Isaiah
40:28, “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the
everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth,
fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his
understanding. 29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have
no might he increaseth strength. 30Even the youths shall faint and be
weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31But they that wait
upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with
wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall
walk, and not faint.”
The
army of Christ is rising up. Rising up in the mantle of Jesus Christ.
That mantle being the manifest presence of Christ in the Holy Ghost.
If you have received since you believed, you carry the mantel of
Christ. I feel the urging of the Holy Spirit calling upon the Body of
Christ to rise up in the power of that mantel and do His work. What
is that work? To preach the gospel for the salvation of souls. Acts
1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth.” Jesus’ promise here is to provide the power and resources
to accomplish His mission to preach the Gospel in all the earth. The
power that He has, He is making available to His Church. Matt. 28:18,
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth. 19Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.” The power comes with the
commission!
If
we will accept the commission, then we have a promise. The gates of
hell cannot prevail against the Body of Christ. Why? Because we are
covered in Christ's mantel. We are filled with His Holy Spirit! Matt.
16:17, “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,
Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee,
but my Father which is in heaven. 18And I say also unto thee, That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Jesus had asked His
disciples, “...Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”
Peter’s reply was “...Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living
God.” Peter had understood by Divine revelation that Jesus was the
Son of God. The power that is the Body of Christ is the revelation of
who He is. Therefore, by faith His power is our power as the Holy
Ghost indwells us. The “all power” resides in the Body of Christ
and He will be with us “always, even unto the end of the world.”
The gates of hell cannot withstand the power of the resurrected,
glorified and everlasting Son of Almighty God.
The
Devil is as a roaring lion (a wild animal) seeking to devour and
destroy everything and everyone that would proclaim salvation and
freedom in Jesus Christ. The power of the Almighty will break the
chains of sin, disobedience and rebellion. We are His servants. We
stand where He stands by His power. We will do His work and break
through the enemy's fortresses. We will go into the enemy's domain
and rescue the perishing in the NAME of JESUS, the CHRIST, the SON of
the LIVING GOD!
May
the Body of Christ rise up with a renewed vision of our mission. May
God renew afresh the Holy Ghost fire within that compels us to share
this Glorious Gospel. Let us mount up with renewed strength, renewed
inspiration and restored victory. To God be the glory forever!
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