MEN
OF AUTHORITY
Luke 10:17-24
Devotional:- “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” (V. 19)
One of the privileges we have in
Christ Jesus is authority. When God created man in the beginning, He gave him
authority over all other creatures. But man lost this authority to the devil
through sin (Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:4-10; Luke 4:6). Since Adam lost the
authority, man has been suffering all manner of afflictions in the hand of the
devil. Sicknesses, oppression, failure, debt and all manner of evil occurrences.
But I have this good news for you,
that for this reason the son of God was made manifest to destroy all the works
of the devil (1 John 3:8). Jesus has taken the authority back from the devil
when he died on the cross. He went into hell to retrieve the authoritative key
of life from the devil. And He said, He has given the key to us. You need to
remind yourself of this often in prayer.
This authority is in His NAME
(Philippians 2:4-11) His WORD (Hebrews 4:12) and in His BLOOD (Revelation 12:11).
Any time the devil wants to raise his head in your life or in your family or in
your business, remember to use the authority you have in Christ Jesus. And you
will always have victory.
Don’t be afraid of the devil. You
have a stronger power at your disposal. Fear is the trick of the devil to make
you lose the understanding that you have a great authority in place. But
whatever the case may be, stand strong in your authority in Christ, then the
devil will bow out of your life.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to always take your
authority in my mouth
‘‘NO
FORCE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO HINDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD OF GOD’’
