It was a hot weekday afternoon. I was relaxing in my balcony with a book in hand after lunch. After awhile, my eyes fell upon the crevice below the window grilles. There was dust there. Being a dust freak, I put my book down and took a cloth to wipe it. Then I saw more dust in the grooves of the window grilles, window panes and the 5cm ledge outside the window. Thus began my cleaning spree and with it I was taught an important lesson by the Holy Spirit.
Being without a domestic helper for the past one year, our window grilles especially our balcony window grilles have not been wiped regularly, although we just wipe it when we are able. There was dust collected in between the grooves which made the windows a little hard to maneuver. Given our current position (Sons in the midst of final exams and me recuperating from an operation and my hubby juggling work and taking care of me), I had not given it much thought. As long as the inside of my house was neat, clean and dust free, I was satisfied.
Now I had a sudden urge to clean the balcony window grilles and grooves. The window grilles were locked. I did not try to open them. Instead I just used a cloth to wipe the dust. The grooves were still dirty. Then I took the water spray, sprayed water into the grooves and started cleaning the moistened dust with the cloth. "This is great," I thought to myself. The accumulated dust started coming off in rolls. Still the edges had stubborn stains. So I had to spray a detergent and use a brush to scrub it then wipe it clean. But what about the dirt stuck in parts I can't reach? It was then, that I heard a still small voice within me saying, " Go get the key. Use it!"
So I decided to use the key to open the grilles. Only when I used the key to unlock the grilles, a thorough cleaning process began & that is precisely when the Holy Spirit began teaching me a beautiful lesson from the natural into the supernatural.
He was showing me that trying to clean the window grilles and grooves, is akin to praying for someone or a dire situation.
In this instance, where a year of dirt had been accumulated, it needed water and detergent and a brush to clean it. Yet it could not be cleaned thoroughly without using the key to unlock the grilles.
When we pray for someone to turn to the Lord, someone who is sick or when we pray to be delivered from a certain tumultuous situation, we intercede and we petition. We can do it all day long for ages yet see little results.
To receive the answers to our prayers we need to use The KEY! Yes it is the Authority which has been given to us by Jesus. He said in Luke 10:19 “Behold, I have given you authority that you may tread on snakes and scorpions and all the power of the enemy and nothing will harm you.”
All we need to do is take up our authority in Christ Jesus, over every situation we are facing or take up authority over the situation the person we are praying for is facing and command it to change. It is as easy as that.
To do this we need faith. We need the Unshakable and Shameless Faith of the Syrophoenician Woman in Mark 7:24-29 and the Confident Faith of the Centurion in Matthew 8:5-13. That is when Peace will settle in our hearts even in the midst of trials. We will know that what we have been praying for has been taken care of.
One who has not been given authority cannot do certain operations. For example a doctor cannot stop a speeding vehicle. Even if he tries no one will stop. Only a traffic policeman wearing the uniform has the authority to stop vehicles.
If a traffic policeman does not know he has the authority to stop speeding vehicles, then how is he going to do his duty? How will traffic offenders be corrected? He must exercise his authority without doubt, with confidence to execute his orders and obtain sure results.
Likewise we must know who we are in Christ Jesus. We are God's own children through baptism and we have been given the Authority by our big Brother Jesus to do all that He did while He walked on earth.
First we must petition and intercede with Unshakable & Shameless Faith. Then we must with Confident Faith put on our uniform which is the Whole Armour Ephesians 6:10-18 and use the KEY, the Authority invested upon us by Christ to command each situation to be made right in Jesus' name. Then we can go away whistling happily(Praising and Thanking God) because we know, 'It Is Finished!'
Therefore let us go forth and use our Kingdom Authority to defeat the unseen enemies of our souls and begin the rescue operation!
Use the Key & Unlock your Miracles today!
Whoa! What a beautiful lesson He taught me. Thank You Holy Spirit!
Mary Augustine
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