Our Starting Point

What if one of the enemy's strategies is to keep Believers focused on power while distracting us from the authority Jesus has already given us? We were never meant to meet the enemy merely on the level of power. Jesus gave us authority over his power. And then He gave us the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. We were made to walk in both authority and power, in that order.

Colossians 1:13 says, "Who rescued us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us to the Kingdom of the Son of His love" (LSB). This word is exousia (Strong's G1849), and it means "authority," "jurisdiction," and "right." This is our starting point: you have been rescued from the authority of darkness. You changed kingdoms. You changed jurisdictions. Darkness does not possess rightful governing authority over someone who belongs to Jesus. Jesus is Lord.

Then Jesus said in Luke 10:19, "Behold, I have given you authority... over all the power of the enemy" (ESV). These are two different words: Exousia is the word translated as "authority"; dunamis is the word translated as "power" (Strong's G1411). Jesus gave us authority over the enemy's power... (Read More)