John 1:16-17 (Amplified) says, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share and were all supplied with, one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and favor upon favor and even Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth came through Jesus Christ."
We have authority in His Name and faith in His Name, over sickness, disease, poverty, unclean spirit and over satan himself. This doesn't mean we can stop the work of the enemy over every other person in the Church or the world, but we can exercise authority in our own lives and our own region. Jesus didn't stop all the storms on earth, but only the one that was threatening Him and His disciples, at the time.
Jesus healed multitudes who came to Him, but He didn't stop all sickness and disease happening throughout the earth. Jesus was only One Man, in the midst of the whole earth and He could only do what needed done, in the realm of One Man. The Holy Spirit has now been poured out over all the earth and He has become the Indwelling Presence in all who are born-again. We can cover much more territory than Jesus did, when He the Only Spirit-Filled Man on earth. We are Christ's Body and we have authority using His Name, in a much greater realm than Jesus did as only One Man.
The enemy tries to divide us by denominations and countries, in order to stop the collective Power of Jesus' Name and Spirit from coming together in His authority. If we allow satan to keep the Body of Christ separated and divided, then he will confine to smaller venues and work against the Kingdom. This is why it's so important for us to, "Come to the unity of the faith." Jesus said that, "A house divided cannot stand."
Unity in Love and Truth will bring God's will into a much larger territory simultaneously. Someone in China can pray for America and unite with us in faith, Love and power, without ever having been here. This is the one thing satan fears most of all. I've been asking believers in all countries to pray for America in her time of need and I (along with many other believers) am praying for your country.
We witness in the Gospels, how Jesus prayed and spoke over things and people who weren't directly in front of Him. This Spiritual Principle is still True for us today, through the Holy Spirit. We need to understand that the Holy Spirit isn't just present in One Man any longer, but is alive and living in millions throughout the world. Just like He was the Father in Jesus, He is now the Father in us. Jesus said, "It's the Father in Me Who does the works." He's doing the same in us, today.
The same awakening that's happening in America, is happening in other countries. There will be many who will accept the call to Go Forth in the boldness and Power of the Holy Spirit, so the world will see His Glory unfold before their eyes. We've reached the foretold time of the awakening and revealing of God's Glory. The time of the Lord's return is at hand.
There have been generals and teachers working in the Church for centuries, who've been teaching and training an army of believers, like in the days of old. It took Abraham to reveal God's Grace and it took Moses, to reveal God's Power to deliver. It took Joshua and Caleb to reveal God's Promise to the people and it took John the Baptist to reveal Jesus' coming. Now, it will take this generation to reveal and proclaim His entry as King of King and Lord of Lord to the earth.
Many believe that it's too late to see God's Glory, like seen in the days of old, but this isn't true. God will show Himself even greater than before, in these last days. The world and the media say, "We're all doomed and left without," but God's Word and His Promise say that we're entering into the most exciting time the world has ever seen. We cannot allow the world and the media to discourage us with their evil reports. We can't allow them to make our faith falter, like those in the Wilderness who listened to the evil reports, instead of Joshua and Caleb's reports and died in the Wilderness. God's Promise of Rest is still available to us today, even though previous generations refused to mix the Promise and the Word with faith. Hebrews 4:6-9 (Amplified) says, "Seeing then that the Promise remains over from past times, for some to enter that rest, and that those who formerly were given the Good News about it and the opportunity failed to appropriate it and did not enter because of disobedience Again He sets a definite day (a new today) and gives another opportunity of securing that rest, saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His Voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts This mention of a rest was not a reference to their entering into Canaan. For if Joshua had given them rest, He (God) would not speak afterward about another day. So then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-Rest reserved for the true people of God." This "Rest," is going in His Might and Power, to take the Promise by faith in Him.
God never intended for those in the Wilderness to overthrow the giants and armies on their own, but He intended them to trust in Him and go in victory by His Might and Power. God brought down the walls of Jericho and turned the armies over. The people were only required to rest in Him and go forth, just like we're required to do. Jesus stated, "It's not Me but the Father in Me Who does the works." This same Father is now in us and expects us to rest in Him and GO. He will do the work, when we rest. This is Grace and Truth, through Jesus Christ and His fullness.
In Joshua 1:6-8 (Amplified), God instructed Joshua, saying, "Be strong and confident and of good courage, for you shall cause this people to inherit the Land which I swore to give them. Only you be strong and courageous that you may do according t all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you." Today, it's the Truth of our new covenant through Jesus, in Grace and Truth. God continues in Verses 8-9, "Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law (Word of God) shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Isn't this what Jesus told us also? Jesus said in Luke 10:19 (Amplified), "I will never leave you or forsake you, but I will be with you always to the end of the world. Do not let your heart be troubled. Peace I give you, Behold, I have give you authority and Power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and physical and mental strength and ability over all the power that the enemy possesses, and nothing shall in any way harm you."
Don't look at the giants, but look at Jesus and the Father, so you will never be a grasshopper, like the spies saw themselves in Numbers 13:33 (Amplified) where the spies said, "There we saw the Nephilim (giants), the sons of Anak, who came from the Giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
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