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Overcoming the Religious Spirit ebook - MorningStar Ministries

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Part iV<br />

repentance 101:<br />

receiving Kingdom authority<br />

Remember that <strong>the</strong> formula for financial<br />

independence is: REPENTANCE+OBEDIENCE=<br />

FREEDOM. This section deals with <strong>the</strong><br />

repentance that most of us will have to do<br />

before we can even understand what we are<br />

required to obey.<br />

becoming Vessels of Power<br />

It is by <strong>the</strong> Lord’s stripes that we are<br />

healed. In <strong>the</strong> very place where He was<br />

wounded, He received <strong>the</strong> power for healing.<br />

The same is true for us. In <strong>the</strong> very places that<br />

<strong>the</strong> enemy is allowed to strike us, once we are<br />

healed, we will receive authority for healing<br />

in those same areas. For example, a person<br />

who has suffered abuse becomes sensitive to<br />

o<strong>the</strong>rs who have had <strong>the</strong> same problems, and<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir compassion for <strong>the</strong> abused can release<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lord’s healing power.<br />

True spiritual authority is founded on<br />

compassion. When <strong>the</strong> Lord saw that <strong>the</strong><br />

people were like sheep without a shepherd,<br />

He became <strong>the</strong>ir Shepherd. Compassion<br />

releases <strong>the</strong> power of God. Every wound we<br />

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