Power by humbly submitting to God's authority
Well, hello again my friend. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!
Okay, please read these verses with me. May they make the impact on you they did on me. What authority and power you have, I have, by being humble to God's authority.
Read 3 translations of Matthew 10:7-8
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Okay, let's break this down. First, go and what? PREACH!! And what do we say "THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND." So, are you a preacher----you bet your boots you are, you were told, by the Bible, to go preach.
Okay, then what? THEN WHAT??? Read, man, read! Heal the sick----cleanse the lepers----raise the dead-----cast out devils. This is what you are to do. Huh? But, but......how??
You were freely given and freely did you receive the authority to do this from G O D !!! Quote from a book I am reading called Needless causalities of war: "Therefore, we have been given authority to aggressively plunder Satan's kingdom. Jesus has given us divine power to carry on His ministry and build His Kingdom. Victorious living in our battles with Satan and his demonic kingdom is accomplished to the degree that we submit to Jesus' Lordship. The more we submit every area of our life to Jesus, the greater the victories we will see. It is yielding to His Lordship and remaining faithful to His Lordship that brings not only great but also consistent victories. To be given spiritual authority requires that we humbly submit to God's authority."
Caution --- do not go out thinking "I" can do this because God is on my side. It is not you, or the dreaded "I", but God, Jesus' power freely given to you that can make a difference. Please do not step into the realm of thinking "I" can do this. Moses was frustrated with the people because they were whining about getting water. He struck a rock with his staff, twice, in Numbers 20:10-11 and said here we (Moses and Aaron) give you water. Moses did not give God credit and Moses did not live to enter the promised land.
Once again, when you do God's work, do not take the credit, praise God and give all credit to God. When you do "humbly submit to God's Lordship" you will see and experience wonderful things. Again, caution, do not take credit, your pride will become a downfall. Praise God for all He has given us.
Thanks be to God for all possessions given unto us. God bless you all. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Okay, let's break this down. First, go and what? PREACH!! And what do we say "THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND." So, are you a preacher----you bet your boots you are, you were told, by the Bible, to go preach.
Okay, then what? THEN WHAT??? Read, man, read! Heal the sick----cleanse the lepers----raise the dead-----cast out devils. This is what you are to do. Huh? But, but......how??
You were freely given and freely did you receive the authority to do this from G O D !!! Quote from a book I am reading called Needless causalities of war: "Therefore, we have been given authority to aggressively plunder Satan's kingdom. Jesus has given us divine power to carry on His ministry and build His Kingdom. Victorious living in our battles with Satan and his demonic kingdom is accomplished to the degree that we submit to Jesus' Lordship. The more we submit every area of our life to Jesus, the greater the victories we will see. It is yielding to His Lordship and remaining faithful to His Lordship that brings not only great but also consistent victories. To be given spiritual authority requires that we humbly submit to God's authority."
Caution --- do not go out thinking "I" can do this because God is on my side. It is not you, or the dreaded "I", but God, Jesus' power freely given to you that can make a difference. Please do not step into the realm of thinking "I" can do this. Moses was frustrated with the people because they were whining about getting water. He struck a rock with his staff, twice, in Numbers 20:10-11 and said here we (Moses and Aaron) give you water. Moses did not give God credit and Moses did not live to enter the promised land.
Once again, when you do God's work, do not take the credit, praise God and give all credit to God. When you do "humbly submit to God's Lordship" you will see and experience wonderful things. Again, caution, do not take credit, your pride will become a downfall. Praise God for all He has given us.
Thanks be to God for all possessions given unto us. God bless you all. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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