SUFFERING

Ps 105:14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

You’re probably familiar with Exodus 22:18- KJV says ‘Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.’ Thinking on the above scriptures, I couldn’t help but ponder on the word “suffer” and how it has been repeatedly used by the LORD in HIS WORD. Here, it is referring to every activity of the devil as suffering-his living as suffering, his moving as suffering, even his harming you is suffering. It gives has constantly given me this imaginative picture of the devil all chained up around his neck as a slave and every single thing he does is a burden and please believe it dear one, that is his current status since the events of Calvary. Yes, his walking, talking, being, seeing is all suffering and this is simply because he is a defeated slave! Like one who had a territory before but has been defeated, his terrain conquered and as if that is not enough, he and his subjects have been taken away as captives. It is high time our mind set as believers be reconstructed as regards who is boss on this earth.

The BIBLE calls each and every one of us Kings and priest and permits us to reign in the earth. (See Revelations 1:6; 5:10) When somebody reigns, in modern day terms, it simply means that he or she is boss when it comes to that area. When JESUS left us here, we were commanded to occupy till HE comes. Kenneth Copland referred to Occupy in this context as a military term meaning to hold possession, or control, of conquered troops and territory. Also, we are not of the offensive, he (the devil) is! Very often I hear people say (referring to the devil’s power), that even JESUS called him the prince of this world. (John 14:30).

Number one, looking at the word world used as this environment Please read the latter part of the vers, it was after JESUS died and rose again, HE put a different person on top and that is you and I. HE acknowledged that satan had no power over HIM. The BIBLE says we are sited with HIM, so since CHRIST doesn’t suffer, then we have no right to. Reading John 14:30 further, JESUS did understand that though he was in the world, he wasn’t of it, and so the rules that guided it, had no effect on him. He understood that HE was different! HE understood that he is born of GOD and born of HIS SPIRIT and that applies to us too. Friends if we agree that JESUS suffered and died and now we live by HIS life, we must agree that we triumph too in HIS triumph.

Secondly, Looking at the world as a mind set or pattern: Romans 12:1 “ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” The BIBLE says we are translated into HIS glorious kingdom, so we are simply not part of the devil’s fold condemned into suffering. The world JESUS was referring to was no this physical earth that we see as in the environment or this sphere, scope or domain. It simply referred to the world in John 3:16. Sin. Its mind set. The sinful nature and that nature JESUS died and rose to redeem us from. Yes we were once part of that, but not anymore because as the BIBLE says, we have been a hundred percent blood bought, fully paid for and we are now bosses in this earth, we reign. Yes you! You reign in this earth

It’s time to quit walking around the earth as though we are the ones in defeat and under the devils siege, no! JESUS conquered him, putting us in charge and making us boss and defeating the devil forever.

Someone once said when next the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future. Next time the devil wants to come on you with a defeated mind set, turn the tables on him, show him whose boss.

I hope today’s post blesses you. More so I hope you spend time discovering and experiences GOD's redeemed status for you as a believer so you don't walk around less than you truly are. Make a brand new commitment to spending time in GOD through HIS written word today.

Love u,

MONIC