Many things have been said about "who" and "what," we are as Christians. Some are Truth and some are foolishness. Many believers try to fulfill the Law of Moses and walk under the Ten Commandments, while others have misunderstand what Grace is, believing they can live any way they wish and be okay with God.
Paul instructed Timothy in 2Tim.2:15(Amp), "Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved, tested by trial, a workman who has no cause to be ashamed; correctly analyzing and accurately dividing (rightly handling and skillfully teaching teaching the Word of Truth)."
In order to "rightly and accurately divide the Word of Truth," we must understand the change our covenant under Grace and the old covenant under The Law, Jesus brought about after His Resurrection. Many under Grace still see themselves as under The Law. They still expect our Heavenly Father to deal with them as He did with those under the first covenant. Instead of leaning on Jesus for healing, they expect God to put hardship on them, in order to correct and discipline them. We have failed to understand that we're not like those under the Law, but have been made a new creation and are God's family.
Those under the first covenant weren't born-again and were still dead in trespass and sin. We've been made alive and have become one with God, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. God didn't change. He still corrects and disciplines His children, like a loving Father. God didn't change, but He changed us. He disciplines, leads and corrects us through His Word and His Spirit, as new creation children through Jesus. 2Tim.3:16-17(Amp) says, "Every scripture is God-Breathed (given by His Inspiration) and is profitable for instruction, for reproof and for conviction of sin, for correction of error, and for discipline in obedience; and for training in Righteousness, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action. So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work."
If we don't understand the difference between how God deals with us now and how He dealt with those under the Law, then we will be double-minded, having doubt and unbelief concerning His Word. James4:7(Amp) says, "So be subject to God. Resist the devil (stand firm against him), and he will flee from you." If we don't know whether it's God testing us or the devil trying to kill us, then we're not subject to God and are in unbelief. This results in our being complacent and not resisting the devil, because we're unable to rightly divide God's Word of Truth. We might be revving our motors, but we're still stuck in neutral and going nowhere.
If it's God, then we're to be subject to Him, but it's it's the devil, then we're to resist him. If we don't know which it is, then we're not in a position to to anything, other than complain and wonder "why is God doing this?" We're not called to fight the devil, because he is already defeated by Jesus. We're simply called to resist him by God's Word, which is the Sword of the Spirit. When we do this, then satan will flee from us.
In Matt.6:33(Amp), Jesus says that we are called to, "Seek first of all His Kingdom and His Righteousness (His way of doing and being right)." Many are shocked to learn that God has a way of doing and being. What is His way of doing? Many dismiss the Revelation of our speaking to certain things, as "name it and claim it." This though, is God's way of doing and being right. He created everything by Words and Jesus' entire ministry was based on Words. Jesus said, "I only say what I hear My Father say."
Jesus says in Mark11:23(Amp), "Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him." Do you speak to God about the mountain or do you speak to the mountain about God? Do you believe in your heart that it will move or do you believe it cannot move? Do you believe more it what someone has said about "blab it and grab it" or what God's Word says? Are you hearing and believing in God's Word or hearing and believing more in what others say?
Do words really matter? This entire planet and universe is ruled and run, by words. Many have taken no thought about the power of words in this age. Have you noticed how our nation has changed so drastically, in the last few years? It has all come about by words. The changes in our schools, our churches, our believing the Constitution and our history, along with our biological bodies, have been brought about by the replacement of words.
We've replaced everything God ordained for and in America, with our words. The mandates that have no authority, according to our Constitution, have held people in bondage for over three years now. Churches have been forbidden to hold services and proclaim God's Word, by leaders enacting emergency mandates. If the words of the enemy and leaders can change things in our lives and nation so drastically, then can our speaking God's Words change things too? Does it really matter?
We, God's Church, are in spiritual welfare and are instructed to submit ourselves to God's Word and resist the devil; then he will flee from us. It's about time we submit to God and speak the Words He has given us, causing satan to flee.
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