Walk in Authority
It’s not about the stature
Every so often when I am walking around the malls, attending functions or driving in different towns and cities I am stopped by people, most of whom I may not even remember or recognize. They are excited and they indicate that that they have heard me speak or have read my works and they will be expressing their gratitude for the life transforming experiences they have had. Recently a friend of mine introduced me to another friend. When that person heard my name she exclaimed and said that she has heard a lot about me; has had an opportunity to read my book but she expected to see a much bigger person with an imposing stature. She was surprised to see that I look just ordinary. I enjoyed the comment because I have heard the same comment a countless number of times. You don’t need to look superhuman or macho before you can begin to do something that can change somebody’s life. They said of Paul ‘for his letters are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible’ (2 Corinthians 10 v 10). It’s not about the stature but the seed in you.
Walk in authority; it has nothing to do with you
Authority has nothing to do with you; but the power backing you. Imagine a VISA debit card or any other ATM debit card you use; the card is not money in itself but it has buying power. The buying power is not in the card itself but it is supported by the cash which is in the bank account. If there is no money in the account the card will not make a transaction or else you go in the red. Nobody has to see the cash before they can accept your card; but the cash in the bank comes to your support when the card is swiped. When you are in Christ you have the backing of the heavenly host. You don’t have to look powerful or feel important; you just have to make a transaction with you life using the word of God and the whole heavenly host will back you. Make a declaration and see situations shift. Do not doubt or be afraid for He said, ‘lo, I am with you always even to the end of the age’ (Matthew 28 v 18b). When you encounter sickness, depression, doubt, lack or whatever situation, just make a transaction and see your whole back-up spring into action!
Walk in authority; it has nothing to do with your appearance
Authority has nothing to do with your physical appearance or physical strength Picture a traffic policeman or woman at a roadblock. When they stand there in their police uniform they represent the national powers; they represent the government. It doesn’t matter how small their statures may be; it doesn’t matter what model car or what size truck you are driving, when they lift their hands to stop you, you have no option but to stop. What stops you is not their physical muscles or power; but what stops you is the authority that is backing them. By raising their hand they are declaring that ‘by virtue of the authority that is vested in me by the government of this country I command you to stop’. It is not about them; but it is about the authority conferred to them by a higher power. They might look despised; but they have the backing of the government. In one country, I was stopped at a roadblock, at night, by shabby looking policemen dressed in old-faded uniforms. They didn’t even have any lighting or torches. They had to use a cell-phone light to search my car. Their authority had nothing to do with their looks, resources or their presentability but their confidence was that they had the backing of the government. Jesus Christ said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me’ (Matthew 28 v 18) and ‘behold, I give you authority over all the power of the enemy’ (Luke 10 v 19). Never again walk in fear; ‘blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is’ (Jeremiah 17 v 7a).
Walk in authority; it’s about Christ and the Word in you
Walk in authority and use your authority to confront the situations of your life; use the authority to command the mountains in your life to shift. Christ Jesus said, ‘if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you’ (Matthew 17 v 20). You have the backing of the heaven host to move and shake the mountains that have been standing steadfast before you. Whatever has been bringing misery to your life; you have the authority over it. It has nothing to do with your ability, strengths or wisdom but everything to do with the powers that are backing you, the heavenly host. Fill your account with the word of God; ‘Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly’ (Colossians 3 v 16). You can’t transact with the backing of another person’s account. The sons of Sceva learnt the hard way when they tried to transact using Paul’s account and they were embarrassed by the devils (Acts 19).
Walk in confidence and exercise your authority without fear or doubt – you have the backing of a great power – Jesus Christ!
Peter Mbada
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