OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-WEDNESDAY-09/03/2016-AUTHORITY
OVER DEMONS -BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
AUTHORITY OVER DEMONS
Memorise
And these signs shall follow them that
believe; in my name shall they cast
Out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:17
Read
Luke 9:1-2,
1Then he called his twelve
disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to
cure diseases.
2 And
he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
KJV
MESSAGE
Authority is a very powerful tool. Authority
indicates an extent of ownership and silences any opposition. There is no way
we can survive as Christians in our daily lives without the authority of God.
It took authority for Jesus to put the devil and the gods of this world where
they belong. Satan came and did all he could to derail Jesus, but at the end of
the day, he lost on all fronts because of the authority which Jesus has over
the devil and his cohorts. Authority is a powerful tool for good or for
justification, and it is with this authority that you can rule over nations and
kingdoms. It takes authority to pull down, to root out, to destroy the schemes
of men, and throw down the altars of darkness. You also need authority to take
your place in life both in building and in planting. When you have the backing
of the Almighty God and men begin to fight against you, they will never be able
to prevail against you because the Lord will deliver you and many signs and
wonders will continue to be made manifest in your life and ministry. This is why
it is very important that as children of God we must not exchange our authority
in Christ Jesus for anything.
When the devil appeared to Jesus after He
had fasted for 40 days, Jesus used the authority He had to dislodge the
strength of the devil and to frustrate his plans further. At the end of the
day, the devil had to flee. In the Name that is above all names, I cast out
every demon on assignment over your family right now in Jesus’ name. The
end-time army of God must reflect the outward evidence in the demonstration of
the authority of God with many signs following. As a child of God, you are to
spoil principalities and powers and make a public show of them,
“And having
spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing
over them in it.”
Colossians
2:15
The truth remains that the authority given
to the church has not been effectively used by the church to its advantage.
Many of us have abandoned intimacy with God as a relationship to be exercised
by only ‘great men of God’.
If there is anything a pastor needs very
urgently, it is this tool called authority. It was this authority that the
Roman Centurion understood which made him to suggest to Jesus that He should
just speak a word and the healing would be done. When you carry authority, there will be no room for struggles in your ministry.
Devil and all his activities will always bow to the voice of God. You need to
submit yourself totally to God for his authority to work for you. The devil
himself knows that as long as you are under the authority of God, there is
nothing he can do with your life. Demons and unpleasant situations will always
bow to the authority of Jesus, but with evidence that the person exercising the
authority is operating in Christ alone. This was why the seven sons of Sceva
met trouble when they were trying to cast out devils. The demons asked them by
whose authority they were beaten up and disgraced by the demons. Never allow
anything to disconnect you from the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Prayer Point
Father, by your authority let every unpleasant situation bow in my life
in Jesus’ Name.
Bible in one year
Joshua 1-3, Job 34:1-15
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