Photograph; Bell
Biblical Garden, Bell Qld, Australia.
Luke 10:19
“Behold, I give you
the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
The word
says in Psalm 20:4; May God grant you according to your heart’s desire and
fulfil all your purpose. Psalm 37:4 reads; delight yourself also in the Lord,
and He shall give you the desires of your heart. We are to trample serpents and
scorpions, have power over the enemy and the Lord grants us our desires. These are a few of God’s promises to
His people.
But how do
we access those promises? God gives many promises and yet most of us aren’t
seeing them come to fruition in our lives.
You most
likely know we’ve been given all power and all authority. Shouldn’t we be
seeing greater works by now?
Many of us
are falling short of God’s promises and we don’t understand why. After all,
we’ve sought God. God says we don’t have, because we haven’t asked. But we have
asked; I know we’ve all asked for either a better job, more money, greater
health, breaking of addictions, improved relationships, etc. And yet, we still
don’t have what we ask for.
We’ve asked
for more power and yet we’re still not seeing the results we desire. What we
desire is a promise of God’s (He will give you the desires of your heart), so
why aren’t we seeing that manifested in our lives?
One reason
is; we don’t understand the difference between power and authority. If we ask
for more power, but don’t ask for authority, we’re missing 50% of the equation.
How do we access authority?
We can’t be
wishy-washy Christians. We have to be
all in. We have to stand in our authority; make our decision and not waiver.
Jesus shed His blood, that we might have authority. Because of His act on the
cross, His taking back the kingdom that Adam and Eve gave up; due to this,
Jesus then gave us all authority on the earth.
The way we
gain authority is, we access it through relationship with the Father. We attain
our authority by drawing close to God. We do that by diligently reading His
word, applying His principles, giving thanks, praying, praise and worship, speaking
in tongues, regardless of what we see happening around us; regardless of seeing
the opposite in our lives. And we do it through the taking of the elements.
God won’t
give us more, when we aren’t even using what He’s already given us. Our job is
to cast out demons, heal the sick, make the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf
hear and to pass the baton to the next generation.
We overcome
satan by the word of our testimony to the people. Revelation 12:11 says; and
they overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their
testimony… We need to tell our testimony, to be telling people what God’s done
in our lives, if we want to overcome satan’s works in our lives. If you want
results, you need to be doing what God’s asking you to do and if you’re not
using what God’s already given you, don’t expect more.
There is a
difference between power and authority. Power is the miraculous. It’s what we
can see. When a new limb is grown, or a kidney is healed, that’s done through
power. Authority is what we can’t see. It’s the spiritual side of things, in
the heavenly realm. It’s seeing we have it, even when it’s not yet in front of
us. And isn’t that what faith is all about? Believing in what we don’t yet see.
When it
came to authority, the devil said to the seven sons of Sceva, (these were
itinerant Jewish exorcists casting out demons in the name of Jesus, but without
a relationship with Jesus) and the devil said to them; Jesus I know and Paul I
know, but who are you? Acts 19:15. Satan understood; they didn’t have authority
and because of that, the demon actually leapt onto them, overpowered them and
prevailed against them.
We need to
have a relationship with God, so that we are recognised as one’s with
authority. It’s essential that we attain authority. Without it we may have some
success, but we won’t have good success.
Part of
doing what God wants is for us to take communion. The broken cracker is the
represented life of Jesus; the holes in the cracker His piercings, the baked
stripes on the cracker, His stripes from the whip across His back. The wine
represents the blood that was shed. Why do we take communion? I can give you
seven reasons.
Seven sons
of Sceva, the leper dipped seven times, God created the world in seven days,
there are seven days in a week. There’s a lot in the bible with reference to
the number seven. Seven speaks of Jesus perfect sacrifice.
Did you
know; the blood was sprinkled seven times over the mercy seat (Leviticus 16:14)? Jesus bled seven times, each wound a significant act in His giving up His
life.
Jesus was
beaten until bloody.
His beard
was plucked out until He bled.
He was
struck on the face with a rod, until He bled.
He was
whipped, until bleeding.
The crown
of thorns cut into His skull and He bled.
Nailed to
the cross, His hands and feet bled.
His side
pierced, until blood and water came out.
Each of
these brought forth a healing to us. Yes, all seven aspects.
We were
redeemed by the blood. Cleansed by the blood. Justification given by the blood.
Sanctification through the blood. Access to the Father through the blood. Intercession
by the Son through the blood and given new life, due to the blood.
These are seven
reasons why it’s important to take communion. Let’s do this together now, in
remembrance of Him and His sacrifice to us. Thank You Jesus, for Your sacrifice
for the redemption of my sins, for cleansing, justification, sanctification,
access to the Father, intercession and the new life, that I have through You. I
praise You. I worship You. I honour You. I acknowledge You as the One True God.
In Jesus mighty name. Amen.
Alexandra Grose –
An investigative photojournalist and author for over twenty years. Writing is
her passion and her dream and helping others achieve their dreams, through her
written work, is Alexandra's greatest aspiration.
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