Authority in Christ and our ability to hear God

Do you realise and recognise the authority you have in Jesus Christ? Do you hear God in relation to all sorts of matters and boldly decree and declare the outcome? Are you intimate with God and hearing His thoughts and plans for you and the world around you? 

When we recognise our identity as a beloved son/daughter of God and the authority that comes with it, we then trust that God will hear us and speak to us. Knowing our authority means that we can be confident God will speak to us. Join us as we share how the authority we have in Jesus impacts our ability to hear God.

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Episode Description:

Do you realise and recognise the authority you have in Jesus Christ? Do you hear God in relation to all sorts of matters and boldly decree and declare the outcome? Are you intimate with God and hearing His thoughts and plans for you and the world around you? 

When we recognise our identity as a beloved son/daughter of God and the authority that comes with it, we then trust that God will hear us and speak to us. Knowing our authority means that we can be confident God will speak to us. Join us as we share how the authority we have in Jesus impacts our ability to hear God.

Episode Notes:

Introduction:

·        Imagine your dad owned a huge company that employed many people. Over many years, your dad has been trying to implement a new method of operating. He has completed nearly all the background work, and it is almost ready for the big day when it will be officially implemented. You have spent a lot of your time just hanging around your dad while he was working on it. You weren't an employee; you were the boss's kid, and so you had free rein over where you went and what you did. You loved the smell of your dad's office and being with him while he worked. He often spoke aloud about what He was doing, and you were passionate about what He was doing, since you just loved being with Him. Your dad included you in the brainstorming of the solutions to problems. Your dad often allowed you to implement the changes. 

·        The big day arrives, and unexpectedly, your dad asks you, instead, as his representative, to be his delegated authority. You know the workings of it nearly as much as He does because of all the time you have spent with Him and the intimacy of the working conditions. Your dad has complete faith and trust in you. He knows that you understand what needs to be done and how to resolve many of the issues. Thus, he delegates his authority to you.

·        Imagine this is God, and from John 14:12, He is asking you to heal the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead, and change nature. What is your response?

Knowing our authority and the manner in which we walk in it can change our lives. 

It impacts:

·        the way we pray, 

·        how we pray, 

·        how we hear God,

·        what we say, 

·        our actions, 

·        our lifestyle. 

·        What we refuse to accept

·        In fact, it can completely change how we live our lives.

First Principle: Recognise and live in the authority we have as a beloved child of the Most High God.

·        Authority is delegated power.

·        John 14:12 says that Jesus, towards the end of His time here on earth, tells His disciples that "whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater than these". Jesus has complete authority, and He gave us authority to do whatever He did plus more. 

·        Matthew 28:18 has Jesus saying, "All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go..." He gives us the authority to do what He has been doing.

·        When we live in our true identity and realise the authority that God has given us as His children, we will change the world.

·        Jesus prayed, "Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven."

·        When we recognise our identity as a beloved son/daughter of God and the authority that comes with it, we then trust that God will hear us and speak to us. Knowing our authority means that we can be confident God will speak to us.

·        Once I recognised and realised the authority I have in Jesus Christ, it changed the way I prayed. I take authority over situations. I don't cower, but I pray from a seated position in heavenly places with Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6).

Second Principle: Our identity and intimacy with Father God impact our authority

·        How can you change your life or your belief system so that what Christ commanded us to do and be actually occurs within your lifestyle?

·        I believe that when we spend time with God, are intimate with Him, and truly know the Father's heart for us, we can't help but recognise that He wants people healed and has given us the responsibility and authority to do so.

·        Out of our identity and our intimacy with Father God comes our authority.

·        When we have a faulty belief system, it shows up here. How we view and believe what God can and will do certainly impacts the authority we operate in. 

·        When we believe that God is always good, wants to heal, can heal, and is capable of doing anything, it changes the way we pray for people and what we pray.

·        When we hear from God, believe what He says, and pray according to His will, then it will have an impact.

Third Principle: Hearing God requires action/response.

·        Heidi Baker prayed for 100 blind people before she saw blind eyes see.

·        Remember Josh laughing for probably ½ hour reading the YWAM Christian Hero Series Book (Janet & Geoffe Benge) on Brother Andrew, the Bible smuggler – praying for seeing eyes to be blind.

·        Grow your faith bigger, and your authority will increase.

Summary:

1. Recognise and live in the authority we have been given.

2. Our identity and intimacy with Father God impact our authority.

3. Hearing God requires action or a response.

Prophetic activation: 

Close your eyes and take a few moments to ask God to recall an issue you are currently facing. Big, small, something that needs supernatural intervention. Hold out your left hand and imagine that issue in the palm of your left hand. Now hold your right hand up to heaven and ask God to give you something for the issue in your left hand. Pull the answer down from heaven. Explore with God what He shows, gives or tells you. 

You may also like to ask God, "What weapon do you want to give me God to hear you better, or to fight my battles?"

Time Stamps:

[0:39] – Gary & Jane share how they have heard God this week.

[4:57] – Introduction to our authority in Jesus Christ.

[7:36] – First principle: Recognise and live in the authority we have been given.

[10:58] – Second Principle: Our identity and intimacy with Father God impact our authority.

[12:31] – Third Principle: Hearing God requires a response.

[15:30] – How we've grown our faith.

[19:39] – Summary

[20:02] – Prophetic activation.

[21:55] – Gary & Jane both share a prophetic word for a listener.

[22:38] – Gary prays for you.

Resources / Links Mentioned:  

•            Episode 93 (Our identity in Christ and how that impacts our ability to hear God): https://garyandjane.co/do-i-trust-god-enough-that-he-will-answer-me/ 

•            Heidi Bake's book 'Compelled by Love': https://www.amazon.com.au/Compelled-Love-Heidi-Baker/dp/1599793512 

•            Janet & Geoffe Benge YWAM Christian Heroes Then and Now, Brother Andrew: https://www.ywampublishing.com/p-765-christian-heroes-then-nowbrbrother-andrew-gods-secret-agent.aspx 

•            Episode 3 (First thought principle): https://garyandjane.co/episode-3-what-does-gods-voice-sound-like/ 

•            30-Day Devotional 'Hearing God for the Year Ahead' https://www.unlockingthegold.com/product/hearing-god-for-the-year-ahead/

Bible Verses Mentioned:

•            John 14:12

•            Matthew 28:18

•            Matthew 6:10

•            Ephesians 2:6

•            Joshua 4

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