Power here deals with the exercise of authority.
Let's read Ephesians 6:10 - 18KJV
10 finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Let's read Ephesians 6:10 - 18KJV
10 finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Your
adversaries are not human being, your adversary is not your
uncle, and it’s not your next door neighbor.
You may have issue with them but God is
saying, they are really not the problem. The problem is with those spirit beings outlined for us above, For we
wrestle not against...flesh and blood but spiritual principalities... This
means absolutely that they're not human beings... Terrible description, rulers
of darkness. Physics or any scientific book can teach you this. It's spiritual,
beyond science. It's by revelation...The rulers of darkness of this world.
Against spiritual wickedness in the heavenly realms... Amazing. Now, it's not
some of us that are engaged... All of us. You can do something about it if you
know about it. Like electricity, it works whether you know it or not, but,
ignorance can kill you.
You can use
the knowledge to your advantage...Wherefore take unto you the whole armor
The crisis of life may not come to you every day, but it
comes at different times. Not once, but several times in your life. Everyone
has his own evil day. Your crisis may not be the same with another. Do you know
that some people faces crisis and fall?
God doesn't want you to fall, He wants you standing at all
times. God's plan for you is that no matter what happens, you will still be
standing.
Verse 14 tells us about the amour of God.
KJV: Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on
the breastplate of righteousness;
3 John 1-3 KJV:
1 The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
1 The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
2 John 1-13 KJV
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 And this is love that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 And this is love that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Jesus is the truth being described here as one of the armor
of God. Some do not abide in the doctrine they have received. Do you know how
many people have being led astray because of what someone somewhere said? Don't
let that happen to you. Your loins girt about with truth doesn't mean tying
truth around your waist. No! It means walking in the truth of the Word of God.
Righteousness protects you, Walk in it.
The sword of the Spirit is the 'Rhema' of God. God's word in this scripture is not Rhema, its Logos but when it comes out of your spirit, that's Rhema. So, memorizing the Word of God is not enough, it has to come out of your spirit being.
The sword of the Spirit is the 'Rhema' of God. God's word in this scripture is not Rhema, its Logos but when it comes out of your spirit, that's Rhema. So, memorizing the Word of God is not enough, it has to come out of your spirit being.
EPHESIANS
6:18 AMP
Pray at all
times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of]
prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and
perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated
people).
Don't pray
for God to put on the armor for you, God said put it on; that means, it's your
job to put the armor on. If you do so, you will be able to stand in the evil
day. You'll be able to withstand whatever the devil throws. These signs shall
follow His believing ones. Jesus has given us authorities... If you are not
exercising your authority, you don't have power.
MARK 5:1- 14KJV
1 and they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the
Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the
tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, what is thy name? And he answered, saying, my name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand ;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, what is thy name? And he answered, saying, my name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand ;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
This man had an evil spirit in him but no one could see the
evil spirit. They couldn't even tell what the problem was. You can't find evil
spirit in the laboratory or hospital equipment. It's only the Word that reveals
it.
The demon didn't come out of the man when Jesus asked him to
come out; instead, the man engaged Jesus in a dialogue. The man said, he was
legion. Now legion according to Bible scholars is about 6,000-30,000 unclean
spirits. Amazing! Usually, one demon possess a man and gives way for others to
come in.
LUKE 8:1-2KJV
1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
A man can have demons in him and not be possessed of that
demon. The man we read about in Gadara was possessed by the demon but not
necessarily the same with Mary here. Unforgiveness is a spirit, same with
hatred, malice, fear and gluttony. A glutton eats when he is angry to calm down
and eats when he is happy in celebration. They just keep eating.
There are different kinds of Spirit's that come to attack
people. That's why someone can be sick and the medication that works for others
can't just work for that individual. So what do you do? Cast out those demons.
Exercise your God given authority.
Affirmation means claiming your right in the Word of God. We
call it confessions. Real prayer for the Christian is Affirmation. You affirm
who you are in Christ and accept no failure. Try it throughout this month and
you will be amazed how glorious your life will be.
AFFIRMATION (CONFESSION)
Declare 'Greater is He that is me, than he that is in the
Word. I am the seed of Abraham and the world belongs to me. I walk in the path
of righteousness and there's no death on my path. I refuse to allow sickness in
my body. My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost and No sickness is allowed.'
Affirm that all things are yours.
Say it and
walk in the light of it... and be bold about it. It's in your mouth.
In the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ... I declare... All things are mine...
Don't beg...
What are you going to be saying...?
I've got wealth
untold, boy!
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