“... whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 16:19b
God has given us the keys to the
kingdom of heaven. Matthew 16:19a says “I will give you the keys of the kingdom
of heaven.” This means that He has given us authority. Jesus tells us in
Matthew 16:19 that we should bind and loose. He repeats this in Matthew 18:18-20
“Assuredly, I say to you whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Since Jesus told us
this twice, it means that he was trying to get an important message across to
us. Binding and loosing is a command. It lets us move into the devil’s
territory and take authority over him. If you have never bound and loosed
things begin to in the mighty name of Jesus. You have the authority in Christ
Jesus if you are a believer. God wants us to bind the evil and loose the
opposite. Dispel the powers of darkness. Loose the Holy Ghost to work in your
life as well as the lives of those we know and love. Some examples are: fear
vs. faith, confusion vs. clarity of mind, pride vs. humility, bitterness vs.
forgiveness, rebellion vs. obedience, hatefulness vs. love. There are so many
things we can take authority over. Let’s begin to do what He has commanded us
to do.
Father, You have given us authority over evil and the evil
one. Greater is He that is within us than he that is in the world. You have
given us the keys to the kingdom. May we begin to use them by binding and
loosing as You have instructed us. We thank You for this authority that comes
in the name of Jesus. May we believe with all our heart that You have given us
this authority so that we can go forth and use it in the mighty name of Jesus. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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