Faith is essential in unlocking all God has promised you!
Matthew 16:19, “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Jesus told the Apostle Peter; faith is the KEY to those who will believe God! Faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, gives us the key to open up heaven, and to close things. The meaning of the key is the AUTHORITY of His Kingdom! Authority to operate in this earth as a believer! The keys are to present the kingdom of heaven in this world. The phrase “to bind” and “to loose” means to prohibit and to permit. To bind a thing is to forbid it; to loose, is to allow it to be done. When Jesus gave this power to the apostles, He meant that whatsoever they forbade in the church should have divine authority; whatever they permitted, or commanded, should also have divine authority. This principle of binding and loosing can be used in our personal lives as well.
Jesus gave this message to the Apostle Peter as He was laying the foundation of His Church. The Church is not built on Peter but on Jesus Christ! Jesus used Peter to deliver this message initially. Subsequently, every believer, every disciple of Jesus Christ should share this message. We read how Jesus communicated this with the other apostles in Matthew 28:16-20, known as The Great Commission. Jesus taught His disciples how His kingdom works, and He demonstrated with power! Matthew 10:8, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons, freely you have received, freely give.” In that same manner, we are to do the same!
Jesus tells us in Mark 11:23, “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.” Faith will move mountains (whatever your problem is), open doors, change your circumstances, bind the works of the enemy, and release the power of God in your life!! Amen!
It takes faith to take authority over a situation in your life and believing God has given you the victory over it. And it takes faith to believe God will honor your authority! So, you have power and permission to bind the works of the enemy and release God’s power in your life!
Faith is without seeing but sure in your heart you have it! God is a Spirit. We cannot see Him except through Jesus, who is the expressed image of the Father in the flesh! We can believe and be assured, God is our Creator, and His Son is Jesus Christ whom He sent to be the Savior of the world; died for every person’s sin! The Believer walks by faith not by sight trusting God and Jesus! Seeing before it manifests in the natural. Faith puts your beliefs in action. Causing you to confess and press into your faith until it becomes a reality!
By faith, Enoch was translated to heaven without tasting death, proving his faith by God, worthy to be taken.
By faith, Abel offered a better offering than his brother Cain, giving the best; being acceptable to the Lord!
By faith, Abraham pleased God!
Healing, prosperity, healthy marriages, and relationships, you have to take a step of faith believing God and surrendering to Jesus!
My 90-year young mother, maybe you can attest, has so many keys on her key chain. It takes her time to find the right key, and she resists eliminating some of them. I can’t tell you how often upon returning with her to her home, I have tried each key to the door! LOL! You can have many keys, but only the right key will open the door to get in. Faith is the key that activates all the blessings of God which are already available! Jesus has given every believer power and authority to reign in His Kingdom! He is wanting to work in you and for you.
Before we access the promises of God, we need faith, which is necessary for the initial salvation. We are saved by grace, Ephesians 3:8,9. But it is the faith of God’s by His grace that we are able to receive!
Surely, faith is the key to unlock our hearts so that we may grow in grace day by day walking with Jesus!
Moses & Marguerite Wafula