by Emily Wooten
Matthew 16:15-19 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And 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.
The revelation that Jesus was the Christ, the son of the living God was the foundation on which the church has been established. As born-again Christians, we have to choose to accept our position of authority and take God’s word, saying what he said about us.
In Matthew 25:14 Jesus begins teaching them. He said, “For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.” He explains that one was given five talents, another two and one was given one talent. The three had the opportunity to invest the talents and cause them to gain increase.
We see in verses 20-23 when the man returned his servants brought him what was his. “And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”
God has given us great and precious promises. It is up to us to take his word and apply it to our lives, our circumstances and manage what he has given us by faith.
In John 14:2-3 Jesus said, ” In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
John 14:12-13″Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father and whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
We can choose to take God’s word by faith and manage our lives here in grace and favor. It is up too us to loose the Spirit of God and the angels to minister in us and our children. It is also up to us to bind the devil and stop him from destroying our families.