And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
ACTS 19:15-16 (KJV)
ACTS 19:15-16 (KJV)
I plead with you in the name of Jesus, especially those of you who are baptized, to awaken to the fact that you have power, if God is with you; but there must be resemblance between you and Jesus.
You can have a good reputation In your church, you can say all the right words, you can even know all the right phrases and all the right answer, and still be powerless! powerlessness is the result of your not having the "resemblance of Jesus" in your spirit. The resemblance of Jesus, or christlikeness, comes through a surrendered life, and it is Christ likeness that brings power in the spirit realm. "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7KJV).
When you take authority over the Devil in any situation, what counts is what the Devil sees. If he only sees unsubmitted you, like the seven sons of Sceva, you're in trouble! But if he sees Jesus, he must flee.
The more you yield and are surrendered, the more you are possessed and control by the Holy Spirit, the more you become like Christ, and the more authority Jesus can exert through you in spiritual realm. The operating principle is:
Obedience brings possession.
Possession brings Christ likeness
Christ likeness brings power.
This is the secret of Christ. He said,
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I Judge; and My judgement is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
(John5:30).
You can have a good reputation In your church, you can say all the right words, you can even know all the right phrases and all the right answer, and still be powerless! powerlessness is the result of your not having the "resemblance of Jesus" in your spirit. The resemblance of Jesus, or christlikeness, comes through a surrendered life, and it is Christ likeness that brings power in the spirit realm. "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7KJV).
When you take authority over the Devil in any situation, what counts is what the Devil sees. If he only sees unsubmitted you, like the seven sons of Sceva, you're in trouble! But if he sees Jesus, he must flee.
The more you yield and are surrendered, the more you are possessed and control by the Holy Spirit, the more you become like Christ, and the more authority Jesus can exert through you in spiritual realm. The operating principle is:
Obedience brings possession.
Possession brings Christ likeness
Christ likeness brings power.
This is the secret of Christ. He said,
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I Judge; and My judgement is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
(John5:30).
Jesus was totally yield and obedient to the Father, and therefore "God does not give the Spirit by measure [to Him]" (John 3:34). God Spirit was upon Him without limit, and so He moved in unlimited power. Jesus showed us by His example the way to walk in power.
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