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This is an excellent word on knowing WHO the Lord Jesus Christ is. Kim Hadaway serves as head intercessor for XP Ministries and Patricia King writes a short intro for her below.
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Kim Hadaway:
Who Do You Say That I AM?
Kim Hadaway serves as head intercessor with the XP Ministries team. She is also a powerful preacher and gifted prophetic seer. Her devotional, Who Do You Say that I Am? will help open the eyes of your understanding about who God is and what that means for your earthly assignment and, more importantly, your relationship with Him.
Patricia King
Cofounder of XPmedia.com; XPministries
Who Do You Say That I AM?
God Himself told Abraham, "I am...your exceedingly great reward." There are also places in the Word that describe the richness of the Promised Land and the inheritance and allotments of land that were given to the children of Israel.
In doing a study on this, one of the most amazing discoveries that I have come across in my walk with the Lord is that God gave Himself as an inheritance to the priests. The Lord God told the priests that He was their inheritance, just as He told Abraham that He was his exceeding and great reward. That is the richest and best inheritance of all!
When we read these passages, we must be encouraged and know this was and is not just limited to Abraham or Old Testament priests. For, as Believers in Jesus Christ, we are priests and kings before our God, and all that God is and all that He possesses is ours. The Word reminds us we are joint heirs with Jesus and have become partakers of the richest inheritance of all. We know that the first and greatest gift we receive as Believers is eternal life! And we, through Jesus and His rich gift of salvation, have been restored to the Father and have been blessed with complete and total access to the Father. Praise God!
That is why I entitled this devotional, "Who Do You Say That I Am?" If we fully have understanding of Who our God is, and all He possesses, we gain insight into all that He has imparted to us as Believers. What an amazing Father! May your heart be filled with praise as you continue to discover the depths of our God and Maker and His rich love. He truly has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places and given us everything that pertains to life and godliness.
Devotional Teaching: The Lord Desires For Us To Know Him and His Great Love
Over 12 years ago, the Lord spoke to my husband and me and told us to go to the land that He would show us, just like Abraham. I knew that it was a new chapter in our journey of life, and I knew that there was a promised land that awaited us, filled with richness like we have never known before. We have always been blessed, but we somehow knew we were about to encounter so much more than we had ever known.
As we began that next chapter in our journey in life, the Lord shared with us prophetically that we would enter a place of enlightenment and we were to embrace the time. I will never be the same because of it. During this time I was given the greatest invitation. I was to become intimately acquainted with our God and discover the rich inheritance that we have in Him.
While on this journey, I was being led by the Lord to do a study of His names, and let me share that I have never been the same. I truly entered into a place of enlightenment; in fact, this is now part of my life's message.
I have always known the Lord and been aware of His presence. I have communed with Him for as long as I can remember. I grew up in the Church and in a Christian family. I accepted Jesus personally as my Savior at age eight and have always been thankful for His presence and unconditional love!
But during this particular part of my life's journey, God did an amazing, deep work in me and, again, I have never been the same. As I shared earlier, I have known the Lord my whole life, but the discovery of His goodness, rich love, and faithfulness only cause me to grow stronger each day. His truths are being established at such a deep level that I am not easily shaken. Again, it all begins with knowing Him. The Word of God states that those who know their God will be strong and do great exploits.
Who do you say that I am?... Matthew 16:15-19
As I said, I grew up in the Church and my family members were Christians, but I was not created to live off their salvation and encounters with Jesus. It had to become personal to me, and this is true for us all. Their salvation and experiences with the Lord influenced me, but God created each of us for personal relationship. He created each of us individually for relationship and to know Him intimately.
In Matthew 16:15, the Lord Jesus asked the disciples a huge question and it was, "Who do you say that I am?" They had been walking and living with Him for a while before He asked the above question. This could be true for many of us in the Church and for those in the world at many different levels – how long have you been walking with the Lord? Do we really fully know Him? We can only grow daily in this revelation. God invites each of us to do so by walking and communing with Him every day. And in this place, we will be strengthened, encouraged, and strong!
Jesus asked the personal question and Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Jesus shared, "Flesh and blood didn't reveal this to you, Peter, but My Father who is in Heaven, and upon this rock (this revelation), I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not be able to prevail against it. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven."
Hell will never be able to prevail against Jesus. He is the Victor, and when we encounter Jesus and discover the richness of Who our God is, hell cannot prevail in our lives. The Lord desires for us to know Him and His great love. Jesus demonstrated this great love on the Cross, but defeated the powers and works of darkness as well, and rose victorious. Again, as we receive this revelation, we too are strengthened, because He dwells in us! The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is in us – the very Spirit of God.
During my journey with the Lord, He took me through Psalm 23 as well, and began to teach me how to lie in green pastures and trust in Him and allow Him to be my trust. Psalm 23 begins with letting us know who the Lord is – He is our Shepherd, Protector, Nurturer, Guide, Provision, Help, Comforter, Peace, Sustainer, Restorer, Lover, Deliverer, Life, Truth, Counselor, Breakthrough, King of Glory, Lord of Heaven's Armies, Friend. He is Faithful, True, Merciful, the Alpha and Omega...and so much more. Many of these names and characteristics of God are mentioned in Psalm 23 and other places throughout the Word. These names describe our God!
The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it (His Name, the truth of who He is) and they are safe. As we study His name and meditate on Him, we find ourselves strengthened, empowered, and established in the truth. Poverty mindsets are broken off and we, who have been held captive in times past, find ourselves walking and established in freedom. Giants are defeated as well.
As Believers our inheritance in Jesus Christ is rich and without limit. My prayer for you is the same as mentioned in Ephesians 1: I pray that the eyes of your understanding will continue to be flooded with light and that you will continue to grow in the knowledge of Him.
Ephesians 1:15-23 reads: "Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the Church, which is His Body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
Weekly Scripture Meditation
Week ONE – Matthew 16:15-23
Week TWO – Ephesians 1 and 3
Week THREE – Revelation 1 and 4:1
Week FOUR – Psalm 23
Kim Hadaway
XP Ministries
Email: khadaway@xpmedia.com
Kim Hadaway currently serves as head intercessor for XP Ministries in the U.S. She carries a true pastor's heart, desiring to see the love of Christ consume and transform people. She longs to see the people of God equipped and walking in the fullness of God. She believes all in the Body of Christ are called to be ministers of fire! Kim leads women's groups and intercessory prayer, as well as teaching, preaching, and operating in a strong seer anointing. She has seen the Lord impact people and regions through prayer and the release of the prophetic. She has been used along with others at XP Ministries to release revival fire, seeing salvations, physical and emotional healings, deliverance, and restoration come to many as a result!
