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Why Ask?

JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET - El Ángelus (Museo de Orsay, 1857-1859. Óleo sobre lienzo, 55.5 x 66 cm)

There is a saying that has been popularized through media, but which is unscriptural.

That saying is que sera, sera … what will be, will be.

However, in the Bible there are a lot of if … then clauses.

If you read the book of Jonah which is only four chapters long, there was an if … then proposition from God to Ninevah.  If Ninevah did not change, then it would be overthrown.

There are a lot of cause and effect, if … then scriptures in the New Testament.

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

 

The results are not “que sera sera“, but depend upon individual fulfillment of the “if” part of an if … then proposition.  There is a necessity to build a life in obedience to the Word of God.

Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

 


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Why does satan have so much power?

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Jesus called satan the god of this world.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed the Lord God, they fell from the position of authority God had given Adam.

When Jesus was crucified, died, buried and resurrected, Jesus purchased back what Adam lost at the Fall.   He gave that authority and power to the church.

Matthew 28:16  But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them. 17  When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted. 18  Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19  Go and make disciples of all 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 commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”  Amen.

 

We have seen instances where police have been told to stand down.  Police have the authority.  But if they do not use it, or are told not to use it, the badge of authority alone is not enough.

Simply having authority does not get the job done.

Basically, the church, or some of it anyway, is ignorant of its position.  The church is not strictly a building, though it can refer to that.  The church is made up of believers.

There are some believers who do not understand their authority in Christ.  They are waiting for God to do something.  But the key is in their own hands, they just don’t know it.

People are waiting for God, but God is waiting for them.

Generally, there are acts of obedience to the Word of God and Holy Spirit required at some level to get things accomplished.

God works with mankind, “the Lord working with them”.  He does not do the job he has given man to do.

Mark 16:20 (KJV) And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

 

Man’s job is to ask, seek, knock, present the promises of the Bible to God the Father in the name of Jesus, plead the blood of Jesus, pray to the Father in the name of Jesus and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in accomplishing God’s purposes here on the earth.

It also involves the power of the Sacraments, and of a structured, ordered, disciplined life.  “Disciple” comes from the same root as “discipline”.

If things aren’t getting done, if satan’s power seems great, it is because overall, collectively, the church overall, at large, is not using the keys left it by Jesus.

The church must use the authority of the name of Jesus.  That authority was left by Jesus.

It is like a policeman standing by while a bank robbery goes on.  The policeman has the authority to stop the robbery.  But if the authority is not presented and if the authority is not used, then it seems like there is no power to stop the robbery.


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