This quote powerfully reminds us, as the people of God, that we have been positionally placed in a place of great authority.
Through Jesus and His shed blood, we have been named ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. There is authority in your declaration and decree to change situations and release life where everything seems dead.
Scripture teaches us that there is the power of life and death in our words.
When you, as an ambassador of heaven, speak and pray the words of the King, all things of the enemy must begin to obey. They have no choice. The devil and demons are subject to kingdom ambassadors.
As you pray, you have an audience with the very King of Heaven Himself.
The King listens and responds. He sends forth His Spirit. The angels move in response to your faith-filled prayer declaring the words of the King.
What this means for us in a practical sense is that we are no longer to approach prayer like beggars striving to gain just a morsel or scrap of food. Instead, we approach our prayers as avenues of connection to the Kingdom of God, knowing that the King Himself has granted you authority and that He longs to hear from you.
What a difference it will make as you pray for your children, your home, your spouse, your job, your resources, and more when you see yourself the way Jesus sees you. Jesus told the disciples He sent out, “Do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you, but rather that your names are written in heaven.”
Friend, your name is not only on Heaven’s entrance list, but it is also recorded as a duly appointed and qualified ambassador with all the rights and privileges of praying to the King and expecting a response.
How you view your life of prayer matters.
Your perspective is a direct reflection of your faith and how well you listen to the Lord. If Jesus has filled you with His own Holy Spirit, and if the Holy Spirit intercedes for you and on your behalf, how will the Lord NOT listen to your prayer?
The answer is, He always listens. Because He has placed you in a position of authority, not only as an ambassador but also as one of His own sons and daughters, the King of Heaven cannot wait to hear and respond to your prayer.
Pray in faith today.
Pray with the deep-seated belief in your heart that God hears you and will answer you. In fact, He longs to do what you are seeking of Him.
Jesus issues a powerful challenge to us as His ambassadors in the book of Mark.
Mark 11:22-24 AMP—Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly]. [23] I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will]. [24] For this reason, I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.
Will you trust Him today and begin to speak and pray with authority? Remember, you are God’s ambassador—pray like it’s true.
Amen!