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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Fifty-two Kingdom Concepts, #72
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. (Revelation 3:21—NIV)
The Throne of God
From the Throne of God issue rulership, judgment, mercy, and blessing. All of creation is governed from the Throne of God, although it often appears to us that the wicked are in control. The truth is, the wicked are never in control. God always is in total control of all that transpires in the creation.
It has pleased God to give all of His authority and power to the Lord Jesus Christ. In order to receive such unimaginable authority and power, Christ first had to be perfected in obedience in the earth. Because of the perfect faithfulness of Christ, He now is seated on the Throne of God.
The Lord told us, in the Book of Revelation, that He has overcome all the enemies that have sought to destroy Him and now is seated with His Father on His Father's Throne.
Then the Lord told us whoever would overcome as He overcame would be given the right to sit on the Throne of Christ.
There is no other verse in the Bible that promises to the saint such an exalted position. This promise may be found at the end of the third chapter of the Book of Revelation.
I will tell you what I believe this promise means. I believe Christ sits with the Father on the Throne of Christ's Personality. The Father was on the Throne of Christ's Personality. Then, when Christ overcame all that came against Him He was permitted to sit down with His Father on the Throne of His own Personality.
In the same manner, we invite the Father and Christ to sit down on the throne of our own personality. When through Christ we overcome all that comes against us during our discipleship, we will be invited to sit with Christ on the throne of our own personality.
Every one of us was created with a throne room in his or her personality. When we first come to Christ we must turn that throne over to Him. If we prove absolutely faithful, the day will come when we are invited back on the throne of our own heart. Then we are one with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
From our life will proceed government, judgment, blessing, and mercy. It will not be we who are providing government, judgment, blessing, and mercy but Christ who is dwelling in us. However, it is not Christ who is providing government, judgment, blessing, and mercy but God who is dwelling in Christ.
This is our eternal destiny—to be incorporated into Jesus Christ until we are one Whole with God just as Christ Himself is one Whole with God. This is what it means to be the Wife of the Lamb. This is what it means to be a member of the Body of Christ. This is what it means to be a part of the holy city, the new Jerusalem.
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. (Jeremiah 3:17—NIV)
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, (Ephesians 2:6—NIV)
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. (Revelation 22:3—NIV)
To be continued.