Adam disobeyed God, ‘the earth came under the dominion of darkness’ – Col 1:13
Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours."- Luke 4:5-7
1st Adam gave Satan that authority, & 2nd Adam had to take it back
Jesus gives us his Spirit to empower us to operate in that Dominion
Josh 10:12-14 NIV
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
"O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."
13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a man. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!
Mark 11:22-23
Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
You’d Better Say Something
We have yet to realize the power of our mouths
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God gives our Words Creative Power and Life
This is how God is Going to judge us – by our mouths
Matt 12:36. I say to you that for every idle word men may speak,
they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
God expects our Words to Work
To be employed for a purpose, profitable
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And we complain about our situations…
Murmuring doesn’t change the situation, it brings the destroyer
1 Cor 10:10. Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured,
and were destroyed of the destroyer.
So, stop complaining to people
Stop talking to God about how big the mountain is
Open your mouth and make something happen
Talk to the mountain!
Mark 11:22-23
Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Some things only your voice can activate
Doubt is more powerful than your words
Doubt overrides your voice – makes my words powerless
Double-minded person won’t receive anything – Jms 1:6-8
Babel: stop what’s in the imagination from becoming reality
1 Thess 5:19. Don’t quenched the Spirit – Don’t stop your spiritual nature
You cannot doubt your voice
If you have mountains – You’d Better Say Something!!
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. – Ps 81:10
We are most like God when we are using our mouths – speaking creatively
“And God said…”
Every Word God speaks has the power for its own fulfillment
Isa 55:11. So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Our Words have the power for their own fulfillment
Stop praying for Him to do something and Say Something
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God is who He says He is
And He will do what He said He would do
Therefore, I am who God says I am
And can do what God says I can do