Start Using Your Authority

Author: Pastor Gary Keesee | Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 12:50pm
Pastor Gary Keesee

You know, when you read the Bible you don’t find Jesus praying to God to heal people. No. Jesus had been given the authority. He acted on His Father’s behalf with power and demonstration.

Look at Matthew 8. Jesus went to Peter’s house and saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her. Then she got up and started to wait on Him.

Notice that it doesn’t say that Jesus called a prayer meeting with the church staff. It doesn’t say that He called for everyone to go on a 55-day fast. No. It says Jesus touched her and she was healed.

Jesus healed all of the sick this way. He decreed it so and it was so. You won’t find any scriptures where Jesus was saying, “God, please do this.” He drove demons out. He drove them out with a word, not a prayer.

And, you know what? God’s plan was to have a whole body of believers out there doing the same things Jesus did. His plan was to have YOU out there doing the same things Jesus did! II Corinthians 5 says that you’re the ambassador of the Kingdom of God. Ephesians 2:6 tells us that God raised us up with Christ. Pay close attention to this scripture. If God raised us up with Jesus and seated us with Him, then you are seated at the Father’s right hand. Since you are seated, you must be on the throne. That infers kingship and authority. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME AUTHORITY AS JESUS.

And, you have a mighty government that backs you. Just like a sheriff who can pull over a semi-truck many times his size because he has a badge, you have authority. You have the Kingdom of God backing you.

So, when you speak in agreement with heaven, all heaven beckons to carry it out. This is why the Bible teaches us about the power of our words. When you speak in agreement with heaven, the devil can’t tell you apart from Jesus.

If you really got this, you wouldn’t just be surviving life. You would be kicking the devil’s butt! You should be! You should be reigning in life and demonstrating authority. But you have to stop buying into the enemy’s lies. You have to stop thinking that God is holding out on you. Enough is enough! Satan doesn’t want you to know who you really are and it’s worked! He has deceived you into thinking you have no authority in your life.

Why are you putting up with this stuff? SAY SOMETHING! Tell him to stop! Take authority! Stop talking about what the enemy is doing to you and start talking about what you are doing to him!

The world is crying out for justice. People want heroes. That’s YOU!

Will you decree it? Will you speak up? Will you enforce God’s justice in the earth realm and make a difference in your life and in the lives around you?
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Author: Guest | Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 6:50am
Thank you for this wonderful series and opening my eyes to what the blood of Jesus really means for me. As I listened to the word on authority. I grew each week more and more and started telling people about what I had learned. Many looked at me as if I had 2 heads but I didn't care. I heard about a classmates daughter in her early twenties in the hospital unable to breath on her own, in very bad shape there was actually talk about her not making it. You'll have to forgive the vague description of the ailment. I've never been a detail-facts oriented person. All I knew is that this kid was very very sick and it was tearing her mother apart. This grew heavy on my heart and I kept thinking you have to do something about this - you have the power to heal this kid. I ran into her mother one day and ask her if I could come to the hospital and pray over her daughter. I told her the good news about the power that was invested in me, in all of us through the blood of Jesus Christ and said out loud I beleive that your daughter can be healed through prayer. I could tell that what I said freaked her out but how could you say no to the possiblity. She said I should talk to a relative and that I could come with her But when I asked the relative she didn't know anything about where this kid was and acted like she hadn't even been to the hospital to see her?? So I was cut off. BUT I began to pray anyway and I believed with all my heart and soul that because I said out loud to her mother that I could heal her daughter that it would be so even if I didn't get to lay my hands on her or even see her. About 2-3 weeks after this incident I heard through the grapevine that this kid was getting better every day and would be coming home soon. I have another dear friend that has been receiving holistic treatments for a slew of ailments. I went to visit her last Thursday and she had been in bed for 3 days unable to eat, sick as a dog, crying uncontrollably. I layed my hands on her and claimed healing, strength and comfort. The next day she called to tell me how much better she was feeling and 3 days later she was back to her normal self. I said "see I told you that if I prayed over you - you would get better". I am so excited about the news you have shared and all the wonderful things that are happening in my life since coming to Faith Life Church. Thank you pastor Gary.

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Author: Guest | Posted: Friday, March 2, 2012 - 7:21pm
Have you considered making your downloads free? Many more folks would access them. Thx for considering it.

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Author: Guest | Posted: Friday, December 9, 2011 - 10:11am
Well...you just need to go ahead and preach Pastor!