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The title of today’s episode is: A Solid Foundation Of Authority

When Jesus walked this earth, once he started his ministry, he walked with power and authority. When he was baptized by John and the spirit ascended like a dove and they heard God speak, that is when Jesus was given His authority.

Matt 3:16-17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

There is a Jewish custom, that when the son is believed to be mature enough to make good decisions, his father will stand before their congregation. He will tell the people that the son now has authority to speak for the father. This is what happened on the day that Jesus was baptized. (God gave him his authority) He then started his ministry. We receive the power of God when we get the Holy Ghost. We will gain authority as we learn to walk by faith.

 The first miracle that Jesus ever did was turn water to wine at a wedding. Before Jesus ascended into heaven he told the disciples, now ye are the body. We are the broken body of Christ. He told them to go to Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the father. (In other words, wait for their authority and power to be witnesses to the world.) This was when they were empowered to carry out the great commission, to win souls.

 Acts 1:4-5 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

For the sake of time I am going to skip to Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

He said we would receive power. God’s power (the Holy Ghost) lives within us. When we become born again, we receive the Holy Ghost. When this happens, we now have power and authority.

Adam was given dominion over all the earth. Then through sin that authority was taken from him. Satan deceived him out of his authority. Jesus died to save us from the sin curse in every way. This included restoring the authority to his body of believers.

This is why I keep telling you to watch what you say, there is power in your words. Granted, most of us are not walking in all the authority that the Holy Ghost gives us. But God is raising up his body to walk in the authority and power of His Spirit.

I love how the Bible works together like a big puzzle. The more understanding we get the more we can see the big picture of God and his amazing love for mankind.  Wine in the word represents the Holy Ghost. He told them to go and wait for the promise of the father. The Holy Ghost is sometimes referred to as new wine.

The first miracle of his ministry was to turn water into wine. Follow me now, up to this point the disciples had been baptized with water. John preached repent and be baptized. Now God sent them to tarry until they received the power that Jesus carried while he was on earth. They collectively were the body of Christ. Their obedience of repent and be baptized made them candidates to receive his spirit on the day of Pentecost. God turned their water into new wine.

Our entire journey is about learning to walk in the authority that God gave to his body. God is no respecter of persons. He loves all his children the same, and want to give us good gifts. But he like the Jewish father is waiting for us to grow up. Too much authority given to someone that is not ready to handle it, will cause greater harm than it does good.

I fully believe, we have been living beneath our privileges as children of the most high God. Most churches say that miracles have ceased. The things that the disciples did in the bible were for that time to further the gospel. What if along the way, we stopped believing? What if we lack the faith to see these things take place? Ministers make light of miracles, because God didn’t use them to perform any of them. Because these men didn’t walk in the authority that God gave them and it became habit.

For those of you that are over fifty, think about how church was when you were a child. Has it changed compared to today? When I was a little girl, I travelled with my grandparents all over the east coast of the US. I have seen deaf ears opened, broken bones healed. I have seen large gashes grow together after a group of people prayed. I watched a woman walk into church each night for a week. She was bowed at the waist. She could not stand straight because of a back trauma. She had been that way for several years. One night, after preaching, my grandpa felt God leading him to pray for her. He asked her if she believed that was her night to receive her miracle. He said yes. He prayed for her along with the congregation, God moved and I watched that woman walk back and forth across the front of the altar. Each trip she made she walked a little straighter until she was standing fully upright.  I know God’s power is real. I know that we as a body of believers have not seen anything yet.

I have longed for the days of miracles, signs and wonders. When my dad was a child, he witness a dead woman being brought back to life. He has seen many miracles traveling with his parents. God will give us the power and authority if we seek him. But we have to be willing to yield to him.

Kathyrn Kullman said that walking in authority and power will cost you something, it will cost you everything. We have to surrender all to Jesus. God didn’t lose the ability to bind up people’s wounds and healing their brokenness. We can believe that he will keep our soul from hell. But can’t believe that he has the power to heal.  He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Before you start questioning what I am saying, there are times that God doesn’t heal. We all come to a point in life where we are at the end of our journey. God gives us the ultimate healing at that point. He reaches down and closes our eyes in death and we are at peace, safely in his arms.

While we have life left to live, it is not his will that we do it living beneath our privilege. We just need to learn how to surrender to the Spirit of God within us and allow him to give us the miracles that we wish to see.

We walk by faith and not by sight. We speak things that are not as though they were already in front of us. This is what it means to be a believer. We do not give up, but expect God to do what he has promised.

I know that was a lot to pack into ten minutes. I hope my points were clear. If you have any questions, email me at: angela@godfocus.net. Pray about what I have said, ask God to know him in a deeper way. He will not withhold any good thing from those that love him. Those that wish to walk into the deeper things of God.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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