The Power available to those who believe

We knew what Peter was talking about after studying through this utterance when he said, "Thou hast the words of eternal life," to the Lord Jesus

But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 

John 6:68

The Word of God has so much power in it; more than you could understand in the natural. One just has to get involved in it and take notice of the changes going on, not only in himself but in all those whom he knows that have been into the Word and have operated in it. The Holy Spirit gives one a hunger and a thirst after righteousness after the salvation experience but even more so after the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

 As you begin to read the Word, meditate in it, and confess it while praying, you initiate a renewing, regenerating, and sanctifying process which goes on throughout your earthly life; then it abounds to your account in heaven

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 

Philippians 4:17

You are really doing 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 

1 Timothy 6:12

Lay hold (gk) epilambano: to take unto

(gk) krateo: to be strong, mighty

Profession (gk) homologia: man speaking or preaching the Word

In other words, we are practically appropriating all the benefits, privileges, and responsibilities involved in the possession of eternal life, here! Those many witnesses are earthly and heavenly! The heavenly witnesses are those ministering spirits who wait upon you to dispatch them and also do your bidding through hearing you confess the promises of God.

being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 

Philippians 1:6

"There are only two ways to go once the Lord has begun His work in you: obedience or affliction." 

You make the choice. It is a lot quicker and easier to move down the road of obedience, yielding to the work of the Holy Spirit in you than to go through the affliction associated with chastening. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith from the day we submitted our all to Him. He knew from the beginning what His Word and Spirit would do in us; that is, in every part of our daily life. He knew we would become mature and perfected as a working member of His body, the church, prepared for the soon coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ 

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, ¹⁵ but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— ¹⁶ from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:14-16

For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, ⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. ⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; ⁷ or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 

Romans 12:4-7

He knew we would also bring many souls into the Kingdom of God through the witness of our lifestyle as well as to be the vessel He burdened to pray our whole family into His Kingdom. Can we see why He gives this hunger and thirst after righteousness after our initial introduction into the Kingdom of God? The end result of your yielding ourself to Him in obedience to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit would be an abundant entrance into eternal life,

for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

2 Peter 1:11

This is the final result of growing in stature spiritually through applying the Word of God to our needs and those of your family and friends.  when we have thoroughly digested its content. We will be able to see it all working in many wondrous ways through partaking of God's precious Word on a daily basis, allowing it to perfect that which concerns us.

The LORD will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalms 138:8

In recent years there has been a lot of Faith teaching, some a little off balance and some 'right on', but the pendulum swings like this with man's partial understanding of the Word until the Spirit of God balances the true revelation through His anointed servants.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

The secret of pleasing God is to possess Him and let Him possess us. One cannot have the faith which pleases God if we are constantly speaking faithlessly; therefore, faith has to be appropriated and exercised in order to walk on with God. How does one do this?

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 

Romans 10:17

It is as simple as that. It stands to reason, one should be hearing the Word to appropriate faith. By continually confessing the Word, the promises of God relating to us and the place we are in at the moment we are speaking this Word, we are building up our faith to the level where God moves in manifestation in the believer's life. This is pleasing God, speaking faith filled words. Job said, 

How forceful are right words! Job 6:25

 God's omnipotence is projected into each situation, circumstance, and need when the promises relating to these things are confessed just as it is literally written. Jesus used the literal translation of the

Holy Scriptures which were available to Him 

¹ Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Matthew 4:1-2

3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
⁴ But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
⁵ Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, ⁶ and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:
He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,
‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
⁷ Jesus said to him, “It is written again, You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”
⁸ Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”

¹¹ Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. Matthew 4:3-11 

​¹ Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, ² being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.
³ And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
⁴ But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
⁵ Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
⁸ And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”
⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written:

He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’
¹¹ and,
‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”
¹² And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”
¹³ Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry
¹⁴ Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. Luke 4:1-14

 were sticking to the KJV translations of the Bible as truth because we believe these other versions of the Bible have been 'watered down', denuding the Word of God of much of its power. Who is it that wants to demote the power of God? The one who can influence the mind of those who do not accept

the full gospel. These other versions of the Bible are alright for those who desire to expose the scriptures more clearly for their

understanding but they are not the verses which should be heard by the powers of darkness to eliminate their harassment. We need to have all the power which Jesus left us at our disposal to overcome the devil, not 'watered down' power. For those who cannot understand the King James Bible as well, if you pray before you read, beseeching the Lord for comprehension, the Holy Spirit will give you the spiritual understanding you need for that time in your spiritual walk. The power we have in the Word of God is far greater than all the powers of darkness. Jesus demonstrated this to us in the fact that He used it Himself throughout His ministry on this earth. We need all the divine power we can handle in this earthly life to overcome Satan and all his hosts of Hell. 

There was a news report about a couple, graduates of a well-known college whose son died because they refused to give him his daily insulin shots. They had told the boy he was healed and did not need insulin anymore. They claimed that their faith would bring about this healing, no matter what they saw or heard from the doctors. Then the child went into a coma and died in the hospital because of their restraining the doctors from doing anything for him. The parents were arrested for manslaughter. They were moving in presumption, not faith, presuming upon God's mercy and goodness to release them from the burden of having a diabetic son. 

Praying "Father, what is this going to do to the testimony of Jesus Christ in this world system around us?" He replied, "I am a never-failing, ever-present Heavenly Father to those who believe, but I AM NOT a God of convenience!" God cannot be used just because people do not want to bother to persevere until they believe in their hearts for God to move in His time. Some people are always trying to find short-cuts in God's dealings with them, in relation to their growth in the Spirit and trying to exact something from Him. The condensed Bible is an example of this. 

Whom will he teach knowledge?
And whom will he make to understand the message?
Those just weaned from milk?
Those just drawn from the breasts?
¹⁰ For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little.”
¹¹ For with stammering lips and another tongue
He will speak to this people,
¹² To whom He said, “This is the rest with which
You may cause the weary to rest,”
And, “This is the refreshing”;

Yet they would not hear. Isaiah 28:9-12 

tells us that there are no short-cuts. Yet, the Lord is doing a short work in many today because of the signs of the times and the individual's obedience to the Word. Those who are open, transparent, and teachable, do not mind submitting to the authority which the Lord sets over them. Only the Lord knows our hearts, our motive, and attitudes. He will bless those who desire with all their hearts to please Him. The sanctification process after salvation is progressive. This sanctification is hindered by our limitations in the knowledge and revelation of God's Word and our lack of obedience to it. Obedience is an expression of our love for God. Those who are obedient are reading and meditating in His Word; spending time on their knees and also interceding for the saints; assembling with the body faithfully; preparing their hearts each day to be available to His leading; accepting the burden and praying for the lost, daily; and loving one another as He loved us (no matter how unlovable others are) and so fulfilling the law of Christ. 

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 

My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹ Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
²² For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22 

If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land; Isaiah 1:19

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. ¹² Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13

Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord GOD, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live? Ezekiel 18:23

 If you will not believe,
Surely you shall not be established. Isaiah 7:9 

Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” Matthew 26:42

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— Ephesians 6:18

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

Walking in obedience is glorious, exciting, and full of divine expectancy! God's power is available to all who desire to believe it, and walk in it. People are hungry and hurting, needing answers to their problems. Believers can touch these lives with God's love through being a vessel for His use because they have attended to His Word. They can take that 'word in due season' to the needy one; thus sowing the power in the Word into their lives, also. We can have the confidence in knowing our prayers will be answered if we are not blocking them in any way. God is willing! We are the ones who get in His way. In Scripture Keys For Kingdom Living, there is a page titled, Hindrances Blocking Answers. We need to examine ourselves when we are not receiving answers to prayer. There may be a reason which could be alleviated through the washing of the Word 

that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, ²⁷ that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. Ephesians 5:26-27 

How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word. Psalms 119:9

The word is a mirror 

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; James 1:23 

To examine ourselves we need to allow the word of God to bring its light into our darkness 

And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:4

The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple. Psalms 119:130

You will find some kind of a reaction to the scripture

references in the area where you are blocking your prayers by reading aloud all the verses tabulated on the right hand side of the chapter on hindrances blocking answers. Yes, there is quite a list of them but when you are through, you will be so grateful to the Holy Spirit! You will know that you have come back into blessing ground when you see how the Lord answers your prayers. When you come to the verses which bring the discomfort, look to the left side of the page. The sub-title opposite those scriptures will reflect what you need to confess and repent of before the Lord. His Spirit will bring these facts to your remembrance 

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26

The comments are there only to help you discern where the enemy has found the ground in your life to hinder your walk with the Lord. After you have confessed your sin to the Lord 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

then bind the enemy out of that place with a scripture or two, identifying with it personally 

“Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18

And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19

Now, loose those greater powers of God which dwell in you by His Spirit, the opposite of that evil (sin), in the mighty Name of Jesus. In doing this you may loose the fruits of the Spirit 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

the deliverance Jesus wrought for you on the Cross 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

the redemption He bought through His shed blood

 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:7

 or whatever comes to your spirit which will take over the area which the devil has left void. Truth replaces error, good replaces evil.

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

tells us the greater power within us is the person of the Holy Spirit indwelt, He is greater than all the powers of darkness, including Satan himself! Your choice to give ground to the enemy blocked your prayers. Your choice and binding and loosing will give this ground back to the Lord, His blessing ground and favor. If you still feel condemned after binding and loosing, read some of the scriptures under the chapter, Condemnation, or Sin - What God does with our sins when we ask forgiveness, Some and judge themselves by these comments, "Well, I'm alright there," or "That's not me," etc. My comments are not where the convicting power of the Holy Spirit lies! It is the power in the Word of God which washes and convicts. When you just take my words, then you miss the blessing of coming back into right-standing with God. His hands are tied by your skirting the issue. Only the Word of God can convict you of sin; not someone else's words. 

"And they that heard it were convicted by their own conscience ... " John. 8:9

This is the reason why I ask believers to read the scriptures out loud when seeking to know why they are not receiving answers to prayer. There are times when we do not receive an answer, but this depends on what we are asking for. An example: tempting God, asking Him for something which will violate His Word; or asking for something more than He is willing to give; such as the request of James and John's mother

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
³⁶ And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
³⁷ They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”
³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
³⁹ They said to Him, “We are able.”
So Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; ⁴⁰ but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.” Mark 10:35-40

You can most often receive instant answers to prayer if you are abiding in His Word

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7

and walking in obedience to His commands, 

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24

I like that word, 'done' in 

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7

In Greek, it means God will even create it for you if need be. When one has a 'single eye' on the Lord and is abiding in His Word, there will often be times when answers to prayer will come about even before there is a petition to the Father. The Lord knows our thoughts and motives because He dwells in our hearts, our spirit. Instant answers are seen and heard when one is walking in obedience, constantly confessing the word, and allowing the Holy Spirit to work it out His way. It does not do any good to confess the promises of God if one does not believe them in his heart 

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:10 

but confessing the Word over and over will activate that God kind of belief through the creative power which is resident of the Word 

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

If unbelief is intruding and interfering in one's mind, then he needs to bind and loose to be rid of it because unbelief is a sin, an evil heart, to God 

Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; Hebrews 3:12

Verses on Belief Vs. Unbelief are found in Scripture Keys. One must do battle against these spirits of unbelief as they will rob you quicker than anything. Unbelief will give ground to the enemy to torment, afflict, harass, and aggravate anyone who is not walking in belief in the Lord God and His Word. These things do not gender peace and joy nor can they lead one into the abundant life in Christ Jesus.

Believing in your Heart

If you think you cannot understand belief in this area, first think, if Jesus dwells in your heart, you do have belief there as there is no unbelief in Him! If you have doubts about this, then verbally ask Jesus to come into your heart to be your Savior and Lord forever! If you ask, you will receive 

 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
⁸ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.” Mark 7:7-8

 And in vain they worship Me,

Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
⁸ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.” Mark 7:7-8

 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. ²³ All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” Mark 7:21-23

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9

After you have asked, thank Him for taking all your sins upon the Cross of Calvary and there shedding His blood for the cancellation of your sins. If the enemy tries to condemn you of your past sins, remember, your sins are now covered by the blood and cannot be remembered anymore 

then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17

 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

It would a good idea for you to continue to repeat these verses out loud for a while to gain the confidence you need to keep the enemy from whispering condemnation into your ears.

¹ There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. ² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2

“Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Hebrews 10:17

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Hebrews 8:12 

write these verses on 3 x 5 cards and carry them with you each day. The devil does not wait for you to get home to have your Bible available; he wants to catch you unawares to torment you with condemnation about your past life. Let him know you are a new creation in Christ and old things have passed away 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 

2 Corinthians 5:17

In Scripture Keys on page 41, there are helps in, Confidence; page 68, God's Presence; and Forgiveness. Looking up these scriptures and reading them out loud will bring you more assurance of your salvation. There is a teaching on the Blood of Jesus with a vocabulary list pertaining to the blood of the Lamb of God and what His blood has done for you already! Having this understanding will help you believe God's Word, and to know the power in the blood of Jesus does overcome the 'evil one', the destroyer, the devil, and all his attacks upon you 

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11

Now, if you still have unbelief to contend with, this is working in your soul realm. We are made up of a body (physical consciousness), soul (self-consciousness), and spirit (God-consciousness). Your spirit relates to where Jesus abides with you always 

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. 

Matthew 28:20

⁵ Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

after you are saved. The soul realm is where the devil works the hardest to defeat you, but the Creator of all things, the Greater One, abides in your spirit; therefore, He will not allow the enemy to take you back from Him unless you make a definite, qualified, verbal choice to disassociate yourself from Jesus Christ. The Lord has given us all the power we need to resist the devil with a load of power-packed tools! Then He sets the ministries in the body, the church, to help bring us into maturity through their teaching and preaching of the Word. 

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 

Philippians 1:6

He will bring you through every trial and stage of your growth. First, you must eliminate the unbelief through 'binding and loosing' 

And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19

Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18

one of your power tools. Out loud, bind the spirit of unbelief and doubt in the name of Jesus Christ; loose, now the spirit of belief and trust in your heavenly Father and His Word, in the mighty Name of Jesus. 

casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

Now, thank Him and praise Him for your release from the spirit of doubt and unbelief. Scriptures for belief and trust would be beneficial to keep up your belief and trust in the Lord. Trust in Scripture Keys.

The Power Tools

1. The Name of Jesus

2. The Blood of Jesus

3. The Word of God

4. The Enduement of Power in the Baptism in the Holy Ghost

5. The Power in Praise

6. The Power in Binding and Loosing

7. The Power in Agreement

All these tools are filled with God's omnipotence, a power which is far greater than any power of darkness, any evil spirit, and Satan, himself. Just one of them will overcome the devil. 

"For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith," 1 John 5:4.

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