Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end.
Isaiah 9:7
Jesus Christ came to this world to establish a government. Except Lucifer nobody, who lived in his time seems to be bothered about it. Because human beings in their fallen nature, had not understood its value or meaning. But Lucifer who was with the Lord, who knew the greatness and character of God, in his tremendous wisdom tested Jesus and found out that “Jesus is the King who came to establish his Kingdom here on earth by ‘by bruising his head’. Jesus accomplished it. He restored the dominion of Adam and his descendants on earth and enabled them exercise their power of subduing everything on earth.
Any king who wants to establish a kingdom will first start making himself strong on this earth by accumulating wealth, properties, gold, palaces, Military forces etc. Then he will start expanding his earthly territory.
Jesus’ Govt is entirely different.
It is established in human hearts. He delivers people from the lies and deceptions of satan, breaks the strongholds, which satan has built in their minds and release them from darkness. Their eyes are opened to see the truth. Their fear, inhibitions, anxieties, disappointments, rejections everything vanish, and they see themselves rulers of the earth. They start ruling the earth, sky and ocean. (Gen 1:28)
The capital of Jesus’ Government is human heart. When a person accepts Jesus Christ and commits himself to regularize his life by obeying His commandments, one gets deliverance. All the yokes of manmade traditions (even that of denominational Churches) religion, caste, creed, everything is broken. They enter into a new order, a new world, and become new creation with new nature and characteristics. This is contagious; Spreads from heart to heart, life to life. Those who tasted it cannot resist the compulsion of sharing it with another.
This process of establishing Jesus Government in human hearts commenced on the day of Pentecost, when Holy Spirit was poured from heaven around 2020 years ago. It spread from Jerusalem to Antioch, to Rome, to Greece and to other countries, and is continuing, all over the world, till today. Lucifer tried to stop it in many ways. But wherever he tried, it burst out all the more powerfully. It spreads from person to person, house to house, family to family, city to city, country to country etc. It is ever on the increase and never on decrease. It crosses over all the financial, cultural, religious, social and political barriers.
Among those who wanted to put an end to the Government of Jesus, the first one was the Roman Empire the land of which covered the whole earth at that time. The Roman Empire fell miserably in the 3rd century A.D. and gave way to the Government of Jesus. Rome accepted Jesus as the head of their Government.
What is the secret of this increase?
When a person becomes the citizen in Jesus Government, peace starts ruling his heart. A boy called Jeyan’s (name changed) life was in a miserable condition. He was all alone living with his mother and the mother died of heart disease. He went into depression and after 6 months one morning he also had a severe heart attack and doctor gave only 2 hours for him. He himself had to sign the papers before starting treatment. When we met him, he could not sleep, could not speak loudly, was on strict diet, could not even drink water more than 1 litre a day. We felt pity for this boy and allowed him to stay with us. Started praying for him. After 8 days he spoke, “I’m feeling much better now. More than physical health I am at peace now. I can sleep very well. The anxieties are gone’.
This is because Jesus started ruling his heart. There is no end for the growth of Jesus’ Government and the peace that brings along with it. When it covers the whole earth, and when all the people (the chosen ones) are brought under this Government, the heaven itself comes down and the New Heaven and New Earth will be established on earth. Yes, His Government will have no end. It will be ever on the increase.
This is our calling. To bring Jesus Government into the hearts of all citizens in each Constituency. Each one of them should be delivered from all the lies and deceptions of satan and enjoy the peace Jesus gives.
Sr. Angelica AOJ