基督的王权与统治
基督既永远作王和管理万有，我们也将会与衪一同永远活着和作王。
创世记1-2章和诗篇第8篇提醒我们，神创造我们成为衪最宝贵的受造物，又差派我们为衪的荣耀去看顾和管理万有。因着罪的缘故，我们失去了完成这个任务的能力，然而，完全是人、也完全是神的基督，已经成功地作万有之王了。
因此，让我们期待末日临到，到了那日，基督的王权和统治将会完全应验了。
在这等待期间，我们不要忘记，就是在今天，我们都已经与我们的救主一同作王了。罪恶再不能管辖相信耶稣的人，因为我们正活在一个恩典的时代，我们已被收纳成为神的儿女了（罗马书 8:14-17; 加拉太书 3:26-4:7）。藉着圣灵的能力，现在我们能够战胜罪恶和成为圣洁，我们也从苛刻的律法中得释放。既蒙基督的赦免，我们便可以实行神的律法中的爱，来事奉我们的创造主。
我们大概不会常常视自己为管理（看顾）这个创造的君王和王后，然而，我们在基督里得救带来的成果，是和我们起初被造时的身份有关的。我们的救赎把我们放回本来属于我们的宝座上。
主啊，你已安排我们与你在这个世界中作王。求你帮助我们今天胜过罪恶、以智慧看顾你的创造、又凡事活出你的慈爱和公义来。阿们。
启示录 11:15-19
15 第七位天使吹号，天上就有大声音说：“世上的国成了我主和主基督的国，他要做王，直到永永远远。”
16 在神面前、坐在自己位上的二十四位长老就面伏于地，敬拜神，
17 说：“昔在、今在的主神，全能者啊！我们感谢你，因你执掌大权做王了。
18 外邦发怒，你的愤怒也临到了！审判死人的时候也到了！你的仆人众先知和众圣徒，凡敬畏你名的人，连大带小得赏赐的时候也到了！你败坏那些败坏世界之人的时候也就到了！”
19 当时，神天上的殿开了，在他殿中现出他的约柜，随后有闪电、声音、雷轰、地震、大雹。
Christ’s Reign And Rule
"If we endure, we will also reign with him." — 2 Timothy 2:12
As Christ reigns and rules forever, we also will live and reign with him forever.
Genesis 1-2 and Psalm 8 remind us that God made us the crown of his creation and appointed us to take care of it and rule over it for his glory. Because of sin we forfeited our ability to do this completely, but Christ has succeeded in reigning over creation as a fully human being who is also fully God.
So let us look forward to the final day when the reign and rule of Christ is perfectly realized.
In the meantime, let us not forget that we are even now reigning with our Savior. Sin no longer has dominion over those who believe in Jesus, for we live in the gracious era in which we have been adopted as God’s children (Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 3:26-4:7). By the power of the Holy Spirit, we can now conquer sin and grow in holiness. We are also free from the tyranny of the law. Forgiven in Christ, we may fulfill the royal law of love in serving our Creator.
We may not often think of ourselves as kings and queens who rule over (take care of) creation, but this result of being saved in Christ connects us with who we are created to be in the first place. Our salvation sets us back on our rightful throne.
Lord, you have set us to rule with you in this world. Help us to be victorious over sin today, care wisely for your creation, and act with your love and justice for all. Amen.
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