You hold the Key/ OMBS7/ Thought

You Hold the Key I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. - Matthew 16:19 The Greek text of that scripture would literally read, “I give you the keys of the kingdom. Whatever you declare locked on earth is locked in heaven and whatever you declare unlocked on earth is unlocked in the heavenlies.” The heaven Jesus was talking about there isn’t the heaven where God resides. He was talking about the battle zone, about the heaven where Satan’s forces are operating. He was telling us that God has given us power to bind the wicked spirits in heavenly places and to loose the angelic powers of God to work in our behalf. Philippians 2:9-10 says, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” Where? In heaven, in earth and under the earth. That covers it all! As believers, we have total authority over the powers of Satan. We can take authority over the evil spirits that are trying to destroy this nation. We can take authority over them in the Name of Jesus and pull down their strongholds. It is time we began to realize how important we are to world affairs. Since the day Jesus gave us the Great Commission, the life or death of the world has been in the hands of the Church. We are the ones who have the mighty Name of Jesus and the awesome strength of the gospel to bring life and abundance to every creature. We are the ones whose prayers can change every office of authority in this land. It’s up to you and me to begin to intercede right now and use the power God has given us. We may come from different lands with different backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common—Jesus Christ is our Lord. And that alone is enough to alter the spiritual complexion of this earth. OMBS7  Pitched Within And Without Jochebed saved baby Moses by daubing an "ark of bulrushes" with slime and pitch. That made it water-proof and made it float. Noah did a similar thing with the great Ark. "Make thee an ark of gopher wood; ...pitch it within and without," (Genesis 6:14). My brother, David, suggested to me that if we want to be saved, we need to be pitched within and without with holiness and righteousness. Exodus 2:3 - "She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein." Moses' Early Life Pharaoh's daughter rescued baby Moses from the Nile River, and his sister, Miriam, offered his mother to her as a wet nurse. God was working wonderfully! Although raised in Egypt's royal household, Moses was a blue-blooded, one-God Hebrew. In his youth, he impulsively killed an Egyptian who was assaulting a Jewish brother. He quickly hid the corpse, but the news spread like wildfire. Moses fled Egypt to the wilderness near Midian. Exodus 2:15 - "Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh." When Slaves Pray I have often wondered why God told Abraham his descendants must spend time in bondage in Egypt. Typologically, Egypt represents the world of sin. Every man and woman must suffer bondage in the world of sin. But when we earnestly cry out to God, He hears and He delivers. Exodus 2:23-24 - "...and the Children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob." "Who Am I?" There are times when we all feel that we are unworthy to serve the Lord. But God will give us courage to fulfill every task. He never calls us to do a job without empowering us to do it. Moses was VERY reluctant to accept the call of God to deliver Israel from Pharaoh, but God had answers to all his objections. God will surely enable us. Exodus 3:11 - "And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the Children of Israel out of Egypt?"

Thought 

More than 100 times God tells us in His Word to, “Fear not!” Why? Because fear is an enemy of God, therefore, it is our enemy as well. From the beginning, it was God’s original plan that we leave fear-free, but when sin entered this world, fear did too. And yet, living free from fear is still available to us, but it’s up to us to live out God’s original plan. It’s up to us to learn how to fight fear and win

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38