It is such a joy for us to write to you and encourage you in the Word today! This world is most certainly being catapulted into fulfilling Bible prophecy at an accelerated rate this world has never seen before.
These are the days the prophet Isaiah spoke of where, “…darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples,…” And in the very same breath he prophesies, “…but the Lord shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen on you.” (Isaiah 60:2).
Hallelujah! These are the days when the church of Jesus Christ will be so caught up in the glory of the Lord – through their personal knowledge of the Person of the resurrected Lord Jesus – that His glory light is reflected in and through them, unhindered and brilliantly in the midst of the darkness!
Philippians 2:15-16 says, “that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life…”(AMPC).
This is not to say that there is no opposition. In fact, we become such a threat to the kingdom of darkness that the enemy will do his best to distract us from fixing our focus on Jesus – the source and author of the glory within us. But even in this, we are more than equipped to overcome – victoriously – through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit!
In John 16:12 Jesus told His disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” The reason they weren’t ready to hear what Jesus had to say was because they needed the indwelling Holy Spirit to understand and appropriate it. In verse 13-15, Jesus explained how the Holy Spirit will reveal things that are to come, and will take what belongs to Jesus and declare it to them. After Paul was caught up in the 3rd heaven, he received revelation knowledge from the Lord Jesus concerning our true identity in Christ.
In Ephesians 1:17-23, he prayed that every believer would receive the spirit of wisdom and revelation concerning who the resurrected Jesus is, and everything we have inherited because we are in Him. A vital part of that revelation is the truth that the same power that raised Jesus up from the dead – raised us up in Him too. That power seated Jesus at the right hand of the Father, and seated us right with Him!
With that position comes authority over all the works and power of the devil! The devil knew he was in trouble when Paul received this revelation and he wanted to prevent other believers from receiving it too. Which is why he sent someone to harass and distract Paul and prevent him from doing so. In 2 Corinthians 12:8, Paul said he asked God on 3 occasions to deal with the harassment. But the Lord told Paul that He had given him the grace to deal with it himself. God said His grace was sufficient for Paul and His strength was made perfect in Paul’s weakness. The word grace here means supernatural empowerment. It’s the Greek word charis, and it is described as a divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in the life. God reminded Paul that His resurrection power dwelt inside of him, and if he would allow his mind to grasp that truth, faith would rise up from his spirit-man. That faith would cause Paul to stand in his authority over the devil, speak to that evil spirit empowering the harassment, and command it to cease.
If the devil has been trying to harass and prevent you from living in victory in a particular area of your life, then like Paul, begin to renew your mind to who you are in Christ and what is yours because you are in Him. As fearless, bold faith rises inside you, stand in your authority and command the devil to leave! Paul did it, and so can you – because you’ve been empowered by God’s grace to do so!
Don’t ever lose sight of the light of God’s glory that shines brilliantly from within your spirit-man. Nothing you will ever face in this life will have the power to match that resurrection power that’s within you. Keep your attention on Jesus, and never lose your sensitivity to the voice of His Spirit within you. Refuse every attempt of the enemy that seeks to distract you from your place of reigning in life.
The Greater One lives inside of you, so let His glory shine for the whole world to see!
Jenny and I want you to know how much we love and appreciate you, and your generous unwavering support of this vision and assignment He has called us to accomplish together!
Together, in Him, we can do all things well!
Please know that Jenny and I, with our team, pray for you and declare God’s goodness and blessing over you. Our heart is to continually remind you of your true identity in Christ so you can reign in life, through your faith in Him!
Together we will run and finish this race with supernatural strength, overwhelming peace and irrepressible joy!
Much love,
