Winning Combo - Praying, Saying, Believing - When Jesus Christ arose from the dead He gave to every believer a new key ring and a set of keys. He gave you and me the power and authority to bind and loose wth this new set of keys. "I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind - that is, declare to be improper and unlawful - on earth must be already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth - declare lawful - must be what is already loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:19 Amp Bible).

The Holy spirit wants every believer to understand this passage and to know how to use these keys of the kingdom. If you need more understanding about the powerful truth in this verse, just stop now and ask the Spirit to be your teacher and to lead you into his truth. 

Let me give you an example of how I shared this verse with a man who was having great difficulty with his marriage.  He was yearning for his wife to return to the Lord. I explained that he was actually fighting against the rulers and principalities of darkness as is stated in Ephesians 6:12. I told him that he had power as a believer to bind the devil and to resist the spirits of strife and sin that were coming against his home. Jesus said in James 4:8 to "submit yourself to God" and then you are strong enough to resist the devil - It does no good to ask God to get the devil out of your home. He says that you are to command Satan to leave your family members, your friends, your finances, your job situation, your home, your church, etc.

You can also use the name of Jesus Christ and loose good things to come into the lives of people. As you pray for others, you can begin to speak words such as "In Jesus' name, I loose peace and healing to my son."

There is also another side to the coin regarding the keys of binding and loosing. Whenever you refuse to forgive someone, then all forgiveness is bound in heaven toward you. You can also bind up blessings from coming your way when you choose not to forgive. But when you choose to forgive and to love, then you open the windows of heaven for God's forgiveness and love to flow freely to you and your family.