Manifesting Kingdom Authority by Apostle Joshua Selman
”They go from strength to strength, Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.” Psalm 84:7 (KJV)
Lift your hands to heaven and give God quality thanks. Thank Him for His wisdom and transformation that will happen to your life, tonight.
Ask God for a mighty visitation and encounter.
When we gather in God’s presence, we experience a deeper revelation of Him, unveiling His presence in a higher dimension. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Pray: Father, I release my faith for a transformation, an encounter, prosperity, and access to light.
An ignorant Believer remains a defeated Believer. If you fail to access knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, you will be alienated from the life of God.
Being a Believer doesn’t automatically mean that you will access the promises of salvation.
The blessings of salvation can only be accessed through knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.
Living in the experience of victory demands that you understand the dynamics of Wisdom, Faith, and Power.
Having the life of God and living in victory means you understand the dynamics of wisdom, faith, and power.
A lopsided Christian experience is a result of camping in just one of the three dynamics of either wisdom, power, or faith.
Mentality plays a very large role in the quality of your Christian experience.
Many Believers are not victims of laziness; their defeat stems from a wrong mindset. Matthew 8:5-13 KJV
”And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.” Acts 4:33 (KJV)
The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of power and it is in the destiny of every Believer, regardless of the nature of your kingdom assignment to work in power.
Power and Authority in this Kingdom are not privy to those called to the fivefold ministry, it is the heritage of the saints to walk in and manifest true Kingdom power. All possibilities in the Kingdom is power dependent.
Acts 10:38 KJV, Acts 2:1-2 KJV
”And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.“
”So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.“
”And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.“
Genesis 1:26-28 (KJV)
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you – Luke 10:19 KJV
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:”
Psalm 8:4-6 (KJV), Hebrews 2:5-8 KJV
The ministry of power is a principal survival strategy for Believers.
The major problem we face in the Body of Christ is not the issue of error, the problem is that there is no backing to what we are proposing to the world, the problem is the absence of power.
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. Psalm 66:3 KJV
To excel as Believers, we must not only embrace the idea of power and authority but also understand the dynamics of Spiritual power and authority. (Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 8:4-6)
What Is Power?
– Power is the capacity to influence outcomes.
– Power is the force that compels compliance.
If you do not know how to bail yourself out of life’s situations by genuine spiritual power, you may remain a victim for life.
Power retains; it takes power to keep everything that God has given you.
Elevation is a product of power.
The reason why the discussion of power has brought annoyance in the Body of Christ is that Power has become a noisy expression without a testament to validate it.
What Is Authority?
– Authority is the right or the legitimacy to use and administer power.
– Authority is the right to represent or stand instead for.
Dominion in Christ is the resultant effect of walking in power and authority. You need both power and authority to walk in dominion.
Authority always comes with a predefined jurisdiction and supervision.
Jurisdiction and supervision must accompany power.
What Is Jurisdiction?
Jurisdiction is a sphere, where the use of power is allowed, beyond which it becomes illegal.
Jurisdiction is an important component of walking in dominion. The Believer does not have power everywhere or over everything. For instance, no Believer has power in God’s throne room.
There is a signature upon those who carry power. We cannot politicize power.
Most Believers are unaware of the extent of their authority, and this ignorance is often reflected in their prayers, where they command indiscriminately.
When you enter a realm within your jurisdiction, everything should respond to your authority.
When you have the consciousness of the authority and power bestowed upon you, you will walk into places knowing that you are not alone and that you are backed by God Himself.
The Word of God defines and allocates the flow of His power.
Hebrews 6:13 KJV, Psalm 138:2 KJV
”Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.“ 1 Chronicles 29:11 (KJV)
Man (Humans) does not have absolute power. Only God has absolute power and He is the exclusive owner of all power.
”And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, and said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?“ 2 Chronicles 20:5-6 KJV
To walk in dominion, you must have both authority and power.
”Listen carefully: I have given you authority [that you now possess] to tread on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan), and nothing will [in any way] harm you.“ Luke 10:19 AMP
There is a spiritual level you can attain through power that grants you immunity from demonic oppressions.
”And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.“ Genesis 1:28 (KJV)
Man’s Jurisdiction In Exercising Authority And Power
Man (Humans) doesn’t have an absolute jurisdiction. There is an allotted space where man is allowed to exercise his jurisdiction;
– The realm of the Spirit.
– The Earth.
Creation does not obey you or your commands, it obeys the Word of God that you honour.
Obedience is the rule that governs dominion because in rebellion there’s no authority.
What Man (Humans) Have Been Given Authority Over:
1. Satan and all unclean spirit that functions within the earthly realm, oppressing the saints. (James 4:7, Matthew 10:1)
2. Power to change negative circumstances. (Matthew 8:27, 10:8)
3. Power to minister life. (1 Corinthians 15:45)
Revelation is light in the Spirit.
You have the power to change negative circumstances such as sicknesses, diseases, premature death, etc.
Jesus didn’t arbitrarily use or exercise power until obstacles constituted a hindrance to His operations.
If we as Believers walk fully in the zenith of our authority, we could command tornadoes and cyclonic winds, which demons manipulate to cause destruction.
Declare: I am rising in the name of Jesus Christ!
I am a life-giving spirit!
Declare with your mouth and begin to exercise your authority.
Pray: I command every negative circumstance around me to leave now, in the name of Jesus Christ!
”And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.“ 1 Corinthians 15:45 (KJV)
In Christ, we are life-giving spirits!
The major part of your authority as a Believer is to give life.
One of the greatest ways to be a life-giving spirit is to be a giver.
out of my belly by Prospa Ochimana
Every time you try to manifest authority and power beyond the areas of jurisdiction given to men (humans), you will fail.
The principal channel for releasing power and manifesting authority is through words. (Mark 11:23, Ecclesiastics 8:4)
Words are conveyors that carry spiritual possibilities. When the enemy wants to destroy a man, he starts by making the man’s words bankrupt of integrity.
We build authority as Believers by trusting God to become a people of integrity.
Learn to create value in your words because they are conveyors of power.
The reason why our words lack power is because we waste words.
The end-time ministry is a power ministry and if the only thing we give to people are mere words, they will end up being frustrated.
Revelation 5:10 KJV, Proverbs 17:28 KJV, Psalm 45:1 KJV
What Is The Assignment Of Power And Authority?
John 1:6-7 KJV, John 20:30-31 KJV, Acts 4:33 KJV, Matthew 6:10 KJV
- To give Witness to the Lordship of Jesus bringing many to that salvation.
- To live a Victorious life on Earth while serving the purposes of the kingdom. 2 Corinthians 2:14 KJV
- To Advance the cause of the kingdom. To advance God’s agenda upon the Earth.
The days we live in are the days that require us to keep walking in power and manifesting Kingdom authority.
Pray: Father, I desire to walk in power and authority. Engrace me with power from on high, grant me the revelation and the encounter that brings me into the realm and reality of genuine power and authority. Let powerlessness be eroded from my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.
