John G. Lake had a lot of death within his
family, burying 8 of his siblings, during his childhood and his first wife, as
an adult. A traveling minister who wasn’t there a lot of the time, for his
family. With all his success in ministry, he failed in drawing his family to
God. John G. Lake neglected to teach his beliefs to his children and many of
them died, not knowing God, according to some reports. I want my family and
friends to know how to have the authority of Jesus Christ, and that’s why I’ve
written this piece. I don’t want anyone in my circle to die, not knowing Christ
and the authority He’s given us, to overcome that which is holding us back.
You Have Been Given All Authority!
How you can succeed in prayer.
There are a few things we need to know and I’ve put pen to paper, so to speak, to unlock the secrets and mysteries of God’s great power, so that power might work in us.
This is not a formula, but a plan you can start with. As you learn and grow in God, you can change this plan, to suit your individual needs. Read on, my cherished friends.😊
I
have authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and nothing shall by any
means hurt, detain, hold me back, or hinder me, but I will advance the kingdom
of God…that’s who I am.
Sickness,
pain and disease have no right to be attached to my body, or the body of the
person I’m praying for.
No
devil…not this time! I am an ambassador and I have rights and privileges. And I
exert my right to silence. (Don’t agree with the devil.) Jesus intercede for me
on behalf of….
Praise
- perfect praise shall cast out the devil, sickness, disease, pain, fear, poverty,
etc.
In
praise there is strength. Your strength rises in praise, because it stops the
work of your enemies, so praise often.
Praise
is for what God has done. (Worship is because of who God is.)
Let
your children know the mighty works you have done, in His name. Works delivered
by His mighty arm. Let your children know how He delivered you from sickness
and disease, poverty and anxiety. Let them know, the more you praise the
stronger you become.
David
said he’d take care of the giant. David hadn’t forgotten - he had already killed
the bear and the lion and the Philistine is no different. The Philistine is
just another beast, to be done away with. Remember the past victories and apply
them to your current problem: “God, You were with me here, You were with me
there and You are with me now.”
Praise
for the things He’s done; remember the things He’s done. These are your
testimonies. These are for you to draw on and tell others about. Tell others: God
did this. God did that. He did it for me and He’ll do it for you. Refuse to
forget what God has done.
Refuse
to allow your family to forget. Keep saying to your family, what God has done
for you. Keep praying and stepping out in faith, so you have new stories to
tell and are not just rehashing old ones.
Praise will stop the enemy (the enemy who comes to kill, steal and destroy) and the avenger (the avenger has a right to attack you and praise is the way you stop it).
Maybe you did mess up, and although the avenger
has the right to attack, if you repent and praise, that right is forfeited, for the avenger has no legal authority.
If
you want the bad seed not to grow up, you need to be thankful and praise, so
your position remains as having dominion over all the earth. Don’t lose your
position, by allowing a bad seed to take root and grow.
Don’t
doubt. Worship, but don’t doubt. Jesus spoke to the people in Matthew 28:18: “All
authority (to have dominion – my emphasis) has been given to
Me in heaven and on earth.” The blood of Jesus has made all men of one blood.
Go ye therefore, (go in the name of Jesus, for that name has all authority –
full authority is at your disposal). Expectation is the highest form of faith
and you need to expect healing when you pray for it.
Expect
your Heavenly Father to meet your needs. Often needs are not met, because we
have no faith, no expectation. I expect to have the favour of God. I expect
things to go my way. I observe all that He’s commanded me to do. “You
command me to pray for those who need healing and, in Your name, I do this.”
The
commission is to pass on everything that is taught. Pass on the instruction of
power and of healing and let everyone know about it. And pray it forth this
day. “I am going into the world, and praying for those in need, as You’ve
directed me.”
Proclaim
the word with a solemnity, a gravity and an authority, by which it must be
listened to and obeyed. He preached as One who had authority. You’re not here
to offer things, not to debate or share, but to proclaim with authority. That’s
dominion. Don’t guess, wonder, or try to figure out which way to go, declare it
in your authority.
If
your going to wonder, don’t go. Make sure you’re right and then go ahead. Get
that commanding spirit, the spirit of authority. You need to know, you’re the
highest-level spiritualist in the world. The power in you is greater than the
power that’s in them (devils/unbelievers). Walk in that power. Manifest as the
Son of God. Expect the victory.
Faith
is unreasonable. That’s why Jesus cursed the fig tree, because He was hungry
and the tree didn’t manifest fruit, even though it was out of season. Don’t
base faith on what’s normal, because faith is not normal. Faith will stand up.
When you do His will, faith will stand up. If it doesn’t happen you can tell
God: “It’s because You didn’t provide, not because I didn’t go.”
Sometimes
your prayers appear not to be working and it might be just in the timing. Often the unseen work is being done, before the manifestation is seen in your life. Remind God of His promises to you, at
these times. Tell God: “You said…” Quote His scriptural promises, written in
His word, the Bible. Remind God, if He cannot lie, then His promise must come
to pass.
In
My name (Jesus) shall they cast out devils, lay hands on the sick and they
shall recover. (….- insert name) is a believer. I am a believer. Healing shall
follow those who believe. And believe it or not, the other person doesn’t have
to be a believer. As long as we (the one laying on hands) believe, there will
be healing.
Also,
we don’t actually need to lay hands on the part that hurts. We can lay hands on
a person’s head, or hold their hands. We can even command healing without
touching the person at all. We can pray from a distance and have the same
outcome, as if in the room, with the person we’re praying for. Don’t limit God.
He can heal anywhere, any time.
All
authority was given to Jesus, in heaven and on earth and He gave us that
authority. We need that authority, to overcome principalities and powers. Use
it!
You
pull down strongholds. The strongholds are in your mind and to overcome them,
we need to tear them down.
Principalities
and power, we are over. We are in the heavenlies, seated at the right hand of
God and we put our foot over the principalities and powers in our life and we
push them down and crush them. His enemies are made His footstool and He left
us to do the same.
Our
authority supersedes Adam’s. You lay hands on people and they recover. As sons
(and daughters) of the most-high God, you have all authority. You are endued
(endowed/favoured) in Him. Wherever you go He goes. Wherever you go, the power
goes. He and you are together, co labourers, in this together. Wherever your
hand goes, He goes. He gave us the Holy Ghost to use for His glory. And God can
only be glorified to others, when we can show good success.
This
is who you are. When you walk as sons of God, you walk in authority and
dominion. Speak and it shall be done. All things are possible to him that
believeth. Faith doesn’t stop until it gets what it goes for. The Lord’s prayer
isn’t a request, it’s a command. Fix it! Fix your life and the life of those
around you and don’t stop, until it looks like heaven here on earth.
Sickness
and disease - it's an enemy. Do not come before the enemy with emotion. It's
not emotion that heals, but the word and power of God. Hate your enemy, in this
instance. Come in without emotion, but with logic and reason, based on biblical
facts, based on God’s word and His promises. It's not about shouting, crying,
or screaming, it's about taking God at His word.
There
are some diseases which are caused by how we've lived. God’s laws are always in
play. If you smoke, you’re going to become ill, sometime in the future. If you
drink often enough, you will end up with liver issues. Sickness wasn't there
before the fall. Before the fall, Adam and Eve ate and drank what was good and
healthy for them, but you can turn things around.
Get
fed up with being normal, watching your loved ones die. Get fed up with
sickness and disease, addiction and accidents, even curses placed on you by
others (in fact, you can’t curse God’s people, because God’s people are never
under the curse, they’ve been set free from the curse). All kinds of illness
can be healed, once you decree a matter. Get on the right page and it will be
so. You decide with your mouth; wellness or illness.
His
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Treat all sickness as the same, for
all sickness is an enemy. If you let enough little enemies in, they'll kill you
too. Illness is death in baby form. Don't let the illness grow up. Let His will
take hold of you and declare victory.
Don’t
let the enemy get a foothold in you. If you give an inch, he'll take a mile.
Treat all sickness like a person, like a living thing, for it is a living
thing. It is a devil, come to kill, steal and destroy. Cast it out.
Don't
bother to dignify the devil by learning its name. Command it leave, do not beg.
Talk to the fig trees in your life (that which isn’t producing fruit), talk to
the mountains (the areas you feel you can’t seem to overcome). Jesus didn't say
talk to God about the mountain, He commanded the devil to leave.
Do
it like Jesus. Make a command. "GO! in the mighty name of Jesus." At the name of Jesus, every knee must bow. Remember, you’re a representative of Jesus Christ. Speak to the problem, not to
others about the problem.
Sick
people are oppressed prisoners of war, held captive. If you look at it this
way, you’re not a judge, but compassionate. A deliverer, instead of a critic.
What
you live by is what matters, not what you know. You're more like Christ when
you do something He’s told you to do. So, get clean, stay clean. Get your life
cleaned up. Get rid of what's not ok and what’s not working in your life.
No
excuses. It's time to grow up. You don't have to stay in hurt. Grow up, move
past the hurt. God’s given you everything you need to be free; word, spirit,
and authority. It's time to act on it. There's a boldness which comes from
being clean and sure. If you're not bold, you're not sure and you'll be easily
swayed and talked out of it.
When
people know what you stand for, they back off. Stay out of pride. It’s
not done because of you. It's all done in Jesus’ name and because you believe
in Him. We're in Him, He’s in us. Jesus is the only highly anointed one.
People
will try to say: “Who do you think you are?" Don’t listen to the
nay-sayers. When you know you’re right, you can stand on that. Make sure you're
right, then go ahead. You’ll know you’re right, when you know God’s word. When
you know God’s word, you’ll know what to do. Glorify God whenever results come.
God gives further blessings, when we thank Him, although that’s not why we
should thank Him. It’s never about the blessing He brings, but about what you
live by and for.
Be
ready to be misunderstood by others, expect it. Be led by God’s nature and
character. Be aggressive. Develop your aggressiveness in Christ. Stand on who
you are in Him. Matthew 11:12 …the kingdom of heaven suffers violence (fervent and impetuous zeal) and the
violent take it by force. Be forceful, in God’s word, in His promises. Remind
God, you’re still awaiting the fulfilment of His promise, if you feel He’s
forgotten you. Wield the double-edged sword, the sword of the spirit, which is
the word of God, spoken and quickened. (Quickened, is where a bible verse rises
up inside of you and you stand on and claim that word for your situation.)
God’s
nature is love. Ask yourself, what would love do, if love saw someone sick?
Accept responsibility for you brother and sister. Where are they lacking? How
can you help? Offer your services: Here am I send me. If it's not you...then
who will go? You may be the only Jesus someone ever sees or knows. However,
don’t be taken advantage of. Ask if it’s God’s will and listen for His answer (as you become more aware of God’s promptings and His voice, you will hear Him when He answers you),
before offering your help.
Decide
to obey the bible, not arbitrary feelings. Obey, for the word of God is true.
The bible says to lay hands and they will recover, because what's in you is
greater than what's in them. It's a mindset and an attitude and you don't ever
back down. You have to be the same every day. Preach and proclaim every day.
Know that God is with you, in you and for you. If we know this is so, we would
act just like Him.
Don't
allow fear. Fear will stop every one of the things you’re trying to do, if you
let it. Whatever fear you allow to remain, will rise up whenever God asks you
to do something. Whenever the enemy thinks you're weak, he'll enter into your life and try to thwart your efforts. Be strong. Be bold. Be brave. This is
how battles are won.
But there is one more element to effective prayer. That element is virtue. God tells us to attain virtue before knowledge, that’s how much He esteems a virtuous person. We all want knowledge, knowledge of God and of the gifts He bestows upon us. Virtue is something we have to strive for ourselves. God won’t do it for us. God will quicken a passage, so we get the full knowledge of a text, but He won’t bestow virtue, we need to work towards that personally.
Merriam-Webster.com states virtue as 1 a): conformity to a standard of right: morality b) a particular moral excellence. 2: a beneficial quality or power of a thing. 3: manly strength or courage: valour. 4: a commendable quality or trait: merit. 5: a capacity to act: potency. 6 chastity especially in a woman. 7: virtue plural: an order of angels, by virtue of or in virtue of: through the force of: by authority of…
We need to be the ones who choose what to watch on tv, what to read, how to behave in traffic, how we use our words. We need to choose peace over anger, love over hate, humility over pride, honesty over deceit. We need to put virtue first. God will not take away our free will. He will not take away our ability to choose to do the right thing. A virtuous life is a life in right relationship to God.
Not all things we do are illegal, but not all things we do are good for us either. When we choose to do what’s right, we will develop a right relationship with the Lord.
Bravery, valour, moral goodness, good character, are all traits of virtue. Lawlessness, dishonesty, injustice, are opposites of virtue. There’s a conjunction between virtue and power and power is relative to the proportion of virtue we hold.
Virtue seems to have been skipped over, in our rush to attain knowledge. Jesus felt virtue leaving His body, when the woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of His garment. Jesus was endowed with much virtue and if we are to be like Him, if we are to work with the same power He holds, we need much virtue also. And we cannot walk in virtue without the grace of God.
*Biblical quotes from Holy Bible NKJV
Alexandra Grose - A 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.
#Integrity; truthfulness, honesty and reliability, in all
things.
I believe one should....be truthful in everything you say
and do. Keep all relationships open and honest. Be reliable, punctual and
organised and if you say you'll do it - do it.
If you want to soar like an eagle, make an effort, not an
excuse.
