God's government...the Reign of Peace

God’s government is perfect.  God’s government is omnipotent.  God’s government is all-inclusive Love. God’s government is the outline and purpose of the perfect and only divine Mind.  Why does man think that there should be any other governing power or force?  Has this proven to be successful?

It is said, “unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.  The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”¹

We are taught in Christian Science that “Man is properly self-governed only when he is guided rightly and governed by his Maker, divine Truth and Love. Man's rights are invaded when the divine order is interfered with, and the mental trespasser incurs the divine penalty due this crime.”²

When we place our reliance upon people, groups, entities, leaving God out of the government and out of our lives what we have is a reign of personal opinions and possibly a reign of terror.  But when we base our lives, our government, our countries upon the will of God and His perfect Law and Order we live in Peace.

Christ Jesus stated, “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”3

What and where is this ‘kingdom of heaven’?  It is within us.  It is the reign and rule of God. It is the Love and Peace and governing force that is in all through the Christ. It is harmonious being without contention, opinion, selfish ambition.  It is the consciousness within each one of us that directs us towards all Good.  It is the childlike love, compassion, grace and kindness that we each were created to express. It is the ‘…the realm of unerring, eternal, and omnipotent Mind; the atmosphere of Spirit, where Soul is supreme.’⁴

When we stop trying to do things our way, which is so much drivel of chaos, loss, and ignorance and start turning to the reign of the All-knowing, All-wise God we will have lives of harmonious being.  WE will be the people of God.  We will be at one with Him and at one with each other.  WE will have Peace.

What more could we want?  For the riches and tyranny of this world isn’t leading us into harmony further from it.  God is Love.  God is here.  God is ever available.  In the realization that what we all need and have, is God in our lives. We will be made better for it.

“Let us learn of the real and eternal, and prepare for the reign of Spirit, the kingdom of heaven,—the reign and rule of universal harmony, which cannot be lost nor remain forever unseen.”⁵

Gentle hug




1The King James Version of the Holy Bible Isaiah 9:6,7
2 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy page 106 lines 9-14
3The King James Version of the Holy Bible Matthew 5 vss. 17-19
4 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy page 590 lines 2-3 [Part of the definition of the “Kingdom of Heaven.”]
5 ibid page 208 line 20-24