What do I mean when I state that the Governor is for all mankind? Read what the Lord God’s prophet, Joel, said:  “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your old men shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. Joel 2:28-29
 
In essence, Joel was saying, “I see a day approaching when we aren’t going to have to read or study the law in order to know how to obey the King because His Spirit will come upon young and old and they will obey the King as naturally as they formerly disobeyed Him.” No longer will there be a need for “selective rulership" with only certain people being influenced by the Governor—the Holy Spirit.
 
Keep in mind that all humanity had lost the Spirit and Joel was stating the Spirit of the Lord God would be poured out on “all people”—male and female alike, Israelite and non-Israelite, free and slave. Earthly prejudice related to gender, color or social status would disappear in the presence of the Holy Spirit’s return.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Mark 1:4-8

Keep in mind that the Holy Spirit isn’t just for certain individuals, but for all people who love and are obedient to the Lord God’s Word. If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:15-17
 
Yes, the Governor is key to everyone on this earth. There are no exceptions. Now, the prophet Joel referred to the time of the Holy Spirit’s coming as “the day of the Lord”. The word “day” in this context means “era” or “age”. In essence, the day of the Lord would be the era or time when the Lord Jesus came to the earth. Note: The word “Lord” in the Hebrew language here means “self-existent” or new.
 
Malachi was the last Old Testament representative to promise the King’s return before the King Himself came to earth. He was given this Kingdom message:  “Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:1 Remember, the first messenger mentioned would prepare the way. That messenger was John the Baptist.  In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:  “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:  ‘Prepare the way of the Lord. Make His paths straight.’ ”Matthew 3:1-3 The second was the messenger of the covenant promise—He would “turn the hearts of the fathers. . .” And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:6
 
It was the restoration of the Lord’s Spirit for every person on this earth, which had been promised since the initial rebellion of mankind. The King would baptize them with His Holy Spirit, while aligning them with His Kingdom. Remember, the Holy Spirit coming wouldn’t be a temporary one time appearance, but a permanent one. He will be in you forever. He is your Teacher, your Guide.  And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. . . But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. John 14:16, 26 NLT
 
Remember, your faith in the Lord Jesus is your greatest asset in His Kingdom!

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W.R. Luchie
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While King Jesus was down here on this earth, He taught those whom He had chosen to be His disciples. What did He teach them? It wasn’t religion or politics. It was His Kingdom principles and how to live here on earth as a Kingdom citizen. He also told His disciples that if they loved Him He would ask His Father to send them another comforter after He left this earth. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.” John 14:15-17 Note that King Jesus stated He will be with you forever; and He called the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Truth. Keep in mind that this world cannot receive Him because it doesn’t know Him. Ambassador Paul made it very clear when he told the Corinthian believers “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 
 
In John 14:17 the word world is not necessarily referring to the people, but to the world system or mindset. It is a system based on the kingdom of darkness that influences the behavior of the people on this earth. Keep in mind, it is the Governor who convicts those outside of the Kingdom that they need to be forgiven and connected to the Lord God in the heavenly Kingdom government. It is the Governor—meaning the Holy Spirit for those who are reading this term for the first time—who works through your conscience so that you will choose to live according to His Kingdom standards.
 
It is vital that we stay in the Lord God’s constitution so that we will know the King’s perfect will for our lives. Our whole body and mind should be made subject to the will of the Lord God. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:1-2
 
You must understand this one thing:  Our Governor is not given to us to take over our lives by force. He prompts us and gives us wisdom, but never forces us to do what we don’t want to do. In other words, our Governor makes all Kingdom citizens conscious of the expectations, standards, laws, regulations and customs of the Kingdom. That is one reason that the Lord Jesus made this statement to His disciples:  “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need. So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:33-34 NLT
 
Remember, Father God isn’t in the business of controlling His citizens. He wants His citizens to desire what He desires. Our Governor respects our will. He shows you what the Father’s Will is and assists you in fulfilling it as you look to Him for wisdom. Without the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are not wise enough, strong enough, or holy enough, to be a citizen in right-standing in God’s Kingdom. It is only through His Spirit, sent to govern our lives as we submit to Him.
 
The following verses tell us why the Holy Spirit is the “Most important person on earth”: 

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness,  because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

​I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. John 16:7-15
 
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:5
 
Always remember, your greatest asset in the Kingdom is your faith in His Word.

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​W.R. Luchie
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​Every person is born with a gift, or gifts, from the Lord God. In order for your gifts to reach their maximum potential in service for the Lord God’s Kingdom, they need to be reconnected to their original source. No one really knows the true essence of their gifts unless they reconnect with the Spirit of their Creator God. By the way, our Governor—the Holy Spirit—activates your gift to a level that cannot be done in your own abilities. “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Ambassador Paul was quoting from the prophet Isaiah. For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. Isaiah 64:4 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. Isaiah 65:17 Yes, we shall not remember any of our old life on the new earth. You shall not remember them anymore.
 
When you are connected to the Kingdom, the Holy Spirit reconnects you to the source of your gifts so that you may understand what you have been given by your Father. Not just the value of your gift, but the impact of it. In other words, no one’s intellect alone can discern or understand the gift that the King has placed in you for the purpose of the Kingdom. If you want to know what the Spirit of the Living God really created inside of you, you have to reconnect to the Governor—the Holy Spirit. I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare  it to you. John 16:12-15
 
Without the Holy Spirit living inside of you, you don’t have your passport to be caught up in the Kingdom when the King returns to retrieve His citizens. Do you recall what ambassador Paul stated to those Kingdom citizens, who resided in the city of Rome?  But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:9-11
 
Ambassador Paul also assures us that those who live by His Word have Lord’s Spirit—the Holy Spirit. “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
 
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 Ambassador Paul is telling us that we don’t even realize what we really are until our Governor—the Holy Spirit—reveals it to us.
 
Keep this in mind, there are many things about ourselves that we will never know or understand until we reconnect to the Holy Spirit.  Without our Governor, you can never recognize what has been placed deep within you. You cannot really know who you are without the Spirit of the Living God. By the way that is why many believers live far below their potential in the Word. Keep this in mind: the Holy Spirit assists you in executing these gifts for the Kingdom’ sake. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [for He does not withdraw what He has given, nor does He change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call]. Romans 11:29 AMP He never takes your gifts and calling away, but fulfilling it in the Kingdom is your decision. Listen to the leading of our Governor—the Holy Spirit.
 
Remember, your faith in His Word is your greatest asset in the Kingdom government.

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​W.R. Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
 
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