1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And in verse twenty-six, if you would.

26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Let us pray this morning.

Most holy and gracious heavenly Father, as I stand before Your people today, hide Your son behind the cross, that Your people would see You and not me. And as I decrease, Master, I ask that You would increase. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, oh Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. In Jesus’ Name, amen.

When God created man in His image, after His own likeness, not only did He give man this, but He gave man a powerful position in the earth. And not only did He give man a powerful position in the earth. He gave man an awesome portion in the earth.

He said, “Let man have dominion over everything.” He said, “Let man have control over everything.” He said, “Let man rule over everything. God gave us a powerful position and a powerful portion (glory to God) in the earth.

But when man sinned in Genesis three and verse six, Satan had a right to our position. And not only did Satan have a right to our position. Satan had a right to our portion.

When we look at the body of Christ today, many of us don’t understand that we have a position, and not only a position. We have been given a portion in God. But we still have not claimed our position. And we still have not claimed our portion. Oh, you don’t hear me today.

We walk around as though Satan still has dominion over us. But when we look in Ephesians two and six, God raised us up and has caused us to sit together in heavenly places in Christ. I don’t know about you, but I’m taking my position. And I’m taking my portion back, in the Name of Jesus. 

When we look at the word “position,” it means the rank that someone has in a society or in an organization. When we look at that word “portion,” it means what belongs to somebody. I don’t know about you, but I got a rank in the body of Christ.

When Jesus died on Calvary and His blood was shed for me, He gave me a rank in the body of Christ. Not only did He give me a rank, but he restored everything that the cankerwork, the palmerworm, the locust tried to... Oh, you don’t hear me today. Who am I preaching to today? Oh, I feel the Holy Ghost.

My position that I have in Christ, it shall not be taken from me. My portion that I have in Christ, it shall not be taken from me. I’m going to have all that He promised that I’m going to have. Where are my intercessors in this house today?

When we look at Isaiah chapter fourteen, Satan tried to pull that same stunt with God. Oh, you don’t hear me. In chapter fourteen, verse twelve through fifteen, Satan desired to exalt himself. In other words, Satan wanted God’s position. He looked at his portion. He said, “My portion is not enough.”

But then when he was kicked out of heaven, he said, “I’m going to get that thing that’s closest to God.” So he used trickery to steal what did not belong to him.

If you don’t watch it, the devil’s going to try to take your mind. He’s going to try to use trickery against you, and tell you that you’ll never have nothing; you’ll never be nothing.

But when I get the wisdom of God... Oh, you don’t hear me today. When I ask Him for the wisdom that’s easily to be entreated for, it gives me an understanding of who I am, and what ultimately belongs to me.

We need to stop sitting back. We need to stop looking back. And we need to press forward into the things that He has promised us.

If he pulled that stunt with God, you know he’ll pull that stunt with you. I don’t have time to have an attitude. I don’t have time to have a pity... You don’t hear me today.

The weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God. I don’t know about you, but I’m pulling down the strongholds, casting down imaginations, every high thing that tries to exalt itself against the knowledge of God. And I’m bringing into captivity every thought, to the obedience of Christ.

He’s trying to steal. It’s one thing to steal it. But it’s another thing to let him keep it. I need to say that again, because you don’t hear me. It’s one thing for him to try to steal it. But it’s another thing for us as a body to let him keep it.

There’s a powerful revelation. You see, my position comes with an awesome portion.

When we look at Esau and Jacob in Genesis chapter twenty-five, Esau was in a position that he didn’t understand.

You see, if you’re in a position that you don’t understand... You need to hear this today. When the lightest and the slightest affliction starts to come your way, you give up what’s rightly yours.

The Bible said that when Esau came back, he was hungry, even unto being faint, unto almost to death he felt. And Jacob used trickery to gain the advantage over his brother.

If you don’t watch it, that old slew-footed devil is going to use trickery. And he’s liable to come through your... You don’t hear me.

In Genesis twenty-five and verse twenty-nine, it said, “And Jacob sod pottage. And Esau came from the field. And he was faint. And Esau said to Jacob, ‘Feed me, I pray thee.’”

How many of us have asked our brothers and sisters to feed us, I pray thee?

“...with that same red pottage, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, ‘Sell me this day thy birthright.’”

You see, his position came with an awesome portion. But he didn’t understand his position; therefore he didn’t understand what belonged to him.

If you don’t under... You need to hear this today. If you don’t understand your position, you’re constantly going to be stolen from.

He said, “Give me your birthright.” What did it mean for him to have his birthright? It meant that all the blessings that went with the firstborn was going to be transferred to him.

How many of you know that we’re the... You don’t hear me today. I don’t know about you, but I’m the firstborn. And what belongs to me belongs to me. And no devil in hell going to trick me. I don’t care what I’m going through. I don’t care what the situation. I don’t care what the circumstance. Oh, you don’t hear me today. Who am I preaching to in this house?

That portion that was rightfully his was taken from him.

Do you know what belongs to you? If you know what belongs to you, how come you’re not seeking to get it back? You see, if I know if the burglar’s coming, I’m going to do all I need to do to protect what’s mine. Every now and then burglar bars won’t do it. Every now and then ADT can’t do it.

But He give those angels charge over me to keep me in all of my ways, lest I... Oh, you don’t hear me. ...lest I dash my foot against a stone. I need divine protection over me and what belongs to me.

You can’t protect what’s yours in the natural. You’ve got to get into the Spirit.

Your position... Oh, I feel the Holy Ghost all up in this house today. Your position is so valuable. Now listen at what I said. I said your position, but not your title. You don’t hear me. It’s not wrapped up in a title. It’s not rapped up in apostle. It’s not wrapped up in prophet. It’s not wrapped up in evangelist. It’s not wrapped up... Oh, you don’t hear me today.

What’s mine is mine. You need to get mad at the devil.

He didn’t understand what he had. Just like Adam, he didn’t understand what he had. He had ruling control over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air. God gave him dominion over everything. He didn’t understand.

The Bible says with all of your getting, get understanding. If I don’t understand what I have, I’m going to give it away. I begin to cast my pearls before... Oh, you don’t...

He said, “Give me. Give me your birthright.”

Esau said in verse thirty two, “I am at the point to die. And what profit shall this birthright to do me?” He must not have known that God could take care of him.

You see, we’ve moved too many times based on the situation at hand. Oh, I feel Jesus. We allow our conditions and our circumstance to dictate that minute, that second, that hour that I’m in. But we don’t look at the big picture like God looks at the big picture. We want satisfaction right now. But if I got to suffer a little while, let me suffer. If I suffer with Him, I’ll reign with him.

He said, “What profit?” And he used a very important word–profit. He didn’t realize that there were dollars signs behind his position. He didn’t realize that there was wealth that went along with his position.

When He raised you up into heavenly places to be seated with Christ Jesus, that meant that not only do I have dominion in the natural, but I got dominion in the Spirit. Oh, you don’t hear me today. I’m taking what’s mine in the Spirit. And I’m taking what’s mine in the natural.

My position. My position. Look at your neighbor and say, “My position.”

And understanding, it goes such a long way. Understand this, that I have not been called to your position. Understand that you have not been called to my position. I have ownership of me and everything that concerns me.

Too many times in the body of Christ we want somebody else’s portion, but we don’t know all the trials and tribulations that go on with their position.

I don’t want your position. I want my portion. I want my position. And if God wants to give me more, let Him give me more. But I ain’t seeking no more, because God is enough for me. And what He’s given me is more than enough.

My portion is enough for me. You need to say that, not to somebody else, but to yourself. What He has for me is more than enough for me. What He has for me is not lacking anything.

With your position comes an awesome, awesome portion. When we look at the book of Philippians chapter one... Are you blessed today? Philippians chapter one and verse six. And this is a Scripture that we say a lot, because it means a lot.

It said, “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it unto the day of Jesus Christ.”

When we look at the Philippians here, the reason why Paul was saying this to these Christians at the church of Philippi, some of them were at odds. And they were hindering the work in proclaiming the new life in Christ. He was saying to them, “If God started it, then He’s going to finish it.”

You see, what happens to us when we’re in a dilemma, we start to look at everybody else’s portion. And we start hindering the move and the work of God, because we’re not satisfied.

They were hindering the work, because of some warfare that was going on. You see, you can’t allow your warfare to hinder the work. I need to say that again. You can’t allow your warfare to hinder the work. I feel the Holy Ghost. I need to say that one more time. We cannot allow our warfare to hinder the work. The work still must be done.

And if He started that good work, everything that goes along with that good work is still on the way. You may be delayed, but you won’t be denied.

Understand your position. Let Him deal with you right where you are. Stop wanting Him to deal with somebody else. Let Him deal with you. Hello, somebody. You’re going through that because He’s trying to deal with you too. You think He’s just trying to deal with them. But He’s still dealing with you.

Oh, you don’t want to hear that.

My portion belongs to me. But I got to understand my position to keep it.

I don’t want this to be a word that just went in your ear and out the other when you leave the church. You have got to understand who you are. We’re a royal priesthood, a holy nation, kings and priests in Christ Jesus.

Valuable positions. Valuable positions.

Stop belittling yourself. You can walk in confidence without walking in arrogance. And if someone takes your confidence for arrogance, shame on them. Because they don’t understand who they are.

Your position is so vital. Everything that goes along with you as an individual, He has already provided for and accounted for. It’s already there. But you got to know it’s there. You may not have a dime in the bank. But you’re already a millionaire. Your body may be racking in pain, but you’re already healed.

My position gives me these rights. But I have got to have the gumption about me to be able to stand up for myself. This morning understand who you are. Understand who you are. Understand who He has called you to be.

As Dr. Jakes would say, you are an original. There is nobody else like you. They can try to be like you all they want to try to be like you, but there’s nobody else like you. Your fingerprints are like nobody else’s.

And with the blueprints that made up you, as a spiritual house, all that needs to be in that house to decorate that house, to make that house smell good, has already been provided.

Your position is so valuable, that we have got to take time out to find out who we really are, not just to say it, but to know it in the heart. And what belongs to you belongs to you.

Your position. Lord, help us, Jesus. If He said you get saved and He’ll save your whole household, that’s your portion. If He promised it, then you got to hold out until He performs it. Whatever He promised, and at this time it’s a need in your life, you need to find you a Scripture, and you need to stand on it. It’s your portion. It’s your portion.