Hi dear fiend,
Introducing you to my friend and co-worker in the Lord, Kenneth Justin, Chennai. Please do visit his website and be blessed. www.holyspiritrevolution.com
We have made Jesus an add-on to our “eat, earn, sleep” lifestyle. Jesus didn’t die to be an add-on to your life, He didn’t bleed to death to purchase a ticket to heaven for you, He died to make you a New Creation who will be part of God’s World-changing Plan. The Christian life is more than a Sunday visit to Church and a daily devotional time. Dive in…
The Forgotten Mandate:
Mandate – an official order or authorized command to do something.
Every Christian is commanded to be a Light to this dark world. We have been given a Mandate to change the world. Politicians or Celebrities don’t have the authority to Change the World, We have but we are not exercising it. It’s not just about filling our Churches with people; it is about changing the World. It is about being the Light so that darkness is nowhere to find, It is about being the Salt so that the Earth is a tasty place to live in. Are we following this Mandate or Are we playing Church every Sunday?? Are you putting the responsibility on Church Leaders and Pastors to live a normal life while God’s Mandate is applicable for every Christian???
Jesus’ shocking Statement:
When the Jaws of the disciples dropped on the floor seeing Jesus kill a fig tree with a command, Jesus interrupted their Wondering state with one of the Shocking Statements in History:”Guys, bring your Jaws to position. It’s easy, you can do it too. Not only Killing trees, you can even kick that mountain into the sea. Trust me…”Just Believe, Just Speak, Don’t Doubt and it will be done”. Tell the mountain to move into the sea in faith without doubting, the mountain will obey you”. What??? Don’t give me that stare, Jesus said it not me. Let’s look at the verses in the Bible:
I tell you the truth, “you can” say (You say not you pray) to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. Mark 11:23(NLT) (Emphasis Mine)
Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also “you can” say to this mountain(Everyone knows God can but Jesus is saying: YOU CAN), ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. Matthew 21:20(NIV) (Emphasis Mine)
Jesus clearly said that “we can do it” and not that “we will pray and He will do it”. Jesus asked us to talk to the Mountain and not to talk to Him about the Mountain. Jesus is declaring clearly:”If you want to Move Mountains, you do it”. The Church at large has this bad practice of putting all the responsibility on God in the name of prayer but Jesus said that the responsibility is on our shoulders.
Moving Mountains doesn’t just mean Moving Mountains, it means to change stuffs in the country, expel darkness in the city, drive out demons, heal sicknesses and stop plagues, prevent natural calamities, etc. What??? How can we do all this??? Jesus said we can; check back if you want to because He was pretty blunt. The “How to” of Moving Mountains and Killing Fig trees is clear in the above verses. Just Believe, Just Speak, Don’t Doubt and it will be done…It is our responsibility. Remember, Jesus rebuking His disciples for not calming the storm. Hello????…I believe Peter had connected all dots when he encountered the lame man in the Beautiful gate because He said “Rise up and walk in Jesus’ Name” and not “Father, Heal this fellow..In Jesus’ name I pray”. Peter took the responsibility for healing the sick and didn’t throw it on God like many Christians, who do it to look nice. Peter got it, did you???
Authority to Change the World:
Jesus declared:
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go. Matthew 28:18, 19(NIV)
Jesus said “All Authority in Heaven and Earth” was given to Him and not “Half or Limited” Authority. He transferred the “All Authority in Heaven and earth” to the Church because He said “Therefore Go” meaning “I’m giving what I have got, you go with My Authority”. As Christians we are in Christ, Christ is in us and we are one with Christ so we have everything Christ has. We have “All Authority in Heaven and Earth”.
If you’re driving on the road and a policeman stops you, you will stop. Why?? Because He has Authority. He will ask you to get down and you will. Why?? Because He has Authority. Similarly, we Christians have Authority to stop the devil’s works. We have authority to stop corruption, stop prostitution, stop sickness and everything that is illegal according to God’s perfect plan. Every verse in the Bible that talks about the devil and darkness in combat with Christians doesn’t ask us to pray to God to deal with the devil. We have been asked to deal with the devil. We have to stop the devil’s works and not beg God to do it. (Check your Bibles!!!)
We must be operating as Spiritual Cops, stopping the works of darkness at every turn. We cry out:”God do this, do that. Change this, change that”, He is crying back:”Guys, you do it. I have given you My authority. Use it”. Prayer has a place but most of what we are asking God to do is our responsibility. We have authority and unless we exercise it, nothing will be done in many areas.
Use your Authority:
Once, a girl I know told me that her Father hit her mom, took all the money in the house and left them. The whole family was in tears. I didn’t fast and pray, I just made a declaration:”The Father will return home and not only that, he will apologize to his wife. This will happen in Jesus’ name. Devil, take your hands off him”. The Father returned and apologized in the same way I declared. I have seen sicknesses leave, demons flee, situations change, troubles disappear when I used my authority in Christ. Every time the devil pops up his head under my sight, I bang him with a hammer saying:”Get out devil”!!!
One Man of God stated that He commanded that the Wine shop in his area must be removed as it was causing a lot of trouble for the people in his neighborhood and it was removed. If wine shops can be removed, why not other issues in our society???
You, I and Every Christian on planet earth have “All Authority in Heaven and Earth”. We must not go with the flow of life, we must change the flow. We must not watch the world sink into darkness; we must change the world because we have Authority. We must not ask God to Change everything, we must use our Authority to birth changes everywhere we go. We are seated on the throne with Christ to make this world a better place. Speak to your problems, Speak to sicknesses, Speak to demons, Speak to the works of darkness, Speak against every social evil…Just Believe, Just Speak, Don’t Doubt and it will be done. Command in Jesus’ Name and it will be done. We can change our cities because we have Authority over everything. The Name of Jesus is not a nice ending to our prayers, there is power in the name of Jesus to turn things upside down.
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the “name that is above every name”, that at the name of Jesus “every” knee should bow (Every knee means EVERY KNEE), in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Philippians 2:9, 10(NIV) (Emphasis Mine)
The first step to walk in authority is taking responsibility and believing that you have authority over all things, then stepping out and commanding stuffs to happen. Mountains will move, Fig trees will die, and the Impossible will become possible because Jesus said so…You have a Mandate to change the world. Be the Light of this dark world. Stop blaming God, Stop blaming the devil and take responsibility. Use your Authority.
