Monday, August 1, 2016

Interference of The Inheritance

One of the things that we as the children of God must remain mindful of is that God has ordained for us an Inheritance. Let me clarify that this Inheritance that God has ordained for His people is not restricted to the "bye and bye" when we leave this earth (Acts 26). This is something that God has reserved for His children even in the here and now. Part of the problem, however, is that many of believers in Christ are not aware of the Inheritance that Christ has secured for them through His Blood. When one is unaware of something then they do not have a conscious mind to reach for it. This is the challenge with the church today. There is so much that God has for us that we're not aware of; so as a result we don't reach for it, and therefore never receive it. This is not the Will of God. We must contend for that which God has ordained for His people and fight through the Interference of The Inheritance.

Even when you become aware of what God has in store for you on this side of Glory: the Power, the Prosperity, the Glory, the Joy, the Peace, the Favor, the Blessing; you still don't "automatically" receive it. The Inheritance has to be received by faith and you must be properly positioned in order to qualify to receive it (Galatians 4). For this reason, we must fight through the Interference. If Satan can't get your soul (eternally), then he wants to steal your Reward (John 10). He wants to rob you of your Blessing so that your Kingdom effectiveness will be diminished. But we know that the Devil is a Liar! Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world (1John 4). We must learn to fight through the Interference of The Inheritance.

One of the tactics Satan uses for Interference of our Inheritance is the flesh. As I've stated on numerous occasions, you can't engage in self-indulgence (the works of the flesh) and Inherit the Kingdom of God at the same time (Galatians 5). This is not going to happen. There are too many of us that are still falling prey to the self-centeredness of the sinful nature. For this reason the scriptures admonish us to "crucify the flesh with the affections and lusts" (Galatians 5). This is something for which we cannot be passive about, we must be diligent and focused. That is of course, if you want your Inheritance.

The next area we must be mindful of is the area of Offense. This is an area that I believe more than a few Christians are affected by, but unfortunately does not receive enough attention in the church. What we don't realize about Offense is that when you allow someone to offend your spirit, you subconsciously undermine the Manifestation of the Supernatural for your life. Supernatural Manifestation is part of the Inheritance of the believer. But more than a few devoted Christians are not witnessing Miracles, Signs and Wonders, in part, because of operating in a spirit of Offense. When Jesus tried to do Miracles in his hometown, He couldn't because the people were offended by Him (Matthew 13). Don't let Satan use people, situations and circumstances to get you in a place where people offend you; you're insulted, you're upset, you're mad, you're disgusted. The Bible says to be angry and sin not (Ephesians 4). And when you let offense linger in your spirit and the vulnerability thereof, you are allowing Interference of the Inheritance.

Jesus told us in Matthew chapter 5 to be perfect even as the Father is Perfect. We'll never be perfect from the standpoint of sinlessness, but we can be perfect as it relates to Maturity and Wholeness in Christ. Let us make sure that we focus on becoming mature sons and daughters of God. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to sanctify us so that we will be fully equipped to fight through the Interference of The Inheritance.

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