DAY 16: Authority Comes in the Name of Jesus – Part 1

We are living in the most intense time in human history. There’s no time to flee in fear or even to allow darkness and evil to prevail; it’s a time to use the authority God has given us. “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” Luke 10:19 (NKJV).

This authority that Jesus is talking about is not brute force power. However, it’s delegated power, much like a policeman possesses. When a policeman steps out in front of traffic and holds up his hand to stop it, he’s not stopping cars and trucks with his own brute strength – he’s stopping them with the delegated authority that comes from wearing the uniform. He’s backed by the law. That’s the authority you have in Christ. You’re not stopping the forces of darkness (sickness, fear, evil, lack) with your own strength – you’re stopping them with the delegated authority given to you by God in Christ. You’re backed by all the power of God. “

Jesus gave us the power to use His name on earth in the same manner. We are acting as His representative on earth today. Everything that Jesus wants to get done on earth today, He does it through the believers in His name, who has been given the Power of Attorney to act on His behalf. Jesus’ name is far above anything in this world, and that which is to come. That means, the name of Jesus is higher than the name. “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” Philippians 2:9–11 (NKJV).

The terms of the transfer of power is always included in the document that transfers that power. And how powerful that transfer is, will be determined by the value in it that is put in place by the issuer. It’s wonderful news to know that we can use His name at any time and for anything. However, in asking we do know that we have His assurance that we will not be refused anything. There are those who will say that, sometimes God may deny the prayer of a believer. When a believer recognizes the holiness of the name – and has faith in the name; they can make a demand of the Father in that name and it will be so. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” John 14:6 (NKJV).

The Bible is the document that clearly highlights the transfer of authority to the believers. Every sentence inside it with the red ink, where Jesus reveals the transfer of such authority to the believers itemizes the transfer itself. “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen” Matthew 28:18–20 (NKJV). The value of our power as believers in His name was put on that name by Jesus, according to the Word of God.

These words of Jesus in the Bible can make the transfer of power to all believers in His name legally binding on earth, in the heavens and under the earth. This means human, angelic and demonic beings of the three worlds are bond to respond to the name of Jesus. We must note here that the authority was given to humans only, of all the three beings. This transfer of authority makes both the angelic and demonic beings, to wonder about the enormous power given to the believers in Christ. Humans are the last of the three beings to be created by God. “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”” Mark 16:17–18 (NKJV).

We do have enormous power available to us in the name of Jesus, that makes every angelic and demonic being to wonder about the power and authority in us. God gave it to only the believers in that name–Jesus. Every time we call on that name, God in Heaven sees us through the eyes of Jesus. We can use His name in getting anything that we want. The Name of Jesus is our unlimited spiritual supply source. We can use His name to get anything from our Heavenly Father at anytime. This means that there is no limit to what God can do for us and through us. It is like giving us a blank check with His signature on it–His name. “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full” John 16:23–24 (NKJV).

And just like any Power of Attorney, Jesus gave us the power to use His name while He was still on earth. In legal terms that kind of delegation of authority is binding on the receiver of the authority, since the issuer is alive and in right mind when it was issued. Jesus was yet to go to the cross where He gave us His name to use. “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full” John 16:24 (NKJV).

When Jesus says we can ask for anything, He means that all of heaven’s resources had been made available here on earth for us to enjoy. There is no limit with God concerning what we can receive from Him. Our Heavenly Father takes pleasure in giving us all things. A dead man or a person without the ability to reason cannot do this. This will render it non–binding. The power of attorney that Jesus gave to us, as Christians more than two thousand years ago, is still binding and effective in our world today. “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. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven” Luke 10:19–20 (NKJV).