*HE GAVE US KINGDOM AUTHORITY*

*PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME*

*FRIDAY, 6TH DECEMBER 2024*

_*Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matthew 18:18).*_

In our previous study, we learnt that we've been transferred from the jurisdiction or domain of darkness into the Kingdom of God's Love-Son. So, we're currently in the Kingdom of God's Love-Son. But what happens here? How are we supposed to live now that we're in the Kingdom? Are we supposed to cry to God for the solution to one problem or the other? No! Having brought us into the Kingdom, we have Kingdom authority!

The Lord Jesus said, _*"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy..."*_ (Luke 10:19). Then recall what He said in our opening scripture: _*"Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven"*_ (Matthew 18:18).

He's given you the authority to determine the course and circumstances of your life. What you say is what obtains because you're standing in the authority of Jesus Christ. If you observe that things around you or the circumstances of your life aren't aligning with God's perfect will, give the word and He'll endorse it. He allows what you allow and disallows what you disallow. He's given you the authority to effect changes when things aren't happening right.

Now you can understand why some people have remained in certain precarious conditions for a long time; it's because they allowed it to continue. As a Christian, the day you decide you don't want any particular issue to continue is the day it will stop. Maybe it's sickness—perhaps a tumour or growth in your body—decide and declare, "l can't have this in my body; my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; therefore, I curse this growth and cut out this tumour in the Name of Jesus." That'll be it!

Don't say, "Oh God, please take this sickness away"; that won't change anything. He's not responsible for it; rather, He's given you the authority to do something about it. It doesn't matter what challenges you may be facing today. Don't cry. Don't beg. Don't cower or complain. Exercise your authority in Christ! What does it take to exercise that authority? We'll learn more about that in our next study.

*PRAYER*
*Dear Father, I thank you for giving me the authority to effect changes and determine the course and circumstances of my life in line with your perfect will. Even now, your blessings—health, peace and prosperity—are evident in my life. I walk in righteousness, propelled by your wisdom as I fulfil my destiny in Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:*
*||* *Mark 11:23* For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. *||*

*||* *Matthew 16:19* And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. *||*

*||* *Mark 16:17-18* And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. *||*

*SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* 3 John & Daniel 7-8

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Revelation 8:1-13 & Amos 5-6

EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional