Let The Church Be THE CHURCH!

Exodus 3:13, “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”

When God confronted Moses in the burning bush and gave him the awesome task of leading the children of Israel out of the captivity of Egypt, it was very important that he and the people understand that it was the great I AM of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that had designed this plan of deliverance. God’s command to Moses was to go in the power and authority of Almighty God. God, the creator of all things! He simply spoke the Word and all things that exist came into being. Now, He is saying to His servant, go and I will implement My plan.

God has ordained His plan of deliverance to be implemented in the earth in these last days. He has chosen the Body of Christ, His Church as His instrument to carry the Gospel to all the world. He is saying to His servants, go and I will implement My plan. His servants are receiving His call and accepting His commission.

The army of Christ is rising up. Rising up in the mantle of Jesus Christ. That mantle is the manifest presence of Christ in the Holy Ghost. If you have received since you believed, you carry the mantle of Christ. The Holy Spirit calling upon the Body of Christ to rise up in the power of that mantle and do His work. What is that work? To preach the Truth 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 has given 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. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching 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 mantle. 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. 18 And 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! Let The Church Be THE CHURCH!