Devotion

Affirm the Decree

Psalm 149:8-9

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute upon them the judgment written:

This honour has all his saints.

Praise ye the LORD.

We have been granted the extraordinary authority to confront the chief spiritual figures in the dark empire. As Jesus declared in Mark 16:17, 'And these signs shall follow those who believe; in my name shall they cast out devils…' In Matthew 18:18, He further empowers us, 'Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.' In our theme verse, He instructs us to 'bind their kings with chain, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all His saints.' 

Praise the Lord!

When a court has ruled against a criminal in the physical world, the judge simply reads his verdict and moves on. However, after obtaining a copy of the verdict, the police proceed to carry it out; they detain the man and imprison him. As God's saints, we are united in our calling and empowered to carry out the written judgment against principalities and powers, 'the king and nobles of evil,' in the spirit world. 'This honor has all His saints,' the Bible states, in Psalms 149:9, that this authority is not 'ONLY' given to a few of His saints or merely the Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Evangelists, and Teachers. No! That is not what the scriptures say. The passage says that this honour has 'ALL HIS SAINTS.' Oh, Glory to God! 

How do you put the written judgment against these rebellious power brokers into effect? What the Psalmist says is, "I will declare the decree." [Psalm 2:7]. The decree must be announced! You must, however, be aware of the decrees made against these malevolent spiritual forces attempting to take over our earth at this very moment. 

To the glory of God the Father, one of the decrees states, "That every knee of all things in heaven, earth, and under the earth should bow at the name of Jesus; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Philippians 2:10–11).  It is an order from the Almighty God! You are now the one enforcing his command on the planet. In your house, family, school, town, streets, and nation, you are holding the reins of authority in the name of Jesus. 

Don't let the devil have any space! Take authority over the globe in Jesus' name! Thanks to God.