The believers authority is a subject seldom heard in christian churches in America and i do not understand why?. The authority of the believer is such an untapped force that is awaiting to be unleashed on the devil. The authority of the born again believer is the spiritual power of god that has been given to us by God through Jesus. It is the power over the wicked forces of the devil and over situations in our life. In my experience many Christians and myself included felt almost powerless to the whims of the devil and or life's circumstances. but as we see in John 10:10 "the thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). This is a reference to live on the earth in abundance with power NOW not just in the afterlife.
The classic example of the authority we have been given is shown in Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you". Power is used twice in this verse but in the Greek they are two different meanings. Jesus was saying here " I have given you AUTHORITY to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the POWER of the enemy". Jesus was referring to demons and demonic forces when he referenced serpents and scorpions, showing we have been given the Authority and Power to defeat the devil and his cohorts!!!!. We as Christians need to WAKE UP and realize the battle has been already won by JESUS and stop laboring and toiling waiting for God to help us in the midst of battles for the battle has been won by the Lord.
So you may be asking what is Authority? it is the delegated power of God given to us freely through Jesus. we are not just humbly walking through life trusting on God to protect us, no rather we are trained NAVY SEALS with the power to destroy ANY work of the devil and have the POWER in our TONGUES to unleash angelic forces to carry out GODS word . This is why the good news is sooooo amazing we are NEW CREATURES , we are no longer the defeated humans that we were prior to being born again.
A good example is if a police officer was standing in the middle of the road and semi tractor trailer was coming down, we all know by physics that the trailer would win, BUT the police officer has been given the AUTHORITY to stop that truck by the city and therefore uses his or her power to make that truck stop. the truck recognizes the authority and stops. This is the same way with us we need to realize who we are in Christ and tell the forces of the devil who we are and forbid them to operate in our lives.
When i get up in the morning i pray for protection of psalm 91 and forbid any weapon formed against me to prosper Isaiah 54:17. I also command and foul spirits trying to operate through people at work to cease and desist in maneuvers against me. This is why the bible tells us to bind and loose things. another way of saying it is forbidding and permitting. I forbid the devil and permit the blessing to operate in my life daily. A great book and a must read is "The Believers Authority" by my hero Kenneth Hagin. more to come soon.........
