Restoration of Authority

First15 Devotional

First15

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 26 August 2023

⏱️ 9 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 the restoration of authority the father gave to the son. And we’re going to create space today to look at what it means 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.

Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 16:19, and today's worship is Oh Praise The Name by Bridgetown Music.

Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast on the restoration of authority.

Make sure you come back for tomorrow, where we’ll wrap up our week on the prodigal son by looking at how we can model our lives after the father in the story, and have grace for others around us.

Ultimately the parable of the prodigal son is actually about the father, and how he reveals the heart of God. And the ultimate calling of the story isn’t to be like the sons, but to become more like the father. I’m excited for the work the Lord will do in the heart of his people tomorrow, as we create more space to become like him.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	As we near the end of our week looking at Jesus' parable of the prodigal son, we're going
0:09.5	to look today at the restoration of authority the Father gave to the Son, and we're going
0:14.8	to create space today to look at what it means to be granted the authority of the Father
0:20.2	in our own lives.
0:21.9	May we be positioned to work with God in bringing his powerful love to earth all around us
0:27.2	as the result of our time and his presence today.
0:30.7	Welcome to the First 15 podcast.
0:33.9	One day, as I spent time with the Lord, I felt him speak to me. Come follow me, and I'll give you
0:40.4	the keys to the kingdom. I stood still in all and wonder at a God who would break through
0:46.1	the natural and speak straight to my heart. At this point, I had yet to read a scripture
0:51.7	that I believe was meant to define the lives of all believers.
0:56.2	Once I came across this verse, I felt the purpose for my life was changed forever.
1:01.6	In Matthew 1619, Jesus tells Peter, I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
1:08.3	And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. And whatever you loose on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever
1:11.7	you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. And later in Matthew 1818, he tells the rest
1:18.1	of the disciples, truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
1:23.9	and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. You and I are called to live with authority of our Savior.
1:31.2	When we become Christians, we were brought into a restoration of authority
1:35.9	only available to those transformed by his powerful sacrifice.
1:41.3	We have been given domain over the powers of darkness that we might spread the truth
1:46.9	of God's authority over the works of the enemy. God has chosen to use us as beacons of his
1:53.9	holy light that the world would see and know of the power and love of our Heavenly Father.
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