Authority of Faithful and Supremacy of God (Edited by ChatGPT)

When Angel Gabriel observed Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, doubting the word of God delivered through him, he immediately exercised his authority and made Zacharias mute. Jesus also told us that if we do not doubt and command the mountain to sink into the sea, it will obey us, and nothing will be impossible for those who have faith. As the faithful, we do have authority to do what is impossible to the naked eye. How? Because it is written, and if it is written, it is true.

 

We are the government and priests of God who worship Him in His temple — our body — and also in the unity of temples, the assembly of the faithful. We are His ambassadors and representatives on this earth. We have authority. What we close on earth will be closed in heaven, and what we open will be opened in heaven. Just as our superiors like Angel Gabriel have authority, we also have authority. We should never forget that we are government in addition to our priestly service to God.

 

Yet there is a superior government above our government — the One who can close and no one can open, and who can open and no one can close — the Lord Jesus Christ. We are ambassadors of God on earth, but we have a King in His kingdom who is supreme over all and who has complete authority. Jesus is not a foolish king who gives all authority to His ambassador and then says, “If you do nothing, dear ambassador, I cannot change anything.” When the King is in the embassy, the ambassador is His servant, even making coffee for Him, because it is the King’s highway.

 

Embassies have powers, but those powers are exercised in line with the policies and directions of the kingdom they represent. So our powers and authorities are sustained only when they align with the will of God. Whatever we ask in the name of the Lord, if it is in line with His will, will be granted to us. Even Jesus asked to escape the cross, but He bent His will to that of the heavenly Father. Even the Spirit prays for us, without our knowledge, so that our prayers align with the will of God. The reason we do not know what the Spirit prays is because we are strangers to the fullness of God’s will, which alone has what is best for us. Our authority is not only a function of our faith, but most importantly, of the unity between our will and the will of God.

 

Nothing was impossible for the Lord Jesus Christ, first because He had unwavering faith without doubt, but most importantly because He did not serve Himself. He served the will of the heavenly Father. Jesus did not live for Himself; He lived and died to serve the will of the Father, and as a result, nothing was impossible for Him.

 

Our prayer, modeled on the Lord’s Prayer, says that the will of the heavenly Father should be done on earth as it is in heaven. The Holy Spirit comes to give life to our spirit, to connect us with God, to grow us into the image of Jesus, and to make us live, think, talk, pray, and exercise authority according to the will of the heavenly Father. The Spirit aligns us with the Father’s will so that His will may be done on earth. So when God says, “Have faith,” He is saying, “Know that nothing is impossible for God and think like God who is in you.” When God says, “Nothing is impossible for you,” He is saying, “Nothing is impossible for God who works through you.” For only when your will is what God wills, nothing will be impossible for you.

 

In this process, sometimes God allows your way. Sometimes the will of God is to give you your will. Imagine you are taking your child home from school, and the child begs you to take one road instead of another. If the cost is not much, often you grant their request so their joy may be complete. It is like a child asking for cookies or soda — you may indulge them here and there, but you will not let them live by it. God holds full authority, but here and there He indulges His children so that their joy may be complete.

 

Another reason God may allow the faithful to bend His hand is to avoid greater evil. For example, God said the people would eat bread tomorrow through Moses, but Moses added meat. God could have rejected Moses and exposed him as a liar, but instead He followed Moses’ words, saying, “You will eat bread and meat tomorrow.” God, in wisdom, covered Moses’ shame. But a wise servant must recognize such breaks quickly, or God’s anger will rise, as it did with Moses. God told him to speak to the stone, but he struck it instead. God’s anger burned, and He told Moses he would never see the Promised Land. Was God overreacting like a spoiled child? No — He was giving reason for His anger, for Moses had a tendency to step off line and even blame others. When Moses said, “Because of you, God is angry with me,” he lied. He may have spoken 99.999% truth, but the 0.001% of his own words were dirt in God’s eyes, for God is perfection, not an idol of human compromise.

 

So in general, we have authority in the name of Jesus to do anything. The good thing is that what we want must be what God wants, otherwise we will rise fast and fall faster. What is the problem with servants of God, honored with His authority to do His will on earth? Instead of working day and night to know God’s will, instead of praying without ceasing to learn His will, instead of running tirelessly to serve His will, they focus on their worthless will and ignorance — and so they are rewarded with the trash they are. They claim to know God’s will, saying it is to take the shortcut from Egypt to the Promised Land. But when told that man must live not by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God — learning this by journeying through the Red Sea desert where there is no food or water — they rebel and make idols of health and wealth. That is why they are wealthy but poor in God’s eyes. Instead of enduring two years in the desert to enter God’s eternal rest, they turn back to Egypt for onions and garlic, and are rewarded with God’s wrath. Because they did not honor God though they knew Him, but focused on their darkness, they are given over to deceiving spirits that lead them astray.

 

It is not that we cannot change the weather, open blind eyes, move mountains, raise the dead, or heal the deaf. It is that we do not know how to be slaves of God and instead want to be gods. More power means more humility, more service, more pressure, and less recognition. We must do all to serve the will of the Father, just as Jesus did. He ran from city to city in poverty and persecution, preaching the word, dying on the cross, and giving honor to the least deserving (us). That is the way of Jesus — the level of perfection. That is why Paul followed Him, why John followed Him, why Peter followed Him. That is what we must do. Poverty is not the issue; despising the earth is the issue. If you want to delight God, kill your flesh and focus on your spirit. Faith is not about hunger or satisfaction. The gospel is about heaven, not earth. It is about Jesus and the work of the cross, not prosperity. Do not focus on your flesh — let God handle it, whether in poverty or prosperity, as He wills. God has your best interest, so let Him father you.

 

Look at the angels — they are superior to us. How do we know? They serve us, protect us, and ensure our salvation, just as Jesus did. In heaven’s family, the strong serve the weak, the wise help the slow, the mighty protect the fragile. A spoiled brat thinks he must be god to be served by angels, but the wise will take the lower seat. It is better for God to say, “Come higher,” than to be humiliated when told to go lower. Take the lower seat, fools. Many who are first will become last, and many who are last will become first. Only fools compete in the flesh when the race is of the spirit.