AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – May 9, 2021, Iyar 27, 5781
THE GREATER THINGS – PART THIRTY-SEVEN
Greetings precious brothers and sisters and welcome back to our Sunday Bible Study concerning not only the works Jesus did but the greater works. By the way, we are commanded to do both.
John 14:12 (KJV)
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Are we doing this? Am I a believer, are you? Will this come up at the Judgment Seat of Christ? Where are you or me hearing this? When and if we hear it, are we receiving it, proving it in the Scripture, believing it, and then putting it into action? If we ignore Scripture, the commands of God, are we finding it easy to relegate this to other people, the leadership in the Church, or the traveling preacher. Inconveniently this Scripture says “He that believeth on me”. Believers are you and me dear saints. The works that Jesus did in His earthly ministry as an Anointed man are easily found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each and everyone of us are to be doing everything Jesus did. It is a command from our Lord.
How are these things going to get done if not through us? Who has the authority in the earth? You and me or God? I sure hope you got that right. We have authority in the earth, He will not act independent of our voice, our faith, our love. That authority or dominion was given at the creation, lost partially in the fall, but fully restored and more by Christ Jesus following His Resurrection. When we take our place of authority in faith, in love, led of the Holy Spirit He will do the works. Just like in the Ministry of Jesus. Now let’s move to look at the greater works. We find these spelled out at least in part in Isaiah sixty-one.
Isaiah 61:4-6 (KJV)
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
Two weeks ago, I had started to review verse four above, so, I will continue from there today. The “old wastes” are the places of spiritual drought which leads to societal decay. The once flourishing families, land, and economy will decline when the Christian is ignorant, silent, or absent from the land. There are waste places across our land (America) and around the world. We the Church have been dumbed down by the deceptions of the demon’s, and our traditions make the gospel of no effect. Why are we so ignorant and silent? Our authority in the earth, in Christ Jesus, is far above other authority. Do we believe the following passage?
Ephesians 1:20-23 (KJV)
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 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:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Jesus is the Head of the body, the One who gives instructions to the body.
Colossians 1:18 (KJV)
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Jesus, the head, and the Church, the body, are both raised “Far above” all spiritual personalities both good and evil. We the body of Christ are the ones to fill the earth with the Anointing. Meditate upon the following verse which has doing the works of Jesus, and the greater works written all over it.
Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV)
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name!
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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