The pull of her breath flared her nostrils the tiniest bit and lifted her chest. She was beautiful, and priceless, like this house. She didn’t deserve to be trapped by all its legends. Because that is all this was, the stories of the past holding her in some vice-like grip, the grip of an old woman who wouldn’t let them go.
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We do not have to allow the thief to steal, kill, and destroy our health, our finances, our children, or in any other circumstance we face.
“Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were his!” (Colossians 2:15 TPT)
Jesus made a PUBLIC DISPLAY of His victory over the enemy. He declared to all who would hear Him that all power or authority was taken from the enemy and given to the children of God. We do not have to allow the thief to steal, kill, and destroy our health, our finances, our children, or in any other circumstance we face.
This is at the heart of the gospel message that spread in the church of Acts, and it is the truth given to today’s believers. Through His death and Resurrection, the way into the fullness of eternal life was made available to anyone who would believe. No longer was salvation a mystery way off in the future, but God’s goodness made it accessible.
This verse in the King James Version says Jesus made a show of the defeated enemy “openly.” The word “openly” implies bold, frank speech. Jesus declared His victory with authority. He then gave that same authority to the church. We are commissioned to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” with signs and wonders following. (Lk 10:19; Mk 16:15-18)
All demonic power trembles at the name of Jesus. There is nothing His name cannot do … He is Savior, Redeemer, Healer, and King … and nothing He cannot do through us.
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Suzanne D. Williams, Author
www.feelgoodromance.com
www.suzannedwilliams.com
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