Building a Solid Relationship with God: The Foundation of Spiritual Authority and Power

Building a Solid Relationship with God: The Foundation of Spiritual Authority and Power

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Teaching by Prophet Lovy L. Elias · Watch on YouTube · 24 October 2019

Your spiritual weight in the supernatural realm is not determined by how long you pray, but by how deep your relationship with Jesus truly is.

Authentic spiritual power is not produced by religious performance, emotional worship experiences, or the length of time spent in prayer. It is the direct result of a deep, intentional, and righteousness-rooted relationship with God. The depth of your intimacy with Jesus determines your ranking in the spirit realm — and that ranking determines everything.


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Teaching Overview

  1. Number two, knowing Him by His Word, knowing His desires, His likes and dislikes.
  2. True spiritual authority and power flow from the depth of your relationship with God, not from religious practices or the amount of time spent in prayer.
  3. Righteousness is not about behaviour — it is right standing with God, established entirely through what Christ has done.
  4. Thanksgiving is the gateway that opens heaven and the foundation upon which intimacy with God is built.
  5. Your weight and ranking in the spirit realm determine how angels serve you and how demons respond to you.

Key Distinctions

PrayerPraiseThanksgiving
What it isEngaging God with a specific intention and purposeLifting God for who He is and what He doesAcknowledging the relationship God established before you received anything
FoundationA reason — a specific desire or goal before GodResponse to God's nature and actsThe pre-existing covenant God initiated by giving His Son
Opens heavenOnly when rooted in intention and relationshipPart of God's design for those who have relationship with HimThe gate through which heaven is entered
Danger when misusedBecomes empty protocol — praying with no reasonBecomes emotionally driven rather than God-directedAbsent when people only approach God for material breakthroughs
Relationship to timeSpiritual — cannot be measured by a clockSpiritual — not measured by durationPrecedes time — rooted in what God did before you arrived
RighteousnessWorks
What it isRight standing and right relationship with GodHuman effort to earn or maintain God's favour
SourceEntirely what Christ has doneWhat you can achieve
How it is countedBy believing God — as with AbrahamBy doing or performing
Effect on relationshipGod harkeneth to the voice of the righteousDoes not establish intimacy with God
WorshipEmotion
DefinitionTo kiss or to lick — an act directed toward God in spirit and in the spiritual realmA feeling produced in the soul
Tied toWhat God lovesWhat the believer personally feels connected to
DangerBeing sung to self rather than to GodControlling the worshipper rather than directing toward God
True locationIn spirit — the realm where God isThe soul — emotionally influenced and easily imposed upon
Spiritual ThingsTime
NatureImmeasurable — beyond the physical dimensionA created measure operating in the physical realm
RelationshipSpiritual things allow time to existCannot measure spiritual things
Applied to prayerA two-minute prayer can carry infinite weight if rooted in relationshipAn hour of prayer is not inherently more powerful than two minutes
True PowerFalse Authority
What it isThe ability to bring God on the scene of a situationClaiming authority while lacking the relational weight to back it
SourceDeep intimacy and weight with GodReligious language and declaration without relationship
ResultGod enters the situation and changes itNothing comes out of it — it remains a claim
ExampleElijah calling fire from heaven; the Centurion's faithBinding and loosing with no fruit
RelationshipPerformance
What builds spiritual authorityIntentional, deepening intimacy with JesusReligious practices done out of protocol
How God respondsHarkens to the voice of the righteousMay ignore the call
ProducesSpiritual weight, angelic assignment, and real resultsEmotional experience without supernatural fruit

The Nature of Righteousness

  • Righteousness does not mean behaving in a certain way — it means right standing and being in right relationship with God.
  • True righteousness is born entirely from what Christ has done, not from anything a person can achieve or perform.
  • Abraham was counted righteous not by sacrificing his son but by the act of believing what God had spoken.

"Righteousness simply means right standing to be in the right place with God. To be in the right relationship with God."

"It has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with you. It has nothing to do with what you can achieve. It has everything to do with what Christ has done."

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Belief as the Foundation of Intimacy

  • The level of your relationship with God directly determines the results you produce in prayer and spiritual engagement.
  • You cannot enter a deep place of intimacy with God without believing Him — belief is the very mechanism by which relationship is built.
  • When a person's circumstances — financial, health-related, or otherwise — are louder than the voice of God in their life, God regards that person as not truly believing Him, and intimacy is withheld.

"The level of your relationship determines the results that you bring in."

"You can never enter into a deep place or a place of intimacy with God if you don't believe in Him. Believing in God is how you build a relationship and intimate, a solid relationship with God."

Thanksgiving as the Gateway to Heaven

  • Thanksgiving is not praise — it is rooted in the relationship Jesus established for your benefit before you ever came into the picture.
  • The Bible commands entering His gates with thanksgiving, meaning thanksgiving is the portal through which heaven is opened.
  • When people approach God only after receiving breakthroughs or blessings, they have placed conditions on thanksgiving that do not reflect God's prior, unconditional covenant.

"You can never open the heavens. You can never open the portal to heaven. Without having the spirit of thanksgiving."

"Thanksgiving is not praise. Thanksgiving is based on the relationship that Jesus established before you even came in the picture for your benefit."

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The Purpose and Intention of Prayer

  • Prayer is not a protocol to be observed — it is an intentional engagement with God toward a specific purpose and desire.
  • God always asks one question in prayer: why are you praying — what is your reason, your goal, your intention?
  • Spiritual things, including prayer, are not measured by time — measuring spirituality by the clock confuses feelings with spiritual reality.

"Spirituality is not the amount of prayer you spend in prayer. It's about what is your point of praying because praying is engaging with God? On what terms? What is your reason?"

"If God was to ask you why you praying? you won't have a reason why you're praying. You'll be praying because you just know that you're supposed to pray."

Spiritual Ranking and Authority

  • Your weight and ranking in the spirit realm determine how demons respond to you and how angels serve you.
  • Demons will challenge the rank of anyone who has no established ranking in the spirit — authority is not a claim made with words but a position earned through relationship.
  • The name of Jesus means His character — declaring it is not a chant but an alignment with the nature and authority of Christ Himself.

"It is about your ranking in the realm of the spirit, because demons will challenge your rank if you have no rank in the spirit."

"Remember the word Anoma when it says in the name of Jesus. It's actually saying in Anoma of Jesus, Anoma means character. It doesn't mean actually chanting the name."

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True Power and Angelic Assignment

  • True power is not the ability to bind, rebuke, or shout declarations — it is the ability to bring God on the scene of what is happening.
  • When you make the Lord your habitation, God dispatches a special unit of His angels specifically assigned to you — not a general angelic presence but a commissioned elite unit.
  • Elijah was an ordinary man whose extraordinary results came entirely from his relationship with God — the angel of fire was already assigned to him permanently, not summoned only in moments of crisis.

"True power is the ability to bring God on the scene of what is happening. True power is when you have the ability to invite Jesus in a situation that you want to be changed."

"When you make the Lord your habitation, you make Him your hiding place, you make Him your everything. God selects a special unit of His own angels and He sends them to you."

Knowing God's Word and His Desires

  • Knowing God's desires, likes, and dislikes is foundational to building a solid relationship with Him — they determine the terms on which you engage with Him.
  • Someone who does not think or reason will never build a relationship with God — relationship requires intentionality and understanding.
  • Nothing spiritual happens without intention — you must be deliberate in growing your relationship with God.

"Knowing Him by His Word, knowing His desires, His likes and dislikes. They are very important because they determine the terms in which you deal with the person."

"Somebody who does not think, somebody who does not reason, will never build a relationship with God."

Being In Christ and Christ In You

  • Jesus declares that unless you are in Him and He is in you, the full authority of binding and loosing cannot operate in your life.
  • There is a transaction beyond receiving the Holy Spirit — the believer must also enter into Christ, not only receive Christ into themselves.
  • The Centurion demonstrated this principle without even carrying the Holy Spirit — his understanding of spiritual authority was greater than the religious leaders who physically stood before Jesus.

"Unless you are in me and I in you. You spend so much time saying Holy Spirit, feel me. Feel me, but Jesus is saying, how about you also feel me?"

"If Jesus is who He says He is, He doesn't need to come to my house because He's already in my house."


Key Definitions

Righteousness — Right standing with God; being in right relationship with Him — not a moral or behavioural standard but a positional reality established entirely through the work of Christ.

Thanksgiving — The acknowledgement of the relationship God initiated and established for your benefit before you received anything from Him; the gate through which heaven is entered, distinct from praise.

Worship — Literally "to kiss or to lick" — an act directed toward God in the spiritual realm where He is, not an emotional response tied to songs that make the worshipper feel something.

Anoma (Name) — Character; when Scripture instructs acting "in the name of Jesus," it means operating in the character of Jesus — not chanting His name as though it were a verbal formula.

Spiritual Weight / Ranking — Your established position and authority in the spirit realm, determined by the depth of your relationship with God; the measure by which both angels and demons respond to you.

Numaticos — The ability imparted through receiving the Lord Jesus to become more than merely human — a spirit of supernatural capacity placed within the believer that makes their presence, words, and actions a manifestation of Christ in the earth.


Key Takeaways

  • Your relationship with God is the sole determinant of your spiritual authority — no amount of prayer, declaration, or religious activity substitutes for genuine intimacy with Jesus.
  • Righteousness is right standing through Christ, not moral performance — understanding this removes the barrier of self-effort and positions the believer to receive God's full attention.
  • Thanksgiving opens the portal to heaven — without it, no amount of praise or prayer can unlock the deeper dimensions of God's presence and power.
  • True power is bringing God onto the scene — effective spiritual authority is not shouting words at the enemy but having the relational weight to invite God's direct intervention.
  • God assigns a special unit of angels to those who make Him their habitation — permanent, commissioned angelic protection and assistance is available to those who build a consistent, deep relationship with God.

Reflection Questions

  1. If God were to ask you right now, "Why are you praying?" — would you have a clear, intentional answer, or have you been praying out of religious habit without specific purpose?
  2. In what areas of your life are your circumstances — financially, relationally, health-wise — louder than the voice of God? What does that reveal about the depth of your belief in Him?
  3. Is your worship directed toward what God loves, or toward what makes you feel emotionally connected? What would it look like to practically shift your worship toward God's desires rather than your own feelings?
  4. Based on what this teaching reveals about spiritual ranking and weight, how would you honestly assess your current standing in the spirit realm — and what is one intentional step you can take to deepen your relationship with Jesus this week?
  5. Are you approaching God primarily from a place of thanksgiving for the relationship He established through Christ, or only when you need a breakthrough? How would consistent, unconditional thanksgiving change the way you engage with God?

Prayers and Declarations

"Today I am pouring a new oil upon your head. Something new shall be burnt out of you. Your words shall take residents in the earth. Whatever you say shall be more than a sea. It will have the ability to grow and become a tree that many shall eat from. Release your spirit by the words that I knew. Your presence shall crush the enemy. Your presence will silence every witch and wizard. There has been coming against your life. You are more than just a man. I co-inheritor with Christ. Let that spirit of nomaticos manifest in you."


Scripture References

  • Genesis 15:6 — "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (KJV)
  • 1 Kings 17:1 — "And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word." (KJV)
  • 2 Kings 1:10 — "And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty." (KJV)
  • 2 Kings 1:13
  • Psalm 91:8-11 — "Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways." (KJV)
  • John 15:4
  • Ephesians 6:12 — "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (KJV)
  • James 4:3 — "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (KJV)
  • Psalm 100:4 — "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name." (KJV)
  • John 11:41-42
  • Matthew 8:8-10

Golden Nuggets

"The level of your relationship determines the results that you bring in."

"Righteousness simply means right standing — to be in the right place with God, to be in the right relationship with God."

"True power is the ability to bring God on the scene of what is happening. True power is when you have the ability to invite Jesus in a situation that you want to be changed."

"Somebody who does not deepen their relationship with Jesus will always go around in circles — claiming authority and power, but nothing will ever come out of it because it's just a claim."

"You can never open the heavens. You can never open the portal to heaven. Without having the spirit of thanksgiving."

"It is about your ranking in the realm of the spirit, because demons will challenge your rank if you have no rank in the spirit. But if a demon tries you and knows your rank, you don't need to spend two minutes with them."

"When you make the Lord your habitation, you make Him your hiding place, you make Him your everything. God selects a special unit of His own angels and He sends them to you."

"Spirituality is not the amount of prayer you spend in prayer. It's about what is your point of praying."

"God protects those who have His secrets."

"You are in me and I in you — you spend so much time saying Holy Spirit, feel me. But Jesus is saying, how about you also feel me?"


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