Alright.
So we're not in Galilee.
How do we apply the last post?
I'm an officer. As a God appointed governing authority (see Romans 13) I demonstrate the authority of Christ Jesus in heaven and on earth, a spiritual/supernatural authority as well as physical/natural authority. Whenever I enforce the laws of the land that agree with the laws of God, I manifest the fear of the Lord on earth, and bring about order on earth as there is in heaven. I "bind" demons to silence, inactivity, and absence, destroying the works of the devil--the works of lawlessness, chaos, and rebellion. I experience the power of the presence of God by the Spirit's power.
A teacher would experience the authority of THE TEACHER. It was said that Jesus taught with authority, an authority that astonished and amazed those who heard; an authority that even struck fear in those who challenged them, silencing them in shame. So it should be with the believer who is a teacher, whatever he teaches, whatever instructions she gives.
A homeschooling mother proclaims the good news to her children, teaching them the ways of the kingdom, manifest in her children's relationships to each other, their father, and their mother. If any of them are sick, she lays hands on them and heals them, just as Jesus did, and would do, in the same situation. And if, God forbid, her kids are attacked by demons, she casts them out with calm authority, and they leave at her word.
A mail carrier becomes God's messenger, and when he speaks with neighbors that meet him in his deliveries, he heralds the good news of God's kingdom, a heavenly mail carrier, if you will. If any need prayer, healing, or deliverance, and sense The Healer with her, the mail carrier prays as she is asked or sought out, and those who receive their mail also receive Christ the healer in the mail carrier.
Wherever the believer goes, the Spirit of God goes with him. Wherever the believer goes, the power of God goes with her. The presence of God, which is the kingdom of God, has indeed come to earth, and is experienced in Spirit filled, Spirit lead followers of Christ!
A believer who sees an accident on the road can stop and heal the ones in the accident. When the paramedics come, they will find no one in need of medical attention.
A security guard can silently cast out a demon when encountering a violent person, and then skillfully subdue the criminal physically.
The power of God is univeral and all applicable.
In whatever situation you find yourself in, you possess power and the Spirit if you believe in Christ the Lord.
He is the same yesterday today and forever. He is in you if you believe. Therefore, do what He would do in the same situation. If someone is sick, in His name, heal them. If someone suffers mental torments, in His name, cast out the demons, the source of the mental oppression. If someone is down, in the name of Jesus, preach the good news. If someone is confused, in Christ's name, teach the principles of the kingdom.
Do what Jesus did.
Do what He would do.
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