As we go through the Book of Acts, we see the power of the King of Heaven move on behalf of His Ambassadors as they go froth on the mission of revealing the King and the Kingdom of Heaven. We watch the King (God Himself) delivering and backing up His ambassadors by His own power that He gave them. Time after time we see the supernatural ability of an entirely different set of rules over the rules (or natural laws) that govern this planet.
As ambassadors from a place (the Kingdom of God) that has laws that are much higher than natural laws, we have the ability to function in a much higher realm than natural men.
In Acts 12:5-11 (Amplified) we see that Peter was locked in prison for the work he was doing for the Lord. He was chained and locked between two guards when God moved on his behalf supernaturally and set him free. In Acts 16:16-26 (Amplified) Paul and Silas were jailed for casting out a demon. While in jail, they began to sing and praise God (called upon their embassy through prayer and praise). As they sang, God sent and earthquake and broke down the jail and freed them.
God told Paul in Acts 20:9-12 (Amplified) to "not be afraid because He (God) had many people there and that God Himself would be with them." In Acts 20:29-32 (Amplified) Paul told the people, "Don't be afraid of those who would oppose the Word." verse 32 (Amplified) "And now (brethren), I commit you to God (I deposit you in His charge, entrusting you to His protection and care) and I commend you to the Word of His grace (to the commandments, counsels and promises of His unmerited favor). It is able to build you up and to give you (your rightful) inheritance among all God's set-apart ones (those consecrated, purified and transformed of Soul)."
We find Paul in Acts 28:1-5 (Amplified) after the shipwreck, building a fire when a poisonous snake bit bit him and hung onto his hand. Paul (who was walking in Kingdom authority) simply shook the snake into the fire and kept on about his task of building a fire.
In Acts 9:32-35 (Amplified) Peter healed a man who suffered from Palsy for eight years. Also, in Acts 9:36-42 (Amplified) Dorcas was raised from the dead.
These are all acts of men who walked in Kingdom authority and weren't held to simply natural laws. When we as ambassadors from and for the Kingdom of God are representing Him, He is faithful to use Kingdom authority to deliver and honor us.
Natural men don't lay hands on sick people and have them get well. In Mark 16:15-20 (Amplified) this command was given to Jesus' disciples, but verse 17 says if we believe what they say (becoming ambassadors as well), then these signs would follow us."God (through the Holy Spirit) went with them, and confirmed 'His Word' by attesting signs (Kingdom authority)."
Everything that the Father told us to do, has to be done by His authority on behalf of His Kingdom. even prayer is a divine accomplishment. Only those who believe in Jesus have access to the Father.
Every ambassador from any country has the backing (or at least should have) of full power of the government that they represent. When it comes to our Heavenly government bringing all of it's power to hear our opposition, we need not worry.
Our's has been a lack of teaching (or not hearing) what our Heavenly Government is willing to do on our behalf. We have been willing to allow the earthly laws to govern our heavenly authority. As long as we play by earthly laws, we will never walk in the supernatural laws that govern our lives. We are called to walk naturally supernatural. We are in this world, but we are not of it. That means that there are different and higher laws that govern our lives than natural men do not have at their disposal.
We need to understand who we are instead of who we were. Jesus didn't leave us as we were, nor did He abandon us until we get to heaven.
Air Force One is just another plane until the President comes on board. When he boards any plane, it becomes Air Force One because he's on board. Wherever the Spirit of God is resident, it becomes the Kingdom of God. Jesus said that "the Kingdom is in you."
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