Do you struggle with understanding how to use the authority of God involving your finances, family or body? Many believers know they have spiritual authority, yet they don’t fully understand why they have it.
That lack of understanding often leads to confusion about the basis of spiritual authority and how God’s authority functions in everyday life.
Spiritual authority is not based on emotion, effort, or position. It flows from a covenant relationship with God established by Him. This relationship is not merely an agreement, but a divinely initiated bond in which God shares His purposes, promises and power with His people.
When we understand that God grants sovereignty so we may represent Him and carry out His purposes on the earth, we recognize that our authority rests not in ourselves, but in the faithfulness of the One who established this binding, sacred relationship.
From Genesis to Revelation, God governs the earth through these divine relationships. When you understand how God relates to His people, you know spiritual authority. Now, you can confidently enforce heaven’s will on earth.
There is a story of a farmer who found an eagle’s egg and brought it home to his chicken coop. When the eagle hatched, it lived like a chicken because it didn’t know its true identity. It had the nature of an eagle, but not the understanding to live like one.
Many believers live the same way. They are born again—brought into relationship with God through the blood of Jesus—yet they live far beneath what that sacred bond provides. They want victory in health, finances, protection, and peace, but they don’t know how to operate under the authority of God that comes from that relationship.
Luke 10:19 says, “Behold, I give you the authority…” (NKJV). This is not an independent power. It is delegated, flowing directly from God’s authority and enforced by those who belong to Him.
The Foundation of the Authority of God
Authority has always been covenant-based.
- Adam received authority through stewardship (Genesis 1:26–28).
- Abraham was given promises that included blessing, protection and provision (Genesis 12, 15, 17).
- Israel walked in either blessing or curse based on obedience (Deuteronomy 28).
- Jesus restored the authority that Adam forfeited (Luke 22:20).
Hebrews 8:6 says Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant, established on better promises. The authority of God enforces those promises, and believers are authorized agents of that divine arrangement.
1. Use the Authority of God for Physical Protection
“No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.” —Psalm 91:10 (NKJV)
Psalm 91 describes the benefits of dwelling in a relationship with God—not merely random protection, but covenant covering.
Protection is not something you randomly hope for or beg for; it is something you enforce because it was secured by covenant. You can experience protection in a relationship with God.
Exodus 12 shows this clearly. When the blood was applied to the doorposts, judgment passed over. The blood marked ownership, and God’s authority enforced protection.
Today, the blood of Jesus is the seal of the New Covenant (Hebrews 9:14). When you plead the blood and speak God’s Word, you are invoking the power and dominion of God.
2. Use the Authority of God To Drive Out Sickness
“I am the LORD who heals you.” —Exodus 15:26
Healing has always been part of God’s nature.
- God revealed Himself as Jehovah Rapha, “The Lord Who Heals,” under the Old Covenant (Exodus 15:26).
- Isaiah 53 ties healing directly to atonement.
- Matthew 8:17 confirms Jesus fulfilled this promise.
- 1 Peter 2:24 declares healing complete in the New Covenant.
Sickness is not permitted where holy dominion is enforced. When believers tolerate sickness, they are not lacking God’s power; they are failing to exercise God’s authority.
God will not override your jurisdiction. This divine relationship with God places responsibility on the believer to stand on what Christ has already finished.
3. Use the Authority of God To Cast Out Demons
“They will cast out demons in my name.” —Mark 16:17
Demons understand authority. That’s why they fear the Name of Jesus and the blood of Jesus.
Colossians 2:14–15 tells us that Jesus canceled the legal charges against us and stripped demonic powers of their authority. This was a legal transaction.
When demons are cast out, it is not because of human strength; it is because God’s sovereignty prevails over illegal occupation.
Revelation 12:11 ties victory directly to the blood of the Lamb and testimony—both realities established through Christ.
4. Use the Authority of God to Subdue the Weather
“Then He arose and rebuked the wind…” —Mark 4:39 (NKJV)
Adam was given physical and spiritual authority over the earth (Genesis 1:28), but that rule was lost through disobedience. Jesus, the Last Adam, restored God’s authority through obedience (Romans 5:17).
When Jesus spoke to the storm, He was demonstrating restored dominion. When He rebuked the disciples, it wasn’t for fear; it was for failing to exercise the authority of God.
As New Covenant believers, seated with Christ (Ephesians 2:6), we are authorized to enforce peace where destruction threatens.
5. Use the Authority of God for Finances
“Remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant.” —Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)
Provision is not prosperity theology; it is relationship-based theology.
God provides so that His purposes can advance on earth. Under the New Covenant, Jesus became poor so we might be made rich in purpose and provision (2 Corinthians 8:9).
Financial attacks are often challenges that will reveal the spiritual authority you are walking in. When you assert your faith and speak to lack, command the enemy to release provision, and call in God’s promises, you are enforcing what God has already established.
Authority Enforced Through Relationship
The authority of God is not mystical; it is legal, relational and established through Christ. You are authorized because you belong to Him. The New Covenant did not weaken our dominion on earth; it was perfected through Jesus. You were never designed to live powerless. You were never meant to tolerate defeat. You were created to rule and reign in life through Christ Jesus (Romans 5:17). You are not just a believer.
You are assigned to enforce the authority of God on this earth.
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