You Are In Charge Of Your Destiny

MLB Romans 5:17 For if, through that one person’s transgression, death is king through that person, far more surely will those who receive the overflowing of grace and the gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Young's Literal Romans 5:17 for if by the offence of the one the death did reign through the one, much more those, who the abundance of the grace and of the free gift of the righteousness are receiving, in life shall reign through the one -- Jesus Christ.

1.We are Kings
•The bible says we shall reign through Christ in life (our domain / sphere of influence)
•A king rules, and is sovereign / have absolute authority in his domain. In the natural, kings (presidents, prime ministers) have dominion or authority in their territories / countries
•No king has legal authority over another country unless granted. That is the reason why many powerful nations have been talking about Zimbabwe but could not do anything because we are a sovereign state. America may talk or advise but cannot invade us. If another state gets into another state without permission, it is invasion or war
•In the same way, we were created kings of the earth, the devil cheated Adam, became the king but Jesus came to restore back the lost kingship, we are now kings in our lives
•As kings, we are sovereign, we have final say, we decree things and they be so
•There is power or authority in the word of the king. Proverbs 16:10 “A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.”
•The king ruleth by his word, what he says, is obeyed. Your words are ruling your life, what you say whether positive or negative rules you.
•So, limits and boundaries are removed by you because God has given you that authority
•Jesus said, “Luke 10:19 Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
•When Jesus was teaching, there are things that He said I will ask the Father to this or I will do this for you, e.g. about the Holy Spirit He said, “I will pray the Father to send you the Holy Spirit…” But when talking about exercising our kingship rights or authority he did not talk about us praying or Him praying for us, He said “I have given you…” in other words you can now exercise that right.
•Psalms 82:6, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High”
•John 10:34 “Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken”
•The bible in says we are gods and Jesus said that scripture cannot be broken, so, we are kings and gods under the sovereign God!
•Job 22:28 “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”

2.The Territory

•We have said that a king has a territory that they rule in. So, legally speaking, your territory cannot be unlimited.
•God and us are governed by the Word.
•Psalms 138:2, “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
•God is governed by His word, we are also governed by the Word, our freedom and governance should be within the boundaries of the Word
•Your territory should be within God’s purpose or call for your life, He says “…from … to… shall be your territory…”
•Joshua 1:3 “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
•As other kings do not have authority in your domain, you also do not have authority outside your jurisdiction.

3.How To Maximize / Enlarge Your Territory

•Lift up your eyes and see, … that land will I give you
•Genesis 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.”
•Genesis 15:5, “And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”
•Your vision or seeing is very key, it is like before you become great in life, you have to see
•All the people that achieved much in life whether in the bible or in history, they sensed or saw those things before they manifested.
•Joseph dreamt, Moses refused to be called Pharaoh’s grandson, Abraham was asked to see the land that would be inheritance for his children, David sensed his kingship when still a shepherd boy, Jesus sensed his call at the age of 12, Nelson Mandela sensed South Africa’s freedom years before it came to be, Martin Luther King sensed Black American freedom long before it came to pass and even died before it manifested.
•You cannot wake in the morning and have an enlarged territory without sensing or seeing it before!
•2 Corinthians 5:7, “for through faith we walk, not through sight”

4.Stand By Faith Even In Challenges

•2 Corinthians 4:13 “And having the same spirit of the faith, according to that which hath been written, ‘I believed, therefore I did speak;’ we also do believe, therefore also do we speak;
•2 Corinthians 4:18, “we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen are temporary, but the things not seen are age-during.”
•Ecclesiastes 11:4, “Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.”
•In the midst of all odds and situations that are against you, enlarge your territory and refuse to quit or give up
•When things are against you, that is the time to be strong and hold on!
•Your territory can be but should not be determined by: history / background, Economic situation, present circumstances, natural disabilities, family, education, money, etc
•Your attitude will affect and influence your territory
•Your willingness and obedience needed to enlarge your territory
•God has blessed you, enlarged your territory, yours is to walk in that light / revelation
•2 Peter 1:3, “As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness, 4 through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.”
•Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”
•We believe and therefore speak, decree a thing and it shall be
•Your responsibility: see, believe, press towards, prepare yourself, seize every opportunity, be aggressive

5.Areas Of Influence / Where Your Territory Will Be Seen
•Education,
•Finances,
•Politics,
•Business,
•Ministry,
•Children
•Let it be evident that your territories are enlarged. When you are successful, everybody will see it
•You are in charge of your destiny, confess and believe the right things, walk in light of the proper revelation of the Word
•Do not spoil your future, live right, do not loose your territory through silly and reckless living.
•Live a holy life, when you sin or miss it, repent, do not stay with known and unconfessed sin.
•You cannot live anyhow, be lazy and expect God to enlarge your territory!
•Live and do things like a king! You are a child of God!