“God . . . is growing us up; we too must learn to rule and reign.”- John Eldredge
John Eldredge concludes Chapter 5 of Moving Mountains by reminding us that Jesus, the Lord of angel armies, is now in the throes of bringing His enemies under His feet- along with angelic and human forces. For example, in 1 Kings 18 God intended to end the drought. But Elijah played a major role.
Yes, God could take care of any problem in the blink of an eye. However, as C.S. Lewis explained in his article “The Efficacy of Prayer,” God wants us involved:
“He seems to do nothing of Himself which He can possibly delegate to His creatures. He commands us to do slowly and blunderingly what He could do perfectly and in the twinkling of an eye. Creation seems to be delegation through and through.”
John believes such delegation refers to major tasks as well as the authority to get them done. Since you have been given a share of Jesus Christ’s authority, John inquires, do you wield it in prayer (emphasis mine)? Can you see how it just might make a difference if you did wield Christ’s authority in prayer? John offers these words of encouragement:
“You are not an orphaned child, sitting out in the hall hoping your busy Father will see one of the notes you have pushed under his door. . . . You are a son or daughter of the living God, a friend and ally, wielding his authority to get things done. And by the way- your eternal destiny is to reign.
But God must prepare us to reign by placing us in situations where we learn to pray and use the authority He has given us.
Today’s question: What Scriptures enable you to rule and reign, praying with authority? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: the new Short Meditation, “What does love look like?”
