Christ Jesus has given us the power to bind and loose and also affirmed to us that we have God’s backing on this. But why has this been difficult for many believers? Why is it that many believers are suffering under the oppression of the devil? Why are they unable to loosen themselves and bind the devil, having been already empowered by Christ Jesus? This is because of unbelief and ignorance.

Many believers are still suffering under ignorance. They are not well armed with God’s word and thus, cannot speak forth to resist the devil and put him in his place. Some are armed with God’s word to an extent, but continually living in sin keeps them bound and unable to bind the devil and loosen those under his bondage. Others are too weak spiritually as they neither pray enough nor fast, making them unable to exercise the powers that Christ Jesus has freely given to all who truly believe in Him (Matthew 17:14-21).

Beloved, we need to deepen ourselves in the study of the scriptures, research into it, abide by it and constantly use God’s word as our sword against the enemy. We should not be afraid to bind the evil forces that trouble us and intercede to loosen the souls that are under the grip of the devil. We should be aware that when God empowers us to bind and loosen, we should not drift back into sin, thereby making ourselves prone to the attack of those evil forces that we have bound. Falling in and out of sin, weakens us and reduces the potency of our spoken word, thus making us unable to act powerfully as we ought to as God’s children.