” And I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be lossed in heaven,” Matthew 16:19.
You have the Key
Jesus says in this scripture, that he will give us the keys so that whatever we declare unlawful on earth will be declared unlawful in heaven, and whatever we set free on earth will be set free in heaven. First a little on the theoretical side. There are some who believe that this was a power that was given to the disciples only. I believe that this was given to every christian who dares to rise up and take the authority that Jesus has given to us.
In Deuteronomy 30:19 “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life.” We are given many choices that we are able to make in our lives, and with each choice comes a consequence. One of the choices that we have to make is whether to believe the words of Jesus in the bible, or to reject them and say that they are not applicable to me. With that choice, there comes a consequence. you are able to choose to take up the keys of the kingdom of heaven and to walk in the total power that Jesus has given to us, or you can reject the words and say that they are not applicable and therefore be incapable of moving in the power of Jesus. Choose life!
What are the keys that Jesus has given to us, which are capable of opening the way for us right into the heavenlies, and which allow us to unleash the full power of God. When we use these keys, we already know that whatever we bind (declare unlawful, tie up) here on earth, will be bound in heaven. That means that the power of the Father stands behind whatever we declare! Very powerful if used correctly.
The keys can be found in many places in the bible, but I will show you and lead you to one place only. John 14:6 , “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” A key is an item that unlocks a door, and here Jesus clearly indicates that He is the door to the Father. No one may come to the Father except through Him. This carries on in verse 14, ” If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” The keys that unlock the doorway to the Father is the name of Jesus. You can walk in the authority of Jesus through the use of His name.
The Scripture of Matthew 16:19 can therefore be restated as saying, ” You have been given the name of Jesus and all of it’s power to use, and when you use the name of Jesus, the heavens will open to you and so therefore whatever that you may declare to be unlawful will be made unlawful by the Father, and whatever you require to be set free will be set free by the Father.”
Taking up the name of Jesus and to use it’s power is a personal choice. You have been given the most powerful key to use, but the choice of whether to use it or not lies in your hands. Remember that now that you have your own key to open the door, no one is going to come and open the door for you. You have to use your key. Choose to use the key in your life, not for self seeking purposes, but to increase the work of Jesus.
