Thursday, November 21, 2019

Bind 11/21-25/19

21-25 Nov. 2019 - Bind – Manna by Dorothy and Tony Callies

Matthew 12:28 Jesus said, “If I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you.” NVC: “But if I use the power of God’s Spirit to force out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.”

What challenge Jesus to quote this Scripture about cast out devils by the Spirit of God? It all started with healing event: The man was possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb (unable to talk) and Jesus healed the man so that he could both speak and see. The people were amazed and believed that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah. (Ref. Matt. 12:22-27))

But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said in their thoughts that Jesus gets His power from Satan, the prince of demons, to cast out demons. Jesus knew their thoughts and Jesus took the challenge and gave His wise answers. “If Satan cast out Satan, his kingdom will not survive.” It means he can’t really fight against himself.

Jesus went on and said, “But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you” (Matt. 12:28 NLT). “Or else, how can one enter into a strong man’s house and spoil (take) his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will spoil (take) his house” (Matt. 12:29 KJV). NLT: “Let me illustrate this. You can’t enter a strong man’s house and rob him without first tying him up. Only then can his house be robbed!” Jesus gave the instruction about the “bind” which means to tie up by force.

How did Jesus build His church? From Matthew 16:18-19 what Jesus meant that He will build His church through Peter’s preaching. It is through the Day of Pentecost that Peter preached God’s Word that “bound” the force of demons and through the moving of the Holy Spirit’s Presence convicted the hearts of 3,000 people to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  Jesus meant that even the gates of hell shall not be able to stop the preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter “to bind or to loose” (Matt.16:19).  Peter went to the house of Cornelius and his preaching had already “bound” the force of demons. While Peter was still speaking God’s Word, Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word and they spoke with tongues, and magnify God (Acts 16:46).

This was what Jesus had taught: First the Spirit of God in you to cast out the devils, or bind the demons, or bind the strong man and then, only then would God’s kingdom come which means God’s Presence moves among you and in you, to heal, to deliver, to be filled with Holy Spirit, to encourage you, to talk to you and whatever there is to loaded us with all benefits and be able to meet all our needs.

Dorothy: You know. This is the first time I see things clearly how powerful the Word of God “bind” the force of demons so people’s eyes were opened to the gospel of truth that set them free to accept Jesus Christ in their hearts.  Actually, we could built several sermons or devotions on “bind.” Amazing truth of our Lord Jesus Christ!

One story I want to share this: When I was a speaker at the ladies retreat in the state of Washington during the month of October 2002. I was preaching about the “bind” of a strong man, the Warrior Demon on Saturday night.  There was a picture of what it look like and I instructed all the ladies who were standing together to sign with me.  The deaf ladies and I “commanded that Warrior Demon and all the forces of demons to leave the building and to go out to the back door” that was open from the platform.

The moment we, together spoke this “command,” all of us ladies could feel like the “vacuum” that pulled the force of demons out through the open door.  Immediately the power of the Holy Spirit came down and the ladies that were standing fell back to their seats. God’s Spirit was so powerful that many of them were delivered, healed and felt the freedom in the Spirit of God.  Their faces glowed and they were so surprised to see how simple this was and we were so blessed with God’s Spirit moved so freely among us.  Awesome grace of God!

This was exactly what Jesus taught us that He gave us the keys of the kingdom of heaven to us to “bind or loose” (Matthew 16:18-19). Let the Holy Spirit show you how to use this Scripture for your personal needs and for your families and for your friends. Really, the theme of “binding” is a big subject and there’s a lot to cover on this.  Right now, it is all I could take for a very short Manna to feast on.  So God richly bless you today!  
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Song: The Windows of Heaven are Open
The windows of heaven are open,
God’s blessings are falling tonight.
There’s joy, joy, joy in my heart,
Since Jesus made everything right.
I gave Him my old tattered garment,
He gave me a robe of pure white;
I’m feasting on MANNA from heaven,
And that’s why I’m happy tonight.
(Inspiring Choruses)                                                              

May God bless you!

Dorothy

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