HOW
TO USE YOUR AUTHORITY:
by John
Reynolds.
There is
something in mankind that wants to exert his authority. Deep
down, he knows that he is something special but outside of
Christ, lacks the power to become so.
THREE THINGS
TO KNOW:
I) God is on your side! "If God be for us, who can be against us"
2) Your Heavenly Father loves you.. "For the Father Himself (tenderly) loves you because you believe on Me and believe that I came out from God"
3) "Behold, Look and take notice! I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy. You shall trample on demons and devils and nothing shall by any means harm you" Luke 10:19 Firstly: Recognise that we have already been given authority through the righteoussness of our Lord Jesus Christ… and He is waiting for us to use it! Authority for self.. and Authority for others.. Self:Do you feel heavy and 'down? Is every day a struggle? Are dark thoughts clouding your mind? Do you feel that you are being ‘harassed’ - Even though you can’t see anything? Do you want to punch the lights out of something but you are not sure what? (Hey! I’m being honest here.. ok?) Then the chances are you are dealing with a spirit being… You can use your authority to get rid of it! Jesus gave us the right to do so. "Behold, I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy. YOU shall trample on demons and devils and nothing shall by any means harm you" Luke10:19 – - "If you shall ask anything in My name, I will do it" John14:12-14 – YOU is the subject here.. The devil is terrified of you finding out who you are in Christ and that you have power of him! SPEAK!: You have to say something. Jesus said "Whosoever (that’s us) shall say to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things that he says shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he says" Mark 11:23-25 (Don’t forget the ‘forgive’ bit in here.. ok. It won't work with unforgiveness in your heart..) Remember, Jesus told the disciples that THEY should have spoke to the storm.. So start by exercising your authority. Say "devil, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I demand that you hassling and harassing devils leave me. You have no rights over me. I am bought with the power of the Blood of Jesus Christ. I command peace into my body in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ the righteous One" THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!
I awoke very early one morning deeply troubled over a tragic event that had happened to a dear brother in the Lord.. You know when things ‘really’ bother you? I was waiting for the kettle to boil and watching the start of a glorious sunrise. The sun was hidden behind some cloud.. When suddenly the suns rays broke through the cloud and hit a fluffy white cloud in the sky above my window. The result was blinding! Then, out of the cloud. the Word of the Lord came to me and said: "Prayer is good and necessary but it will NOT take the place of authority. I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy and I expect you to use it" A lot of things happen, because we allow then to happen! Jesus said "I give you the keys to the Kingdom (realm) of Heaven and whatsoever you shall bind (prohibit) on Earth shall be bound in Heaven and whatsoever you loose (allow) on Earth shall be allowed in Heaven" - Who did Jesus say was going to ‘Bind and loose’? - US! I say this with all reverence and love. "If YOU don’t do it, it probably won’t get done" Let’s look at the natural here for a bit. What would you do if a dog got in your yard and started digging up your garden? Would you start to pray? "Dear Lord, do something about this dog, it’s digging up my yard and wrecking my garden" - I somehow doubt it! - You would use your natural authority! "Get out of my yard! NOW!" and then start chasing it out until it left.. So why don’t we do that in the spiritual realm? - where we "wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, against wicked spirits in the heavenlies" Ephesians6 .. Jesus said "If you shall ask anything in My name, I will do it" - Philippians says that "God has highly exalted our Lord and given Him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, of things and beings in Heaven, of things and beings on Earth and things and beings under the earth and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father" - The Bible says Jesus has "sat down at the right hand of Majesty on High expecting that His enemies be made His footstool" - Guess who is going to do that? - Us.. armed with the righteousness of Christ and the wonderful name of Jesus!
1) Be assured that the Lord loves you, is for you, hasn't given up on you and never will.
2) Use your authority in Jesus Name.
3) Get the Scriptures into your heart by meditating the Word of God and by praise. Read Luke10:19 over and over and ask the Holy Spirit to help you and give you a revelation of it.
4) Speak the Word of God to the situation and Use your authority.. In the Name of Jesus Christ.. It is written..
5) Praise God for the victory that Jesus purchased for you at Calvary.. God Bless You — John He told me once:~ ‘The Lord is always merciful, the Lord is always gracious, the Lord as always willing to lend a hand’ God Bless John PS: I want to leave you with some words the Lord spoke to me when I was getting discouraged one time.. He said
I) God is on your side! "If God be for us, who can be against us"
2) Your Heavenly Father loves you.. "For the Father Himself (tenderly) loves you because you believe on Me and believe that I came out from God"
3) "Behold, Look and take notice! I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy. You shall trample on demons and devils and nothing shall by any means harm you" Luke 10:19 Firstly: Recognise that we have already been given authority through the righteoussness of our Lord Jesus Christ… and He is waiting for us to use it! Authority for self.. and Authority for others.. Self:Do you feel heavy and 'down? Is every day a struggle? Are dark thoughts clouding your mind? Do you feel that you are being ‘harassed’ - Even though you can’t see anything? Do you want to punch the lights out of something but you are not sure what? (Hey! I’m being honest here.. ok?) Then the chances are you are dealing with a spirit being… You can use your authority to get rid of it! Jesus gave us the right to do so. "Behold, I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy. YOU shall trample on demons and devils and nothing shall by any means harm you" Luke10:19 – - "If you shall ask anything in My name, I will do it" John14:12-14 – YOU is the subject here.. The devil is terrified of you finding out who you are in Christ and that you have power of him! SPEAK!: You have to say something. Jesus said "Whosoever (that’s us) shall say to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things that he says shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he says" Mark 11:23-25 (Don’t forget the ‘forgive’ bit in here.. ok. It won't work with unforgiveness in your heart..) Remember, Jesus told the disciples that THEY should have spoke to the storm.. So start by exercising your authority. Say "devil, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I demand that you hassling and harassing devils leave me. You have no rights over me. I am bought with the power of the Blood of Jesus Christ. I command peace into my body in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ the righteous One" THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!
I awoke very early one morning deeply troubled over a tragic event that had happened to a dear brother in the Lord.. You know when things ‘really’ bother you? I was waiting for the kettle to boil and watching the start of a glorious sunrise. The sun was hidden behind some cloud.. When suddenly the suns rays broke through the cloud and hit a fluffy white cloud in the sky above my window. The result was blinding! Then, out of the cloud. the Word of the Lord came to me and said: "Prayer is good and necessary but it will NOT take the place of authority. I give you authority over all of the ability of the enemy and I expect you to use it" A lot of things happen, because we allow then to happen! Jesus said "I give you the keys to the Kingdom (realm) of Heaven and whatsoever you shall bind (prohibit) on Earth shall be bound in Heaven and whatsoever you loose (allow) on Earth shall be allowed in Heaven" - Who did Jesus say was going to ‘Bind and loose’? - US! I say this with all reverence and love. "If YOU don’t do it, it probably won’t get done" Let’s look at the natural here for a bit. What would you do if a dog got in your yard and started digging up your garden? Would you start to pray? "Dear Lord, do something about this dog, it’s digging up my yard and wrecking my garden" - I somehow doubt it! - You would use your natural authority! "Get out of my yard! NOW!" and then start chasing it out until it left.. So why don’t we do that in the spiritual realm? - where we "wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, against wicked spirits in the heavenlies" Ephesians6 .. Jesus said "If you shall ask anything in My name, I will do it" - Philippians says that "God has highly exalted our Lord and given Him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, of things and beings in Heaven, of things and beings on Earth and things and beings under the earth and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father" - The Bible says Jesus has "sat down at the right hand of Majesty on High expecting that His enemies be made His footstool" - Guess who is going to do that? - Us.. armed with the righteousness of Christ and the wonderful name of Jesus!
Get rid of the devil from around your children! Don't wait for something tragic to happen! Stop it before it starts.
DEPRESSION: -In 24 years of ministry, I have found that depression, or the spirit of heaviness, is just that. It’s a spirit. Sent to ‘kill, steal and destroy’ as Jesus said in John10:10. Is can become so heavy, that it literally feels like you are carrying around a great weight. You can’t seem to think straight and thoughts of despair and hopelessness fill your mind. You feel (and may well get these thoughts) as if God has left you, or is mad at you.. You try and try but it’s all too much. You pray but it’s like “the heavens are of brass” as the Bible says.. You are dealing with an evil spirit that seeks to rob you of every blessing the Lord has for you and even your life if it can.. GOOD NEWS!: ——– Jesus didn’t leave us helpless! He gave us power and authority over ALL of the ability of the enemy.. whatsoever we bind in His name, He will back up! - He is our champion! He destroyed the power of the devil at Calvary and then gave us the right, power and ability over all his works.. MAKE A DECISION: —— My days of oppression are over! Either get someone, or more, with you (One can put a 1000 to flight, two can put 10,000 to flight) and start to use your God given authority. Say "devil, in the name of Jesus Christ, get of my mind and of my body! You have no rights over me! I am a blood covenant person for I have been bought by the precious Blood of Jesus Christ, my Lord and saviour! You have no rights over me! ~ I demand that you bow your knee to the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and leave me NOW!" - Now start to thank God it HAS gone, regardless of how you feel! Believe that the mountain of depression has left.. just because Jesus said so. You may not feel like it has and the only evidence that you have is the Word of God.. and that’s all you need, for that’s what faith is.. "If you shall ask anything in my name, I will do it" - Thank Jesus for doing it! KEEP GOING: -Do this for a hour and then see how things are!! This is not a 'try it' for a month or more.. ‘The bible says “NOW faith is.. it’s now! - Let’s get you free NOW! - Let’s get the victory NOW! Goodness, If I could do it for you, I would! and Jesus loves you a GREAT deal more that I do! The devil is dethroned and defeated, although he may try to spend a lot of time telling you he isn’t! “It won’t work, you’re no good, God’s mad at you, He’s given up on you, it won’t happen and so on’ Jesus said “The devil is a liar, the father of lies, there is no truth in him” but on the other hand, Jesus said “God’s Word is truth” —– Truth has the power to change facts! - It may be a fact that you are depressed but the Word of God says “Whom the Son has set free, is free indeed!” Now start to thank God it IS done.. You may not feel like it is done but Jesus said ‘If you shall ask anything in My name, I WILL do it” - The Scripture says “..that at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow..” Philippians.. If YOU don’t use it, they won’t bow! MINISTRY EXAMPLE: I was ministering in a prison one evening and at the end of the service, I gave a call for anyone that had needs to come forward for prayer. A young man came up and said he had a really bad headache. I prayed with him and asked the Father to heal him. After the prayer, I asked him how he was. He said he was no better! I said not to give up because Jesus said ‘Whatsoever you ask the Father in My name, He will give it you” (John 16:23) So we stayed there, just thanking the Lord for his healing. Then the amazing started to happen (It always will, if you believe and refuse to give up) Jesus spoke and said.., "It’s a devil!" - I said.. "Oh!" and then said: "devil, I demand that you leave this young man now in Jesus name!" - Then, it spoke back to me!! and said "I’m not leaving!" I said.. "Yes you are" It said.. "No I’m not"- I was about to say the same again when the Lord stopped me.. I then felt my hand lift to Heaven and heard myself say "Thank God it HAS gone!" - I heard the thing say.. "no, I haven’t" - but it was weaker.. I thanked God again that it HAD left. The thing said again.. "no I haven’t" but it was very weak now and a third time I thanked the Lord it had gone.. then.. silence - Victory! Afterwards, the young man said to me. Do you know that nothing happened until you started to thank God it HAD gone. When you did that, it felt like metal band was breaking around my head and the more your praised the Lord, the easier it became and now I’m completely well! — Faith is acting on the Word of God. I chose to believe what the Word of God said, as opposed to what the situation was. I used the authority of the name of Jesus. RESULT? The devil left, John was set free and God the Father was glorified! Rejoice in the goodness of God (you probably won’t feel like doing that much either!) Get someone, or 2, to help you. Don’t stand alone if you are not strong enough. It’s no shame to ask your brother/sister in Christ to help you. That’s what the Body is for. "If one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers" 1Cor "Thanks be unto God Who always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus" - "Out of it all, the Lord delivered me and the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work" If you are Spirit filled, then praise God in the Spirit (in tongues) If not, then praise Him out loud anyway. "The Lord inhabits the praises of His people" Keep this up for a while. It’s by faith we overcome. ("This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith") not magic. People want a ‘poof’ and a bunny to jump out of the hat! Every time you say it and praise the Lord, your faith is giving substance to that which you hope for. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Hebrews11:1 RECAP:1) Be assured that the Lord loves you, is for you, hasn't given up on you and never will.
2) Use your authority in Jesus Name.
3) Get the Scriptures into your heart by meditating the Word of God and by praise. Read Luke10:19 over and over and ask the Holy Spirit to help you and give you a revelation of it.
4) Speak the Word of God to the situation and Use your authority.. In the Name of Jesus Christ.. It is written..
5) Praise God for the victory that Jesus purchased for you at Calvary.. God Bless You — John He told me once:~ ‘The Lord is always merciful, the Lord is always gracious, the Lord as always willing to lend a hand’ God Bless John PS: I want to leave you with some words the Lord spoke to me when I was getting discouraged one time.. He said
"It's SO easy to receive from God son, simply
believe."
God Bless
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