Awaken To Destiny!
Submitted by Clay Sikes

Recently my wife and I saw an excellent movie entitled ENEMY AT THE GATE. The story line revolved around the Russian Army's historical defense of Stalingrad as a last line of defense against German invasion. The movie, whose events were based on historical fact, served to illustrate a major point in understanding my purpose and destiny and its relationship to God’s power operating in my life.

As the battle progressed, it became apparent to military leaders of the Russian Army that the battle was no longer simply a battle for the city, but of much greater importance, a battle for the country. As knowledge of the greater consequence became known among Russian ground troops, their rather mechanical defense of the city became a passionate defense of the city. A new invigorated purpose ignited a strong action, the results of which were the turning point of the battle and eventually the war. The greater purpose released an enthusiastic passion and men’s passion turned the tide.

Passion can only be ignited by purpose, vision being the ultimate motivator. The word tells us, “Men perish without vision.” God’s vision within the heart of a man is the strongest motivator this earth has yet seen; yet individually, most of us cannot truly boast of seeing God’s real power in our lives, BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER REALLY SEEN HIS PURPOSE (VISION). We have come to the hour where this is about to change.

Now, lets look at another point that ties into vision and purpose: “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” The fear of the Lord is earnestly respecting Him, rising early and spending time with Him, worshiping and being in His presence, hearing and doing what he says, accepting Him on His terms, AND ULTIMATELY SEEKING HIS POWER AND PURPOSE TO WORK IN AND THROUGH US. Simply stated, Fear of the Lord in a Biblical and Spiritual sense IS obedience and compliance to God’s agenda and our destiny, INITIATED BY OUR SPECIFIC REQUEST TO GOD. A request reveals the purpose, which releases the power, which is our destiny. The revealed purpose is the “works” that without its part renders our faith dead. “Faith without works is dead.” Without our true knowledge of the “work” we cannot operate in true faith and “Anything that is not of faith is sin.”

When we operate in a true fear of the Lord, there is a oneness between us and God that unites God’s purpose and power in our life – the place where we touch true God breathed, God inspired destiny; the type that changes circumstances, people’s lives and moves us into the ORDAINED plans, purposes, and POWER of God. True fear of the Lord establishes (releases) the Authority of God in us. Scripture tells us that God’s people perish for a lack of knowledge or, said differently, God’s people perish for a lack of knowledge of the Spiritual Authority and purpose God desires us to walk in. Purpose ignites power in a natural sense; just as God’s purpose ignites supernatural power is a spiritual sense. When we move in God’s purpose (our destiny), we can expect all heaven’s backing; we can expect to be able to accomplish what we, on our own, are not capable of accomplishing.

“My people perish for a lack of knowledge means Psalm 14:2, “The Lord looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are ANY WHO UNDERSTAND, any who seek God.” If we seek, we have a Biblical promise that we will find where our Spiritual Authority is. POWER FROM HEAVEN CANNOT COME WHERE THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY, AND AUTHORITY CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED LESS WE SEEK HIM FOR IT. Seeking Him, establishes the Authority through which the power can operate.

Sensitiveness to the Holy Spirit awakens us to the Authority through which the power of God can operate. God is calling us to walk in and live in His anointing (for us) and not be satisfied to simply sit under the anointing of another on Sunday morning.

The word of faith movement taught us to know who we are in Christ, now our Lord DESIRES US TO KNOW WHO HE IS IN US. When WE begin to know who HE is in us, and GAIN KNOWLEDGE THAT HE WANTS TO WORK THROUGH US, we will begin to see HIS PURPOSE AND POWER OPERATE IN US. It is not so important that we know who we are in Christ as much as WHO HE IS IN US. When we truly recognize that it is not about us, but Him who lives in us and His will, we can with confidence, speak His word into circumstances by the leading of His Spirit and see the circumstances change. “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.”

Until now, we have been content to have the Lord revealed TO US, but the day has arrived that he wants to be revealed IN US. This new wine will require new wineskin. God doesn’t simply want to bless us, he wants to inhabit us: Better said, and contrary to present Church doctrine, He doesn’t want to improve us - HE WANTS TO REMOVE US! He wants us doing what He does, saying what He says and STRATEGICALLY move from the Church mindset of being blessed, to being a blessing!

“His intent was that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal plan which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:10).

“Through the Church,” which is God’s people, is God’s “manifold wisdom,” which is God’s word, being made known to THE ENEMY AT THE GATE. With this in mind, now understand Luke 10:19, “Behold, I have (GIVEN UNTO YOU POWER) to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and (OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE EMENY), and (NOTHING) shall by any means (HARM YOU).”

Vision, or a sense of purpose should become our quest with our Lord. It is the ultimate motivator and will bring a quality of life to our life that cannot be measured in words. When we grasp God’s vision for our lives, especially as it relates to specific purpose, a supernatural spiritual energy is released in us TO PERFORM THE PURPOSE. As you touch this energy you will find that it transcends spirit and releases a natural physical energy that will touch your mind and physical body, just ask Moses, Abraham, Joshua or Samson.

As I finished this writing, the Holy Spirit spoke to me prophetically:

AWAKEN! AWAKEN! NOT ONLY TO THE SPHERE, BUT ALSO TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. AWAKEN EARLY TO UNDERSTAND THE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY I HAVE GIVEN AND THE SPHERES OF ITS APPLICATION. I MAY SPEAK BUT A SINGLE WORD FOR YOU TO KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN POWER TO PRAY AND SPEAK MY WORD.

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