DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  ST. JOHN 19:11

(11)  Jesus answered,  Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above:  therefore *he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. 

POWER, NOTHING ELSE!

Grace be unto you!  At times, the man gives the enemy too much credit for what he does to him; inspite of that, the enemy had no clue how God formed the man out of the dust of the field, breath his breathe of life into his nostrils to become a living soul, cf. Genesis 2:17;  he tried to create his own people, he ends up creating a zombie, who cannot really function as humans do;  if he does not have the power to create humans how can he have the power over them?, the power he has, is either given to him by the creator, God, the Almighty, for destruction of the flesh, to purify them in his righteousness, prove them as faithful, save their spirits from damnation, or given to him by the culprits themselves;  really? 

Yes, let's check the following!  (i)  The book of Job Chapter 1:12, 2:6;  Satan was given the power over Job to trouble his life;  (ii)  I Corinthians 5:1-5;  by one's own evil works, Satan can be given the power by God, over the man, to torment them, for whatever the reasons may be; for instance, he tempts them into disobedience, then goes forth to allege them before God, gain permission to punish them for their wrong doings;  (iii)  I Timothy 1:20;  also, one can open the door of evil upon themselves by their blasphemous words, that makes me wonder, is Satan working for God or for himself?  Ponder! 

During the trials of Jesus Christ, Pilate said unto him.  Speakest thou not unto me?  knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?  What did Jesus say?  See the above text for the answer;  the fact is,  the enemy has no power over the believers in troubling them anyhow without the permission from God, at times, inadvertently, we open up our hearts to infiltration spirits by poor judgments, allowing them the access to our mindsets into our hearts, to reactions of ungodliness, this should not be so, if we are able to discern his dubiousness, rebuke him away from our thought processes.

Beloved, the point is, when Pilate arrogated his authority over Jesus, Jesus did not accept, allow his mouth of authority the chance to reign over his diety, he made his point clear to Pilate that he has no power over him at all, except what was given to him from above;  therefore, as believers, we know who we are in Jesus, if the enemy comes to us with condemnations, lies, and deceits, rebuke him away;  also, Jesus said, *he that delivered me unto thee hath a greater sin;  therefore, to be in the spirit, not to allow the devil the chance to utilize us as his weapons of warfare against others, but continue ye in love!  Jesus is coming back again soon!  Have a sober reflection week of Easter!  Peace and Love be unto you!  Amen and Amen!

WORD OF ASSERTION:

(KJV.)  I Corinthians 4:20  For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.