Shalom,

I want to continue today with Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" devotional on the authority of the believer in Jesus!

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Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. — LUKE 10:19 (ASV)

Authority is delegated power.

Its value depends on the force behind the user.

Jesus said, “I have given you authority.” Who gave it? Jesus did. Who is Jesus? Jesus is God manifested in the flesh! That means that God said it. Therefore, God said “I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy.”

(Serpents and scorpions represent demons and evil spirits and the power of the enemy.)

God Himself is the Power, the Force, behind this authority. The believer who is fully conscious of divine authority can therefore face the enemy without fear or hesitation.

Behind the authority possessed by the believer is a Power far greater than the power that backs our enemies. And those enemies are compelled to recognize that authority!

No wonder John says, “. . . greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

Confession: I am a believer. Jesus has given me authority. God has given me authority. God Himself is the Power behind this authority. And this authority God has given me is over all the power of the enemy.

Let's ALWAYS remember that the authority that we are to operate in is GOD'S! And HE has given it to US to use against all the wiles, tricks, strategies, schemes, lies and oposition of the devil! USE IT! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":

Shalom in Him!