A desire for all the nations of the earth to be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.
Let us Ascend the Hill of the LORD with clean hands and pure hearts together!
Jesus said, “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you” (NASB, Mat. 7:1-2).
Sometimes we can be very critical of others but what if God was to use our own standard of judgment against us? Would we be able to withstand his judgment?
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Pointing out a problem without giving a solution always leads to one or more of the following: discouragement; anger; bitterness; hopelessness; fear; anxiety; helplessness; unworthiness… the list goes on. The thing is, pointing out a person’s problem doesn’t really help them, it just leaves them wanting. With no solution, facing these problems seems daunting and turns into fear and discouragement.
These problems scoff and laugh at us. They blaspheme the armies of the living God as we sit on the sidelines shaking in fear, too afraid to say anything against the insults and blasphemous slander. Just like Goliath, they stand in the way of God’s kingdom, openly opposing its advancement.
David believed in the Solution more than the problem. He didn’t ignore the problem and act like it wasn’t there. He addressed the issue by faith. He knew there was an issue, but he knew his God was bigger than the problem. David when looking out at this giant saw an enemy of God’s people and knew “if God be for us, who can be against us” (from Rom. 8:31). He gave his fear to the Lord instead of fearing this Philistine. He glorified the living God and said, “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
When David looked out he saw a problem, but he did not shrink from it. He glorified God and knew the God who delivered him from the paw of the lion and the bear will deliver this Philistine into his hands. We look at David like he had courage in himself to do this great feat, but we so easily forget that David is a man just like me and you. His courage was not in himself, he just believed in God. It’s very easy to exalt a champion of the Lord’s, and they are champions indeed, but their victory didn’t come from themselves it came from believing in God. As we think about the great cloud of witnesses that went before us, let us be reminded that they accomplished everything through faith in the living God. So, we must be victorious through faith in the living God as well.
“Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:”
Hebrews 11:33-39
“Let the high praises of God be in [the saints] mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have ALL his saints. Praise the LORD.”
(Psalm 149:6-9)
God has given ALL his saints the ability to bind up, cast out, and destroy ALL the works of satan and his minions. There are not certain people who have been “anointed” for a deliverance ministry, it is all of the saints who have this honor. There are not certain anointings for certain things… There is ONE anointing (if we have received him): the Holy Ghost!
One of the craftier lies the enemy has placed within the church is: You are not equipped with everything you need to defeat him. He makes a person believe that they need to chase after an anointing to get the deliverance they need. So a person spends their time running from one person/conference to the next trying to get a breakthrough when the King of breakthrough lives in us.
What we need is to spend time with Jesus, the anointed one, and speak his word. Confession is made unto [breakthrough, deliverance, healing, salvation, etc.]. We don’t need a special anointing to defeat him, we need the Holy Ghost (which is the anointing).
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? bid her [for this reason] that she help me.”
And Jesus answered and said unto her, “Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
(Luke 10:38-42)
Marth was running around and worried about many things, but Mary was just hanging out with Jesus. So, for all of those out there chasing after an anointing, that is only the devil trying to distract you from the ONE thing that is needed (spending time with Jesus), and make you think that you are lacking something so that you can’t defeat him.
This theology of lack is completely contrary to what the Bible teaches. It tells a person that something is missing. That they are still some how incomplete and in need for a special impartation or anointing to get what they need. But it is inconsistent with true biblical doctrine.
“…Do not say in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what does it say? The word is near YOU, even in YOUR mouth, and in YOUR heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if YOU shall confess with YOUR mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in YOUR heart that God has raised him from the dead, YOU shall be saved.”
(from Rom. 10:6-9)
The Bible tells us that our salvation is near us. Even in our very mouth and in our heart. We do not need to chase after an anointed one to receive a breakthrough, but our breakthrough is in us. We just need to declare it! “…with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” [deliverance, breakthrough, healing, etc.] (from Rom. 10:10).
We make a declaration that JESUS IS LORD over that situation! That is also why in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ it says, “They overcame him by the BLOOD of the LAMB, and by the WORD of THEIR TESTIMONY; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (from Rev. 12:11).
What the Bible says is:
So don’t let anyone deceive you! YOU ARE MADE COMPLETE IN CHRIST and GOD HAS GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED to defeat whatever satan throws at you. Keep pressing Child of God! It is our FATHER’S GOOD PLEASURE TO GIVE US THE KINGDOM! Spend time with Jesus and speak his word. Then watch your breakthrough happen before your very eyes. Love you guys and have a blessed day.
A desire for all the nations of the earth to be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. 