Authority and Power, Part 10

Isaiah 54:17, Amplified Bible
But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.

Even in the Old Testament God assured His people that they had authority over that which rose up against them in judgment, against them in opposition. As they were told, the battle was not theirs, but the Lord’s. He does protect His own. Now He has given us His authority and His power to defeat any weapon formed against us. No weapon formed against us shall prosper or succeed. Why? When someone or something comes against you, he or she comes against God. He is our defender and our vindicator.

Look at the next statement in that verse. We have a heritage. What does God’s authority and power give us? It gives us peace, which is shalom, which means that all is well, that we are whole, and that nothing is missing or broken in our lives. It gives us righteousness; we have been made right with God because of the blood of Jesus Christ. He has given us the rights that are ours as God’s children. It gives us security. We are secure in Christ Jesus. We know that He takes care of us. It gives us triumph over opposition. What is it that is opposing you today? Is it sickness and disease? Is it poverty? Is it fear? Is it unbelief? Is it a temptation you can’t seem to overcome? Is it lack in some area of your life? Whatever it is that opposes you, God has given you His authority to overcome. You are an overcomer in this life by Christ Jesus.

Know who you are in Christ Jesus. Nothing that opposes you will be successful. Let that reality sink down deep into you and give you confidence. Remember 1 John 4:4. We are of God. We are His children. We belong to Him As His children, we have already defeated and overcome the agents of antichrist because greater, mightier is He Who is in us than he that is in the world.