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Rhapsody of Realities
Our Authority In Christ - Tuesday May
13th, 2014 - Pastor Chris
But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you...
(Acts 1:8).
Though Satan is the architect of all evil
and wickedness, not all sickness that
people suffer from are directly from
the devil. Jesus never gave us the
impression that all sicknesses and
diseases were directly connected with
Satan. Of course, he has a remote
connection with them because he was
the cause of sin in the very beginning.
Romans 5:12 says, "Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world,
and death by sin; and so death passed
upon all men, for that all have sinned."
Sickness is incipient death; so once sin
came into the world, sickness followed
too.
One may then ask, "If Satan has
something to do with sicknesses and
diseases, directly or remotely, how
come doctors are able to treat and
cure some sicknesses and diseases?"
Well, Satan isn't omnipotent. He
doesn't have all power and he can't
control all of nature. Therefore, no
matter what he does, the natural man
(let alone the Christian), still has some
power and authority; and he can
exercise that authority against Satan.
For example, the Bible tells us about a
man who was demon-possessed in
Gadara. He had a legion of devils, and
as Jesus came by, he ran towards Jesus
and worshipped Him (Mark 5:6-7).
Even though he had the devils in him,
they couldn't restrain him from
running towards Jesus. The devils
didn't make him go to Jesus; he went
of his own will, showing us that the
devils didn't have absolute control
over him; otherwise, they'd have
prevented him from going to Jesus.
No matter what Satan does, you have
the power and influence to undo
whatever he's done. Human beings
were created to be higher than angels,
and consider that demons are fallen
angels. When God created man, He
granted him power over satanic forces.
However, because man fell in the
Garden of Eden, he lost his authority.
Jesus Christ has come to give us
authority in His Name, so that what we
couldn't have done by our human
ability, we can now do in His Name.
Thank God for giving the doctors the
ability to treat some sicknesses and
diseases, but where they fail, we
demonstrate the power of Christ, and
work miracles.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, thank you for your mighty
power that's at work in me to heal the
sick and do the miraculous. I
acknowledge, and take advantage of
my authority in Christ to rule and reign
as a king in life. Thank you for making
me a success, and a champion, in Jesus'
Name. Amen.
Further Study: Luke 10:19; Luke 9:1
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: John
6:25-59, 1 Kings 10-11
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: 1Corinthians
8:1-13, Proverbs 9
Source: http://rhapsodyofrealities.org