We Don't Have Any Authority?

Hello everyone,

What I’m going to share with you today is most likely not going to new to many people, but it is important that these things are shared for the edification of the soul.

Recently, I’ve been writing on how we should understand our authority in Christ. I also wrote on how we need to understand our source of authority, but let me take a closer look at this.

Based on my write-ups, we now know that we have the authority of Christ and it is His authority we make use of, but we need to know that we are not who many of us think we are, let me explain. To understand how we gained access to the power and authority of Jesus Christ, we must, first of all, know that God did not give us the authority of Jesus, God gave no one else order than Jesus the authority over heaven, earth and under the earth. So the question now is how then did we gain access to this authority? We didn’t and we never did gain access to the authority Jesus has now.

Jesus while here on earth represented both God and Man, He was fully God and fully Man. As God raised Him up and gave all authority to Him, it wasn’t the God part of Jesus that was referred to, but the Man part because God is God, He can’t raise Himself higher than He is. So, why would Jesus have all authority in heaven, earth and under the earth where God is, does it mean God doesn’t have authority over these things anymore?

The answer to that question is that as God raised Jesus from the grave, Jesus and God bonded as one. Jesus earlier while on earth said He and His Father are one, He is in the Father and His Father is in Him [ref. John 14:10]. Jesus bonded with His Father completely, and this is what happened to us.

The Bible says in Ephesians 4:4-6 that there is one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. The moment you become born again, you become part of Jesus, and being part of Jesus would imply you having access to His authority.

So, in the area of the body in which you belong to, you exercise the authority given to Christ in that area (I really do hope I’m not getting you all confused). We ceased to exist the moment we became born again, which is why Colossians 3:4 talks of Christ being our life. There is only one God and one authority which is not shared with anyone. Just as the hand or the eyes are part of Christ, so are we part of Christ. We are not a separate entity from Christ. As Christ is, so are we, whatever victory Jesus has is what we have exactly [ref. 1 John 4:17].

Becoming born again is deeper than you think, and I’ll have to continue this tomorrow.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)