For our purposes in this discussion technology is defined as a system of internal spiritual principles and laws that make an external manifestation predictable and stable. There is a system of operation which facilitates the effective working out of God’s purposes in the Earth and we have to seek to lock into that system. We have to unlock the technology to bring about God’s ultimate purpose in the Earth.
St. Matthew 11:12...The reality is that Kingdom advance is a matter of conflict. The Kingdom of heaven advances against terrible (and even territorial) opposition from satanic forces set up to resist it. There is no way to get around this fact; there is no advance without opposition and resistance.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
St. Matthew 11:12 (NIV)...
12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.
The problem with those in the Body of Christ is that rather than finding our conflict with the powers of darkness, we find our conflict with each other. While we’re busy fighting each other the real culprit/enemy gets away.
The Kingdom is a conquering force that cannot peacefully co-exist with that which is an oppositional nature of itself: it never retreats; it operates in one gear – forward only. Daniel sees a vision of the activity of the Kingdom of God in the Earth in the latter times and with clarity he discerns its characteristics...
Daniel 2:44 (NKJV)...Kingdom advance has a lot to do with the activity of men (people) in the Earth. These kingdom-advancing people must have a certain biblically prescribed mentality: they are described as “forceful-men”.
44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Acts 4:5 - 14 (NKJV)...The events of Acts 4 happen very early in the history of the Church. Great governmental gains have been secured by the Church. Jesus has been working with them in a flow of signs and wonders. The lame man at the gate Beautiful has been wonderfully and miraculously healed by the power of God and the power structure of the religious world is threatened. The response of the enemy is strong intimidation and the apostles are arrested. The priests and the Sadducees see the boldness that is upon the apostles.
5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and
scribes,
6 As well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:
9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,
10 Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’
12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
Boldness terrifies the devil. It is a quality that he attempts to extinguish in the Church. In our quest for meekness we have lost the importance of boldness, not realizing that “meekness is not weakness, but strength under control”. The devil makes it his business to exploit your weakness.
Boldness is unreserved utterance with frankness, candor, and cheerful courage. It denotes divine enablement that comes to ordinary and unprofessional people exhibiting spiritual power and authority. (This is what satan fears.)
Boldness is a spiritual impartation that gives authority to whatever we say or do. It is the determination to match fire with fire and not to back down from the intimidation of principalities and powers.
Challenge is not sin and to be challenged is not sin. Anything that cannot be challenged is intrinsically corrupt.
The Church must regain it’s tenacity for the advance of the Kingdom of God...! Boldness is the technology for advancement...!
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