By Lee Roy Anderson
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be lost in heaven. Matthew 16:19. Christ has manifold blessings that are locked in heaven. He has given us the keys to the kingdom. All that heaven holds is ours as long as we have the keys. The key to unlocking God’s blessing is praise when we lift our voices in praise to the Lord; it unlocks the door of provision. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. Isaiah 54:17. This doesn’t mean that Satan will not try.
He just won’t be able to gain any leverage. I have found there is no battle too big that I cannot praise my way out. As long as I remember what Jesus said, I have every right to declare in his name the provisions that are rightfully mine. We have been too passive for too long. It’s time we take our right as the church, and use the power that is given to us? When we exhibit our praise we unlock the doors to heaven’s blessings and provision. There is only one stipulation. You have to be a part of the church. The Church of the Living God. You must accept Christ as your personal savior and answer his question correctly. Just like Peter you must believe that he is the Christ the Son of the Living God! Christ is the builder; the church will last forever, because we are his church! Jesus stated I will build my church! Since we are his church he takes pride in the building because he purchased it with his own blood. See Acts 20:28. In other words Christ was saying, I’m building my church with my own blood. He’s building a church not a social club. He’s building a church not a multilevel, money making pyramid scheme. He’s building a church not an organization. The church is a living organism. We are the church. We are the ekklesia, which means, the called out. See 1 Peter 2:9. We are called out of sin, hell, spiritual blindness, rebellion, stubbornness, adultery, idolatry, addiction, fornication, deceit, lies, hatred, envy, strife, malice, jealousy and weakness. We are the church! We are called to love, joy, peace, goodness, and self-control.
