Our Authority in Finances

Genesis 1:1, 26-28, 31
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion…
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

God created Adam and put him in Eden. He told him to dress and keep the Garden, and gave him dominion over all the works of His hands. In one sense of the word, Adam originally was the ‘god of this world’. Adam had dominion; he called the shots. One of the things God put on this earth for His man was wealth, and there is enough of it to go round.

Psalms 24:1
1 The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalms 8:4,5
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

The word ‘angels’ in this verse is the same word used for ‘God’ in Genesis 1:26. God made man as much like Himself as He could, just a shade lower than Himself. Adam had dominion. He called the shots and was in charge of the wealth on earth. It was put there for him and his descendants to enjoy. But Adam committed high treason. He disobeyed God. Adam was separated from God, and Satan became the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4: 4).

Haggai 2:8
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

Psalms 50:10,12
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

All the wealth on earth belongs to God, and He gave it to man.

Romans 6:16
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Adam chose to obey the devil, and thus became a servant of sin and Satan. Satan became man’s spiritual father, as well as man’s lord. Satan was able to take a hold of the dominion that Adam had. Adam delivered it to him.

The Adam that delivered the authority to Satan is called the first Adam. Praise God, there is a second Adam, also called the last Adam. Through His sacrifice, He redeemed us from the curse of poverty, defeated the devil and stripped him of that authority that the first Adam gave him. He then gave that authority back to us, which we exercise in the name of Jesus!

Colossians 2:15
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Satan is defeated, but is still the ‘intelligence’ behind poverty, lack, etc. Jesus met Satan in his domain and defeated him. One translation says, “And having stripped principalities and powers…” What did He strip them of? He stripped them of their authority. We need to get a hold of this truth in our spirits. Jesus defeated the devil. When He rose from the dead, He said, “All power (authority) is given unto me in heaven and in earth…” (Matthew 28: 18). He then delegated the authority to the Church, and He said for us to go in His name. (vs. 19)

We are redeemed from the devil’s dominion (Colossians 1:12-14). Our Father has made us qualified to partake in the inheritance of the saints in light. Part of that inheritance is our redemption from poverty and lack. Satan does not have any authority over us anymore. We are no longer in his kingdom; we have a new master. Satan is the one trying to make you poor; he is the one trying to keep the money from coming in. He is the one working behind the scenes. But the good news is that he has been defeated!

As far as your finances are concerned, Satan is a nobody. As a believer in Christ, you are no longer under Satan’s dominion. God wants us prosperous financially, and we are taking our place. We are going to exercise our dominion in this area just like we do when it comes to sickness and disease and sin. Poverty is also a work of the devil, and we will take our authority.

How to use your Authority in Finances

1. Claim Whatever You Need or Want
You can claim it because all the wealth belongs to our Father. He didn’t put it here because of the devil and his children, He put it here for us. Adam sold out to the devil, but Jesus came, and broke the power of the devil over us. He delivered us, drew us to Himself, and gave us the authority to use His name.

John 14:13-14
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

The word “ask” means to ‘demand as your right or privilege’. Your needs and your wants being supplied is your right and privilege. It belongs to you because of the finished work of redemption. God owns everything and we are His heirs, and we are joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:17). Claim whatever you need or want in the name of Jesus. Also, you should understand that faith grows, so start where you are at. I got a hold of this in the 80s. The first time I exercised my faith for finances was for ₦130, which was a lot of money in 1989. I needed that amount, so I claimed it in the name of Jesus, and I got it within 24 hours.

2. Tell Satan to Take His Hands Off Your Money

Luke 10:19
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Sometimes, the way we pray for money is not so right. “Oh God, send me money,” isn’t the best way to pray. The truth is, God does not have cash in heaven. The money we need is here on earth. There is a devilish system – an intelligence – that wants to keep it from you. Tell the devil to take his hands off it. He is the one trying to keep it from coming to you.

3. Say, “Go Ministering Spirits, and Cause the Money to Come”

I read in one of E.W Kenyon’s books where he said the Lord gave him this revelation. Brother Hagin said the Lord told him the same thing, and it lines up with God’s word.

There are resources that God wants to bring your way. When I needed that ₦130, I claimed it in the name of Jesus. I told the devil to take his hands off it. I said, “Go, ministering spirits, and cause the money to come”, and by the next day I got it! Another time, years ago, I needed a pair of black shoes, I decided that I wasn’t going to buy it with my money, but rather use my faith. I got 3 black shoes. Those angels must have worked extra! Angels can influence people on your behalf.

Psalms 103:20
20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

Angels excel in strength. Angels have more to do with our lives than we think.

Hebrews 1:13-14
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Notice it says they are sent forth to minister ‘for’, and that is talking about us. This can be likened to a waiter or waitress in a restaurant who waits on a customer, gives him the menu, waits for him to place his orders, and go to get what he wants.

Luke 6:38
38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Some of the things you need are in the hands of men. Relationships are important. We need to walk in love, be respectful, and be polite to fellow men. This is very important, because God blesses us through men. Angels can influence people on your behalf. They could put thoughts in the minds of some people to do you good, and you need to take advantage of that by speaking right.

Don’t let the devil cheat you of God’s blessings! Take your place as a believer and demand your rights. What do you need or want? Claim it in the name of Jesus, command the devil to take his hands off your money and release angels to bring all the money in! This is how to exercise your authority in the place of finances!