A PRESENCE AND A THREAT

07/20/2023

"And in Him you have been made complete [achieving spiritual stature through Christ], and He is the head over all rule and authority [of every angelic and earthly power]" (Colossians 2:10 AMP).

The default setting of every believer is Christ. But Who or What is Christ? Christ is a person, place, and everything that pertains to the anointing. This means that by default (not requiring any effort on your part), if you have believed and confessed the Lordship of Jesus over your life, you are in the person of Jesus Christ, seated in the heavenly realm, far above all principalities and powers. Now, Christ is your eternal default setting. Hallelujah!

Christ, the anointing, is that burden-destroying, yoke-removing presence that resides in you. This same anointing was operational in Jesus when he walked the earth. With this anointing, you should not be sick, defeated, or subjugated to the devil or his gimmicks. Colossians 3:4 says, "When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." Christ is our life! Saints, this is a present-hour truth. The Bible never said Christ is going to be our life in the sweet by and by. But that He is our life NOW. And everything in this world subsists in Christ.  

Listen, child of God; there is absolutely nothing that can withstand the presence of Christ. Therefore, no devil or adversity can stand your presence. David, by the Holy Ghost, alluded to this in Psalm 114 when Israel came out of Egypt. He said, "When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs." Having stumbled upon this glorious scene, He asked, "What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?" Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Very quickly, he realized what had just happened and said "Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters." 

Again in Isaiah 55:12, God said, "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." Traditionally, mountains, in biblical terms, represent crises, impossibilities, troubles, and limitations. Yet God says they will break before you into singing and clap their hands like they are welcoming someone greater.

So why isn't this an everyday experience for many? This truth is foreign to many because they are not operating from their default setting. The Bible says, "But if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations]" (1 John 1:7 AMP).

Saints, living in the Word, from your default setting, is the way to go! There is no other way for the Child of God. Living every day in conformity with the precepts of God is the ONLY WAY. We have no option outside of God's Word. Victory, health, prosperity, righteousness, holiness, peace, joy, progress, and all that Jesus died for us to have are in our default setting. 1 Corinthians 15:57 says, "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." And today, the Lord is saying to you: "Daughter (Son), be unfazed by any adversity in your life right now. Rather, celebrate because your default setting is the victory that Christ works out through you."

So, roll out the red carpet in the midst of the crisis and blast in tongues. Celebrate adversity and watch the enemy acknowledge your knowledge of who you are.

Hallelujah!!!!

Faith-filled Confession

I am alive to God and Christ is alive in me. I have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. Carnal solutions are unappealing to me as I unleash the wisdom and power of God always through speaking and singing in other tongues. Praise God!

One-Year Reading Plan: Psalm 28-30; Acts 21:1-14

Prayer Point for Today

Luke 4:14 "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region roundabout."

Prophesy that we are recording an increase in attendance in all our services. The Spirit of God is directing the minds of our invitees and guests towards attending our services and no distraction will drift them away.

Prayer of Affirmation

I affirm that the news of our services is spreading abroad like wildfire by the power of God's Spirit in every home, place of business, and place of learning, in Dayton, Oakville, and Abuja.

I walk in the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ and anywhere I go today, I dispense these blessings to all around me. I am convinced that the Gospel is God's only saving Power and as I preach it today, the Power of God flows through me to bring a strong conviction into the heart of anyone I minister to.

I am conscious of the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in and through me today; my results are not ordinary, they are outstanding! Men and women are paying attention to me as I minister the Gospel today and signs and wonders follow my preaching! I am strengthened by the Holy Ghost in my inner man.

The hand of the Lord is upon me wherever I go today. I produce outstanding results, not by power, or by might but by the Spirit of the Lord! Hallelujah!