Minister: Pst. Laide Olaniyan
“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” – Psalms 110:1. This is a commandment that even Jesus Himself cannot violate. ‘Sit down’ was an express instruction that God gave to the resurrected Son. This is God’s wisdom to end all the enemies of God, so the reign of Jesus is God’s master weapon to ensure that all His enemies are subdued. ‘Till I’ The person who is doing the subjection is not even Jesus; it is God.
1st Corinthians 15:27 “For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.” It is not Jesus who is struggling to put all things; it is God who is putting all things. Jesus assumed a role that allows God to end the work of Jesus’s enemies. ‘What is the meaning of that to you?’ When we believe, acknowledge and submit to the reign of Jesus we are giving God permission and allowance to crumble all His enemies not just under Jesus’s foot but also under our foot as this was said expressly in Ephesians 1:19 – 23 “19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all” You are part of Jesus’s body because the church is the body of Christ hence your enemies would also be under your foot. Believing, declaring, and submitting to the name of Jesus means that you are also partaking of the victories. And this victory is not what God will do by reason of the death of Jesus, but what God will do by reason of where Christ is seated. God is setting in motion the victory throng of Jesus’s ministry. Acknowledging, believing and declaring the reign of Jesus is not only a chant to Him but a declaration of submission and by reason of that inclusion, somethings cannot reign over you, it is just impossible.
You are not to struggle against your enemies; just let God reign, and your enemies will be subdued under you. You have spent time fighting against the enemies, but just allow God to reign, and then you will discover that the things that are troubling you are under your feet. Jesus is an exalted God. We need to revere Jesus in our hearts. We have used the name of Jesus against demons, sometimes against sickness, but we need to understand that Jesus is more than that. Colossians 1:16 ‘For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him…”
All things were created by him, and for him… means that the Devil who is disturbing you was created by God for God to use him. Nothing is permitted to work against me, and I can never be disadvantaged in life. Isaiah 54:16-17 “16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.” Next time that Devil comes, tell him the one who made you said you are supposed to serve me. My life is in God’s hands, and He is making it to be what Jesus looks like. Nothing can work against you. You need to be confident in God because Satan does not have anything on Jesus.