March 13, 2014
Day Ten
Chapter 12
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Jesus brought a new dimension of authority and power when He came to earth. Something changed between the Old and New Testaments. We now have Jesus’ name and His blood with which to fight spiritual battles against Satan both personally and for captives being rescued out of his evil kingdom. Jesus said to His followers; Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24)
More importantly, we not only have the privilege, but also the authority of Jesus’ name in our spiritual warfare praying and battling against Satan.
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What Authority
What kind of authority does Jesus’ name include? Colossians 2:9-10 says it well.
For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the Head over all rule and authority.
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Power and authority is ours in the battle of rescuing captives from Satan’s kingdom—in the precious, victorious name and blood of Jesus.
Chapter 13: Mobilize for Action
Matthew 24:14
And this Gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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When will this battling the Prince of Darkness come to an end? Will the whole world forever and ever lie in the power of the wicked one, Satan, as is true now? (1 John 5:19) Is there no hope of getting out of this escalating evil?
Yes, there is definitely is hope. But the final and complete end to all of Satan’s power on planet Earth cannot come until Jesus comes back to rule with righteousness.
This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11)
This will be amazing when Jesus returns. I wonder how it will happen and what the news will say. I have been hearing about this day all of my life. What is Jesus waiting for?
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What is Jesus Waiting For?
Those ruling with Him will include people from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation—so Jesus is waiting for them all to hear about Himself. He is waiting until they hear the good news that He delivers from the kingdom of darkness—--into His glorious.
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Don’t Blame God if Jesus Doesn’t Come
People have been blaming God and laughing at Jesus’ not coming back since the A.D. 2 Peter 3:4 tells us that in the last days mockers will come saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? Ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of Creation.”
God is obviously is waiting but for what? Peter explained in verse 9 why God is waiting to send Jesus back: “The Lord is not slow about His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9, italics added).
So God wants everybody to have a chance to hear of Jesus before He comes back—and as many as possible to be rescued out of Satan’s evil kingdom. God loves them so much that He doesn’t want any of them to perish. And He knows all will perish who don’t believe on Jesus. (See Revelation 20:15).
So Whose Responsibility Is It?
If it’s not Jesus’ or God’s, whose responsibility is it? Ours!
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19 and “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15, Italics added).
EACH ONE REACH ONE
A simple solution to the evil exploding in our faces here at home is “Each One Reach One.” If each one of us would promise God to reach at least one lost person this year—and kept that promise—our homes, neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and nation soon would be swarming with new creations in Jesus—redeemed by His blood, members of His body, with the authority of Jesus’ name, and His blood over the evil around them.
And every people group in the uttermost parts of the earth can be reached if we, with our nostrils flared in victory, would invade Satan’s territory all around the world. We could pray, send, and go with the planer-changing power of Jesus.
This book has been so thought provoking for me. I have so much to think about. I will be spending a few days away and I am sure my thoughts will go towards all that I have read in this book.
I am sorry that I copied so much from the book, but it was all I could do. I wanted you to understand word of word what was being said.
This truly has been an incredible book for my incredibly journey. I honestly want to re-read this book. I think I went through it so quickly. That being said, I think I will change my plans for my last book to read.
I WILL BEGIN POSTING THE LAST BOOK OF EVELYN’S BEGINNING April 8th and continue each Tuesday until I finish this book. The book is called,
Praying God’s Way Proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Answer to Every Human Need. I do not want to rush, I want to enjoy every word.
Blessings to you!
Robin
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