“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 mean...
“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.” Luke 10:19
We thank God who has given us
overcoming victorious authority over all the powers of the serpents, scorpions,
and the enemy. Every believer has been given divine authority over the devil
and his cohorts. As new creations we have been put in a position of power and
authority– a position delegated to us by God through Jesus Christ.
When you made Jesus Christ
the Lord of your life, Colossians 1:13 says you were delivered from the power,
or authority, of darkness and placed into God’s kingdom. Jesus said, All power
is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore… (Matt. 28:18,19).
That power was given to you as part of your inheritance in Christ Jesus. You
have entered into this position of authority because you are in Him. God
expects us to proclaim and demonstrate this authority we have in Christ Jesus.
In Mk.16:15-20 Jesus said: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature…. And these signs shall follow them that believe…. And in the
20th verse, They went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with
them, and confirming the word with signs following. God will confirm His Word,
but first it has to be put forth. That is where you and I come in. God does not
preach; He has given us the authority to do the preaching. God will not lay
hands on the sick. He will bring the healing, but you and I as believers must
lay hands on the sick by faith, believing that God will perform His Word. We
are His ambassadors on earth for the working of His power.
In Acts 3 when Peter &
John encountered a lame man at the Gate Beautiful, they said, “In the Name of
Jesus, rise up and walk” and he did! It wasn’t their own anointing or power
that raised the man – it was the authority in the Name of Jesus. That same
authority belongs to us – using the Name of Jesus is how we use it! Arise
Children of God and begin to use this authority we have in Christ Jesus as you
align yourself in submission under the reign and Lordship of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
PRAYER POINTS
1. O Lord, I thank You for the exceeding greatness of Your resurrection power made available in Christ Jesus in Jesus’ name (Ephesians 1:18-21)
2. O Lord, thank You that You
share with us Your authority, power and strength in the name of Jesus (Luke
10:19; John 1:12).
3. O Lord, forgive and have
mercy on me in every way I have failed to assert my authority in Christ Jesus
in Jesus’ name.
4. O God, forgive me for any
sin that opened the door of my life to the devil. I use the blood of Jesus to
purge my foundation and my life, in the name of Jesus.
5. O Lord, I receive the
boldness and faith to walk in the authority and the power that You have given
me in Jesus’ name.
6. Every generational serpent
that has taken dominion over my life, be electrocuted and die, in the name of
Jesus.
7. Every poison of the enemy
in my life, be neutralised by the blood of Jesus (Mark.16:15-20).
8. O Lord, strengthen me
mightily in my inner man in Jesus’ name (Ephesians 3:16).
9. Father Lord, inject into
me Your spiritual vitamins from Your word and the blood of Jesus that will make
me spiritually healthy and boost my spiritual appetite for the word, prayer and
intimacy with the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus (Psalm 84:2; 119:131).
10. O Lord, grant me grace to
be rooted deeply and founded securely in the immeasurable love of God in Jesus’
name (Ephesians.3:17-18).
11. O Lord empower me to be
filled through all my being with the fullness of God in Jesus’ name (Ephesians
3:19).
12. O Lord, give me the grace
that I may abound and be filled with the fruit of righteousness in Jesus’ name
(Philippians 1:10-11).
13. Lord, I start to walk in
the power, I start to use the authority given from today in Jesus’ name.
14. Ever faithful God, keep
us from all forms of evil and sanctify us by Your truth in Jesus’ name (John
17:15-17; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).
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