Day 323
Hebrews 10:13
"From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool"
Hebrews chapter 10 tells about the perfect sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God. After His crucifixion, burial and ascension to Heaven, Jesus sat down at the right hand of God. According to Hebrews 10:13, He is seated, expecting His enemies to be made His footstool.
If a person sits down, expecting his enemies to be defeated, he is obviously expecting someone else to get the job done. Before Jesus left the earth, according to Matthew 28:18-19, He said, "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Once again, after Jesus declared that all power belonged to Him, He made no plans to do His earthly ministry Himself. He appointed His disciples to carry on His work, and He still sits, waiting for us to reach all humanity with the gospel. He was very confident that His followers could accomplish the task before them, because He supplied them with the power to do it. He commanded them to wait to be endued with power from Heaven so they could be His witnesses throughout the earth.
Jesus said in John 14:12, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." He promised believers that they would be able to carry on His ministry. So, we can see why He sits, waiting until His enemies are made His footstool. He has equipped us to do it for Him. He said to His disciples while He was still on earth, "Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19) Before He left, our Lord promised He would be with us always and that the Father would grant the requests we make in His name.
We must develop a bold attitude about ourselves when it comes to the work of the Lord, and we should never permit intimidation to hang around us. We can do whatever God leads us to do, and nobody can stop us. We must see ourselves the way God told Joshua to see himself. Joshua 1:5 says, "There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
Whenever we run into people who try to hinder the work of the Lord, let us remember that it is not up to God to get them out of the way. It is our responsibility. We should not try to physically move them, but we must initiate the action by taking authority over the devil, who is using them to fight us. God will back us up, but He will not move until we move. He will not act until we act. Once we boldly take our stand, people who hinder us will either be changed in their hearts, or their ability to cause us problems will be eliminated one way or another.
If we encounter financial challenges or other kinds of obstacles, the same principle would apply. We must act boldly and confidently in prayer and in using our authority. God will back us up, but He will remain seated until we initiate the action.
Let us be encouraged today that Jesus sits, waiting for his enemies to be made His footstool. That means He has given us the power to do it.
I reject intimidation of any kind. I can do anything and everything God tells me to do. I will arise and He will support me. To God be all the glory for what He has done, is doing and will do through me.