MinistrEmail September 2016 – Letting God’s Peace Rule

 

 

 

Letting God’s Peace Rule

Recently I ministered to some pastors, ministers, and leaders, and what came forth from the Lord, was a strong message to understand and teach the place of authority that we have as individuals in Christ and corporately as the Body of Christ.

Functioning in our place of Heavenly Authority on this earth is paramount to fulfilling the call of God on your life. What you do here on earth as a believer begins in the heavenlies. That is where you draw the substance from. Within this context there is a place, a heavenly place where we make the decisions that affect our earthly lives. What must rule those decisions is a place of peace in God.

Look with me now at some verses from Colossians chapter 3;

Colossians 3:1-4, 15-17 (NKJV)  If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  2  Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.  3  For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.  4  When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.  16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  17  And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Over the last MinistrEmail’s we have been looking at our calling and destiny. I believe that as I have been teaching these truths, things have been aligning for you. The things of the Spirit have been pulling the things in the natural into Divine alignment. (Take some time to go back and read some of the previous MinistrEmail teaching letters again, and take note of what has aligned in your life!)

Now, the Lord will work things together for you, however it is your responsibility is to align yourself to His plan through the peace of God which always accompanies His plans. It must be your determined purpose to consecrate yourself to the commission.

So how do we do that? There is a place in the Spirit that is a place of peace and rest. It is the will of God. This place has to be discerned as different to what’s going on in the natural. You may be surrounded by chaos but be securely fixed in His peace.

The eyes of your understanding must be enlightened so that you are not distracted from heavens perspective.

2 Kings 6:15-17 (NKJV)  And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”  16  So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”  17  And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

You can see that Elisha had his eyes fixed on what Heaven could see, and when the servant’s eyes were opened it changed his entire perspective and I am sure countenance! This same perspective is shown to us in Psalm 91. Read through this purposefully.

Psalms 91:1-16 (NKJV)  He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  2  I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”  3  Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.  4  He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.  5  You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,  6  Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.  7  A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.  8  Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.  9  Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,  10  No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;  11  For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.  12  In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.  13  You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.  14  “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.  15  He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.  16  With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”

The “stuff” going on around you is designed to unsettle you, to intimidate you, to cause you to draw back and loose focus. To fulfill your calling and destiny in God you must understand your place in the heavenlies and draw your perspective from there.

Now, there is a peace that comes from revelation of the believers authority. There is a confidence that comes from understanding our true heavenly citizenship and the rights and privileges that accompany that. As we see in 2 Kings, when eyes were opened they saw an army, they saw heavenly authority. The key is to stay in this place of revelation.

Living, abiding, dwelling in that place is done by staying in the peace of God and not moved by crisis and the “demands” of circumstance. Again read with me these words from Colossians chapter 3;

Colossians 3:1-3, 15-17 (NKJV)  If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  2  Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.  3  For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.  16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  17  And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Staying in a place of peace or letting, allowing the peace of God rule, is so important. The Greek word used in Colossians (Strong’s) for ‘peace’ in the word; eirēnē, Strongs explains this as; “Probably from a primary verb εἴρω eirō (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity: – one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.”

This is the Greek equivalent to the Hebrew word ‘Shalom’ which also means whole, at one again, prosperity etc. Shalom, is heaven touching earth. It is divine alignment. The shalom of God is the inner witness between your spirit and the Holy Spirit. It is the communing of God’s Word with your life as you “let the Word of Christ Dwell in you richly…”

So what does that look like on a daily basis?

Well firstly you have to make sure your spiritual ears are sensitive and not hardened to His leading. If you have systematically ignored or rebelled against the leading of the Lord, even in what you might consider little promptings, then you must first repent.

When we resist the leading of the Holy Spirit, bit by bit we sear our conscience. The conscience of the believer is the spiritual insight that you have. Your ability to see the from the heavenliness. Interestingly the Greek word for conscience is  suneidēsis which again Strongs explains as “…co-perception, that is, moral consciousness: – conscience…. to see completely; used (like its primary) only in two past tenses, respectively meaning to understand or become aware, and to be conscious or (clandestinely) informed of: – consider, know, be privy, be ware of.

From our heavenly revelation, we literally have a co-perception. Not only do we see what happens in the natural, but we also truly see what is happening in the heavenlies, we “see completely”.

So what happens when we resist the leading of the Lord and listen to another word?

1 Timothy 4:1-2 (NKJV)  Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,  2  speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

This Greek word is  kautēriazō meaning -“…to render unsensitive,  sear with a hot iron.” It’s where we get the english word cauterized from. When we repent and appropriate what the Blood of Christ has done for us, we are cleansed of the searing effects of our disobedience.

Hebrews 9:14 (NKJV)  how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Dead works are the things you do that did not originate in the heavenlies!

Now, once you have re-sensitized and allowed the Blood of Christ place again, you can begin to enter that place of rest that belongs to you. The peace of God is available, but notice the scripture said;

Colossians 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts

You have to choose to allow His peace rule, arbitrate, govern etc. It is so important to learn how to listen to that peace, to practice letting His peace rule. Again, that is done by actively setting “your mind on things above”, and the primary way of doing that is by being a person of the Word of God first and foremost.

Take time today, to set everything aside and if you know of disobedience or even delayed obedience, simply repent. Let the Blood of Christ cleanse your conscience and re-sensitise you to hearing His voice. Then in a place of worship, wait on the Lord and practice His peace.

Now, remember what that is like and determine to not make decisions without that accompanying peace ruling in your heart.

Amen! Now once more take the below confession and release it over your life;

I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE GREAT YEAR FOR WHAT EVER I NEED IT TO BE. I BELIEVE GOD AND HIS WORD, AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A GREAT BREAKING LOOSE OF EVERYTHING I NEED TO FULFILL MY DESTINY IN GOD. I BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL CAUSE THINGS I HAVE BELIEVED FOR TO SUDDENLY MANIFEST AS I FAITHFULLY STAND IN FAITH. IM GOING BACK TO THE COVENANTS OF GOD. IM GOING BACK TO THE WORSHIP AND PRAISE OF GOD AND THE POWER TO HEAL.

I DECLARE THIS YEAR ‘THE GREAT YEAR’ CONCERNING……….

 

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