By Brand X
2nd September, 2021

THE LAMP DEVOTION

Matthew 16:17-19
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

This is one of the passages that draws heavily on the partnership between God and man to accomplish God’s plans and purposes on earth. The principle in the corporate world through which we empower people we delegate responsibility to comes from God. God wants us to represent Him well on earth, so He has given us His whole counsel - His wisdom and His power.
That is exactly what God affirmed in this discussion between Jesus and His disciples. God did not wait for them to ask how they were going to execute His agenda on earth. He proactively volunteered the truth they needed – God’s power and authority in their hands.

Some interpret this as an absolute handover of power to man, and that comes with a lot of challenges. We must understand that delegated power is what it is - delegated. It means you are executing something on someone’s behalf. Let’s say that the difference will always show if the one who delegated the responsibility is executing it himself. That is what it is with us and God in this situation. We must always be mindful that is a privilege and we are accountable to God for the way we handle His authority.

Prayer
1. Thank God for finding you worthy to share His power and authority in executing His agenda on earth.
2. Pray that you will learn to depend on God and acknowledge Him in all your ways on earth.
3. Father, please help me to honor You every step of the way as I execute Your agenda on earth.

Declarations
I acknowledge that it is a privilege to partner with God to do His work on earth. I acknowledge also that the authority I operate on earth is delegated authority. I will give account of it one day. Therefore, humility shall be my watchword. I will always honor God and accord Him His rightful place in my heart and the glory will be His and not mine in the name of Jesus.

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