Restoration of Authority
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 30 August 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
As we near the end of our week looking at Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, we’re going to look today at the restoration of authority the father gave to the son. And we’re going to create space today to look at what it means to be granted the authority of the Father in our own lives. May we be positioned to work with God in bringing his powerful love to earth all around us as the result of our time in his presence today.
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| 0:00.0 | As we near the end of our week, looking at Jesus' parable of the prodigal son, |
| 0:08.6 | we're going to look today at the restoration of authority the father gave to the son. |
| 0:15.3 | And we're going to create space today to look at what it means to be granted the authority |
| 0:20.5 | of the father in our own lives. |
| 0:23.4 | May we be positioned to work with God in bringing his powerful love to Earth all around us |
| 0:30.0 | as the result of our time in his presence today. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. |
| 1:01.3 | Our scripture for today comes from Matthew 16 verse 19. |
| 1:02.9 | Scripture says, |
| 1:06.8 | I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. |
| 1:11.6 | And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. |
| 1:18.6 | What an amazing promise that God would give us the keys of the kingdom of heaven. |
| 1:25.6 | We should stand in awe and wonder at a God who would entrust us |
| 1:30.6 | with the ability and authority to impact the world around us. Listen again to this verse and let it |
| 1:38.7 | shape and infuse fresh purpose into your life. In Matthew 16, 19, Jesus tells Peter, |
| 1:46.0 | I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. |
| 1:49.0 | And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. |
| 1:54.0 | And whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. |
| 1:58.0 | And later in Matthew 1818, |
| 2:01.6 | he tells the rest of his disciples. |
| 2:03.9 | Truly, I say to you, |
| 2:05.5 | whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. |
| 2:09.0 | And whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. |
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