The Lordship of Jesus
Christ By: Mark
Baker The Lordship of Jesus
Christ By: Mark
Baker
Acts 2:36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and
Christ.''
What an awesome Scripture! Assuredly means it’s a sure thing,
it’s a done deal. It doesn’t get any surer than this.
When Peter stood
and proclaimed this message on the day of Pentecost he didn’t have all of the
revelation of the New Covenant that was to be revealed as time progressed. He
stood up with the knowledge that Jesus was Lord and Christ. Glory!
He shook
up Jerusalem with this message. He was given a name to proclaim, the name of
Jesus.
Christ means the messiah, the anointed one. The nation of Israel
knew exactly what Peter was saying. He was declaring boldly that Jesus was the
anointed one whom the Scriptures declared. He was the One they had been looking
for, yet the religious leaders rejected and crucified Him.
Peter had this
revelation and understood the power that was being backed by the name of Jesus.
This name has been given to us as well. Peter quoting the prophet Joel declared
in…
Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of
the Lord shall be saved.'
This is the Name that gives us access to the
throne of God. Jesus has gone to the Father and because of this we have the
privilege of praying and asking in His name.
Jesus said this as recorded in
Johns Gospel.
John 16:16 "A little while, and you will not see Me; and
again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.''
John 14:14 "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
You
notice He didn’t say I would consider it. He said I would do it. I know this
could be taken out of context. You can not ask outside of God’s will for
something with any confidence and expect it to come to pass. There are
scriptural boundaries for this.
1 John 5:14 Now this is the confidence
that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears
us.
He hears us when we ask according to His will.
John 16:23 "And
in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you
ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24. "Until now you have asked
nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be
full.
He is saying we can ask, and that we should ask in His name. He
wants us to be joyful. He loves us more than we can fathom.
The Apostle
Paul had deep revelation of the power and authority that was given in and
through the name of Jesus.
Philippians 2:9 Therefore God also has highly
exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10. that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth,
and of those under the earth, 11. and that every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
This is the name we
must declare. This is the name that breaks strong holds, and destroys yokes when
yielded by a faith filled believer.
Acts 16:16. Now it happened, as we
went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination
met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
17. This
girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of
the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.'' 18. And this she
did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I
command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.'' And he came out
that very hour.
The 7 sons of Sceva found out that using the name of
Jesus without proper authority will get you in deep trouble.
Acts 19:13.
Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the
name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you
by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.'' 14. Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a
Jewish chief priest, who did so. 15. And the evil spirit answered and said,
"Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?'' 16. Then the man in whom the
evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so
that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17. This became known
both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and
the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Yet when the name of Jesus is
used by a faith filled believer, the forces of darkness had to obey. This
authority was given to Jesus and Jesus turned around and delegated this
authority to us the Church.
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came and spoke to
them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20. "teaching them to
observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even
to the end of the age.'' Amen.
Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give you the
authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 "Nevertheless do not
rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because
your names are written in heaven.''
Christians often ask God to trample
on the scorpions and serpents in their life, yet He has given us the authority
to do this. We must take hold of this God given authority and use it as we have
been commissioned to. If we won’t, no one will. We are the ones who are given
authority by Jesus Himself to fulfill His great commission. If we don’t know or
understand that authority, then what good is it? It’s no good to anyone if it is
not used is it?
There is authority granted to every believer through the
name of Jesus. Authority is delegated power. The very source of our authority
comes from Christ’s resurrection and the seating of Christ by God at His right
hand.
Ephesians 1:20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from
the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
We
don’t actually possess the power, yet God’s power works in and through us as
yielded vessels. We must learn to yield to God and His Word and be obedient to
the Holy Spirit.
Then, we are walking in the authority that we have been
given. Christ is seated at God’s right hand and we are seated with Him in
heavenly places. Glory. (Ephesians 2:6)
Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is
able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to
the power that works in us,
This power works in us. Yet, we have a part
to play in this as well. We must be obedient and yield to the Holy Spirit. We
must believe. Jesus said this…
Mk 16:17. "And these signs will follow
those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with
new tongues;
18. "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything
deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they
will recover.'' 19. So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received
up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
20. And they went out
and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word
through the accompanying signs. Amen.
These signs shall follow those who
believe. It is not just the anointed preacher with the gifts of the Holy Spirit
operating within his or her ministry, but these signs shall follow those who
believe. Begin to declare I’m one of those who believe, I’m a believer, therefor
these signs shall follow me.
I also would like to point out that it said
these signs shall follow, it didn’t say these signs might follow.
In
another example of faith in the name of Jesus, Peter said this of the crippled
man…
Acts 3:16 "And His name, through faith in His name, has made this
man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has
given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Faith in the
name of Jesus made him whole, the name that is above every
name!!!!
Article by Mark Baker.
Mark is the webmaster of The
Olive Branch http://www.olivebranchministries.us a site dedicated to
helping all that are seeking to come into a deeper understanding of what God has
done for us through Christ Jesus. Please visit his site for more free studies
and resources to help you in your search.
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