Jesus Has Given Us Authority

As a believer, Jesus has given us authority to overcome any worldly challenge. There is nothing in this world that can defeat us. Not illness, not finances, not depression, not addiction, NOTHING! Put on the whole armor of God and take the authority given you and use it to stand against the enemy!

We have more power and authority then most truly understand. Jesus had sent seventy-two followers to heal the sick and tell the people the Kingdom of God is near. When those seventy-two had returned they said “Lord even the demons are subject to us in Your name“. [Luke 10:18-19 NKJV] 18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

We Are Seated With Christ

15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make [them] members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body [with her]? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit [with Him].

[1Co 6:15-17 NKJV]

So where is Christ seated? He is seated at the right hand of God, and we are seated with Him.

67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. 68 “And if I also ask [you], you will by no means answer Me or let [Me] go. 69 “Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

[Luk 22:67-69 NKJV]

11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

[Heb 10:11-12 NKJV]

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus,

[Eph 2:4-6 NKJV]

Time To Take Our Authority

As believers we need to stop allowing the enemy to defeat us. He can’t in the name of Jesus! We must believe in faith that all the authority Jesus has is given to us. Moreover, He said it, and I believe it! Therefore, it’s time to start making the devil run!

18 “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. 19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”

[Mat 18:18-20 NKJV]

The Whole Armor Of God

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places]. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints–

[Eph 6:10-18 NKJV]

4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your [good] order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

[Col 2:4-10 NKJV]

Jesus has given us the authority to defeat anything and everything the enemy tries to defeat us with. Believe it, speak it, ask for it in the name of Jesus and it will be done. Just keep asking, seeking, knocking and He will do it. God’s answer are yes and Amen.

He is a God who can not lie. God is faithful, and no one will ever love us as much as Him. Not to mention, He has given us everything, to include power and authority over the enemy. So why aren’t we taking what is ours? Stand in His authority and life will change for the better because Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly.

“7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 “Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

[Mat 7:7-9 NKJV]