abba’s Ambassador,
Min. Calvin Calhoun, Jr.