Binding and Loosing

Matthew 16:19 (NKJV) ¹⁹ And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Jesus was speaking to His disciples when He made this statement. We are His disciples today just as they were then so He is speaking to us in the now.
I was asked not long ago what this scripture meant. I told this person that I believed that it meant just what it implies. That is, we are to bind Satan from all His activities, not only in our lives but in the lives of those we are praying for. We are to bind satan's work of doubt, fear, unbelief, and other crippling limitations.
So many times we loose the power of satan in people's lives when we have negative thoughts toward them, negative words, attitudes and actions. Satan works in thoughts, words, attitudes, and actions just as God does. We are the ones that determine who works in a situation or circumstance. We must then be very careful that we do not operate in the realm of satans' power but in the realm of God's Holy Spirit power.
What we say and how we act can hinder and frustrate our prayers. Or what we say and how we act can add power to our prayers and our loosing of the Holy Spirit in every situation and circumstance.
The same power Jesus had when He walked on this earth, He has given to us in this verse that we are looking at right now. So we must claim this privilege that we have been given by our Lord.
We do this by listening, loving, caring, and then in prayer we liberate people from their situations and circumstances by binding satans' work in their lives and loosing the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
An example would be "Jesus You are more powerful than evil, sickness, sin, demons, or anything or anyone, so in Your name I bind Satan's power in this persons life and I loose the power of Your Holy Spirit to work in the life of this person by bringing every part of Your will to fruition in this person's life."
If we can, let this person know what we are praying for them after we assure them of Christ' power to work in their lives. Maybe you could tell them of an instance in your life.
You who are reading this should begin to do this immediately if you are sincere about helping someone else. You can even pray this prayer over your own self. Over your situations and circumstances and watch the change that takes place.
I bind Satan's activity of doubt and unbelief in your life as you read this and I loose the power of God's Holy Spirit to begin to work in your life right now over your concerns so you can help others in Jesus' name. Amen
If you are not a Christian or if you have never asked Jesus to forgive your sins you are bound by Satan and don't even know it. But the good news is you can change all that right now by confessing your sins to Jesus and ask Him to forgive you, then invite Him into your life to take charge of you.
Go to a bible teaching church, tell the pastor that you have been saved and want to be baptized. Join that church and begin to worship God there and then let God lead you into His blessings.