Walking in Divine Authority

In Luke 10 Jesus says, “Behold I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy.” Jesus continues, “Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” I think it’s fair to say that many Christians are rejoicing that their names are written in heaven, but how many more Christians have forgotten the first part of this verse, that we have been given authority over the devil. In John 10:10 Jesus tells us “the thief” (aka satan) “comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy.” How many know that by using the authority that we have been given in Jesus’ name, we can bring to naught the devil's wicked schemes?

Jesus is our example, showing us how to operate in the authority He has given us. Philippians 2:7 tells us that Jesus “made Himself of no reputation.” That means that even though He is God, He laid aside His deity in order to show us by example how a man who is submitted to God, can walk in authority over the devil. Jesus always did the will of His Father. Jesus was fully submitted to God. Do you want to walk in divine authority over the devil? Submit your life to God, to our Lord Jesus, and to God’s word.

Jesus paid a high price so that His church could walk in divine authority over “all the power of the enemy.” Let’s follow His example and reject all the evil works of darkness and fully submit our lives to Almighty God. By following Jesus’ example, we will be able to say what the early disciples of Jesus said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”