Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 11 is about "The Model Prayer".
Lord Jesus has a desire that we who have been redeemed may become the house of prayer, namely ministering God until we can worship Him.
If we are unwilling and unfaithful in ministering God, we will be guilty of blood that cannot be paid by anything, and we become the den of thieves.
If we minister God faithfully, we will experience the renewal of life from fleshly men to spiritual ones up to perfection like Jesus. We become the perfect body of Christ or the bride of God.
Satan always tries to hinder us, so we do not become the house of prayer, but the den of thieves. It is the same as the Babylon who is perfect in evil and uncleanness, and will be destroyed.
In Luke 11:14-23, there are three kinds of hindrance that hinder us to become the house of prayer. We learn the first one, namely Beelzebub.
Luke 11:14-20
11:14. And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
11:15. But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."
111:16. Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.
11:17. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.
11:18. "If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
11:19. "And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
11:20. "But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Beelzebub is the ruler of the demons or Satan as the king of the world.
1 John 5:18-19
5:18. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
5:19. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
How can we defeat Satan as the king of the world?
God blesses us.
Luke 11 is about "The Model Prayer".
Lord Jesus has a desire that we who have been redeemed may become the house of prayer, namely ministering God until we can worship Him.
If we are unwilling and unfaithful in ministering God, we will be guilty of blood that cannot be paid by anything, and we become the den of thieves.
If we minister God faithfully, we will experience the renewal of life from fleshly men to spiritual ones up to perfection like Jesus. We become the perfect body of Christ or the bride of God.
Satan always tries to hinder us, so we do not become the house of prayer, but the den of thieves. It is the same as the Babylon who is perfect in evil and uncleanness, and will be destroyed.
In Luke 11:14-23, there are three kinds of hindrance that hinder us to become the house of prayer. We learn the first one, namely Beelzebub.
Luke 11:14-20
11:14. And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
11:15. But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."
111:16. Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.
11:17. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.
11:18. "If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
11:19. "And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
11:20. "But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Beelzebub is the ruler of the demons or Satan as the king of the world.
1 John 5:18-19
5:18. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
5:19. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
How can we defeat Satan as the king of the world?
- We must experience the new birth.
If a man was born only once by the mother, he is just the flesh and blood man who becomes the dwelling place of Satan who encourages him for sinning up to perdition.
Romans 7:24
7:24. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
That is why we must experience the new birth through water baptism.
Romans 6:2,4
6:2. Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
6:4. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
The requirement of the true water baptismis that we must be dead to sin or repent.
Repenting is started from not lying or hating.
The implementation of the true water baptismis that one who has died to sin or repented must be buried in the water with Jesus and come out or rise from water with Him to receive new life, namely life in righteousnessor stopping sinning.
Galatians 3:27
3:27. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
After being baptized, we have put on Christ.
1 John 5:18
5:18. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
We are protected so we cannot be touched by Satan. We win over Satan.
1 John 2:15-17
2:15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
2:16. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
2:17. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Satan uses the whole power of the world to make the son of God fall into sin.
The worldcontains the things as follows:- The lust of the eyes, namely sin of eating-drinking (smoking, getting drunk and drugs abuse).
In the past, Eve was cast out from the Paradise because of the lust of the eyes.
Sin of eating-drinking spiritually means swine food, namely unclean reading/spectacle. - The lust of the fleshthat aims at sexual sin, namely the intercourse between man and woman who are not husband and wife legally, man and man, woman and woman, and false marriage.
- The pride of life, namely relying on something in the world more than God so one becomes unfaithful in the ministry, even leaving it.
1 John 2:15-17
2:15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
2:16. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
2:17. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
That is why we have to do the will of Father in heaven, namely living in righteousness and holiness up to eternal life. - The lust of the eyes, namely sin of eating-drinking (smoking, getting drunk and drugs abuse).
- Obedience until our flesh does not sound anymore.
Philippians 2:8-11
2:8. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
2:9. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
2:10. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
2:11. and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
It is started from obeying physical parents, spiritual ones (the shepherd) and heavenly ones (God).
As a result, we receive the power of the name of Jesusto defeat Satan the trinity.
The proof is that our tongue is not wild or mute.
There are no words that are controlled by Satan such as gossip, evil speaking, and dirty words which weaken others, but the fruits of our lips, giving thanks to God's name.
Hebrews 13:15
13:15. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Our mouth can speak good and true words, and testify.
Revelation 19:6
19:6. And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
The mouth can worship God as the King of kings and heavenly Bridegroom with the voice 'Alleluia!'
Isaiah 43:15-16
43:15. I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King."
43:16. Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,
It is the same as worshipping God, The Creator. We know that we are just mortar which is unworthy (we have many weaknesses), incapable, and worthless (we are only trampled).
We stretch out our hand to God and He stretches out His hands with the power of creation. We live in God's hands of great mercy.
Isaiah 43:16
43:16. Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the seaAnd a path through the mighty waters,
The result is that God's merciful hands are able to make a way in the sea. The Israelites are only the slaves who are incapable but they can go safely through the Red Sea.
On the contrary, Pharaoh is punished in the middle of the sea although he is great and rich, because he is not in the hand of God.
It means that God is able to give the way out of all our problems. The impossible thing becomes possible. He is able to help us and make something that does not exist yet to take care of our life. God gives beautiful and successful future. We are used in the revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain or the building of the perfect body of Christ.
The hands of God are able to perfect us. We become the first creation. We are worthy to greet when Jesus comes a second time on the glorious clouds.
God blesses us.