The Holy Spirit wants me to share with you a truth about what Jesus said we as His followers have as the advantage in life over those in the world. He wants us to destroy the notion that we as believers are aliens in this world and should be looking to depart from this wicked world and go to heaven.

Jesus wants us to know that we have the advantage on earth, therefore we should live victorious and triumphant over evil. We are the custodians of the earth, not the escapists. We as followers of Jesus are the ones with the authority to determine what happens on the earth. We are not the receivers of the garbage satan wants us in fear to receive and be in oppression to. John.10:10.

Let’s look at what Jesus spoke in Mark.4:11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that‘, Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand ;Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’

” First of all it is the will of Jesus for you to know the things of the Kingdom because He has given us the ability to know. You ask so why don’t we know? If you look further on in verse 14 Jesus asks how it is that you do not understand this parable?

In other words what makes us so dull that we miss what is being said. We need as an absolute necessity to apply ourselves to know and gain the necessary knowledge by asking the Lord to explain to us His workings. Then know them in reality and walk in His ways.

The power to know and knowing are two different things altogether. Having the ability to do something and doing or applying the ability to that thing are very different. An expert is not qualified until he possesses the skill and ability to do so by reason of experience and not theory.

We must put action into getting to know the mystery of the Kingdom. It is no use saying I know or have the ability to know. Then do nothing with it.

We need to give attention to getting to know the Kingdom by studying all that the King Jesus says and understanding what He wants. Then applying the wisdom of how things operate from His viewpoint.Ephesians.1:17-23.

A clear example of this would be. What if Peter had not noticed that Jesus answered the fig tree in Mark.11. Would Peter then have gone on to notice and observe the uprooting of the tree by the next day. It was Peter’s observation of what Jesus said that enabled him to ask the right question.

This action on Peter’s part stirred up Jesus to give this comprehensive lesson on the power of faith in the heart of the followers of Jesus to command mountains to move and they have to obey our voice.

If Peter just let that experience pass by and did not engage to know the truth. It is clear Jesus was not going to volunteer that explanation. We have to ask the questions of the Lord to receive answers.Luke.11:10.

Peter agreed to follow Jesus and it was now his responsibility to ask the relevant questions on things that happened so he could understand and walk in them just as Jesus did.

The disciples also noticed from experience of Jesus’s daily pattern that Jesus prayed often. Jesus made it a priority to find deserted places to go and pray. Thus in view of the fact that Jesus had remarkable answers after he came from prayer they concluded that there is a direct correlation between his prayer and the miracles Jesus performed. So based on that reality they observed they asked the right question of Jesus, which is to teach us how to pray?

Rather than how to heal men or cast out demons from people because it appeared that prayer covered all things. By working through this observation of reality in the life of Jesus they came to the conclusion that once you have spoken and communicated with the Lord in prayer great things would happen. Which was always the case. Then since Jesus made it His practice then we of necessity must follow suit to have identical results. See Acts.6:2 & 4.

Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Not we will give ourselves to understanding demons and their operations but to talking with God continually. The result being that we will always have success just as our master Jesus had. That is exactly what happened: they applied their ability to know the things of the Kingdom by seeking the King Jesus and obeying what He spoke through the Holy Spirit to them and triumphed in every situation.

This is exactly what the Holy Spirit wants you to experience. So go ahead and apply yourself by seeking in prayer what Jesus has made ready for you to do, by hearing it, understanding it. Then take the necessary action the Holy Spirit says and have the conclusion through the manifestation of the miracle by the power of the Holy Spirit which brings glory to the name and Kingdom of Jesus.

Remember it is your God given right to know the things of the Kingdom. You have no right to be ignorant of the devices of the enemy to rob you of the knowledge of God. This is why satan comes with deception to steal, kill and destroy your knowledge of God.

Remember it is the Lord that said the knowledge of the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk.2:14. You should be so loaded with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord in manifestation that all we see is the glory of the Lord not our weakness, failures and compromise.

I pray today that these words would ignite in you a new passion and overwhelming desire for more of the Holy Spirit. Let the grace supplied abound towards you to go in pursuit to know more concerning the operations of the Holy Spirit. Then let the result be that the Kingdom of Jesus will be seen more and more through your life as you walk in more understanding and knowledge of the work of the Lord which is your mission on earth.

To serve the purpose of Jesus on earth and glorify His Name. Have a triumphant day in the fullness of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name. Amen.