By Marlene McBean
Do you know what it means to have authority? The Lord said to Jeremiah to open his mouth and He (God) will fill it just as he’s saying to us right now. He is sending us out on the battle field. God is saying its time. We may think that we are not ready because some of us just got saved and we don’t know much. God is however saying He knew us before we were even created. Another thing is that before we came out God sanctified us and ordained us. You have authority!
We need to understand that we were chosen from the beginning to serve. The Lord will anoint us to speak with clarity as long as we are willing and available to serve. He has set us over the nations and kingdoms to root out, to pull down, to destroy, to throw down, to build up and to plant. I am sure that you can see that You have the authority!
He has given us authority to take back what the enemy stole from us and to build back our lives in his kingdom. This is so awesome and so comforting. It’s time for us to take up the mantle. He has given us a mandate to share the word with our families, friends, coworkers and whosoever we come in contact with. He said do not be afraid of their faces. You have authority! As a matter of fact, He is not going to send us out and leave us on our own.
God has raised us up for a time as this and let us not be weary in well doing but to press towards the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. Let us pray each other’s strength so we all can grow together. It doesn’t matter if we meet physically, or how we meet, we have gotten this time to prepare ourselves because the bridegroom cometh and our lamps must be trimmed and waiting to receive him.
We also have to prepare ourselves for the time to come when we cannot go to church or be even seen with a Bible and that time is coming soon. Let us stay at the feet of Jesus as much as we can. Fellowship as much as we can and get to know God’s will for us. Be involved with him because we have a very big responsibility.
God’s hands are outstretched waiting on us. He’s also waiting to hear from us . Do not think about the former things, leave them behind and focus on the light ahead on our journey. It maybe rough and it may seem long but our reward is sure. Just remember you have authority!