PRAYER: Authority

We have been given the keys to the kingdom.

Matthew 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
This gives us the authority to bind and loose.
To bind means to restrict, stop, hinder, fetter, check, hold back, arrest, or put a stop to.
To loose means to untie, unbind, unlock, liberate, release, forgive, or free.
Prayer and confession are ways to use this authority.
Binding and loosing will help us in the area of deliverance.

WARNING: This does not give us the authority to change God's will. Remember when we pray we are to be in agreement with God's will.

We must know and operate in authority.
Jesus gave his disciples power and authority over all devils.
Matthew 10:1
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

We have authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19).
Luke 10:19
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Some believers suffer unnecessarily because they fail to exercise our authority. When you pray agree with God's will, believe, and use your authority!