above all rule and authority and power and dominion

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 above all rule and authority and power and dominion

Ephesians 1:19-20
These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human], and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and world but also in the one to come.

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Believer’s Authority; Perspective

When we think about this cosmic war that is going on for the sake of our souls, this is the picture that some of us Christians have adopted in our minds. We think of two forces that are equally powerful going at each other.

It’s like two powerfully muscular men at an arm wrestling match. You can see their muscles bulge up and tense as they clasp their hands together. For a moment there you are not sure whether the match has begun because their hands seem not to be moving. Then you realize the match has started and because both are equally strong none seems to be able to defeat the other and their arms don’t seem to be moving.

That’s the wrong perspective, no wonder many live in fear and defeat. God is all mighty while satan is a created being, you cannot put them on the same level. The devil is tiny like a grain of sand with no power or authority while God is all mighty and all powerful.

So where are we in this whole picture? Thanks for asking, let me show you our position.

Ephesians 2:6 And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus,

That is the right perspective. You and I are seated with Christ far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human]. How can you and I allow the enemy intimidate us when we are seated far up above him with Christ?

When you look at things from this perspective then you have a different outlook to your place and authority in Christ.

When David walked into the battlefield and saw Goliath, he had a different perspective. All Israel’s army was intimidated by the sheer size of this monster of a man. They looked at themselves, put themselves on the scales with Goliath and they found themselves wanting and so they were scared and hid.

That’s the perspective some of us have. David on the other hand looked at the size of this monster of a man and comparing him to the God who had delivered David from the lion and the bear, In David’s eyes Goliath looked tiny and defeated.

What is your perspective?

Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

The devil lost this war before he even begun it, don’t let him intimidate you!