Manifesting Kingdom Authority (Matthew 8:5)
By Apostle Joshua Selman
Among the many things that happen when the believers are gathered, there’s the revelation of his presence
2 Corinthians 3:18
Satan does not stop working because you’re in the presence of God. He is afraid of what the believer does in faith with connection to the word of God.
Pray:
I release my faith for transformation, encounters, to receive, to become, to access light.
John 1:9
There are false lights, they carry a semblance of liberty, but cannot grant liberty.
The ignorant believer is also a defeated believer. Salvation in Christ is a gift you receive by faith.
That you are a believer does not mean that you have attained unto a level that helps you attain the Good Life in experience.
The blessings that are contained in this life that we have received in Christ are manifested through knowledge, understanding and wisdom. Without this, you will be alienated from the life of God.
Ephesians 4:18
Living in victory demands you understand the dynamics of wisdom, faith and power. If any is short, you will never rise to you God given potential.
Mentality plays a vital role in the quality of your christian experience.
Matthew 8:5-13
This kingdom is a kingdom of power.
…For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory…
Act 10:38
It is in the destiny of every believer regardless of the nature of your kingdom assignment(it is not just for those called in the 5 fold ministry) It is the heritage of the saints to work in and to manifest true kingdom power and authority. There is a dimension of the life of God you cannot communicate to your world bankrupt of true spiritual power.
What was missing in the experience with the sons of Sceva was the power Acts 19:15
Act 2:1 - 2
Act 1:8
It takes more than education and enlightenment to receive power.
Genesis 1:26-28, Luke 10:19, Psalm 8:6, Hebrew 2:5-8
In God’s mind, man is a zenith of his creation.
There are a group of believers who have downplayed and trivialized the necessity for power and authority in the exceling of the believer and the advancement of the kingdom - that is a big mistake. And then there are those who are unnecessarily obsessed with the idea of power without understanding the dynamics of working in the experience of it.
What is power
- Power is the capacity to influence outcomes
- Power is the force that compels compliance - Disobedience is the signature of all unclean spirit
It takes power to grow, it takes power to retain.
This world and the gates that have been closed around the systems of this world are not about to be open for you, except and unless you come with power.
Like something in the fridge, when there is no power and the things inside begin to rot. Power is what causes retainership.
Every prayer is an outcome that is a representation of your expectation and it only answers to power.
Authority is the legitimacy to administer power.
Authority is also the right to represent.
It takes authority to not make your use of power illegal.
Dominion is a resultant effect of working in power and authority. If you have power alone then you are in the class of satan.
Authority always comes with a predefined jurisdiction. Genuine authority must go with jurisdiction and supervision.
The believer does not have power over everything, it is important to know what God gave you authority over and how far that authority is.
For example, no believer has power in the throne room.
What is jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the sphere where the use of power is allowed, beyond which it becomes illegal.
There is not authority anywhere without a system of supervision higher than it.
So for that reason, God does not have authority(because He does not have a jurisdiction and there’s none higher than Him)
Hebrew 6:13
God has absolute power.
Matthew 8:8-9
Acts 19:12
The ratio of the things we say to what happens is very small, we need to go back to the secret place.
Jurisdiction is the sphere where the use of power is allowed.
The word of God is powerful because God submitted himself to the word. “Even though I can do all things, I have limited my operation to what scripture allows”
Psalm 138:2
He felt to put his power within check using the word. That means any dimension the word of God does not allow God’s power cannot go beyond.
That means the way to get God's power to move is not to ask him to move, it is to show the jurisdiction based on the scripture.
Take note of these:
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Man does not have absolute power! Only God has absolute power - He is the exclusive owner of all power
1 Chronicles 29:11
2 Chronicles 20:5-6
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To work in dominion you must have both authority and power
Luke 10:19(Amp)
Satan has power, but does not have authority, that is why his use of power is illegal, and why you can disarm him.
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You were given over satan and all unclean spirit that function within the earth realm oppressing the saints James 4:7
Matthew 10:1
Every spirit that does not directly influence earth and the operation of men on earth is not within your jurisdiction.
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Power to change negative circumstances like illnesses, diseases, affliction.
Matthew 8:27.
Jesus casted the wind because it was interrupting his moving to the other side.
Matthew 10:8
Rebellion can make a man go out of the jurisdiction of God’s mercy and what they would face is Judgement. These are the circumstances that can make good things become bad things.
Authority over negative circumstances
Pray in 1 minute(exercise that authority)
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Power to minister life
1 Corinthians 15:45
In Christ, we are life giving spirit.
That is why you can heal the sick, it is part of the ministration life.
One of the greatest ways to be a life-giving spirit is to be a giver.
Given means something that was with you leaves you to another person
- The principle channel for releasing power and manifesting authority is through words
You cannot work in kingdom power and authority if you do not understand the power of words
Ecclesiastes 8:4
Revelation 5:10
The principal channel for manifesting dominion is words.
That means when satan wants to stop you from manifesting authority, he focuses on your words.
Matthew 4:4
It means that you should be mindful.
Integrity with words is a track record in the spirit you must build. If you don’t not honor your own word, the realm of the spirit will not honor your words. The realm of the spirit has respect for integrity.
You build authority among many ways, by trusting God to be a person of integrity(Comes from the word integer)
The reason why the word of God is powerful is because there is integrity behind it.
Numbers 23:19
Get to a place where you place a value on your words.
Proverbs 17:28
Psalm 45:1
Matthew 8:8
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To bring witness to lordship of Jesus bringing many to salvation
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To live a victorious christian life on earth while serving the purpose of the kingdom
2 Corinthians 2:14
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To advance God’s agenda upon the earth
When you are free it shows
The greatest expression of liberty is the wind
Man’s jurisdiction
There are rules of engagement.
Genesis 1:28
The jurisdiction of man in territorially:
The realm of the spirit. We do not have authority and power over heaven(we can make petitions in prayers)
Angels don’t obey you, they obey the word.
We are not given the authority to command beings in heaven.
It is possible to speak to reality beyond the frame of science and they will respond.
The earth, the winds and the elemental forces are still within the jurisdiction of man’s power albeit with partnership with the word of God.
Creation does not obey you, it obeys the word of God.
The realm of the spirit and our natural habitat does not obey rebellion. Obedience is the rule of dominion.
When in the place of prayer, you decree and declare that the elemental forces will not be used as instruments of enchantment and witchcraft against you, you are demonstrating authority, it is within your jurisdiction.
Everytime you see the supernatural, it is conveyed by these elemental forces:
Earth, water, wind, light
Everytime you try to manifest power outside this jurisdiction, it will not work.
These is the 3 fold jurisdiction of genuine kingdom power
How to manifest kingdom power and authority
What is the assignment of power and authority
John 1:7
…That all men through him can believe….
John 20:30-31
Acts 4:33
Matthew 6:10
Anything within this jurisdiction is the assignment of power.
Pray:
Father, I desire to work in power, I desire to work in authority.
Grant me the revelation and the encounter that brings me into the experience of authority.
Let powerlessness be eroded from my life!
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