Exercising the authority of faith is the path I have walked step by step in practicing my belief, and it is extraordinary. In the past few times, we talked about casting out demons. I get very excited when I talk about casting out demons. Later, we talked about speaking in new tongues. Why are these topics so important? Because these topics are the key elements for you to live out the power of the faith in Jesus Christ. I do not believe that a powerless faith is a faith. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God to save everyone who believes. If the power of God cannot be manifested in the life of a Christian, then the problem is not in the gospel itself, but in ourselves. So we must begin to examine ourselves.

“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (《Mark》16:17-18 )

These words sound very good. But what is the key? The key is why do the sick get well when you lay your hands on them? It is because you have the authority from God, and the sickness must retreat.

China has a characteristic that foreigners do not have - China's profound written culture. For example: Pastor Liu has the final say in this church! It means Pastor Liu has authority in this church. If you say it in another way, Pastor Liu has said his piece in this church, then he has no authority. It's the same 算 (suàn, count), but Chinese characters are very interesting. What does 说的算 (shuō de suàn, having the final say) mean? What does 说了就算了 (shuō le jiù suàn le, said and that's it) mean? They don't mean the same thing at all. Therefore, these words bring us some confusion, leading to ambiguity on the issue of authority. It is not clear whether there is authority or not, because 算 (suàn) and 算了 (suàn le) seem similar, like there is and like there isn't. If the faith in Jesus also follows this Chinese way, then it will be troublesome.

The cornerstone of Christian culture: one is one, two is two; yes is yes, no is no, not “算 (suàn)” and “算了 (suàn le)”. Some time ago, a brother shared with me that Chinese characters are very strange, and foreigners cannot understand them at all. For example, 中国队大胜美国队 (Zhōngguó duì dà shèng Měiguó duì, The Chinese team overwhelmingly defeated the American team), who won? The Chinese team won! 中国队大败美国队 (Zhōngguó duì dà bài Měiguó duì, The Chinese team was overwhelmingly defeated by the American team), the Chinese team also won. Very confusing, very confusing. If believing in the Lord also becomes like this, and you can't figure it out, then it will be troublesome. Therefore, the issue of authority is one is one, two is two.

Some people will question my authority. No beard on my face, no horns on my head, looking like a normal person, how can I have authority? I tell you, authority is in the faith, and my faith is what you cannot see. Then people ask me, How do you know you have authority? Because I believe I have authority, so I have authority.

Then they will ask, How do we know you will have authority? I said, Don't look at what I say, look at what I do. What I do creates the reputation of having authority. Cancer is healed, the paralyzed get up and walk, the mentally ill are healed. Why? Because I have authority. When demons are cast out, people return to normal. I often experience very miraculous things. Today I am still marveling: God, you are so wonderful!

Exercising Authority Relies on Faith

I want to experience more wonderful things in the days to come. Some time ago, someone needed healing, so I recorded two sentences of prayer and sent it to him. He prayed along with it and was healed. At that time, I was also very surprised and felt like I was daydreaming. If I put the healing prayer recording on the Internet in the future, I believe many people will be healed.

Why? Because I have the authority given by Jesus Christ. Exercising authority relies on faith. When I send out the healing prayer recording that I made, my faith is also sent out with it. My faith can bring down God's authority, which is very amazing. What I say counts, this is called authority. But whether what is said counts needs to be practiced, so start exercising the authority God has given you by faith. You must know that faith can bring God's authority upon you.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”(《Matthew》 28:18-20)

Exercising the authority of faith is very important. All authority in heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus Christ. So do you know in whose name we pray? We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Praying in the name of Jesus Christ is doing the same thing as Jesus himself. All authority in heaven and on earth belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. Then you pray in His name, and whatever you ask, our Father in heaven will accomplish it for you.

Prayer

Thank you, Lord, that you not only obtained all authority in heaven and on earth, resurrected and ascended, and sit at the right hand of God the Father. Lord, today you also want to give this authority to us, so that all of us who are in Jesus Christ can obtain all authority in heaven and on earth. Relying on the authority you have spoken, we can rebuke and trample on all the works of the devil.

Lord, you have given such authority, so that whatever I ask in prayer in Jesus Christ's name will be accomplished. Lord, we thank you for giving us such authority, and today reveal your word to us, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Authority is the key to the success of things.

If things are accomplished after I pray, it is not for any other reason, but because all authority in heaven and on earth belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. If you pray in my name and it doesn't work, but praying in the name of Jesus Christ will definitely work, because the only authority in heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus Christ. I have done many experiments, and other names besides the name of the Lord Jesus do not work. This authority is the key to success, the key to the true and living God, and the key to God manifesting His power.

China produced a Deng Xiaoping. If Deng Xiaoping had not proposed reform and opening up to invigorate the economy, I don't think China would be so prosperous today. Today, China has become the second largest economy in the world, surpassing many countries. I think this earth-shattering change is because of Deng Xiaoping's saying, Invigorate the economy, reform and open up. Because he said such a sentence, China has experienced tremendous changes in thirty-seven years. During this period, China has jumped from a poor country to a moderately prosperous country at an astonishing speed. Today, Chinese people have become the largest consumer group of world famous luxury brands. The key to the success of things lies in authority. Without authority, nothing counts.

Today everyone must know one thing: Because Jesus Christ has given His authority to us, what you say must be accomplished according to what you say. This is the key to the success of things. I think it would be great if everyone could know that they have such authority in their hands. The issue of authority is a core issue. Some things are non-negotiable. The issue of our Chinese territory is non-negotiable, and the issue of authority is also non-negotiable. Don't let the devil take away your authority. When you mention authority, you must know one thing: Why does cancer get better when you pray? Why do the paralyzed get up and walk when you pray? Why do these spirits of sickness have to retreat when you pray? It is because you have authority in your hands. Jesus Christ can overcome the power of the underworld.

I have done many experiments, such as the weather. The weather will listen to Jesus Christ. So when you use this authority to command the weather, the weather will listen to you. It does not follow the weather forecast, but follows the authority of Jesus Christ. This is because authority is the key to the success of things. Why does it listen? It is because you have this authority.

Jesus Christ has obtained all authority in heaven and on earth.

Jesus Became Flesh

Jesus Christ has obtained all authority in heaven and on earth. I tell you - there are two heavens, which is where the devil is; then there is the third heaven, where God is; and there is one heaven, which is where we are, what we can see. All the authority in heaven belongs to Jesus Christ, and then the earth and the underworld all belong to Jesus Christ. So why is this? I would like to mention a little bit of theology. Why did Jesus Christ become flesh? Because He must be a man. He is an angel who became a man. An angel who became a man cannot represent man in obtaining authority.

Why was Jesus Christ incarnated, born from the womb of Mary, and grew up like a baby like us? After growing up, what kind of thing will He do? He will accomplish one thing on this earth, He represents us.

If one person sins, then all mankind will die with her. If a Jesus Christ becomes flesh and comes to the world, and then represents us in overcoming the power of the underworld and resurrects from the dead, then those of us who trust in Him will also receive this power of resurrection with Him. This is what the original Bible says.

Jesus Christ did not suddenly become a human being from an angel in heaven in this world, but became flesh and overcame the power of the devil Satan in the flesh. Then all the authority in heaven, on earth, and under the earth belongs to Jesus Christ, which represents that mankind has taken back the authority that we should have had.

Our authority was taken away by the devil in the time of Adam and Eve, and then Jesus Christ represented us humans and took this authority back. Don't you think this is grace? Today we have the authority to control our destiny, what a great grace that is. In fact, we humans like to control our own destiny. Destiny is in my hands, and then we find that it is not in his hands, and what comes out is not what he can control at all.

A few days ago, a girl's fate in love was very bumpy. In fact, being in love is really very hurtful. She went to take wedding photos, and they were very beautiful. Then she came back and said to me that after taking them, they broke up, and after breaking up, she suffered a great trauma. We humans have always thought that destiny is in our own hands, and we can achieve our destiny through hard work, but later we found that it is not the case at all. Why? Because there is no authority, no authority to control destiny.

But today there is a great grace, there is this Jesus who came into the world to become flesh and took back our authority from the hands of the devil, so we can be ourselves again. People often like to be themselves again. I just want to be myself, but I can't be myself. Many people can't even decide when to sleep. They want to sleep but can't fall asleep. Some people in the church want to sleep but can't fall asleep, so they often listen to a Bible reader that I gave them, and they can fall asleep, because the sound released by the Bible reader carries authority.

All authority in heaven and on earth has been restored in Jesus Christ. If you have authority, what you say will be accomplished, isn't this grace? Before believing in the Lord, I wanted to live out a beautiful self, but I couldn't. But after believing in the Lord, I wanted to live out a beautiful self, and I had this ability and authority - the key is that Jesus Christ has obtained all authority in heaven and on earth, which is a very important concept. Some Christians, I am really surprised that their way of reading the Bible is completely different from my way of reading the Bible. He said: Jesus is Jesus, I am me, I cannot do what Jesus does, and Jesus cannot do some of the things I do. He completely separates himself from Jesus, and I don't think it is right to read the Bible like this. Because the Bible says:

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”(《Matthew》 28:18-20)

After receiving this authority, He said, Therefore go, which means giving authority to us. If this passage is not enough to illustrate the problem, there are many more passages that can illustrate the problem.

The Lord Jesus has given us authority and sent us out to heal the sick and cast out demons.

The Two Missions Carried Out by the Lord Jesus on Earth

Here we have some confusing questions. Many people think that our church does not do healing and casting out demons, and we do not have this gift. Today I want to use the scriptures in the Bible to explain a problem to you: All those who are sent by Jesus are doing healing and casting out demons. If you don't believe it, come and see with me that Jesus carried out two missions when He was on earth. The first mission is in Luke chapter nine, verse one:

When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.(《Luke》 9:1-2)

This is the first mission. Jesus had not yet received glory at that time, had not yet resurrected and ascended, but had already given this authority to His twelve disciples.

Why do this? It is to tell the people of this generation that this is how I send you. What do I send you to do? I send you to give you power and authority to subdue all demons, heal all kinds of diseases, and send them out to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God and heal the sick. Do you understand? If you cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to that place. How well this is said. If you put together what Jesus said and look at it carefully, you will know how important this casting out demons and healing the sick is. However, some people say that this is too difficult and it is a very high-level thing.

Today I tell you that this is not a high-level thing, it is a beginner-level thing, don't get the order wrong. This is a very easy thing, because God has given authority, and what you say will work. As a result, the disciples came back and said that the name of Jesus works. Hold on, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.(Refer to Luke 10:20). That is to say, casting out demons is a very elementary thing, and having your name written in heaven is a very advanced thing. But if you haven't even done the elementary thing, you can't do the advanced thing.

Therefore, today I think Jesus Christ sent out twelve disciples, so what does that mean? If Jesus sends a second time and He does different things, then we have reason to believe that different missions have different instructions for the disciples. But later Jesus said in Luke chapter ten:

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go,(Luke 10:1)heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’(《Luke》 10:9 )

The twelve disciples went out to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God. What is the gospel of the kingdom of God? Releasing those who are oppressed by the devil, and healing diseases is the best proof. If you want to say, what can be seen as the authority of God? It is healing and casting out demons. Having a terrible headache, it gets better after praying, isn't that authority? That is the authority of Jesus Christ, that is the kingdom of God coming.

But I think everyone must have some questions. When I listen to the questions asked by people taught in some churches, I feel very sorry. They come up and say: In the last days, the devil will also perform great miracles and deceive even the elect. Do you understand? He is talking about a topic - you have to be very careful even if you perform miracles. Then wouldn't it be more careful if you don't perform miracles? If you don't perform miracles, there is nothing to talk about.

Jesus Casts Out Demons by the Authority of the Kingdom of God

But today I want everyone to be clear about one thing: Jesus casts out demons by the authority of the kingdom of God. Today I tell you, if it is the devil in this world; the false prophets manifested in this world; then it is definitely not casting out demons.

Jesus said: Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.”(《Luke》11:17-19)

How could the devil cast out the demon of cancer or the spirit of death? How could the king of demons cast out his own little demons? He will not do this, he will only show miracles and deceive people. But healing and casting out demons must come from the kingdom of God. There is no way to cast out demons by the king of demons. Casting out demons must come from the kingdom of God. If you show other miracles and do some magic tricks, such as turning into a snake, and suddenly a snake comes out, I think it is also very magical. The snake in the field ran into his basin, I don't know how it came, this thing is very, very interesting.

Jesus only carried out two missions in the world. He carried out two missions in more than three years, why? - to instruct them to go there, to heal the sick in that city, and to tell them that the kingdom of God has come near to you. I tell you, if the kingdom of God comes to our lives, it must be healing and casting out demons, and our diseases will be healed. Jesus Christ was like this when He was on earth when sending people out. Today, He has all authority in heaven and on earth, ascended to sit at the right hand of God the Father, gives authority, and sends us out, will He carry the same command? Jesus Christ's command is the same yesterday, today, and forever. What Jesus Christ does has a very good consistency. He will never suddenly do this and do that, and not know what to do.

Jesus Christ has wanted to solve the problem of disease, poverty, curses, and human life since before the creation of the world. Everything that concerns human life is what God is interested in solving. Jesus came to tell them: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Refer to Matthew 28:18-19) Since they are His disciples, they are sent by Him, with His authority, and with faith to heal and cast out demons everywhere.

So if you are still not very clear, I will read another passage from the Bible, Mark chapter sixteen, verse fifteen. This also describes the same thing that Jesus did, although the words are not the same, He said this:

> He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:15-18)
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> Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it. Amen. (Mark 16:20)

These powerful words are well spoken. The Lord Jesus never said, Do not cast out demons, do not heal the sick. But the Lord Jesus later said something very important—*The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” He replied, “Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:17-20)* This does not mean Jesus does not want us to heal and cast out demons; do not be misled. Therefore, healing the sick is just an elementary step in your notes.

Yesterday afternoon, before the gathering, Sister YY came in and said, Pastor, let me share a testimony with you. I was very excited to hear it. She said, Yesterday night, after getting off work and returning home, I had a high fever and was shivering with cold. How could I attend the gathering tomorrow? She had to serve. Then YY sister's daughter, the youngest sister among us, laid hands on her mother and prayed, and after half an hour, she was healed! She slept, woke up in the morning, and nothing was wrong.

Yesterday night, sore throat, dizzy head, then fever, chills, shivering, but this morning able to come to the gathering normally, what happened? One thing happened, that this little sister had the authority of Jesus Christ in her hands and could rebuke the spirit of sickness to retreat and leave, and the disease was healed. If a ten-year-old child can do this, healing the sick and casting out demons is not an advanced thing, but an elementary one. Everyone must not reverse this order.

In the gospel of Jesus Christ, some teachings have been reversed. One reversal is: you cannot receive the Holy Spirit now, why? Because your life is not good enough. **Why does the Bible say we need to receive the Holy Spirit? Because our lives are not good enough! This is most correct. We are not good enough, so we need the Holy Spirit to help us. If you are good enough, what do you need the Holy Spirit for?**

**Everyone, change a concept—do not rely on the cultivation of the flesh, but rely on the Spirit of God.** Many people say that healing the sick and casting out demons is very complex, a very advanced thing. In fact, healing the sick and casting out demons is very elementary, because you have the authority to trample on the enemy of the devil in your hand. Because of your faith, Jesus Christ will surely accomplish it for you.

Although you still have many problems to deal with in your life, you can be sent out, and healing the sick is very simple matter. Do you believe it or not? If you believe, you can use this authority, and that is exercising the faith of authority. Everyone must not misunderstand, and remember that our doing this does not mean anything. You just have to keep practicing, using the faith of authority, and then we still have to deal with those problems in our own lives, understand?

You may be a lazy, world-loving person; you may still have many problems that must be dealt with; but casting out demons is casting out demons, and dealing with the problems in your own life is also something that must be done, because they are two different things. You cannot just want that and not this; we must do both. So, brothers and sisters, we must understand what Jesus meant in Luke 10:19:

> He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:18-20)

These words are spoken very well. The devil has been completely trampled and cannot harm you. But some people are often deceived. The devil says you are not good enough and still have many problems, but what does it matter? Having this problem is another matter, but I have received the authority given to me by Jesus Christ from heaven and earth, and I can trample on the enemy of the devil, Amen!

**If you still have these problems, deal with those problems. In turn, know that you have this authority and can practice using the faith of authority in Jesus Christ.** So Paul said it well. Do you think Paul had no problems? Paul still had problems. He was not a perfect person, but Paul was very clear that the gospel he preached **was not a gospel based on works, but a gospel based on faith.**

For example: If you believe you receive, you will receive, and it has little to do with your behavior. This is what Paul said, Jacob and Esau were not yet born, but God had already said that the older would serve the younger, which illustrates what? Because the younger is a person of faith, understand? You and I both, being people of faith, what can harm you? Nothing can harm you.

## When we are sent out, we go out with authority.

This authority is obtained through your faith. I believe I have authority, and you believe you do not have authority, are two different situations. I am amazed at God's faithfulness. God never said, wait until your life is perfect, and then I will give you authority, did He? If you find it, tell me, and I have not read such a thing in the Bible either. We are not perfect people. Was Peter? The one who denied the Lord three times. Was Thomas? A man of little faith. If measured by the standards of the world, these people are not great, but when they are sent out, they all have the authority to overcome the devil, which is amazing. **It does not depend on people's behavior, but on people's faith, the authority to overcome the devil—depends on your faith.**

The day before yesterday, my wife was leading a Bible study above, and I was responding to a message from a stranger below. His father-in-law had a kind of wandering pain all over his body, that is, the pain ran around on his body, and the cause could not be found. Some said he had a bag or a tumor growing. But he didn't grow anything; it was just wandering pain. That’s a typical demon; you do not even have to think about it.

Then he came to me: Can you help me? I said, I really hope I can help you. Then at this time, he replied with a very interesting sentence. He said, When I contacted you, I felt the power of the Holy Spirit come upon me, and my whole body was feverish. And then there was a strong feeling in me—to pray for my father-in-law. Although he did not tell me what happened later, I am telling you that this is a very wonderful thing. God is so faithful. I often experience these wonderful things, which is much better than watching a movie.

I want to share with you Nehemiah chapter 1. When we are sent out, God will surely give you this authority to overcome the devil, which has nothing to do with your behavior. There are mainly two levels of interpretation of authority: First, the hand can take up snakes. I always thought that the hand can take up snakes meant really taking a snake. Later, I saw a report saying that a pastor played with snakes all day long. He said, My hand can take up snakes, and then he was bitten by a snake. This is very interesting. Isn't it that your hands can take up snakes? But I think it's a bit weird to preach with a snake all day long. Then I knelt there and prayed, Lord, how do you explain, ‘the hand can take up snakes?' Speaking in tongues, I can speak; casting out demons, I can also do; and the signs will accompany those who believe, this can all be explained. As for ‘the hand can take up snakes,’ should I also take a snake one day?

Later, when I was praying, God gave me a revelation. He said, Go and look at the staff in Moses' hand. I immediately understood. The staff in Moses' hand was a snake. When thrown on the ground, it was a snake; when picked up, it was a staff. I suddenly realized that this was another level. **The hand can take up snakes—representing authority. Since you are holding a snake in your hand, it means you can overcome the authority of the devil. What is the symbol of the devil? It is a snake. Satan is the embodiment of a snake.** So, you are holding it in your hand; you can imagine Satan, the snake, becoming a staff in your hand. **As long as it becomes a staff in your hand, that is authority, representing the authority to overcome the power of Satan.**

Therefore, in Exodus chapter 4:

> Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” And when he threw it on the ground, it became a snake, and Moses ran from it. Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. (Exodus 4:2-4)

How amazing, and then what?

> “This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.” (Exodus 4:5)

It proves that God is with Moses.

This is a very wonderful thing. The Lord gave Moses the staff in his hand, which actually represents authority. After that, do you know what happened? When Moses stood on the edge of the Red Sea, with the elite Egyptian soldiers behind him and the Red Sea in front of him, Moses said, God, there are elite Egyptian soldiers behind me and the Red Sea in front of me. What should I do? As a result, *the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. (Exodus 14:15-16)* See it? This snake-turned staff, staff-turned snake, and then when held in hand, stretched out towards the sea. You do not need to implore the Lord. Today, as long as you use the authority in your hand, the sea water will be separated. Imagine the Lord of heaven and earth. He has given this authority into your hands, and when you stretch them out, the sea will be divided on both sides as a wall. People who experienced these things were extremely shocked. This is the staff in Moses' hand. You do not need to implore the Lord God at all, because God has already given authority.

Therefore, today I am here to teach everyone to **begin to take up the authority in your hands, trample on the enemy of the devil, and rebuke the evil spirit behind this disease to retreat.** Some people ask me how to pray, and this is how I pray. I pray for three hours, pray for eight hours, and the illness is cured. They will ask me, Pastor Liu, how do you pray for eight hours? They thought I made an eight-hour long sermon-like prayer. It is not that simple! **In the name of Jesus Christ, command the devil to retreat. Whatever the disease is, that is the spirit.** This is the authority that Moses used to lead the Israelites to separate the Red Sea. Today, it is also in your and my hands. The hand can take up snakes and trample on the enemy of the devil.

Jesus can walk on the sea, and Jesus can rebuke the wind and waves, and the wind and waves will stop and be calm. He commanded this and commanded that, but once on the boat, they forgot. Seeing the ferocity of the wind and waves, they were afraid. *“Where is your faith?”* he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” (Luke 8:25) **In fact, Jesus had already given them His authority. If a disciple stood there and rebuked the wind and waves to stop, they would definitely stop.**

You must know that the authority that Jesus Christ has given is to do the things that Jesus did, which you and I can also do. He has given this authority to us. Our hands can take up snakes. In our hands we have a staff. Jesus cursed the fig tree, and “Jesus rebuked the unclean spirits.” He has clearly demonstrated all of this for us, so you must also practice the authority in your hands in this way. If you do not practice, you will not see any effects. For example, Moses raised his staff towards the sea. If he did not raise it, the water would not separate; if in the days of Joshua, the priests carrying the ark did not step into the Jordan River, the water would still not separate. So today, I am teaching you a very important lesson, which is the lesson of practicing faith. Exercise the authority in your hands with faith. If you are so scared of a cold that you run away, then when a cancer patient comes to you, you are going to die. There is no need to be afraid. Whether you are afraid or not, it is still there; whether you have faith or not, it is still there. Then let's just resist this thing with faith, and then start to stand firm and you will see authority manifested through your hands, showing the glory of God.

## Exercise authority with faith, doing what Jesus Christ did!

When you exercise with faith, you will find that God does not like us to implore Him. Moses was imploring God there, and God criticized him. Why are you imploring me? Do not implore God. Exercise authority with faith, because this authority has already been given to you and me. Then, when you exercise with faith, seize every opportunity. I am very grateful, because when a cancer patient came among us, I notified everyone about this incident, and many brothers and sisters signed up to participate. Those who signed up to begin serving received grace and could exercise the authority in their hands through cancer, and you can overcome the spirit behind cancer. The spirit of cancer will run away when it sees you and hears your name. Those hiding behind are doing what? What are those who have not practiced doing? Cancer is a scary thing. If you think you are scared, you should stay away, but can you outrun cancer, outrun that demon?

Once, I was casting out demons in a room, and then a sister came over, peeked at the window, and ran away. I said, Come back, come back. No matter how fast your two legs are, they can't outrun a dog, can't outrun a demon, and can't even outrun a pig. Four legs are always faster than your two legs. Where are you running to? Later, thank the Lord, after a year or two of training, no one was afraid of casting out demons again. They found it quite fun and just patched things up and prayed there. Even the weakest among us knew what casting out demons was and were not afraid. So, you must seize every opportunity to exercise authority with faith and not wait until the cancer has grown on your body before you think of exercising. We start from small things and practice in a real way. Your practice will never exceed your faith. I do not believe that a person's faith can grow into a fat person in one day. I believe that a person's faith starts from zero and then rises little by little, and each growth is a process of practice.

Later, I discovered that what does it mean for our names to be recorded in heaven? The first heaven knows our names, and the second heaven also knows our names. The second heaven is the heaven of angels and demons, and the third heaven also knows our names. If you fight a battle with the devil and win, the devil will say, Wow, this person is amazing. Then in the devil's world, all the little demons in this level know your name and know that they cannot beat you, they'd better just give up. Then they fought another battle. Even more powerful demons came, and then the demons at this level suddenly knew your name. I think my name should be quite famous in the kingdom of the devil. I also hope that each of you is very famous. This is entering the kingdom of the devil. If you enter, practice and exercise authority, and your name will become louder and louder in the spiritual realm. I will tell you what will happen: You will just be walking around, and the sunlight will shine on the demon, and the demon will be here. Oh, this is Peter, and he is entering Peter’s shadow. Let's go quickly. The demons will quickly leave. Why? Because Peter's name has become very famous in the devil's kingdom. He does not dare to oppose you. As long as Jesus Christ says a word, the devil will go down.

Because the authority and faith of Jesus Christ are really clear in the devil's kingdom, how do you become clear? Because in Acts chapter 19, there is such a record: There was a man whom the devil struck. He did not know the devil very well. He went to cast out demons. The demon spoke up, saying, I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you? If it is said that you are as famous as Paul and as famous as Jesus Christ in the devil's kingdom; wow, it is so powerful, and I hope that day will come to us sooner, where do we start? Start from daily practice, like practicing martial arts, squat in a horse stance for eight hours to lay a good foundation. The foundation is exercising faith. Everyone must know that we are all people who trust in Jesus, and he gifts us authority to be children of God, this sentence is very important!

Being children of God, children of God, can you imagine that? If a king's son is in the king's country, is there any problem? There is no problem. He is prosperous everywhere. *Today, we are children of the living God, not born of blood, nor of carnal desire, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13)* What does God regenerate us to do? To be children of the living God. This is authority, and then you use this authority given by the eternal God to Jesus Christ to deal with the enemy of the devil, and there is no way you cannot overcome. The way I have traversed is solely based on a simple faith like this. All problems are problems of authority. Today, the problem of authority has been solved, and all achievements are problems of authority, so today, the problem of authority has been solved. Why can't things be achieved? There is a lack of practice in using the faith of authority. Whoever has the authority counts, and whoever can reign.

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What we need to exercise is faith, which will surely grow in exercise, and will definitely not grow without exercise. So, the brothers and sisters among us, even those who still have a bit of a problem on them, are practicing, aren't they? The words we speak with our mouths will bring things to pass. Yesterday, I encountered a sister who challenged me with one sentence: Pastor Liu, are all your prayers answered? I said, Yes! Then she didn't quite believe it. I said, I know. Let me tell you one thing: even if I die and am not successful, it will be successful after I die. Ah, that's how it is. It turns out that I still believe that he will be successful. Although it has not been achieved today, it will be achieved on the day I die. But I hope to see many things achieved while I am alive, and in fact, that is also the case. *Be a person of faith, and God says, Let there be, and there will be; if he decrees, it will stand firm. (Psalm 33:9)* This is authority, and today you can also do it— to say it is, and it is, Amen!

So, when I often lead everyone in prayer, I say, Wonderful things are about to happen, and beautiful things are about to be accomplished. Say to the person next to you: Wonderful things are about to happen, and beautiful things are about to be accomplished. This is authority. Amen!