Authority

 A few days ago, I was catching up with my elder sister and she was "gisting" me about my baby sister and how she (baby sister) would just go to my mom's room even when my mom is not around and take whatever she wants. And she (baby sister) would always be like it's for her mom so she can take it 😅

My elder sister also said if my baby sister enters her (elder sister) room and she asks her to leave because she's disturbing, she would always be like she's not leaving cause it's her father's house and she can be in the room 😅

We just laughed about it and I commented on how I love the confidence and the fact that she knows her right, what belongs to her, and cannot be cheated.

In that same vein, I said to my elder sister;  "how sweet would it be if we as children of God also understand that what belongs to our Father is ours". How sweet would it be if we knew our rights as children of God? How sweet would it be if we had that childlike confidence and exercised our rights as children of God? How sweet will be be if we cannot be cheated because of our ignorance or the lies from the evil one.

It's not uncommon to see children of God suffer because they are not exercising their rights. As a child of God, and as a citizen of God's kingdom, you have a right to everything in the Kingdom. You have the right to be free from sins, guilt, shame, and rebukes from the devil (See Romans 8:1-4). There is no condemnation for you because you belong to Christ Jesus and you have been saved from the power of sin and death. So you have a right to freedom in Christ Jesus. You have a right to call Him "Abba Father", you have a right to boldness because Romans 8:15 says you have not received a Spirit of fear but of adoption to sonship (See Galatians 4:5-7). You have a right to good health; your health is important to God as your bodies are the temple to the living God and by His stripes, you were healed. So, as children of God, you have a right to good health. You have a right and the authority to use the name of Jesus. John 16: 24 says "Ask, using my name, and you will receive..."

I have seen people that have a good and healthy relationship with their earthly fathers and it is so beautiful. How much more God? Your earthly father won't give you a stone when you ask for bread or snake when you ask for fish (Matt. 7; 9-11) so how much will God our heavenly Father do? He is capable of giving you good gifts whenever you ask.

As the year is going to an end, don't allow the devil to deceive or rub you off your right in Christ Jesus. Your faith becomes activated when you acknowledge all that you have in Christ Jesus. Don't allow lies, guilt, and shame to rub you of your rights as children of God. Nothing you did or did not do made you a worthy child because while you were yet a sinner, Christ died for you. Therefore, exercise your rights!