He sustains everything by the mighty power of his command.
Hebrew 1:3
Jesus has unimpeachable authority.
The Roman government tried to intimidate him. False religion tried to silence him. The Devil tried to kill him. All failed. Even "death was no match for him"
He was no kidding when he declared, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me". Jesus is the command center of the galaxies. He occupies the Oval Office. He called a coin out of the mouth of a fish. He stopped the waves with a word. He stopped the waves with word. He spoke, and a tree withered. He spoke again, and basket become a banquet. Economy. Meteorology. Botany. Food supply. "All things have been handed over to me by Father".
That includes Satan. The Devil was soundly defeated by Christ on the cross. Jesus outranks him in every situation. He must obey Jesus, and he knows it. prayers offered in the name of Jesus have "divine power to demolish strongholds". Demolish! Not damage or hamper but demolish.
Satan setting up a stronghold in your life? Lift up a prayer and unleash the demolition power of Jesus.
Max Lucado の「 God Is with You Every Day」より
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力強いメッセージです。
真ん中あたりの文章は、もし聖書を知らなければ、よくわからないかもしれません。
キリストは魚の口からコインを呼び出し、キリストは波を叱り静まらせ、キリストが枯れよと言えば木も枯れる。
キリストが行なった奇跡の数々です。
思えば、一般的には、大変突拍子のないこんな英語の文章を、こんな私がわかるのも、これまた奇跡。
そして、思うのです。
私は、もっともっと大胆に祈っても良いのではないかと。
今日まで、恥ずかしすぎて誰にも言えないほど、かなり図々しい祈りしてきたつもりだけど、でも、私の神の絶対的権威、絶対的力を信じるなら、もっと突拍子もなく祈っても良いかなって。
例えば、もう21歳だけど、賢人をもっと大きくしてくださいとか。