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Dominion Mandate Daily Devotional

THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE ESTABLISHED ABOVE OTHERS

Bible reading

GENESIS 26:4-5; NEHEMIAH 4:6-23; MATTHEW 28:19-20; JOB 12:23-25; 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-2

And many people shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord, to the House (Temple) of the God of Jacob; that He may teach us His Ways, and that we may walk in His Paths.” For the Law will go out from Zion. And the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He will judge between the nations and will mediate [disputes] for many peoples; and they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up the sword against nation, and never again will they learn war.
Isaiah 2:3-4 (AMP)

The Church of Jesus Christ goes beyond a merely physical structure or a social organization. She is in Essence a Living, Spiritual Entity indwelled by the Holy Spirit. She consists of individuals who have surrendered to God's Commandments and Purposes, committed to fulfilling His Divine Mandate on Earth. The Church is also symbolized as a Mountain upon which all Genuine Christian believers are established (Matt. 16:18). The Mountain of the Lord's House must retain Her Preeminence far above all the other Mountains. The ramified implication of all this is that there may be Mountains and yet there is THE MOUNTAIN which is the Body of Christ or the Church of Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Prophet Isaiah saw a Vision from the Lord in the Second Chapter of the Eponymous Prophetic Book in question. This Vision began with a Heavenly Forecast of the Place of Prominence, the Church of Jesus Christ, which is meant to be enjoyed especially in the End Times: "Now it shall come to pass in the Latter Days that the Mountain of the Lord's House shall be established on the top of the Mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it" (Isa. 2:2). Carefully consider the above statement: There are other Mountains apart from the Mountain of the Lord's House. These are the Seven Mountains of Society and Culture (Rev. 5:12) with the Mountain of the Lord's House established above them all. These are the Mountains of Government, Economy, Education, Family, Arts/Entertainment, and Media. Nevertheless, the Mountain of the Lord's House (also known as the Mountain of Religion or Worship) serves as the Priestly Foundation that empowers the Kingly Structure of the aforementioned Six. This is what grants the Former preeminence over the latter. In other words, the priests who MINISTER in the Temple provide Spiritual Covering and Direction for the kings who ADMINISTER in the Marketplace (Ezek. 21:26a). The Lord grant us the Discernment and Wisdom to restore the Mountain of the Lord's House to Her Rightful Place of Honour.

Prayer

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we magnify Your Holy Name for Who You are and what You do. O Lord, please open the eyes of our understanding to the Role of the Church as it relates to Divine Leadership and Preeminence in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.

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