The Authority of My Soul

(Jn1:12)

God is the Head of authority.

All authorities come from Him (Rm13:1), and

He makes those who use His authority eternal rulers (Lk19:17).

Faith is knowing the authority that my soul has and

The life of this faith is using His authority.

The concept of rights, power or authority refers to

Having certain benefits and insisting them.

Whether that right is in the citizens of a democratic nation or

In an individual of a totalitarian state,

All people seek their rights, because of which

The struggle for such continues to this day.

Deceived by the devil,

Adam sinned and became his slave (2Pe2:19), and

Lost the right to rule over the Garden of Eden (Ge2:15, 3:24).

Furthermore, all men became destined

To be ruled by the ruler of death, the prince of the world, the devil (He2:14-15).

When God sent Moses to deliver the Israelites from their slavery of 400 years in Egypt,

God let him carry the staff of God (Ex4:2, 20) for

He was sent as an ambassador of God.

As such, with the staff Moses performed 10 plagues by which

Egypt was destroyed and the Israelites were delivered.

The miracles by the staff continued to follow Israel:

The parting of the Red Sea, the great battle against the Amalekites,

The water that sprang from the rock etc (Ex14:16, 17:9-15; Nu20:11).

God instructed them to place Aaron's budded staff

In front of the Testimony of the Most Holy Place

To be kept as a sign for the rebellious (Nu17:2-10).

Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19-20), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would use His authority of forgiveness and judgment to hell (Mt9:1-8; Lk12:4-5), and

Tear down the privilege that followed bloodline and

Give the right to become God's children to the souls of all who believe His name.

As such, even to His disciples

Jesus gave the right to drive out demons like He did (Mk3:15).

As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Used the authority to die following the command of the Father, the Head of all authorities (Jn10:17-18);
2) Destroyed the authority of the ruler of death with His own death (He2:14; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Through His redeeming death used the authority of forgive the sins of all men.

He rose and

With all authority in heaven and on earth (Mt28:18)

Sat on the heavenly throne, becoming the Head of all authorities.

The Holy Spirit comes to

Those who received the name Yeshua and

Lets them know that they have received the right to become the children of God (Jn1:12).

The true Christian is he who has

The right to be forgiven of any sin and call God their Father (Rm8:15).

Therefore, even if he gives up his breath

He never gives up the inheritance of heaven (Jn14:2; Rm8:17),

Uses the right to ask by diligently praying (Jn14:14),

Drives out demons to be free from sickness and curse (Mk16:17),

Speaks in tongues to communicate with God (Mk16:17; 1Co14:18), and

Declares forgiveness by preaching the gospel (Jn20:23).

Though the world does not know

He knows that he has the authority of the name Yeshua in his soul.

O Lord,

Let us open our eyes to this authority we have in our souls.

Let us use the name Yeshua all the days of our lives!

Amen.