The Authority of the Believer

(Jn14:7-14)



God is the Lord of glory (Jas2:1).

Glory comes from Him and from glory to glory He is, and

He brings those who give Him into glory (Rm8:21; Rev21:26).



Faith is seeing Him, His glory and

The life of this faith is giving Him glory and enjoying that glory.



While the attribute of the believer is weakness,

The authority of the believer is boldness.

Though they are opposites

The origin of his faith is the Bible and God ” thus his power is great.



Though since Adam had the freedom to eat any fruit in the Garden (Ge2:16),

He probably felt like a god himself,

By receiving the commandment regarding the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil

He was to know that he was not god.

Deceived by the serpent, the devil, Adam doubted God's word and sinned (Ge3:5),

Because of which he was banished from the Garden,

Facing the price of sin also in his life (Ge3:24, 4:12).



God called Moses at the age of 80 (Ex3:4), when his flesh was old and weak, and

Poured on to him spiritual authority.

Thus, with a rod, Moses went into Egypt to set the Israelites free from their slavery.



In the desert God commanded them to build the sanctuary where

The name of the Lord God was and His glory filled (Ex40:34-35).

Furthermore, a staff was placed before the Ark (Ex25:8) ”

Not of Moses' but of Aaron's (Nu17:1-7) for

The spiritual authority had now transferred from Moses to the sanctuary:

Wherever the Ark went

The Sea parted, the city collapsed and miracles took place (Jos3:15-17, 6:1-27).



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

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

He would reveal His glory, the glory of the One and Only Son (Jn1:14).

As such, in His name He drove out demons (Mt4:24; Mk1:22) and

Even His disciples did the same work (Mk3:13-15; Lk10:17-18).

Without resting for a day

He continued to do His work until He would be made perfect on the "third day (Lk13:31-32).



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1)     Submitted before the Father and gave glory to Him, the origin of all authorities (Php2:6-11);

2)     Condemned the devil who challenged God's authority and also caused man to do the same (Ge3:5; 1Jn3:8); and

3)     Set all men free from their slavery to the devil (He2:15; 2Pe2:19).



The Father raised Him and

Seated Him at the right-hand of the Majesty in heaven (He1:3).



The Holy Spirit came with name Yeshua and

Gives authority to the believer (Ac1:8).



The believer is he who

Acknowledges the authority of the Bible, and

Knows that the work that Jesus did is the work he also must do (Jn14:11-12).

Therefore, though he is weak

He uses the authority of the name Yeshua and

Prays, drives out demons from the sick (Mk16:17), and

Boldly preaches the Word (Ac4:29-31).



O Lord,

Though we are weak, the name Yeshua is strong.

We fall before the authority of Your name and pray ”

So let us boldly use our authority!

In the New Year, let us do new work and

Let demons tremble and leave from us,

From our church, our home groups and our families! Amen.