THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD AND NAME OF JESUS !

THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD AND THE NAME OF JESUS: BELIVER'S RIGHTS IN THE NAME AND THE WORD ! (Mark 16:17-18). "And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Prayer should be addressed to the Father based upon what the Word declares in Jesus Name. This is the key to seeing our prayers answered. In this lesson I will look at the rights we have in The Name of Jesus and The Word. Jesus gave us the power of attorney, or the right to use His Name and Word. It is written, in (Matthew's gospel (4:4). "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God." We use His Word and Name when we pray for our individual needs and when we deal with the devil. (Matthew 4:1-11). Jesus said, "in my name shall they cast out devils. . ." When Jesus pointed the 70 disciples and sent them forth, "The 70 returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name" (Luke 10:17). In (Acts 16:16-18) we read where Paul the apostle cast an evil spirit out of a girl. "But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour." I once heard of a woman whose daughter was in a mental institution. This mother decided to pray the prayer of faith for her daughter --- exercising her authority in Jesus Name and no doubt based upon the Word and casting out the devil that Her daughter bound. She asked 12 women who were strong in faith (The Word) to go with her to the mental institution. When they arrived at the padded cell where the daughter was being Kept, the mother said to the attendant, "I want you to open the door and let me, because I want to pray for my daughter." "You can't do that," he answered. "She'll kill you. She's violently insane." He argued he couldn't let her in because he would lose his job, but all the time he was unlocking the door. The mother stepped in and he locked the door again. The insane daughter looked more like an animal than a human being. Her hair and nails had grown long, and she hissed and spat as an animal would. While the 12 women outside prayed, no doubt telling God what he said, the mother prayed no doubt The Word out loud commanding the devil to come out of her daughter in the Name of Jesus. She prayed like this for about 10 minutes. Suddenly the daughter relaxed, looked up, and said, "Momma ! Is that you, Momma ?" She threw her arms around her and hugged and kissed her. That day she was dismissed from the institution as being well. This mother knew her rights. She knew the authority that was hers to cast out devils in Jesus Name.