Greatness of His power toward us who believe:

Ephesians 1:19-21

19     and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

     20     which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

     21     far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

     

Ephesians 2:6-7

6     and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

     7     so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

     

            It is not some little power intended for us. It’s the same power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in heavenly places … far above all creation. When He rose from the dead, so did we. When He ascended into Heaven, so did we. What tremendous power God has intended for us to experience not only one day in the future, but also in our lives today.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "It is My power that directs you and takes care of you. It is not some little power, but My glorious power … a power so great that the grave could not hold My Son. This is the power that you have available to transform your life into that of My Son. You need not fear anything from the enemy, because he is powerless against Me and thus against you. You can trust Me to take care of you with the same power that raised My Son from the grave and seated Him at My right hand on high. You can trust My power to take care of all your needs. There is nothing too great for my power to overcome … not problem too big, no disease too strong, no pain too great for My power in your life. Trust in Me to take care of all your problems as you allow Me to have full sway in your life.”

            119. His surpassing great power is directed towards me … the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him in the heavenly places. When the Father raised Jesus, He also raised me with Him and seated me with Him in the heavenly places. 

Others:

            Transformed into the same image; from glory to glory:

2 Corinthians 3:18

18     But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

            When we look in a mirror, what do we see? We see our own reflection; our own image. Here we are looking in the mirror of the Word. The glorious image we see is that of our own as God sees us. It is the image of the Christ that is in us … the hope of glory. That is what we see in the mirror of the Word. We are being changed into that image … from glory to glory. The Holy Spirit is the One who is changing us into the magnificent image of Christ (who according to Hebrews is the radiance of the Father’s glory) through His Word. Just remember that it is a progression. It won’t happen overnight; but it will happen as we let it.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My desire for you is not little. My desire for you is great. I desire that you be like My Son in His glory. You are being changed into His likeness as you walk in My Word and in My Spirit. You cannot fail to become like He is if you trust in My Spirit to guide. He will lead you into all the truth; for He will speak from Me. I will guide you into the perfection that was My Son’s on the earth. He did not fail to please Me in all His ways, and you will not fail to please Me in all your ways as you allow Me to have My way in your life. Trust in Me to do it. I will not fail to make you as He is.”

            118. I am beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord coming from within me. I am being transformed into that glorious image from the Lord, the Spirit.

Every tongue that accuses you, you will condemn:

Isaiah 54:17

17     “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;

And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.

This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,

And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

            There are numerous verses in the Old Testament that are applicable as far as our destiny goes. Maybe one day I will write about them. This is one that I came across while reading and thought it was appropriate for this book. This goes along with the other verses about our not having to worry about the enemy attacking us. These are people that the enemy uses against us. They say bad things about us falsely. We need not fear. God is the One who will take care of them. It’s better to leave the revenge to Him. He’s much better at it, and we won’t run the risk of becoming like the ones who condemn us. That is what happens so often when we try to take our own revenge.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children, there is nothing to fear from man. There is nothing that he can do to harm you. No matter what man may say against you, you have Me as your advocate. I shall proclaim your innocence unto the hills. I will recompense those that speak against you. There is nothing to fear from man. He will not prevail over you. You are victorious in Me and shall never fail. You are My special one, and I will make sure that you remain victorious in Me. I will not let your words fall to the ground, just like I do not let My words fall to the ground. You shall be vindicated in Me in due season. I will take vengeance upon those that speak against you. Do not try to do it yourself, for you will not succeed. Allow Me to take care of those who attack you. They shall not prevail over you.”

            117. No weapon formed against me will prosper. Every tongue that accuses me in judgment, I will condemn. This is my heritage and God will vindicate me.