Philippians 2:9-11 – “As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow —in heaven and on earth and under the earth—¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.”

Today, the Holy Spirit reminded me of Christ’s Authority and what it means to us.  In Philippians 2:10, we read, “The Authority of the name of Jesus causes every knee to bow in reverence!  Everything and everyone will one day submit to this name—in the heavenly realm, the earthly realm, and the demonic realm.”

Philippians 3:20-21 – “But we are a colony of heaven on earth AS we cling tightly to our life-giver, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our humble bodies and transfigure us into the identical likeness of His glorified body.  And using His matchless power, He continually subdues everything to Himself.“

• Jesus has All Authority in heaven and on earth.  
• We are one with Him, and He has authorized us to use His Authority. 
• We are seated with Him in the heavenly places, making us a colony of heaven living on earth.
• We are here and there; in that state, we bring the there here!

I wonder how Jesus feels when we fail to trust Him by using our authority.  Why do we trust defeat more than victory?  He has All Authority and All Power.  We are One with Him and authorized representatives of heaven.   Heaven’s power backs our Authority.  What is our hold-up?

What is it?  It is Stinkin’ Thinkin’ and Deception!  We believe the lie of darkness.  We think out of our humanity rather than with the mind of Jesus.   My prayer is, “Lord, forgive us for trusting our inability more than Your ability.  We must stop trusting the power of sin and start trusting the Word and Power of God.”

If we are a colony of heaven on earth, then we need to bring heaven to earth and demonstrate the Authority of Jesus in us.

Today, the old ends and the new begins!  Victory! Have a great day living victoriously in Jesus’ Victory!