Knowing God: Developing Internal Authority and Spiritual Capacity

The difference between loving Jesus and knowing Him determines the depth of your relationship with God and unlocks the divine capacity He has placed within you.

The fundamental issue confronting believers is not whether they can profess love for the Lord, but whether they truly know Him. If Jesus is God manifested in flesh—the fullness of God in bodily form—then He represents God reaching out to humanity so that men and women can come to know Him. Knowing God is qualitatively different from merely loving Him, and this distinction shapes everything about how believers experience God's power, blessing, and authority.

Knowing God: Developing Internal Authority and Spiritual Capacity

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Teaching Overview

Knowing Jesus differs fundamentally from loving Jesus—a genuine relationship requires deep knowledge developed through intentional pursuit and daily growth in understanding Him.
God creates every person incomplete, not at full 100% potential, so that you have a journey to know Him and develop the internal capacity He has deposited within you.
Every significant life experience operates internally, not externally—what you feel, believe, and develop inside determines what you can manifest and receive in the physical realm.
Your spirit develops not by time but by events and the beliefs you hold; your spirit can only express itself according to the barriers and borders you have established through your beliefs.
God's ability to bless you abundantly is conditional—the clause in Ephesians 3:20 states "according to the power that works in you," meaning God can only perform according to the internal capacity and authority you develop.
God accomplishes His will on earth through human beings whom He has positioned and sent; you are the answer to what you are praying for, not waiting for God to intervene in areas where He has already given you authority.

Key Distinctions

	Internal Focus	External Focus	Spiritual Authority
What it is	Developing beliefs, capacity, and the Spirit's work within you	Measuring yourself by circumstances, appearance, abilities, and external conditions	The God-given power working inside you that determines what God can manifest through you
Source of strength	What God has deposited inside; your spirit, soul, and belief system	What you can see, measure, and compare—possessions, status, appearance	The power of God operating through your willingness to steward what He has given you
Determines outcome	Whether you can receive and manifest God's fullness	Whether you chase blessings or settle into them	Whether God's exceedingly abundant provision flows through you or is blocked
Result	Growth, breakthrough, transformation, and manifestation of God's character	Limitation, struggle, constant chasing, and inability to hold what comes	Unlimited blessing, authority over circumstances, and capacity to steward divine gifts
Example	David's confidence in defeating Goliath came from internal victories over a lion and bear	Goliath's confidence in his size, strength, and external appearance—which proved deceptive	Moses stretching his hand to part the Red Sea—he carried the authority, not God

Knowing God vs. Loving God

Loving someone without knowing them is fake love, and this false intimacy prevents genuine relationship with God.
Knowledge of God must be pursued intentionally and tracked daily, just as you would track physical progress in fitness—asking yourself regularly, "What did I do to know the Lord Jesus more today than yesterday?"
Claiming a relationship with someone you know only 2, 5, or 10 percent is a delusion; spiritual progress must be measured and monitored with seriousness.

"You know them, loving somebody without knowing them is fake love."

"Anyone who doesn't track their progress, they are not serious about transformation."

The Design of Incompleteness

God never created anyone at their full 100% potential; He built in the ability for you to reach 100%, but starts you incomplete so that you have a journey to know Him.
The incompleteness is intentional—without it, there would be no reason to pursue God, to grow, or to develop the internal capacity He desires to manifest through you.
Every breakthrough, every blessing, and every increase is designed to draw you deeper into knowing God rather than to satisfy surface desires.

"God never made anybody fully at 100% of what they meant to be."

The Primacy of Internal Experience

Every significant experience in life is internal, not external—what you feel inside is what determines the lasting impact of any blessing, possession, relationship, or circumstance.
When you buy a home, you do not experience it from outside; you enjoy it because of how you feel inside. When you drive a car, the good feeling is internal. When you eat food, the taste fades in seconds, but the internal experience of satisfaction makes you want to return to that food.
God does His work inside you, and everything about your life experience—everything you will ever become—begins internally, not externally.

"Every experience that you have in life is internal. It's not external. It's internal."

The Deception of External Focus

If you are external about life, you will limit your ability to become what God intended because you fail to look at what God has placed inside you.
External confidence is deceitful; Goliath's strength lay in his size and appearance, while David's true strength came from internal victories—he had already killed a lion and a bear, which is why he was not afraid of a giant.
Big things come in small packages; you may appear small now, but what God has deposited inside you has the capacity to reflect and reveal Him more than you perceive yourself.

"Big things come in small packages."

"There is something inside of you that God deposited."

Spirit Development and Spiritual Growth

Your spirit does not grow according to time; in the realm of Spirit, growth is measured by events, not chronology—a person born again 60 years ago may still be a spiritual two-year-old.
Your soul develops according to the information you take in; you cannot get rid of information through prayer alone—you must substitute it by practicing something opposite to what your mind tells you.
Your spirit can only express itself according to the borders and barriers you have established through your beliefs; if you believe something is impossible, your spirit cannot break that barrier to manifest God's power.

"Your spirit can only express itself according to the borders or the barriers that you have said according to your belief."

God's Boundless Ability

God is able (Greek: dynamis—dynamite) to remove completely what is in the way as if it was never there; He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all you can ask or think.
God does not pour blessings (plural)—He pours one blessing (singular) that is so abundant you will not have room to receive it, so comprehensive that your room will drown in it.
God's intention for your life is always beyond you; when God blesses, He intends for that one blessing to multiply infinitely, like one kernel of corn that produces an entire stalk with countless kernels.

"God does not pour blessings. God pours blessing."

"May you drown in the blessing of God."

The Conditional Clause in God's Abundance

Ephesians 3:20 contains a critical condition: God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all you can ask or think, according to the power that works in you—not according to His power, but according to yours.
The word "power" (Greek: dynamis) refers to your own ability, your own capacity, your own authority—what you can put out determines what God can do through you.
God can only manifest Himself according to somebody's capacity; if you do not develop the internal capacity, the anointing, and the authority within you, God's abundance cannot flow through you.

"God is saying, I am able to do exceedingly abundantly. What you can think ask, I am able to do, but the condition is this, I can only perform according to the power that work inside you."

Money, Value, and the Spirit of Finances

Your finances are determined by your value; money does not have a spirit of its own—it takes on the spirit of the person and becomes an extension of their nature.
Money comes to measure value; when someone wins the lottery but loses it in months, it is because money came to measure the value and there was no corresponding internal value to hold it.
An intelligent person who receives money sees how to use it to gain more; a careless person becomes more careless—not because money changed them, but because it manifests the spirit they already possessed.

"Whatever finances you have is according to your value."

"Money takes on the spirit of the person."

When God's Hand Is Upon You

When God puts His hand on you, you stop chasing what God has placed in you and start maturing it; the moment you begin developing your assignment, others start chasing you instead.
Before the blessing settles, you chase constantly, always reaching and striving; but when you expand into what God wanted to pour in, everything changes—you enter into the blessing rather than pursuing it.
When you enter into the blessing, you no longer look for blessing; blessings come to you because you are now releasing the internal authority and capacity God has given you.

"When God comes and puts His hand on her, because now, she's chasing what God has put in her. She's maturing what God has put in her."

God's Method: Blessing Through Human Beings

God blesses the earth through human beings; He told Abraham the earth shall be blessed through his descendant, meaning God was not pouring out another external blessing but sending human carriers of blessing.
God can only manifest Himself according to somebody's capacity; the spirit of God that is in the preacher is the same exact spirit that is in you—no difference whatsoever.
You are the answer to what you are praying for; God has sent you, positioned you in your family, in your business, in your workplace—you carry the authority He has given you.

"God sent you, positioned you in your family, in your business, in your workplace, in whatever you do in this earth."

"The spirit of God that is in me is the same exact spirit that is in you. No difference."

The Authority of Believers

These signs shall follow them that believe: opening blind eyes and doing miracles by God's grace—and this authority is not in God's control but in yours; where and how you use it is your choice.
God gave believers these things; do not let anybody tell you otherwise—the capacity to move in the miraculous, to heal, to deliver, to set free is resident within you.
The problem is that God can never manifest Himself above the capacity of the person He is showing Himself to; many believers do not develop the internal authority necessary to carry the fullness of what God wants to do.

"Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, God gave you these things."

The Example of Moses and Divine Delegation

When Moses stood before the Red Sea with the Egyptian army behind and the people complaining, God did not part the sea Himself; instead, God told Moses to stretch his hand and command the sea to part.
The ability to part the sea was not with God—it was with Moses; God had already given Moses the authority, and all God did was activate it and remind him to use it.
God answers believers not through external intervention but by reminding them of the authority and ability they already carry; the problem is that people look for God to intervene in things where they are the answer.

"Why are you praying and crying unto me? Stretch your hand and tell the children of Israel to move forward and command the sea to part. The ability to part the sea was not with God."

The Limitation of Human Capacity Before the Throne

There are angelic beings and spiritual realities that would destroy or confuse a human if encountered at full power; when Daniel saw Gabriel, he said he was like one who was dead—not merely fainting but experiencing such overwhelming presence that he thought he was dying.
God must limit His manifestation to your capacity to receive it; a perfect love casts out fear, but the presence of a being that stands before God's throne can overwhelm a human soul that is not prepared.
There are angels who stand in the presence of God and angels who have never seen God; there is hierarchy and variation in the heavenly realms, and different angelic beings carry different measures of light and glory.

"There are angelic beings that if some of you saw, you're going to utter confusion. Your brain will actually crash."

The Heavenly Realms and Realms of Light

There are multiple heavens and realms of light; the greater realms of light contain such glory and manifestation that there is no vocabulary in human language to describe them.
When Apostle Paul was caught up to the third heaven, he saw things not proper to be spoken—not because they were forbidden, but because language itself cannot contain the reality of the higher realms.
High angels must go through spiritual checkpoints to dim their glory when coming to lower realms; they cannot come in their full manifestation down to earth without it being a problem for those they encounter.

"There is no even words to explain it."

God's Timing and Preparation

God's timing in your life is according to His preparation of you, not your desire to move forward; Jesus performed His first recorded miracle at age 30, having spent 30 years in preparation for three years of ministry.
Every single thing that God allows you to go through is because He is preparing you for the time appointed for you; your delays are not failures but seasons of grooming and development.
Do not compare yourself to others who are activated now; they are activated according to their preparation, not your impatience; the moment you receive Jesus, there is an ability in you, but development takes the time it takes.

"Every single thing that I allowed you to go through was because I was preparing you for this time."

The Spiritual Principle of Firstborn

In every family, there is a physical firstborn and a spiritual firstborn; the spiritual positioning is often radically different from the physical order.
The last shall be first and the first shall be last; if there have been delays in your life, you may have been first spiritually even though you were last physically.
The pillar of the family is usually somebody that no one will consider; David was the youngest physically but was the spiritual firstborn of his family and became the king that united Israel.

Key Definitions

Knowing God — Developing a deep, intentional, personal understanding of who God is and how He operates, pursued daily and measured by growth; it is qualitatively different from loving God and forms the foundation of genuine relationship with Him.

Internal Focus — Directing attention and development toward what God has deposited inside you—your spirit, your beliefs, your capacity, and the power working within you—rather than measuring yourself by external circumstances, appearance, or other people's positions.

Power (Greek: dynamis) — Your own ability, capacity, and authority to act and manifest God's will; the condition placed on God's abundant provision in Ephesians 3:20, meaning God can only do exceedingly abundantly according to the power you develop and release.

The Blessing — A singular, infinite provision from God that is so abundant you cannot contain it; when you enter into the blessing, you stop chasing and blessings come to you because you are stewarding the authority and capacity God has given you.

Spiritual Authority — The God-given power working inside you that determines what you can manifest in the physical and spiritual realms; it is not God's control but yours, and you decide where and how to use it.

Firstborn (Spiritual) — The person in a family or group who carries the greatest spiritual authority and responsibility, often the one least expected physically but who will lead and pioneer spiritually; the order is spiritual, not chronological.

Key Takeaways

Knowing God is the priority, not merely loving Him — Without deep knowledge developed through intentional daily pursuit, your love for God is surface-level and your relationship lacks the power and transformation that comes from true intimacy with Him.
God has placed infinite internal capacity within you, not external limitations — Your breakthrough depends on recognizing and developing what God deposited inside you; if you are external about life, you limit what God can do through you.
Your spirit expresses itself according to the beliefs and barriers you establish — You cannot manifest what you believe is impossible; your internal conviction about what is possible determines the borders within which your spirit can operate and what God can do through you.
God's abundance is conditional on the power you develop inside — Ephesians 3:20 reveals that God's exceedingly abundant provision flows according to the power that works in you; if you do not develop internal capacity, authority, and ability, God's fullness cannot manifest through you.
You are the answer to what you are praying for — God has sent you and positioned you with authority; the problem is not that God will not intervene but that you are looking for Him to do something you are equipped and authorized to do yourself.
When you develop your assignment, others chase you instead of you chasing blessings — The shift from external striving to internal stewardship changes everything; you stop being the pursuer and become the source others are drawn to.

Reflection Questions

How would your relationship with God change if you committed to tracking your spiritual growth in knowing Him the same way you might track physical fitness—asking daily, "What did I learn about Jesus that I did not know yesterday?"
Where in your life are you operating from external focus (measuring yourself by circumstances, appearance, or what you can see) rather than internal focus (developing the capacity and authority God has placed inside you)?
What beliefs do you hold about what is "impossible" for you, and how are these beliefs creating barriers that prevent your spirit from expressing the fullness of God's power through you?
What specific area of your life have you been praying for God to intervene in, when God may have already given you the authority and ability to act—and what is stopping you from stretching out your hand like Moses?
If the power of God working in you determines how abundantly God can bless you, what intentional steps will you take this week to develop your internal capacity, authority, and ability to steward what God wants to pour out?

Prayers and Declarations

Opening Prayer

"Father, I pray, let our mighty visitation happen to them. I pray for hunger like they have never had before—hunger like they have never had before. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen."

"Father, I pray for the spirit of revelation to come upon everybody. We see that they will understand your words today, that they may be increased in the knowledge of your son Jesus, in Jesus' mighty name."

Scripture References

1 Kings 18:31-38 — "Then Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob; unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time: and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time: and they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench." (KJV)
Ephesians 3:20 — "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (KJV)
Mark 16:15-18
Exodus 14

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