Authority in the Valley
About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning … The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son … A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams: it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.
Luke 9:28,29,37-39
The mountain top prepares us for the valley.
Jesus wants us in the valley ministering His releasing power but the only way to do that effectively is by spending time with Him on the mountain.
We sometimes choose one over the other. Most times we want the mountain top without the valley. We want the spiritual high without conflict, especially spiritual warfare conflict. And every now and then we want ministry but are not willing to pay the price for the anointing to make that ministry effective.
In Jesus’ own life, mountain top authority and valley power came together perfectly. Luke emphasises more than any other gospel how frequently Jesus left the disciples to go off by Himself to pray (Luke 4:42; 5:16; 6:12). Jesus maintained His ministry authority in prayer. The Spirit came down on Him at His baptism while he was praying (Luke 3:21). The transfiguration occurred while Jesus was praying (Luke 9:28,29).
Do you want to minister in the valley with authority? Then learn to get alone with God on the mountain.
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