“And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.”– Mark 11:11-14
LIGHT FOR NOW: The believer in Christ must know the reality of his authority and equally maximize that reality.
In the post texts of Mark 11, Jesus echoes this in Mark 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith”. He placed emphasis on the word “say”. He mentioned this word three times while believing was mentioned once. An important emphasis he places is on saying; to say. Hence, how the faith of God works is to say. In the original Greek text of the bible, the word “say” has different applications in this text:
• For whosoever shall say to this mountain…
• And shall believe that those things which he saith…
• He shall have whatsoever he saith.
The first use of the word “say” means to command. It describes the use of authority to exercise a privilege. In that text, Jesus was actually speaking about authority; the believer’s authority. Paul in Ephesians 1 describes the believer’s authority; “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all” (Ephesians 1:16-23) Glory!
INSTRUCTION: Understand your authority.
DECLARATION: I declare that I am in authority over situations and circumstances of life; over demons and devils, in Jesus’ Name, Amen
QUOTE: The authority of the believer is a necessity.
DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2
LIGHT FROM THE WORD 