Dare To Disagree With Your Enemy

Today culminated with one of the most powerful prophetic worship nights we have ever had. Calling it that… it is God speaking to us in the midst of our worship.

The power and presence of God was so humbling and so intense. It is so hard to put it into words, but suffice to say – it was beyond anything we could have thought or imagined.

I want to talk a bit about our authority as believers. Most times in our life, we do not use the authority we’ve been given. We forget that we’re the head and not the tail.

In Luke 10:19 Jesus tells us that we have power. Power over ALL the power of the enemy. So… why do we not use that authority that we’ve been given?

Luk 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Luk 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

I see something kind of interesting in Mark 3. If Satan is divided against himself, he cannot stand. If Satan is divided within your mind which is where most of us give him access… he cannot stand – and I love the ending words of Mark 3:26. “… he cannot stand, but has an end.”

If you are being pursued and overtaken by the enemy, you need to bring something inside that he can’t agree with. If Satan cannot agree with you – it will cause a division and a battle. According to our authority – we have power over all his power.

Satan cannot agree with God’s word. He may be able to agree with man-made doctrine, but he cannot agree with God’s word. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the WORD of our testimony… or HIS word working in us.

Another thing the enemy can’t line up with is true worship – when it’s done in spirit and in truth. When we find ourselves doing more than just singing songs. Satan loves a sing-along, but He can’t abide true worship. He does not want to remain in a place where true worship is taking place. Our authority is one thing, another thing is to actually exercise it.

Five steps in exercising our authority:

First and foremost – your life must be right. You must not only know you a child of the King, but you have to BE royalty to have the authority in that kingdom. To be able to exercise your authority – you must be within your jurisdiction. You can’t live in and for the world and in the same breath try to use your spiritual authority.

You can’t be a “double agent” in the things of God.

Secondly – You must be taking time for true worship. John 4:24 tells us that the “true” worshippers must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Have you entered His gates with thanksgiving in your heart and have you entered His courts with praise?

Third – You need to be able to find a place in prayer where He will give you direction as to taking your authority, the timing of the commands and what weapon will be used in eradicating the vermin. Jesus said that He could do nothing except what He’s SEEN the Father do. Jesus experienced the healings, but He saw those things FIRST in the spiritual realm… on His knees.

Fourth – Go and DO what God has directed you to do. Follow His instructions to the LETTER. You must obey His commands and His timing for your authority to become power. Some get to this step and then step back due to fear or circumstance. Be bold and be strong – and remember that the perfect love of God will cast out all fear.

Fifth – Your motivation is VERY important. Jesus reminded the 70 not to rejoice in the fact that they had power over the demonic realm – but to rejoice in that they were children of the King and that their names were written in Heaven. (Luke 10:20)

Would you be willing to have a prayer ministry if you never got the credit for praying for the one who got the miracle? It deals here with your humility – and exercising your authority not to receive the fame and praise of man – but because you love your Father and lived for His praise.

Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.