Jesus told Peter, 'I give you the keys of the kingdom,' but keys are only useful if you know where the lock is. The Kingdom of God does not come with observation, waiting for someday and someplace else, it is in the midst of you, here and now. To bind is to secure what God has already established, not to command the devil or bind a neighbor, and to loose is to release the forgiveness, joy, and praise already sealed inside you. What holds people back is never attack, it's distraction, and unforgiveness is often the very door still locked. Like a child who grows by imitation, we enter the kingdom not by searching for a place but by replicating what we see and hear the Father doing.
Moments from this message
“We are told to seek the kingdom of God, to look for that, and do that first.”
“You were made for blessing, and your blessing was intended to remain.”
“What entertains you trains you.”
“Set your eyes on the kingdom, not so much as a destination, but a habitation.”
“You have something so dynamic, so powerful that it will literally etch in your consciousness an architectural design of God's will for your life.”
“I give you the keys of the kingdom, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
“We have to unlock the forgiveness of the kingdom. We have to unlock the joy of the kingdom. We have to unlock the praise of the kingdom. We have to unlock the kindness.”
“The person that is the most difficult for you to forgive will be one of your greatest promoters in life.”
“Do you trust that God's will is better than yours? Do you trust that God's will is better than your pain? Do you trust that God's will is better than your fear? Do you trust that God's will is better than your problem?”
“It's not about you going into a place, it's about you replicating, duplicating what the kingdom is.”
“We are seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and everything else that demonstrates everything God has for you and all of his blessedness will overcome you like the floodwaters of a dam being broke open and flushing right over your soul.”
“Jesus was both guest and host, and that's who we are.”
“Time can't hold you back. Age can't hold you back. Resources can't hold you back. Lies can't hold you back. The past cannot hold you back.”
“If you have the keys and don't know where the lock is, what good do they do?”