Have a Seat
Marsha Deveaux Johnson
Living Joy Ministries,
Inc.
http://hepzibah40.blogspot.com
God
speaks to His people in many different ways.
As I have listened to His voice in my life, I have experienced dreams
and visions that have amplified the truth of His written Word. One such dream I experienced years ago. I share it now (and often) because God never
ceases to reveal Himself to me with more revelation from the dream as I journey
in this life with Him. He revisits and
builds revelation upon revelation as we are ready to walk in it.
Dream
I
found myself standing before a great wall that had a large window. I saw Satan himself in the window with
ferocious rage and hatred aimed at me.
I was so frightened that I began to shake with fear. In the dream Father God spoke to me and said
“Go behind the wall.” In fear I began to
go behind this wall only because I understood that My Creator (Elohim) had
spoken to me. When I got behind the
wall, I saw Satan himself again, but he was a “monkey like” creature graveling
on the ground and running away from me.
This
was God’s revelation to me of the place Satan has and should have in my life
and the lives of Believers. He has not
been given any authority (Luke 10:19). But
here is the phenomenon. In the dream, Satan
ran to another wall a distance away where a group of Christians stood in fear. He
was demonstrating himself with hatred toward them in the window of the wall.
Having
just encountered his rage and hatred, I said in the dream, “All they have to do
is go behind the wall.” They too would
see the man of sin for who he is:
fallen, cut down and unable to rise against them (Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel
28).
Behind
the wall is the place where every Believer knows the truth of God’s Word that
Satan is a defeated foe (Isaiah 14:12-19, Ezekiel Chapter 28).
As
the years have gone by, God has not ceased to speak to me from this dream. As I grew in my relationship with Father, He
one day said to me “Live behind the wall”.
This means live with the full knowledge that Satan is defeated in every
aspect of my life.
Another
time, God revisited the dream by showing me in a vision that the “monkey-like”
creature that ran away had diminished to a grasshopper, and then to an
ant. All of these rhema (God-inspired
word) encounters further reveal the inability of Satan’s power against the
people of God. Another encounter (dream) showed a pack of vicious dogs on
attack which receded as I called on the name of Jesus. They disappeared. This represented the attack of Satan to
unseat me (And all Believers) from the heavenly place that God Himself ordains
for us.
Recently
God has dealt with me regarding this dream again. He pointed out to me something that I needed
to see. His revelation to His saints
never ceases. He revealed to me that once
He had spoken to me and I, in obedience had heard and done what He said, I
entered into a different place spiritually.
Obedience to God and His Word has its spiritual rewards. God can trust you to hear His voice and be
obedient to it. This also brings peace
and rest to the life of a Believer. You
are in a place where you cannot return to the insecurity of intimidation
by Satan. This place is only attained
by feeding consistently on God’s Word and being
obedient to it. Only the Holy Spirt can take you there and keep you
there.
I
could now realize the full impact of the scripture that says, “And hath raised
us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ
Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). The purpose of
revelation and grace is to allow us to sit
in heavenly places and not stand in
places of intimidation by the Devil. In
the dream I had stood looking at the intimidation of Satan, but when I went
behind the wall I became seated in heavenly places in the revelation of
being in Christ. Are you seated in Him
or are you standing fearing the wrath of the enemy? Once you become seated in Christ Jesus,
you must not return to standing in fear in the face of trials, temptations, or
any adversity. Remain seated in
Him.
What
does seated mean?
·
It means that you
see Satan fleeing from you (James 4:7).
You never return to the place (Viewing Satan in the
window of the wall) where Satan intimidates by lies (Deception), accusation,
temptation, and discouragement.
·
It means that all
the promises of God are yes and amen (2nd Corinthians 1:20).
You meditate and feed upon God’s Word until it manifests
itself in your life.
·
It means that
Satan, sin, sickness, and poverty have no dominion over you because you are
redeemed from the curse (1st Peter 1:18).
You constantly confess God’s Word over your life.
·
It means God
Himself through the blood of His Son Jesus has made you to live, move, and have
your very existence in Him (Acts 17:28).
You allow Christ to live out His life through you. You are in Him and He is in you. You cannot be taken out of Him and He cannot be
taken out of you.
·
It means your
spirit, soul, and body are in total alignment with God and His Word (1st
Thessalonians 5:23).
Your human spirit (God conscious) governs your soul
(self-conscious) and your soul governs your body (world conscious). When these three are in total alignment with
God’s Word you are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Now, Have a seat!
