Dear Friends,
“Pray! Decree and Command Mountains to Move!”
John Belt, Oklahoma City, OK
The Spirit is emphasizing our need to decree and “command” things to be removed, changed
and brought to life in this season.
Demonstrating Christ Through Faith
“So, Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you,
whoever says to this mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea,” and does not doubt
in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.'” (Mark 21:22-24)
In Luke 18:8, Jesus poses this question: “…when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” This seems to indicate that faith will be rare to find when He returns. “And without faith it is impossible to please God…” (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is a commodity we can’t afford to lose. For us to demonstrate the fullness of who Jesus is, we need our faith
to be fully active and engaged on this earthly plane.
Jesus wants us to know that prayer has life-changing effects. Prayer is where we communicate with God from the earthly plane to the heavenly plane of God’s realm. He continues to encourage prayer but then also is shining light on the reality of speaking INTO the earthly plane of where the hindrance is coming from. It is not enough to just pray. We
also need to speak commands as Jesus did.
Jesus Demonstrates His Authority
“Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, ‘Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.'” (Mark 11:20-21)
Here are some examples of Jesus’ authoritative commands:
• He spoke to the storm (Mark 4:39).
• He commanded Lazarus to come forth (John 11:43).
• He taught with authority (Matthew 7:29).
• He commanded the paralyzed man to pick up his mat and walk (Mark 2:9).
• He spoke the word and the centurion’s servant was healed (Matthew 8:8-13).
• He commanded the little girl to arise (Luke 8:54).
Binding and Loosing
It is also worth noting that Jesus said this in Matthew 18:18: “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.”
Not only do we have authority to remove obstacles, we also have the authority to bind or tie up things that are against the will of God, and loose Heaven and all associated resources on Earth. In the Greek, the word “bind” means “to fasten with chains.” It is the same word that is used in regard to the woman whom satan had “bound” for 18 years of her
life with an oppressive physical condition, which Jesus healed in the synagogue.
We see a direct correlation here of Jesus using the principle of “binding” and “loosing” on someone who was bound by oppression. What we can draw from this is that our authority should be used most liberally in setting people from the chains of darkness, as well as losing them into the fullness of liberty in Christ. Anything that is in opposition to the Kingdom
of God is subject to the authority that we have been given in regard to every aspect of life, both personally and for others.
Youth from Jinotega Church
If we are to remember the ones without hope, we are HOPE.
If we have eyes for the ones in need, we are LOVE.
If we are to celebrate the joy of others, we are JOY.
Let’s bring HOPE, LOVE & JOY to many kids in need.
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Blessings,
Cameron