When a lawnmower or a blender won't work, does kicking or hitting them fix the problem? Does the manual tell us to take that action? No, but many of us will resort to that action. Christians will bind the devil or loose blessings even when no one in Scripture has ever done that.
In Matthew 16:13-19, when Jesus asked the disciples who they thought He was, Peter replied that He was the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus informed him that flesh and blood had not revealed this to him but His father in heaven. Peter spoke out what he had already come to know and believe. Jesus talked about binding and loosing right after that incident.
Peter's declaration loosed Jesus to teach them about His death and resurrection. We never see Peter binding and loosing the way some Christians do it today.
In Genesis, God tells Abraham that he will be the father of many nations. Instead of receiving God's Word, Abraham talks about being childless and that his servant would be his heir. Over and over, God reiterates the promise. What didn't change Abraham's condition:
1. What he desired
2. What he heard
3. What he needed
4. The fact that God wanted him to have his own child by Sarah.
What did change Abraham's condition?
1. God changed his name from Abram to Abraham. Every time he said his name, he was calling himself the father of many. Sarai's name was changed to Sarah. Therefore, Abraham's conversation changed.
2. The promise became a reality when he immediately obeyed God and circumcised every male born in his house or bought with his money. He was entering into covenant with God.
Never do we see Abraham loosing the blessing or binding the devil.
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