AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – March 19, 2023, Adar 26, 5783
A WELL OF TRUTH
UNDER AUTHORITY – PART TWO
Greetings dear and precious saints of God and welcome back to A Well of Truth. Today I am going to briefly (yes, I know what that word briefly means) discuss the idea of being under authority and being in authority. As I proceed, please take a moment and share this teaching as widely as possible by every means available to you. Thank you so much for sharing. The featured picture today shows a well with water and a bucket full of water. Water represents the Word of God. Water (the Word of God) not only brings and sustains life but cleanses. Dear ones we are drawing from the well that never runs dry. Consider the following verse from the wonderful Book of James then we will move to the account of the ill Centurions servant.
James 4:7 (KJV)
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
As we prepare to move to the account of the ill Centurions servant let’s take a couple of things into account. How vital is submitting to God in seeing the devil flee? It is vital! If we are not submitted to God there will be no resisting of devils or fleeing of devils. If we are not submitted to God, who are we submitted to? Each of us are submitted to someone. This idea that we are our own man (woman) is a falsehood perpetrated by demons. Let’s take a look at this word submit in our English Bible. It is the word hypotassō transliterated from the Greek meaning to place in order, to place under in an orderly fashion according to The Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament and Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. You can see that this means we, no one makes us, take our place under, subject, to God. He is the authority in our life, no one above Him especially ourselves. Not only is He the One of highest authority in our life but we are committed to follow that authority without exception. Now let’s move to the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 7:1-10 (KJV)
1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
This is a man of great power in the natural but we see great humility. This was not a feigned humility to achieve an end but a genuine humility and genuine submission to Jesus. What about you and me? In some way he recognized that Jesus had authority for he had seen or heard of demons and diseases leaving people at His command. He had faith it would be so with his servant. The Centurion asked Jesus to give a command.
Matthew 8:8 (KJV)
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Did Jesus “speak the word only”? No He did not, the Centurions faith, his absolute submission to Jesus, and his humility made the servant whole.
Matthew 8:13 (KJV)
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Let me ask a question that may really rile up the religious devils. Did this disease suffered by the Centurions servant leave entirely based on Jesus’ Anointing and faith? No, that disease became subject to the Centurions faith when he submitted to Jesus a man with spiritual authority and Power. Just like the military chain of command described in the Matthew and Luke texts so it is in the spirit realm. Where do you think they got it from?
James 4:7 (KJV)
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Are you submitted totally to God, am I? If sickness, disease, and financial lack has not fled consider these things before the Lord.
Lord willing, I will return next Sunday with fresh Water from the Well.
By: Dr. David R. Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
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Numbers 6:24-26 (MSG)
24 GOD bless you and keep you,
25 GOD smile on you and gift you,
26 GOD look you full in the face and make you prosper.
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