Exercise Your Authority

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.

                God has given us authority over all the works of the enemy. When we believe God, we receive the authority to cast out demons in the name of Jesus and to heal the sick. 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 - Mark 16:17,18.

                   Jesus said that all authority has been given to him. He is the source of all authority.  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” - Mathew 28:18. As we are joint-heirs with Christ, the authority of Christ belongs to us too. God has given us authority to do even greater works than Him. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father - John 14:12.

                  Let us exercise the authority which God has freely given us. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give - Mathew 10:8. Nothing can harm us by any means as we are the believers of Christ who have authority over all the power of the enemy. Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven - Mathew 18:18.

                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for giving us the authority over all the power of the enemy. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.  

Set Apart For God

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations - Jeremiah 1:5.

               We are set apart by God for His special purpose even before we were born. God calls us to be set apart from the world and to be holy. But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct - 1 Peter 1:15. Our attitudes, thoughts and actions should always please God as we are set apart for Him. But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly - Psalm 4:3.

               We are set apart to live a life that is different from the world. Though we are in this world, we are not of the world. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world - John 17:16. Let us not love the world or the things in the world as we are not of the world. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him - 1 John 2:15. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life - John 12:25.

              We are chosen and set apart by God to be His people. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth - Deuteronomy 14:2. We are set apart by God to proclaim His gospel. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light - 1 Peter 2:9. We are set apart for the glory of our great God.

                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for setting us apart to fulfill Your purpose. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Our Help Comes From The Lord

I will lift up my eyes to the hills - From whence comes my help?  My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth - Psalm 121:1,2.

                God is our helper. Behold, God is my helper - Psalm 54:4. He is with us to help us and strengthen us. Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10. He is always there to help us whenever we seek Him. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.

                  God helped Elijah by sending ravens to bring him food. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook - 1 Kings 17:6. God loves us and takes care of us. He knows all our needs and He will never forsake us. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” - Hebrews 13:5,6.

                No one can help us like our God. The help of man is useless. Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless - Psalm 60:11. Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help - Psalm 146:3. David always placed his trust in God for help instead of man. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalm 46:1. Let us trust only the Lord who is the maker of heaven and earth for our help at any time. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God - Psalm 146:5.

                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our helper. We thank You for helping us in all situations. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

The Mind of Christ

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus - Philippians 2:5.

                    Our mind is the battlefield in which the devil works to set up strongholds with various thoughts. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ - 2 Corinthians 10:4,5. Let us bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things - Philippians 4:8.

                 To be transformed to the mind of Christ, let us set our minds on things above and not on earthly things. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth - Colossians 3:2. God will liberate our mind when we fill it with the word of God. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you - James 1:21. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free - John 8:32. Allow the mind to be always governed by the spirit. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace - Romans 8:6

                   Let us renew our mind and be transformed into new mind towards the mind of Christ. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God - Romans 12:2. God will keep us in perfect peace when we our mind is stayed on Him and trust Him. You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You - Isaiah 26:3. But we have the mind of Christ - 1 Corinthians 2:16.  

                                                                 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We surrender our mind to Your ways. Let our mind be transformed like Your mind. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

God Who Restores Us

Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you - Zechariah 9:12.

                 Our God is the Lord of restoration. He is able to restore whatever we have lost in our life. So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame - Joel 2:25, 26. God will remove all shame and failures and bring restoration in our lives. Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy - Psalm 26:5.

                   Jesus healed the man with a withered hand and restored it as whole as the other. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other - Mathew 12:13. Whatever the enemy has stolen in our life, God will restore us and make us whole. For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord - Jeremiah 30:17. Let us return and surrender to God for restoration. Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved - Psalm 80:3. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation - Psalm 51:12.

                    Job trusted God’s will in his life despite his sufferings. When he prayed for his friends, God restored his losses and blessed him double fold. And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before - Job 42:10. God will not only restore us whatever we have lost but He will bless us double fold when our trust is on Him. Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs - Isaiah 61:5. May we experience God’s restoration in all areas of our life.

                                                  

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We commit to trust You and Your will in our life as You are our restorer. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Snares of Enemies

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity - Psalm 141:9.

                   Satan is a fowler who sets snares and traps in our life. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy - John 10:10. We fall into the traps of enemy when we are deceived. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition - 1 Timothy 6:9. Sins are snares that trap us. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap - 1 Timothy 3:7.

                     Let us pray for God to reveal all the unknown and unseen traps of enemies in our life and to deliver us. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength - Psalm 31:4. God will surely help us to identify all the snares of enemies and deliver us. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence - Psalm 91:3. No weapon formed against you shall prosper - Isaiah 54:17.

                   God breaks all the snares in our life and our soul can be escaped. Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth - Psalm 124:6-8.  Let us escape from all the hidden traps of the devil and not be captive any longer. That they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will - 2 Timothy 2:26.

                                              

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Keep us safe and deliver us from all the snares and traps of enemies. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Walking In Divine Health

                 By His stripes we are healed - Isaiah 53:5.

                  God’s will for us is to walk in divine health. He had already paid the price for our healing on the cross. No sickness can live in us as Christ is dwelling in us. The Word of God produces divine health in us when we pay attention to it. My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh - Proverbs 4:20-22.  

                We can also walk in divine health when we fear the Lord and depart from evil. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones - Proverbs 3:7,8. The fear of the Lord adds length to life - Proverbs 10:27. God will bless our food and water and He will take sickness away from us when we serve Him. So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you - Exodus 23:25.

                  None of the diseases can come near us when we hear the voice of the Lord and do what is right in the sight of God. If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you - Exodus 15:26. Let us walk in divine health every day.

                                             

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our Healer. We thank You for taking away all our sicknesses from us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.