Knowing What Belongs to Us by Kenneth E. Hagin

Author:Kenneth E. Hagin
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: spiritual warfare, Faith, Bible, Christ, Knowing What Belongs to Us, Jesus, Healing, deliverance
Published: 2011-09-30T10:50:03+00:00

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom [In Christ] we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness [remission] of sins.

—Colossians 1:13,14

Thank God we've been translated out of the kingdom of darkness. One Bible translation says, "The Father hath delivered us from the power of darkness... . " Our bodies are going to be translated one of these days, but our spirits have already been translated.

EPHESIANS 2:1

1 And you hath he quickened [or made alive] , who were dead in trespasses and sins.

That's something that belongs to us now. We were dead in trespasses and sins, but when we're born again we are delivered from the power and the authority of darkness and we are translated into the Kingdom of God's dear Son. Christians have been delivered from all of Satan's power and authority. We need to walk in the light of that. It's not that we're going to be delivered; we have already been delivered. We need to just accept that as a present reality and learn how to appropriate what already belongs to us.

Also, Christians should not be continually talking about the devil and what he is trying to do in their lives; they should be talking about what God has already provided for them in Christ.

Very often you'll hear Christians say, "I'm praying for deliverance; I need to be delivered!"

But the Bible says "God has delivered us from the power and the authority of darkness" (Col. 1:13). The word "darkness" in that verse includes everything that Satan is and every weapon that Satan has, doesn't it? "Darkness" includes the devil's kingdom and everything that goes along with it.

If you know the spiritual blessings you have already been blessed with in Christ which include deliverance from Satan's rulership and domain, you don't have to pray to get delivered from the devil. Believers don't have to pray for deliverance from the devil! That's the reason we need to teach people what already belongs to them in Christ. Christians have power and authority over the devil now; they just need to appropriate this deliverance and walk in the light of it.

COLOSSIANS 1:13

13 ... [God] hath delivered us [or translated u s ] . . . .

The word "translate" here means to take out of one kingdom and put into another kingdom.

God has taken us out of the kingdom of darkness; that means He's taken us out from under the authority of darkness; out of the power of darkness; and out of the control of darkness.

If anything has power over you, it has authority over you. If anything has power over you, it rules and dominates you. But the believer is not to be ruled by demons, evil spirits, or anything to do with Satan's kingdom. The believer cannot be ruled by demons and evil spirits unless he allows it. If believers can be ruled by Satan, then that means the Body of Christ can be ruled by demons and evil spirits.

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