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Rev. Dr. Samuel Somuah Asante is an ordained minister of the gospel, who is commissioned to project the Lord Jesus Christ. His ministry emphasis is on th divine elevation of the believer in Christ. He believes strongly that all who are in Christ have the privilege to live above sin and failure, walk in righteousness and the resurrected life of Christ. He encourages Christians, especially pastors, to live a life that manifests the glory of God through them. Rev. Somuah is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana and holds a Masters degree in Theology from International Theological Seminary (Ghana Campus), and a PhD in Biblical Studies from ZOE Theological Seminar (USA). He is the Chief Servant of Jesus Witness Ministry, based in Taifa-Burkina, Accra. He is married to Rev. (Mrs.) Doris Somuah Asante and are blessed with two sons, Samuel and Arnold. They make their home in Accra, Ghana.

JESUS IS PRESENT IN THE GATHERINGS OF THE CHURCH

KEY SCRIPTURES: Matthew 18:20 (KJV). “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

The church of God which means, ‘the called-out ones’ is the physical representation of the body of Christ. The Lord is always in His body, to work through it, AND He is with His body, to protect and defend it. He says when we meet in His name, He is always with us. Many of us wished the Lord was physically present with us, yet that would not make any difference if we would not acknowledge His presence in whatever form, it may be. When a person has a complete assurance of the presence of the master in any gathering of the saints, we would likewise see and encounter a full manifestation of his presence.

Many Christians miss the visitations of the Lord because of carnality. They say, if it is a meeting of cell group members, then it is an ordinary meeting, but if it is a popular evangelist coming to church, then Jesus would be in that meeting. These attitudes limit the power and Spirit of God so much. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The people in His hometown related to him as the local boy they knew, and so He could do nothing spectacular among them. “And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folks, and healed them.”— Mark 6:5 (KJV). The Lord wished to bless them yet they were not ready.

How do we approach all gatherings of the brethren?

1. PRAY before joining every gathering of the saints

2. Tell the Lord, you know He would be mightily present in the meeting, and you expect Him to do, one, two, or three things in your life. Be specific.

3. In the moment of worship, sincerely adore the Lord, knowing He is present and deserves all the worship.

4. Never see the speaker as just Mr. A, pastor B, or whoever. See the Lord Jesus speaking through the speaker to you.

5. Believe every prayer, and prophetic pronouncement as already established.

6. Pray and tell the Lord about those requests, knowing He has answered them.

7. Be very thankful and JOYFUL about your encounter with the Lord in that meeting.

CONFESSION

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your presence in every gathering of the saints. Thank you for your power that heals, saves, and answers all our prayers. I am always blessed in the gathering of the saints.

THOUGHT: THE IMPACT OF ANY SERVICE TO YOU, DEPENDS ON YOU.

FURTHER STUDIES

 Hebrews 13:8 (KJV). “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

Hebrews 13:5 (KJV). Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Luke 1:53 KJV” He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.”

JESUS CARES

KEY SCRIPTURE: Matthew 14:16 (KJV). “But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.”

The multitude who came after Jesus, stayed with him late into the night listening to the master. They were hungry, yet the serious part of their problem was that it was late as well as a desert area, where they could not get food to buy. The Lord knew they were hungry, he knew they could not easily have any access to food. The Lord did not only know of their plight, he was concerned and had decided on what to do. These people did not even call on the Lord to consider their plight, yet He was arranging to feed them. I believe within the multitude were many who were bitterly complaining about hunger and how it was impossible to get food to buy or to get home early enough to get some food to eat.

God tells us in His word what to do in moments of difficulty and challenge. He says “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” -Philippians 4:6 (KJV) The Lord’s instruction is that we must be anxious for nothing. Anxiety is a state of emotional and mental turbulence, as a result of focusing on the negative happenings around him and realizing, he has no answer. What can one do to avoid being anxious? Understand it came because you chose to focus on the difficulty, now decide to focus on what God is saying and doing. For the people in the wilderness with Jesus, they had no idea about what Jesus was up to. Today, by the scriptures we know what Jesus is up to. He said,” I will never leave you nor forsake you”. He says all my promises are yes in Christ Jesus, 2nd Corinth 1:20. You must choose to believe what He says.

(Now, let me clarify the following three words to help us know how to handle each. Faith or belief is when a man decides to accept what God is saying. Unbelief is when a man refuses what God is saying and chooses to listen to what Satan or the bad situation says, often breeding fear. Doubt is when one is undecided whether to choose God’s word or Satan’s word.)

The Lord Jesus was engaging His disciples to work a miracle to feed the multitudes. The disciples found a boy with a basket of five loaves and two fishes. They questioned, what can that do when there were a multitude to feed? The Lord does not need hundreds of baskets full of loaves of bread, to feed the multitude, All He needs is even just one loaf, which would be released to him in faith. When He took hold of those five loaves and two fishes, He blessed it and gave it back to the disciples to be given to the multitudes. God works miracles for us when we release something dear into His hands. God always needs our faith to work miracles for us, because faith is a release of our heart, that is, the totality of our being into His hands, God cannot do any miracle in our lives without a release of our heart (faith) into His hands.

God is always concerned about blessing us but waits for us to place our being (faith) in His hands. Heb 11:6.

CONFESSION

My father cares for me. His thoughts towards me are always good. I place my trust in Him, and He always works miracles in my life.

THOUGHT: TO RECEIVE GOD’S MIRACULOUS ABUNDANCE, PLACE YOUR LIFE( TRUST) IN HIS HANDS

FURTHER STUDIES

Hebrews 11:6 (KJV). “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV). “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS

KEY SCRIPTURE: Mat 26:26 KJV “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.”

At the Passover feast, the Lord informed His disciples about the establishment of a new covenant between God and men, yet He stood on behalf of all men to cut this covenant. The irony again was that He was the object of the covenant. The terms of this covenant were that, He would die on behalf of men. Man would therefore be reconciled to God as a result.

His blood took away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Jesus’ blood obtained eternal redemption for us. (Heb 9:12). His beaten and torn body was for our healing (Isaiah 53:5). All these benefits of the covenant can be ours if we know and believe that they are ours.

The observance of this sacred ordinance is so important to the believer and the Lord Jesus, such that the Lord revealed himself to Apostle Paul, some years after His death, and instructed him to inform the body of Christ about observing it 1st Corinth 11;23). According to the word of God, when the wine and the bread were blessed, it became a fellowship or communion with the blood and body of Christ.1 Corinthians 10:16. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? “This means anytime we partake of the bread and wine, during the communion, we share in the very body and blood of our Lord Jesus. The blessings involved are unimaginable so long as we take it with this understanding.

When one takes communion without discerning that he or she is fellowshipping with the blood and body of the Lord, he brings damnation on himself. The scriptures said those who err in this way may result in, weakness, sickness, and even death.1 Corinthians 11:29-30. “For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this cause, many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep”.

This implies those who partake of the body and blood of Jesus with that understanding shall not be weak, sick, and not die prematurely.

There are countless testimonies of healing for many who took communion, believing it is the body and blood of Jesus. The Lord said as often as you take it you are announcing His death till He comes back. 1 Corinth 11:26. This means that any time we observe the communion, we play back a vivid scene of His death, resurrection, and the fact that He would return. This is the child of God’s victory.

 Dear one, make the partaking of the communion very beneficial to you, by understanding these things.

CONFESSION

Each time I partake of the communion I fellowship with the body and blood of Jesus. I therefore receive the benefit of divine strength, health, and healing as well as the preservation of my life. Thanks be to God for giving us His Son who died for us.

THOUGHT: THE COMMUNION DECLARES  OUR VICTORY OVER SATAN.

FURTHER STUDIES

Matthew 26:28. “For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. “

John 6:51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

GOD’S FAVOUR

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:20 KJV “For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.”

Our key scripture speaks about the favour of God. The Father favours (loves) the Son, and shows Him everything he does. The word favour is not a term that happens to people by chance, no! There are always definite steps or actions that one has to take that attract God’s favour. Just consider the following statement about the Lord Jesus. John 8:29 KJV “And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.” The scripture says, the Lord Jesus always does that which pleases the Father. This is what makes the Father to be with Him always. Favour is all about the Father being with you to face all life issues. Gen 39:2 KJV “And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man, and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”

Joseph a slave boy, and foreigner, prospered in the period of his servitude because God was with him. God helped him all through. He caused men to honour him, and therefore he excelled. Many admire the effects and results of a favoured life, yet are not ready to meet the terms for the favour. The Lord said the following to Priest Eli, in 1 Samuel 2:30b as follows:” …. for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” This verse says it all. Those who honour the Lord by fearing His word and staying away from evil will attract the presence of God to go through various life situations with them. The Lord said, my father is ALWAYS with me because I do that which pleases Him. What is the one main thing that pleases the Father? It is to win souls.

Winning souls into the kingdom of God is one of the major acts that pleases the Father.

In Luke 2:49 the Lord calls it the father’s business.

In John 4:34, He calls it my meat or food.

In Matthew 28:19 He calls it discipling the world.

In John 9:4 He says it is my assignment.

In John 15:8 He calls it the Father’s glory

In John 15:16 He says it is means for answered prayers.

Dear child of God, the call to win souls is the father’s heart’s desire or his heartbeat. Anyone who engages in it would attract the father’s presence to favourably relate with him. Remember that in our passage of discussion, the Lord had been involved in the work of winning the lost, which made the Father reveal all things to Him.

THOUGHT: IT IS THE FATHER’S DELIGHT TO FAVOUR THE SOUL WINNER

FURTHER STUDIES

John 15:8 KJV” Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.”

John 15:16 KJV “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”

WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 7:40 KJV “Many of the people, therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth, this is the Prophet.”

In our key scripture some of the Jews’ said Jesus is that prophet. Which prophet did they mean? Moses spoke about him in Deut 18:15. Some also said He is the Christ. Some people in our world have great contention about the person of Jesus. Some say He is a prophet like any of the prophets of old. Others say He was a great teacher, miracle worker, or a good man. Sadly, some say He is a myth. Well, this aspect is most shocking, despite all the historical evidence. Some world organisations have tried to force certain relief organisations like World Vision not to attach their name to their activities. It is reported that the world-class footballer Neymar of Brazil was given a clause in his contract with the French club PSG, not to show religiosity, all because the player has always demonstrated openly his allegiance to Jesus Christ.

Why such hostilities towards Jesus? Jesus never instructed His followers to be violent towards fellow men.  Jesus even healed His assailant whose ears were chopped off. He healed countless people, He never cursed those who caught Him, humiliated Him so much, and finally killed Him on the cross. The difference Jesus brings to bear on the world is the fact that He resurrected from the dead. He showed Himself alive to His disciples. These disciples proved they encountered the resurrected Lord by also offering themselves to be killed for what they believed. Many people in our time have encountered Him, as He manifested to them. Countless hard-core Muslim adherents claim they saw Him like you could see your fellow brother.

All who sincerely gave their lives to Him have experienced amazing transformations. Atheists, who claim there is no God have been saved and lives transformed. Traditionalists, intellectuals, and non-intellectuals have come bowing to Jesus. Presidents of nations have also found him, and are on cloud nine. Dear one we are talking about a man whose impact on humanity cuts across every nation, colour, race, social status, and what have you. He is certainly not a myth. He is not a stirrer of trouble or division. What do you say about Jesus? It is your time to experience what these countless millions have experienced. Healings of divers kinds, transformed lives, deliverance from all kinds of bondages, and indeed no one can break His record. You are the next to enjoy the amazing meal that many have been enjoying.  IT IS NOW YOUR TURN.

THOUGHT: JESUS OFFERS TRUE SATISFACTION, JUST RECEIVE HIM.

FURTHER STUDIES

1 Tim 1:15 KJV “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief”.

John 4:14 KJV “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”

NEVER GIVE UP ON JESUS

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 6:66 KJV “From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”

 It is said that “When the going gets tough, only the tough get going”.

The Lord said lots of things that, were not easily understood, so a lot of his disciples left Him. Most men are fair-weather Christians. They are very high in the flow when everything seems to go very well. When the tides rise and the turbulence of trials and opposition are rather threatening, they throw in the towel and give up. May it not be you. In this instant, the Lord spoke about giving His flesh for the salvation of the world. This message was too hard for them to accept, so they left the master. What is it that is making you feel like giving up?

Some brethren have given up their faith because someone succeeded in making them convinced that the bible has flaws. Please listen to the advice of scripture. Col 2:8 KJV.” Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ”.

The scripture states it clearly. These people speak philosophy which is purely earthly wisdom or common sense. They also teach vain deceit whose sources are the tradition of men and the rudiments of this world popularly called science. They are not after Christ in whom dwells the fulness of God in bodily form, whose virgin birth cannot be denied, His miraculous life is non-contestable and his passion, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension are all facts of history.

There are several reasons, why certain individuals forsake the Lord into a life of uncertainty. Some give up because they were disappointed by an influential Christian they trusted. If this is your case, then you are falling out for a very unfortunate reason.

 Please note that Satan can use anyone to fulfill his agenda.

He used Judas, Peter, and even all the disciples who forsook the master at the greatest time of need, the moment he was arrested.

 Do not allow any man to make you give up your ultimate LIFE.

Some give up because unexpected, and harsh trials come their way. These conditions left them hurting, and very bitter. They got very angry at God and the Lord Jesus. Dear one if this condition is your lot, then please, you are getting certain fundamental issues very wrong.

 God is love and has no iota of evil in his plans for His loving children.

He says His plans for you are very good and not evil, to bring you to an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11. What many of us fail to recognise is that there is the god of this world whose only agenda is to steal, kill and destroy. His ultimate plan is to destroy your faith. He is to kill and destroy every praise from your mouth. Refuse to lose your faith and your praise.

 Repent of the wrong attitude towards God and accept His love today.

THOUGHT:  DECIDE TO FOLLOW JESUS TO THE END

FURTHER STUDIES

Matthew 10:22 KJV” And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

Mark 4:17 KJV “And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.”

GOD IS A SPIRIT

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 4:24 KJV” God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

Our key scripture reveals that God is a Spirit. Spirits are supernatural or immaterial beings, who exist in a state far and beyond this world of time, space, and matter. Spirits can convert into material yet they are not material. They can appear in the natural world and disappear from it. Spirits function within a state of infiniteness and by higher laws than that of our material world.

 The finite mind cannot fully conceptualise the Spirit beings or the Spirit world (1 Corinth 1:21-23). Faith is what helps the natural beings to relate with the Spirit beings. Spirits must only reveal themselves to the natural beings before they can know them (John 1:18). The natural must accept the Spirit by faith (Heb 11:3).it is on this wise that God can be related to by faith (Heb 11:6). We must worship Him by faith.

Our heavenly father is the father of spirits and needs our absolute surrender. Heb 12:9 KJV” Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? Our heavenly Father is not just a spirit. He is the source of all spirits. We must worship Him and exalt Him above all.

An important point to notice is the influence of the Holy Spirit in worshipping the Lord. Christians have been made alive unto God, from the dead by the power of the Holy Ghost (Eph 2:1). The Holy Spirit, through our recreated Spirit enables us to worship the Father. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals the Father to us. John 14:16 KJV “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;” We learned in our earlier studies that worship must be done in Holiness. It is the Holy Spirit who sanctifies the believer for acceptable worship.1Pe 1:2 KJV “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:” Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”

 Every true worship of the child of God can only be done through the enabling of the Spirit. The man without Christ offers empty worship.  The Holy Spirit is our comforter or helper, so ask Him to lead you in your worship.

THOUGHT:  WORSHIP IS DEMANDED BY GOD, BECAUSE, IT GIVES GOD HIS RIGHT PLACE IN OUR LIVES.

FURTHER STUDIES

Isa 26:9 KJV “With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”

Rom 8:26 KJV” Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

PREJUDICED ABOUT CHRIST

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 1:46 KJV “And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see”.

Philip enthusiastically talked about Jesus to Nathaniel. The moment he heard that Jesus was from Nazareth, he remarked, can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Nazareth was a very wicked place and people from there were seriously stigmatised. Nathaniel was therefore prejudiced about the Lord. In our modern experiences, many are prejudiced about Christ and the gospel. It is a popular thinking that Christianity is a white man’s religion, and so what good can it offer? This error gives birth to prejudice. It is rather unfortunate that most people who say such things are intellectually elite. Studying history at our secondary levels teaches us that Christianity originated in the Middle East and spread to Europe. Some even suggest the bible was written by Europeans. How could these people have known the vivid locations in Israel and the neighbouring states or towns? Please note archaeology keeps answering questions about the validity of the Bible. Many of such opposers of the scriptures dwell on such errors and so are prejudiced about the truth of our Lord Jesus.

When Nathaniel expressed his prejudice, Philip just said come and see. He did not argue with him. Many times, we spend too much time trying to convince people about Jesus. The sweetness of the pudding is in the eating. Soap is useless until you wash yourself with it. Just challenge them to try Jesus, if he would not fill them with peace of mind and heart. He would also take away their bad temper and fill them with love and respect for others. They should taste Him and see if he would not heal their sick bodies. As Philip did, may we also do the same and we will see the number of souls who would turn to Jesus.

A Muslim man who had been tormented by the spirits he had contacted through sorcery, in seeking for solution, entered an Assemblies of God church, called Holy Hill. The pastor (Dr. Kwadwo Bempah) said in the course of his message that if you are in doubt about the transforming power of Christ, just give your life to Jesus, and see if within three months things won’t get better. This man said he likes challenging statements of this kind. He accepted Christ expecting a change within three months. To cut a long story short getting to three months he heard a message from this same man of God as he was casting away devils. The man instantly vomited all the cowries and other charms he had swallowed. He got his phone to take a shot of it and the charms turned into a snake and sped off. (You may call the church located at Kwame Nkrumah circle-Accra, Ghana, close to the GCB bank or You may call the following telephone number 0244380458 to verify) The man is now serving the Lord happily in that same church.

My point is, in most cases do not argue with the one who is prejudiced about Jesus, just ask him or her to give Jesus a try.

THOUGHT: JESUS IS REAL AND YOU NEED NO ARGUMENT TO PROVE HIM, ONLY BELIEVE IN HIM

FURTHER STUDIES

Psalms 34:8 KJV “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him”.

John 4:42 KJV “And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world”.

JESUS CALLS YOU

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 1:43 KJV “The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.”

The Lord Jesus met Philip and without introducing Himself to him, or explaining anything to him,  asked him to follow Him. This act speaks volumes to every one of us. Jesus is the Lord; He owns us and does not need to negotiate with anyone He wants to use in His vineyard. Psalms 95:7 KJV “For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if ye will hear his voice,” The next verse says harden not your heart when you hear His voice.

 It is the worst error for anyone to refuse His call.

We did not make ourselves, He made us for His pleasure.

 We are only truly satisfied when we do that which pleases Him.

Today Jesus is calling you. Whenever God calls on a man to do something, it is to elevate and bring him honour. Abraham was in an idolatrous home, that used to sacrifice their children in fire for their idols. The Lord in love came to him and said.” ……unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” Gen 12:1. Now why did He ask Abraham to leave? He added, “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing: Abraham was obedient, and so God fulfilled his promise to the letter. God remains the best employer.

 He has the best plans for anyone He calls.

The sad truth is that many have refused His call because, just as the devil deceived Eve about God’s plans for them, they have been deceived about God.2nd Corinth 4:4 says the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, so the light of the glorious gospel of Christ should shine on them.

They are woefully engrossed in darkness without knowing. No matter the social status of such people, they are very miserable deep down in their hearts. Their inner misery leads them to find satisfaction in all kinds of pleasure that never takes away that inner vacuum.

 Dear one, having all the girls, the drinks, or the parties has always left you feeling empty.

Why not humble yourself and respond positively to the Lord’s call today?

PRAYER

Lord Jesus, I am sorry for refusing your call. Have mercy on me. I declare that you are the only Lord of my life and the Saviour of my soul. Take over the reign of my life now. Thank you for saving me. Amen.

THOUGHT:  THE BEST DECISION YOU EVER MADE, IS WHEN YOU MADE JESUS, LORD OF YOUR LIFE.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Psalms 100:3 KJV” Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”

Rev 3:20 KJV” Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

JESUS HAS ALL THE AUTHORITY

KEY SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:18 KJV “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”

After the Lord Jesus’ resurrection, He met with His disciples and announced to them that, all power is given unto Him. The word translated power, is from the Greek word ‘exousia’ which means authority. We know that authority is the right to exercise power. If a policeman carries his gun around, no one would challenge Him. When a civilian carries an AK47 gun around, everyone will be asking who is this? He does not have the authority to carry that weapon around. Jesus obtained this authority as a result of His obedience in going to the cross and dying for all men. (Philippians 2:5-11). The scripture said that because He humbled Himself and died on the cross God has also highly exalted Him, and given Him a name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, and every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord.

We learned in an earlier study that; Jesus is God. Remember the request He made to the Father in John 17:5 KJV “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.  By this prayer, we realised He had a kind of Glory just like God the Father. If He had such a glory then He had a name that was superior to any other name. Why did He have to die and obtain this kind of authority? That authority was obtained to be given over to men, you and I. The Lord conquered as a man, so men could legally own the right to use that authority (Heb 2:14,15). The authority our Lord Jesus obtained has been given to us through His name. He said, in my name, you shall cast out devils. Mark 16:16-17

Dear child of God, by the name of Jesus you have a superior authority than Satan. Whenever you call on Jesus’ name against any condition or devil, it can never resist you.

Phi 2:10 KJV” That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth”. All the authority in the universe is in the name of Jesus. Know also that no power or being can resist that authority. Use the name of Jesus, with this understanding, and see sicknesses dissolve away. Get difficult problems to submit to you. Don’t consider yourself, just trust that, that name has the highest authority, on earth, in heaven, and under the earth.

CONFESSION

Whenever I make a demand in Jesus’ name, it is the same as Jesus Himself commanding the condition to change. No power, name, or being can resist the power in Jesus’ name. In His name every devil is cast out, every sickness is dissolved, and every condition is put right.

THOUGHT: JESUS AUTHORITY IS NOW YOURS THROUGH HIS NAME:

FURTHER STUDIES

Acts 3:16 KJV “And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”

John 14:13 KJV “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”.