You can Do Something About the Devil!

Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. -Matthew 8:5-9

There’s a connection between understanding authority and having great faith. Sometimes a believer’s faith doesn’t operate because he doesn’t understand his authority in Christ. Every time he starts to receive something from God, the devil steals it away, and he doesn’t realize he can do something about it.

So, we must develop an understanding of the authority God has given us. Authority is not our own power or strength. The best term to explain authority is “delegated power.” Jesus delegated authority to His disciples and to the Church. “Verily I say unto you, Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. (Matt. 18:18) Jesus said “Whatever you forbid on earth, heaven will forbid. Whatever you allow on earth, heaven will allow.”

Jesus is the Head of the Church. We are His body on this earth with the right to use the authority vested in His name. The body has the same authority as the Head.

God is waiting for us to give orders to the enemy so He can legally enforce those decisions. We are the ones with the authority to do something about the devil. Whatever we forbid on earth, heaven forbids. Whatever we allow on earth, heaven allows!

CONFESSION:

Jesus has spoken healing to me through His Word. Now I have authority on earth to keep the devil from stealing my healing from me. In the name of Jesus, I am healed!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999