There are lots of ways that Authority and Dominion are expressed, and as I shared last post I believe that the principles of the will of the Father are rooted in gratitude and authority. This is nearly the single most important thing that we have to look to, and how we can tell we are walking according to our Fathers will. But to ensure we have victory in gaining authority and dominion for Jesus' kingdom and royal line we must first make sure that we allow ourselves to be dominated by the groom. For some of us that might be a hard word to hear. We might even share the disciples concern for such a word when they told Jesus "this is a hard teaching to hear" when he said "my flesh is the food, and my blood is the drink that you must partake to abide in me." With the revelation that this is the communion wine and bread as it was on the final supper this isn't such a hard teaching to hear. However, I think we must still carry John 6:60 in mind when we do take communion as this was Jesus' intention when he lead the disciples through the last supper. When I say we must allow Jesus to dominate us, I mean allow him total control in our lives. It's meant to be a hard word to receive at first.
This is akin to the display of the gospel. If the person is not soft-headed and soft-hearted it will be a very hard word to receive, although it is designed to be received I believe that it is also designed to challenge the stiff-neckedness that we humans tend to have when it comes to our doctrine, beliefs, philosophy, psychology and all other things. If we aren't first willing to lay down our rights to our life, or our calling, or our desire of not eating human flesh (like the disciples were challenged with) how should we expect God to help us fulfill our birthright? David had the clear revelation in many of his psalms with saying "You desire a sacrifice of a broken spirit and a contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17). But wait, I thought that the human spirit was unbreakable? According to the bible, no it isn't. In fact God says through David His prophet that he PREFERS that you have a broken spirit. That and a contrite heart. If this word isn't hard to receive in today's day and age I don't know what is. We have so much media, so many lies to sort through and filter through that it's nearly impossible to imagine what a broken spirit even looks like. Yet we are called to sacrifice our lives to the Lord, and He makes it very clear that the sacrifice He desires is that of a contrite heart and broken spirit, along with our lives.
That goes into the other truth of the Father. It's never about something we must do, it's about realizing truth. The truth is, we all have broken spirits we all have contrite hearts, and we all must repent. We all have souls that are downcast. Until we meet Jesus and are filled with His Holy Spirit we do not get back to wholeness. Until we understand that we must abide in Him we won't be able to receive His teaching. Until we realize that we must be dominated by Him we will never truly live. It is this truth that we must live by. It is this experience that we must seek. It is this principle that we must never let go of, and this love that will truly allow us to be fulfilled. There is no plan B, there is no ultimatum, this is just the way it is. We have the choice to believe it, or keep on running. We have a choice to receive or to reject.
On the individual level this is how we seek the will of the Father. By allowing Him to break us then we will know and discern what His will is.
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