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Subdue Kingdoms
Contributed by Trevor Chuma on Oct 26, 2018 (message contributor)
Summary: No force can withstand the power we believe in, weather it be governments or demonic powers, we are much powerful than they are. Christ is our victory.
If you study the book of Hebrews chapter 11, it lists accounts of men and women, who through faith subdued Kingdoms. They dominated their time in history, God himself testified concerning them and said; "the world was not worthy of them" (Hebrews 11:38). These ones functioned in the earth with heavenly laws, they saw things in the light of God's Word, and stood by that Word which they had believed regardless of what was going on around them. Think about Moses, whom the Bible says by faith he, "refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; (Hebrews 11:24). The man thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt.
How can anyone explain a sea diving into two before the children of Jacob, how can anyone explain the high walls of Jericho falling down after the people took a walk around the city. One word explains it, "Faith". The Lord Jesus talking about faith said, "....all things are possible to him that believeth....." (Mark 9:23). In Luke 18:27 he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
Think about David, the Bible says he won all the wars he ever fought in, one man subdued kingdoms by faith. It does not matter about the size of the opposition, they may come in numbers or in suits , but it is written ".......whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake" (Isaiah 54:15). Through faith we subdue kingdoms, governments and empires. "Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him" (2 Chronicles 32:7). The reason we have the audacity to stand against kingdoms, is because we believe in a greater power than theirs. No force can withstand the power we believe in, weather it be governments or demonic powers, we are much powerful than they are. Christ is our victory.
Balaam prophesying about the nation of Israel said; ......the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them,.........he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. (Numbers 23:21-22). Paul on his letter to the church in Rome wrote, "........in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us" (Romans 8:37). We win every time, everywhere, everyday. Victors for life, through Christ Jesus