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Tuesday, August
19, 2008
Step Aside
John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be
troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (2) In my Father's house
are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may
be also. (KJV)
The Lord begins this chapter encouraging
the believers not to be troubled but to continue believing. You can expect
opposition as you take your place in the body of Christ, because the more
grounded you become in the Lord the more of a threat you become to the
enemy. You have a place prepared and ready for you to take up residence in,
but there is a spiritual enemy who will do all he can to detour you and try
and keep you in this fallen realm. Only the truth will set you free and
allow you to carry out your heavenly calling so that you can be a true
resident of the kingdom of God in Christ.
Ephesians 3:9-12 And to make all men see
what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the
world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (10) To
the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places
might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, (11) According to
the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: (12) In
whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (KJV)
Our fellowship with God, our citizenship
with Him is described as a mystery, something hidden to the carnal man but
readily revealed to those in Christ. There are principalities in the
heavenly realm, like with a football team the defense is stacked up at the
goal line trying to deny you access to it. This principality, or as it is
described the prince of the power of the air, the devil and his angels will
do all they can to try to talk you out of your inheritance and your
rightful place in the body of Christ by attempting to deny you access to
His kingdom. But to those that are in Christ and have His spirit bearing
witness to their spirit, they will know the truth and boldly confidently
access His kingdom by letting these principalities know who they are in
Christ, and that these principalities need to step aside because they are
going in. The only way one can know all the spiritual blessings they have
been blessed with is by entering into the kingdom of God and staying seated
with Christ to hear His doctrine of love and liberty in Him.
Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the whole armour
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 armour of
God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,
to stand. (KJV)
There is spiritual armor available to
ward off spiritual resistance, so the more you keep the shield of faith up
and operational the less likely you will be hit in the vitals with a fiery
dart from the wicked one. Do know that there will be opposition to those
that take up residency in their heavenly place, and that there are
principalities and powers that will do all they can to pull you back into
the realm of the flesh.
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that
neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is
in Christ Jesus our Lord. (KJV)
Strong’s definition for ‘persuaded’:
3982
peitho (pi'-tho); a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or
false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means);
reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by
inward certainty):
KJV-- agree, assure, believe, have
confidence, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Are you of the persuasion that nothing or
no one is going to separate you from the love of God which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord? That no one or no being is going to keep you from accessing
your heavenly reward? Those that know their rights and authority in Christ
will continue in the faith grounded and settled and not allow themselves to
be moved away or evicted from their heavenly place in Christ, but rather they
will let the enemy know it is time to step aside as they go forward, and
don’t let the door hit you on my way in.
Luke 4:6-8 And the devil said unto him,
All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is
delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. (7) If thou
therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. (8) And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (KJV)
Jesus of Nazareth knew who He was in
Christ and how to access the kingdom of God despite opposition from
principalities in heavenly places. In fact He knew that God promised His
people that they would be the head and not the tail, so He put the devil in
his place by walking past him and leaving him behind. When you encounter
persecution or obstacles the devil tries to put in your path, will you be
as quick to respond in the Spirit and put him in his place as well, that
being a fallen one, or will you get caught up in petty wrestling matches in
the affairs of this life? The more you stay seated in the heavenly realm in
Christ, hearing His message, the more you will continue to move forward in
your walk with Him and not let anyone tell you different. The Lord has
prepared a place for you in His kingdom, now put the distractions behind
you and obtain what is rightfully yours.
Revelation 12:10-11 And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. (11)
And 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. (KJV)
The enemy is like a little tattle tale,
slinging mud at the believers to see if it will stick. Those that know
their rights and authority in Christ will be blameless, without spot before
Him. Once you have been cleansed by the washing of the water by the word of
God it is imperative that you keep clean so that the mud does not stick.
While accessing your place in the heavenly realm, do know there will be
opposition, but do keep the persuasion and the mindset that nothing will
come before your love for God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord who is
seated at the right hand of the Father in the heavenly realm with a place
for you right next to Him.
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