Uni-verse 176/10,000 For better thorugh verse Colossians 1 v 16
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Democracy is famously called, " Government of the people, by the people and for the people." It is today universally considered the best form of government but it is fraught with flaws, risks and deficiencies. It is deemed to be the best form of government evolved by man for want of any alternative. But, the Kingdom of God is government of God, by God and for God. This government knows no boundaries in time and space. All things in heaven and in earth were created by God, of God and for God. All rulers, powers and authorities were brought into existence according to the purpose and plan of God. Once, we understand the depth of this truth and submit to it, then we realize that it is not success or fulfillment of our goals that we must seek, whether in earth or in heaven, but to find and fulfill the purpose of God in and through our lives. Those who do not accept and instead fight against this truth belong to the darkness. Those who neither fight against nor accept it belong to the shadows. Those who acknowledge and relish this truth belong to the light. Self realization or self fulfillment is a vain pursuit -it is God-realization and God-fulfillment that we must seek. The Maslowian hierarchy of needs that culminates in self realization is turned on its head by this God-revealed truth. In fact, our security or physical needs, our self esteem need and our self realization is fulfilled on a higher and more enduring plane when we seek God-realization and fulfillment of God's goals for our lives. Today, there is a world-wide outcry for good governance with too little of it in evidence but we should realize that there is no substitute for God-governance.
Just as there are physical thrones, dominions, principalities and powers that are visible, there are invisible thrones, dominions, principalities and powers. Just as there are physical thrones, dominions, principalities and powers that do not acknowledge God or His eternal Kingdom on earth, there are spiritual thrones, dominions, principalities and powers that are aligned against the Kingdom of God. Our purposeful prayers, praise and worship can establish the Kingdom of God and dethrone the visible and invisible ones. This constitutes the essence of spiritual warfare that we engage in by virtue of the authority and power that we have in Christ Jesus. Man's primary mode of communication is the visible and the audible but God's primary mode of communication is the invisible and the discernable. Faith or the ability to see, hear and feel the invisible establishes a two-way communication between God and man. Faith is the ability to see that which cannot be seen with such clarity that the things that can be seen either pales into insignificance or acquires a new significance or meaning.
Even today the invisible is playing a far greater role in human life than the visible- electricity, internet, radio waves and so on. The results or effects are often physical while the process is invisible. For instance, we do not see the vapour that forms the clouds but we see the clouds. Similarly, people do not see our faith but they see the results or effects of faith in our lives. The invisibles in human nature like motivation, fear, hope, emotions play a greater role than the visible factors like height, weight, complexion, facial features. The visible universe around us declares the glory of the invisible. As children of God, we can pray for the manifestation of greater creativity in our lives, our relationships, our professions, our children and the world at large.
Prateep V Philip
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