Authority

Our parents, teachers, police men, judges, boss, manager, older sibling, etc whoever they are, a name, a position comes with Authority. 

By definition, authority is the power or right to give orders or make decisions and enforce obedience. 

Why do we automatically listen to someone who has authority above us and how do we know they have authority over us? 

How does a person look like who has authority? 

In my head a person who has some kind of authority knows what their position is. They know who they are, they know their name and their title. They know what power comes with their position, they know the what stands behind their name. 

They walk like someone with authority, they treat others like someone with authority, they have respect from others like someone with authority and in the business world or at some work places, they dress like someone with authority. 

If this principle of authority is so easy to understand in the worldly view why do Gods people don't know how to apply this into the spiritual and godly realm? 

In John 13:3-5 we see the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet. Jesus who has authority over heaven and earth, Jesus who was sitting on the throne of the holy of Holy's, Jesus who had all the power washes the feet of his friends. 

The lesson behind this act was not just to show us how to be a servant if you want to be a great leader with authority but he teaches us that even though he knew what was going to happen to him, even though he knew that Judas was going to betray him, even though he knew that Peter and all the other disciples will run away and not stick up for him at the time he needs them the most; he humbles himself and shows us an act of grace. 

He was confidant in the promise that God  has given him. He was sure of who he was and he didn't just look at the picture that was taking place in the here and now but he saw the picture that was far bigger than the disciples  could have ever imagined. He saw the bigger picture. 

When you trust in Gods word, your authority is secure. 

 Isaiah 54:17 

“no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”

Authority doesn't just come with confidence but also with the knowledge of who we are and what power comes with the new identity we have been given after receiving salvation. What do we see in the mirror when we look at ourselves ? 

Do we see 

Defeat 

Weak 

Fearful 

No use 

Guilty 

Worthless

Ugly 

Not good enough 

Broken 

Not confidant 

And many more ? 

Why is it that time after time, even though God reminds us constantly who we are and who he is; we still doubt ourselves and see all the negative things and sometimes also start to speak them over our lives? 

The secret to when we look into the mirror is that we start to see and listen to what the devil wants us to see and hear. 

A few years ago I saw a Instagram post that said "I want to be the kind of woman/man who when I wake up the devil says s*** she/he is awake". 

The problem with that quote I found is that we wish to be that person who scares the devil when we wake up and don't realise that since the day we received salvation and started walking in our purposed and destined life that God has given us, we are the kind of people who scare the enemy.

This is exactly the reason why we see all the negative things in the mirror and hear the negative things about ourselves in our ears. We see the lie the devil wants us to see, when the devil sees the truth of who we truly are and who God has created us to be. 

When God sees us and the enemy sees us they see

Strong 

Of heaven 

Forgiven 

Warrior 

Fearless 

Game changer 

History maker 

Child of God 

Son of the King of kings

Daughter of the King of kings 

Royalty 

Destined 

Purpose 

Valuable 

Worthy 

Amazing 

Fighter 

But then .... 

How is it that the Devil knows who we truly are more than we do ? 

If authority comes with knowing who we are and the position that we have been given through Christ. Then we need to realise that the battle has been won, we have authority over every problem, storm and mountain the Devi throws at us. We are the people the enemy is scared of when we wake up because we 

Wake up with authority 

We walk with authority 

We speak with authority 

We wear the authority that comes with the name CHILD OF GOD THE KING OF KINGS. 

It is time to know and Truly KNOW who we are and walk in his Authority.