Qwerty: cunin never said the Rebbe runs the world instead of Hashem cvs. You said Hashem will hand over the reigns to moshiach (ie he’ll rule instead of Hashem.)
The simple meaning is as I said before, cunin was saying The Rebbe runs the world (as in performs miracles etc etc) instead of people thinking that what the doctors say rules etc. No Lubavitcher would think cunin meant the Rebbe runs the world instead of Hashem, because to a Lubavitcher that’sa contradiction in terms. The Rebbe had no other desires other than what Hashem wants, and saw himself as a shliach of Hashem in this world.
That said, I personally wouldn’t express myself in such a way, (cunin isn’t The Rebbe) partially because I don’t see clearly which things are The Rebbes effect so to speak and which are a result of my personal Tefillos only and which are simply Hashems kindness to me etc etc
Whereas cunin lived in a different era