A few years ago, when I was spending some time reading the Word of God, the Holy Spirit brought me to a passage in the Book of Matthew that I disliked, not because of the content but because it never made sense to me.
“And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock or pebble], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a [c]huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it]. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth [a]must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth [b]must be what is already loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19
These passages were confusing to me for years, until the Holy Spirit told me what the Keys mentioned in verse 19 actually were. Once I saw (by the Holy Spirit) what those Keys were, my whole perception on healings and miracles completely shifted.
The Keys are attached to the Authority of Jesus Christ in our lives, not just what we say, but who we actually are and who we actually belong to! Those Keys are “Binding” and “Loosing” which are only really effective for those who find their identities in Jesus Christ Who is Petra (The Rock).
Peter is the “pebble”, but Jesus Christ is the “Petra” (huge boulder) upon whom every Son and Daughter of God is built. That being said, we derive our Authority from being in Jesus Christ relationally, not theoretically. So when we’re invoking the Authority of His Name upon something, things don’t just obey because we say His Name, but they have to obey, because we are in Him and He is in us relationally!
The seven sons of Sceva thought that they could use the name of Jesus Christ as a formula, and tried to cast out a demon from a man who was possessed, but the demons response was very telling for he said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” Acts 29:15
The demons knew that they had no relationship with Jesus Christ and therefore no authority to remove them from their place. Binding and loosing only work when you’re in Jesus Christ and He is in you, because it is His authority that you’re invoking and not your own!
The Gates of Hell don’t work against Jesus Christ or His Presence in your life, and as you build a deeper relationship with Him. Jesus begins to take on a more powerful position in your life as the Holy Spirit continues to teach you, train you, and transform you into the Image of the Son of God.
It’s only then that you can bind (what is already bound in heaven from being in your life) and loose (what is already loosed in the Heavenly realm effectively.
We as Christians, don’t need to just declare the Word of God, we need to be transformed by the Word of God, so that when we declare that sickness and disease have to leave us, it has no choice but to leave, because if it’s not allowed in Heaven then it has no place in the earth of our bodies either, because if Jesus Christ is in your body then Heaven is in your body as well!
“So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
If the Holy Spirit is Building the Kingdom of God within you, then the same Spirit that raised Christ Jesus from the dead will Quicken your mortal body as well every time that the enemy comes in like a flood.
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