GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK! (Part
I)
Friend of mine, no matter how long
you have known God, or how well you have known God, or how great you conceive
Him to be, GOD IS SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER THAN YOU THINK!
According to the Apostle Paul, OUR
GOD “is able to do EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us.” (Ephesians 3:20, NKJV) That’s actually ALL we need to know about God’s supernatural capabilities and the power THAT we possess IN HIM!
One intriguing aspect of God’s power is the simple fact that GOD
KNOWS and GOD PLANS our ENDING from the BEGINNING. Through the Prophet Jeremiah, our God
declares “I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT I HAVE TOWARD YOU, THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND NOT
OF EVIL, TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Isn’t that absolutely amazing? Isn’t it both awe-inspiring and comforting to
know that GOD makes plans and set purposes for us long before our conception
and birth? God affirms this fact through
His Prophet: “Before I formed you in the womb I KNEW YOU; before you were born
I SANCTIFIED YOU [I set you apart].” (Jeremiah 1:5)
Why is this so significant? Well, the Word declares that we have an
adversary, Satan, a.k.a. the devil. So we
must diligently “guard our hearts” against “his devices.” (Philippians 4:7 and II Corinthians
2:11) Now hear this! Allowing satanic impressions to fester and
grow in our minds is typically the result of two things: lacking knowledge of (and faith in) God’s
Word.
Allow me to illustrate. As Moses describes Satan in the biblical book
of Genesis, he strolls into the Garden of Eden as a SLENDER SERPENT. When the Apostle Paul characterizes him
(millennia later), Satan is now like a ROARING LION, seeking whom he may
devour. Indeed, he seems to be greatly growing
and developing – all the way from the guise of a slender serpent to the
appearance of a roaring lion! By the
time the Apostle John gains a glimpse of him (in the biblical book of
Revelation), Satan is portrayed as a GREAT DRAGON!
Consider that for a moment. If Satan is growing and gaining in strength
and power, somebody must be FEEDING HIM! I’ll let you in on the menu of his satanic
buffet. Satan is sustained, satisfied, nurtured
and nourished by FEAR. Listen with your
spirit! FEAR is not only the polar
opposite of FAITH; in its own twisted and distorted way, FEAR WORKS EQUALLY AND
EFFECTIVELY AS FAITH! How so? Because FEAR
is A CREATIVE FORCE that CULTIVATES and GROWS a HARVEST of DOUBT and UNBELIEF. This principle is so important that it must
be repeated. FEAR WORKS EQUALLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS FAITH because FEAR is a
CREATIVE FORCE that CULTIVATES AND GROWS A HARVEST OF DOUBT AND UNBELIEF!
Although that could be our current
situation, here is our solution. “GOD
has not given us the SPIRIT OF FEAR, but of POWER and of LOVE and of a SOUND
MIND.” (II Timothy 1:7) Remember this:
“GOD IS LOVE.” (I John 4:16) So when we rest and reside in GOD, that is, INSIDE
HIS LOVE, there is no space or place for fear.
According to the Apostle John, “There is no fear in love; but perfect
love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.” (I John 4:18) God’s bottom-line favors us. For the believer’s heritage is lasting freedom
from doubt and anxiety. No chronic worries! FREEDOM FROM FEAR! WOW!
So here’s the question. WHY, then, are we so afraid? Here’s another question. WHAT are we so afraid of? KINGDOM NEWS FLASH: SATAN IS ALREADY
DEFEATED! As a matter of fact, through
the spiritual authority that you now
possess as a disciple of The Risen
Christ and a citizen of the
Kingdom of God, Satan is already “under
your feet.” (Romans 16:20) Tell
that devilish critter to take a thousand seats and talk to the shoe leather on the soles
of your feet! He is already doomed,
damned, destroyed, cursed and cast out.
And GREATER IS HE that is in YOU
than he that is in the world! (I John 4:4)
Positionally speaking, we are IN
CHRIST. Therefore, we are in full
possession and command of THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM. Jesus
Christ who cannot lie, JESUS CHRIST who is ‘THE TRUTH,” declares unto
us: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound
in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven.”
(John 14:6 and Matthew 16:19)
Believer, you already have your KINGDOM KEYS. USE THEM!
Stay tuned…more to come tomorrow!
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