They gave Him the scroll of Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
“The spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to tell the poor the good news. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and sight to the blind, and to set the wounded victims free, to announce God’s special favor.”
Luke 4:17-19
This is Jesus’ opening remarks to His ministry. This is Jesus’ agenda. This is what Jesus planned to do with the power that God gave Him.
When Jesus began to flesh out this manifesto, that is when the attacks began. Nobody has a problem with power if it is used to serve their agenda. But if it is used for another’s agenda, power becomes a threat. Jesus’ agenda was to serve the weak. Those who use the weak to support their power, hate this agenda.
"America, America, God shed His grace on thee."
Thank you, Jesus, for blessing our nation with such an extraordinary measure of Your grace. Forgive us for turning Your grace into a license to sin. We repent. We give you our spirit of rebellion, and we receive Your Holy Spirit of Holiness.
"All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord, And they will glorify Your name." Psalm 86:9
Thank you, Jesus, for the blood you shed for our nation and the people of our country. We come to worship you and glorify Your name. Your name alone gives life, freedom, and wholeness. We repent of every coping mechanism and source of "healing" that does not derive from the blood You shed on the cross. Your blood gives us victory over evil. We don't cope when we have hope; we have joy and courage instead. So, we repent of our survival mentality and trade our coping for hope and boldness in You.
You and I are meant to exercise a great amount of authority on earth. We are tempted and led away into sin because there are evil spirits in the world that want to usurp our role and hijack our authority.
It’s vital that we understand the war against us. The enemy wants our authority and gains access to it through deceit. When we believe the enemies lies, we give it legal access to our authority.
The way back to our God-given destiny is always to repent (renounce the sins and lies) and believe the Gospel.
Gospel Truth:
-Jesus has all authority in Heaven and Earth (demonstrated in the Resurrection).
-Jesus became a curse for us so that we could be free of every curse against us.
-Jesus gives us back the authority that we gave away.
So Jesus said, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you. John 20:21
Yes, Lord, thank you for your mercy and grace. Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for restoring me to my Holy-ordained position. I will follow You.
If Easter began for you with a sunrise service and ended when the sun went down, you have missed the whole point of Easter.
Easter launched the new creation. Because Jesus is raised from the dead, all things are possible. Speak life over your nation, neighborhood, and family.
There is power
Power
Wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb!
Isn’t it odd that we don’t have a problem with a “sound like a rushing wind” and “tongues, seemingly made of fire,” appearing in a room and “resting” on the disciples, (Acts 2), but we get mad when someone claims that a cloud with something like specks of gold in it appeared as they were worshiping and floated about the room?
For those of you who don’t know, many people testified that something like that happened at Bethel Church several years back. I was a skeptic myself back then. Now, I have to say, the world is a much stranger place than I would have liked it to be. But it is also strangely wonderful.
God is always doing a new thing. We are living at the beginning of a Holy Spirit revival.
“Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19
Jesus said to “ask and you shall receive.” (Matthew 7:7)
What are you are asking for from Jesus? Is it a specific request? Specific requests get specific answers. Jesus is listening. Watch and see.
“In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.” Psalm 5:3
Feel free to share your requests in the comments so that others can agree in prayer with you.
I am a husband, father, worship leader, song-writer, missionary, and podcast host. I live in Western North Carolina, USA, from where my family and I share our life and music with the world.