Overcoming the Religious Spirit ebook - MorningStar Ministries

not dead to these things. The enemy uses
fear to bind us just as the Lord uses faith to
set us free.
When we are dead to this world but alive
to Christ, all of the treasures of this earth
seem petty and insignificant because we have
Him. When we are seated with the King of
kings on His throne, what pull can any earthly
position have for us? This does not mean that
we do not have a genuine care for our jobs
or ministries here. We care for them because
they have been entrusted to us by Him, and
we engage in them as worship unto Him. If
our positions here are taken from us, we are
still seated with Him, and we will worship
Him in whatever way He calls us to next. We
are His slaves, and we must be content with
whatever job He gives to us.
When Christ is our life, trust, and the true
desire of our hearts, He can trust us with the
earthly possessions and positions that we
are called to rule over. But if He is not our
life, trust, and the desire of our hearts, our
possessions and positions will inevitably rule
over us. Whoever or whatever rules over us is
in fact our lord. We are entering a time when
the lordship of Jesus must be more than a
doctrine—it must be a profound and continuing
reality in our lives. Then we will be free
indeed. When we are fully yoked to Him,
having cast off all the yokes of this present evil
age, He will then be free to trust us with the
unlimited resources of His kingdom.
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