OPEN HEAVENS Devotional –
Wednesday March 9th 2016
TOPIC: AUTHORITY OVER DEMONS
Memorize: And these signs
shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast
Read: Luke 9:1-2,
1 Then 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.
Bible in one year: Joshua 1-3,
Job 34:1-15
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 attempting to do so, and they could not reply, thus 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.
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