We Are Well Able (Part II)

Hail mighty men and women of God, trust you have had a good week thus far, and are excited to be getting deeper into our teachings on how we are well able to be victorious. 

Anyone who is ever going to entertain hopes of victory must introspect and realize that he or she will need power or strength to do so. Victory is simply defined as conquest, triumph, win or success. All these words suggest a process of overcoming an opposing force that is determined to undermine or defeat you. The opposite of victory is defeat; which describes a position of being vanquished.

However, we suggested in our post last week that ‘we are well able’ to win, ‘we are more than conquerors’, ‘we can do all things…’ But someone may then ask and say, “what informs these positions or what is the power than you win by.”

God attempted to respond to that issue to the children of Israel.

Deut 9:1-3 Hear, O Israel: Thou [art] to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,… Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God [is] he which goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee

Well, good offer if you ask me. God was essentially saying to Israel, all you need to do is show up. I will do the rest. I will fight for you. I will rout, vanquish and overcome enemies on your behalf…

let us study three words, which confirm our ability to do great and mighty exploits.

i.               Yakol: (Numbers 13:30)

To be enabled, whether physically, morally, constitutionally or because of external authority

In Numbers 13:30-33, Caleb and Joshua emphasize and remonstrate against the whole of Israel family, insisting that the nation must proceed because they are well able. The word ‘able’ here shows that their confidence was not only in their physical ability but more so in the ability of God in them.

I would like to stress the point here that you have moral and scriptural rights to prevail, to overcome, to prosper. There is nothing holy about failure. It is totally moral to increase, to grow in your life and succeed in all things that you do

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After 430 years of slavery in Egypt, it was time for God’s people to possess possessions, to prosper and be a respectable nation too. it’s time for you too, to increase. To prosper and be well., I believe there is more than adequate moral grounds to claim your portion in the success that the God promised.

The word tells us of the daughters of Zelophehad, who were disenfranchised by existing laws of the time that forbad  ladies from inheriting anything even from their fathers. But they stood up and on moral grounds approached Moses and claimed their rights. Moses like a just man of God, took their case to the Lord who in turn said, "The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. (Numbers 27:7)."

(Note the action they took, They stood up and they claimed their rights)

See what happens when you take a stand against an issue that is morally wrong? Being morally correct is great strength and power. That is why righteousness is so much strength. With a firm conviction of your moral grounds, you can achieve so much more.

Lets move onto the next word

ii.              Exousia (Matthew 28:18)

The word for “power” used by Jesus here is the Greek word, Exousia. The word has several meanings, but here we will outline just two below.

a.     Delegated power or authority

    When we go to Matthew 28:18, Jesus on the Great Commission reiterates that all power is given unto Him, but he thus transfers the same to the church. This becomes, conferred/delegated authority that gives us a right to act/operate. The church has been authorized (given the right to) to act to the fullest extent of faith. This means that we have the right to act, behave like Jesus here on earth

b.     Weight: 

     Exousia speaks of the full weight or might of heaven behind us. God has sent the church out to minister and to prevail. To back this up, he has attached the full weight of heaven. The full resources of heaven, the full glory of heaven backs up any individual who goes out on a kingdom assignment.

In Matthew 10:1 Jesus releases the disciples to minister. He arms them with the full weight of heaven. In other words, he assures them that in the face of the toughest challenges of life, in the face of devils and demons, they have the backing of heaven.

Think of it like this every police officer may not have the physical strength to arrest a criminal, however because he has the backing of the government he has the full weight of the  the government he represents. He can issue arrests based on the understanding of what government power backs him.

Understand child of God that there is unstoppable power of heaven backing you up. God has granted us authority to represent his kingdom on earth. Therefore you are well able… (selah, allow that  to sink in for a moment).

and last word we will look at

iii.            Dunamis/power (Acts1:8)

This speaks of supernatural ability to perform supernatural or miraculous deeds. This speaks of divine enablement to do what cannot naturally be done. This word is more common than others. It appears 120 times in the New Testament.

Dunamis is the sheer brute force of the kingdom. Every government has an arsenal, a treasure house of weaponry. This is used to defend against attack as well as take over enemy territory. The kingdom of God is not any different. Should there be a force that wants to impose itself against the will of the kingdom, the kingdom reserves the right to defend itself (think about that for a moment).

James and John gave us a sneak preview into this power in Luke 9:54 They asked  “Shall we call down fire from above to consume these…?”

And the response of Jesus was even more telling. He quickly forbade them. This was teaching us about love, but also it showed us these guys knew they had the ability to do so.

The dunamis power as well as the exousia and yakol are not a preserve of the church pastor or the deacons. They are yours too, the power that Jesus referred to resides on the inside of you. You can vanquish sickness and disease, you cast out demons, by the same power. You are propelled to victory in every area of your life by the same power.

God has blessed the church with, burden removing and yoke destroying power. It is available for our daily use. (Isaiah 10:27)

See you and I have been empowered (we are not waiting for it, it’s a done deal) and are well able to be victorious.

Let me end here today but I trust that you are getting excited as you learn why you are well able to be victorious, if you have any questions then get in touch with us on our details below

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Till Thursday “Go out and dominate, for you are well able”

Pst Mk