(Use The Name of Jesus)
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Monday, August 19th 2024
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
TO THE BIBLE:
Mark 16:17-18
“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
LET’S TALK
There’re two things I’ll like you to observe in the opening verse. The first is the fact that the Lord Jesus gave us authority over demons. What is authority? Authority is delegated power; it’s the right to command and be obeyed or the ability to command and enforce obedience. It’s the right to command something, someone, or anything and be obeyed! For example, when we use the Name of Jesus to effect a change or make a command, that’s authority!
Secondly, He also gave us the power of attorney, that is, the legal right to act on His behalf or in His place as His agent: the legal right to act in His Name. So, having been given the power of attorney, how much power do you wield? How much force can you exercise? And how much authority do you really have? It depends on how much power is behind the one that gave it to you.
It doesn’t matter how much power you’ve got; if someone with a higher authority than the one who authorised you comes, you have to submit. Matthew 28:18-19 lets us in on the Master’s authority. It says, “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Notice He doesn’t say some power but ALL power; also observe that He didn’t say that all power is given unto Him to exercise in only some places; no! He said in heaven and in earth.
The Lord Jesus has supreme and unrivalled authority. Hallelujah! When you issue commands to Satan, his demons, and the elements of this world in His Name, they’ll hear and obey you because you function in Christ’s supreme authority and dominion.
GO DEEPER
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.
Acts 3:16
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
PRAY
Dear Father, thank you for giving me the ability to command and enforce obedience and the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus to effect changes and control circumstances. That Name wields all power in heaven and in earth. Therefore, I declare, in the Name of Jesus, that the Gospel shall have free course in the nations of the world. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
1 Corinthians 4, Psalms 113-116
TWO YEAR
Luke 17:20-30, 1 Samuel 4
ACT
Use the Name of Jesus to effect changes in your sphere of contact now.
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Hello Beloved.
Have a blessed today!
