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Exercising your Authority
God expects you to exercise your Authority
*Be strong in the power of God
*Resist the devil, and he will flee from you
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7, ESV)
*Your job is to enforce Christ's victory at all times
* Stand your ground
God expects you to exercise your Authority
*Be strong in the power of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (Ephesians 6:10, ESV)
*Resist the devil, and he will flee from you
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7, ESV)
*Your job is to enforce Christ's victory at all times
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. (1 Peter 5:8-9, ESV)
* Stand your ground
and give no opportunity to the devil. (Ephesians 4:27, ESV)
Pre conditions for exercising Authority
*First, be submitted to God
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7, ESV)
*Be submitted in every other area
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. (2 Corinthians 10:3-6, ESV)
*The example of Jesus himself
For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." (Luke 7:8, ESV)
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:5-11, ESV)
How to exercise your Authority
Take personal action by:
*Confessing and asserting your god God-given authority
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:5-11, ESV)
*Use the spoken word to enforce the will of God
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, (Ephesians 6:17, ESV)
But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4, ESV)
*Cast out devils, heal the sick, preach the kingdom, bind the forces of darkness,break their power
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, (2 Corinthians 10:3-5, ESV)
Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 18:18, ESV)
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Mark 16:17-18, ESV)
Do it in faith
*Walk in the knowledge that Satan is already defeated, know that and below you
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. (Colossians 2:15, ESV)
and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, (Ephesians 2:6, ESV)
*The power backing our authority is God himself
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4, ESV)
*The words we speak are backed by God's performance
Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 18:18, ESV)
If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14, ESV)
You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. (Job 22:28, ESV)
The extent of our authority
*We have authority over all powers of darkness
*Authority in your own house, family and all that's yours. Authority over demon spirits, but not over human wills
*Jesus never imposed his will on men
51 And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." 52 And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. (Mark 10:51-52, ESV)
*You cannot exercise power beyond your limits, unless permitted by your neighbors
God bless us all
Thanks Rev Samuel S Konjah from Ghana
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