Good Afternoon Sisters and Brothers in Christ!
God is sovereign, everlasting, all powerful, and without equal, yet He cannot do one thing for you unless you decree it in faith according to His Word. I’m sure this steps on many Believer’s toes and certainly squashes a lot of religious doctrine. So be it. The Truth will not be abated by Satan’s deception and condemnation. God has called a new army of Believers to stand up in grace, faith, and boldness against the god of this world. The Church, the Body of Christ in this earth, has given away much of its authority to the world. The last time the Church was powerful in this earth was the first Church. Since then, the Church withdrew inside the four walls of a building and refused to stand against evil governments, against evil companies, against evil laws, against evil culture, against evil in the church, etc. The Church gave up the spheres of influence in the seven earthly kingdoms of business, education, religion, arts and entertainment, government, family, and media (you realize these are the kingdoms Satan tempted Christ with in the three temptations). Evil men and women and the money that should belong to the Church, to the Body of Christ, have been, and even more so are, dictating what we listen to, what we say, what we do, how we do it, what we teach, what is right and wrong, what we can believe, what we buy, how we buy it, etc., and funding it with the riches of this world which belong to God. The Church, since the first Church, has been a terrible steward of what God gave to them in Genesis 1:28 when the EARTH and ALL that is in it was given to Believers. Why do you think Melchizedek called Abraham, “…possessor of heaven and earth” in Genesis 14:19 as he blessed Abraham? Are we the seed of Abraham through Jesus Christ? Then why doesn’t the Church possess the heaven and the earth?
Over the past ten years, God has been calling and preparing a new army of Believers who are powerfully endued with the knowledge, understanding, and wisdom of The Word and given a mighty spirit of boldness and courage. These Believers understand The Kingdom of God and how to operate in the Kingdom with the decreed Word through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ. They are not scared of religion, denominations, or false doctrines. God is pouring out His grace in these last days and those Believers who are willing and obedient shall do mighty things in Jesus’ name. Are you part of this new army? Or will you remain on the sidelines, fearful, unbelieving, scared, holding on, not wanting to be labeled, not wanting to stir the pot, ashamed or embarrassed to utter the name of Almighty Jesus in public? I’m sorry if this offends any of you, but I don’t apologize for saying it. I’m sorry because dear Sister and Brother, if you sit on the sidelines, you’ll miss out on the most exciting chapter of grace in this earth. Spiritually, I can hear the clarion calling. A clarion is a trumpet sounded for battle. The war is won by Jesus Christ, but we, Believers, are to battle to take back that which Jesus redeemed with His death, burial, and resurrection. When something is redeemed, it is purchased from slavery or servitude. Jesus redeemed man and He redeemed this earth for Believers with His shed blood and resurrection. Satan is a squatter. He no longer has legal rights to man or to this earth because Jesus redeemed that which Adam lost to Satan. The title deed belongs to Believers, praise God!! We’re to TAKE!
You, as a Believer, are called to TAKE back the men and women and kingdoms Jesus redeemed. God’s call to you is, “what are you doing about it?”
Luke 19:12-13
12 He [Jesus] said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
The above verses are part of a parable Jesus told to His disciples and Zacchaeus. Jesus was explaining to them in a parable He was going to leave and return one day to set up His Kingdom on earth. Until this time, WE are to “occupy till He comes.” What does this mean?
“Occupy” in the Greek is the word, “pragmateuomai.” This is the ONLY time this word is used in The Scriptures. It means, “to carry on a business, to be occupied in.” In military terms, it is “to take ground.” It doesn’t mean sit on our butt. We are to be about our Father’s business just as Jesus was about our Father’s business. Big Brother was and is a wonderful example and model for us.
Jesus is telling us while He is in Heaven with The Father, we, Believers, are to carry on His business, to be occupied with that which Jesus was doing while on the earth. What was Jesus doing? Taking ground, taking kingdoms away from Satan.” How was He doing it? Healing physically, mentally, and emotionally, casting out demons, raising the dead, providing for the material needs and abundance of people, teaching The Word of God, showing us how to operate in the Kingdom of God and achieve the same results Jesus achieved (John 14:12).
Why did God tell Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3 to leave his known world and family, to go where God led him, God would bless him and make his name great, and he, Abraham, would be a blessing to the families of the earth? For the same reason God has called US. So He can bless us, make our name great, and we shall be a blessing to the families of the earth. God has called US to occupy, to take ground, to help take the kingdoms, until Jesus comes. We are to KICK Satan out of our health, our finances, our material possessions, our family, our marriage, our businesses, our jobs, our ministries, take back that which Satan has stolen from our family and us, and help others learn to combat Satan and take back that which Satan has stolen from them.
Ephesians 3:20
Now unto Him [God] that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Our Father, Abba, gives us a promise in Ephesians 3:20. If we can believe and speak it, He can do it. And there is NOTHING, no matter how big, how grand, how hard, that Abba cannot exceed beyond our wildest imagination. But we must have the “power” referenced that comes from both the anointing from the baptism of the Holy Ghost (Acts 10:38) and the faith of The Son of God, Jesus (Galatians 2:20).
Prior to the fall of Adam, God provided Adam and Eve with fellowship, an assignment, and the provision to complete the assignment. The fellowship was spending time with God (He visited them every day; they had time set aside to spend with The Father), The Living Word. God taught and showed them things. The assignment was “to dress [the Garden of Eden] and to keep it.” How did they do this? By God’s provision. What was the provision? Speaking The Word to create and picking the fruit to eat. Notice they weren’t bending over hoeing rows, planting seeds, pulling weeds, watering the ground, etc. They also weren’t bending over and picking fruit from the ground. This was the “Egypt” or “world” economy – bending over and laboring. They picked the fruit from an upright position – no labor, no toil – the Garden of Eden economy [the same economy is in effect for Believers today].
Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God The Father restored the fellowship, assignment, and provision to the Believer. It works exactly the same way as it worked for Adam and Eve before the fall. Jesus modeled this every day of His three- and one-half-year ministry on earth. He purposely did his so all Believers, then and now, could see and understand how to do it in His Name. Jesus did this through daily fellowship with His Father, through focusing exclusively on the assignment given Him by The Father, and by speaking The Word in faith. And He told Believers then, and Believers now, they could do the VERY SAME WORKS HE DID AND GREATER (John 14:12). And for those whose doctrine is this power and works passed away with Jesus and then the Apostles have a terribly flawed and failed doctrine. How can you explain or deny it is being done today throughout the world? Only religion denies it – having the form of godliness but NO POWER.
In closing, YOU/WE control God’s ability to do anything in our life through our words. As Proverbs 18:21 explicitly says, “death and life are in the power of YOUR tongue.” Not God’s tongue. God tells US go speak to the mountain, the issue, the problem, the obstacle, the impediment, the sickness, the disease, the financial struggle, the failing marriage, the wayward child, etc., in Mark 11:23 – not to Him. As a Believer, He’s given US the power. Asking Him to do what He’s already done and given to you, through Jesus Christ, will result in an unanswered prayer. YOU/WE control the ability of God’s Word to successfully work in our lives.
Blessings to your family and you in the all powerful and matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Larry