KNOW YOUR AUTHORITY IN CHRIST!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

THURSDAY JUNE 03, 3021.

SUBJECT : KNOW YOUR AUTHORITY IN CHRIST!

Memory verse: "Behold, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the powers of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” (Luke 10 vs 19.)

READ: Mark 16 vs 15 - 18: 

16:15: And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

16:16: He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

16:17: And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

16:18: they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

INTIMATION:

Knowing Him reveals your authority in Him. Knowing the people He has divinely called us to be sets the precedent for understanding and operating in His authority. For this reason the apostle Paul never seized to pray for the believers in the churches he planted in his missionary journeys for the spiritual insight and wisdom in their knowledge of whom they are in Christ and the authority of the believer in Him:

“Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,” (Ephesians 1 vs 15 - 19.)

Unused authority of the believer, creates a spirit of poverty and limitation. How grievous it must be to the Lord when His own people do not understand the authority they possess in Him, and therefore live in apathy and purposelessness!

In our memory verse, the Bible teaches us that when we operate in the supernatural authority He has implanted in us, we trample on the head of the enemy and over all their powers, without being hurt in anyway. We are also equipped to preach the Gospel to the nations, witnessing signs, wonders and miracles, according to the passage we read today.

I believe the most powerful aspect of our authority in Christ, however, is that we share in His rule and reign with Him; “This is a faithful saying: For If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.” (Second Timothy 2 vs 11 - 12).

Christ’s work of propitiation for our sins include; redeeming us with His blood, gathering the believers into the kingdom, making us priests, and appointed us to reign upon the earth.; “And have made us kings and priests to our God, and we shall reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5 vs 10.) In the future we will reign with Him.

This is even more empowering when we realize “as He is, so we are in this world” (First John 4 vs 17). Although we can never be God Himself, the fact that He has called us to be as He is in this world makes changing it impossible. If we truly believe this, our authority to influence and transform communities, cities, and nations will be a very tangible reality.

Pray for God to give you the courage to utilize the authority He has given you. Remember that faith requires action! Step out in your God-given authority to pray for others, lay hands on the sick and boldly preach the Gospel.

Prayer: Abba Father, You are so great, loving, and faithful. Thank You for all You wrought for us in redemption. Engrace me to fully utilize the authority You have given me in Christ, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!