“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matt. 16:19 ESV)

Jesus gave authority over the power of the enemy

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” (Luke 10:19 ESV)

“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 ESV)

Believers will do the works that Jesus did

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12 ESV)

We have been given authority to cast out demons

“And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues.” (Mark 16:17 ESV)

“The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” (Luke 10:17 ESV)

We have been given weapons with divine power to destroy strongholds

“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…” (2 Cor. 10:3-5 ESV)

Therefore…

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.” (Luke 10:19-21 ESV)

“But test everything; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thess. 5:21 ESV)

Test the spirits

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” ( 1 John 4:1 ESV)

Test yourselves

“Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” (2 Cor. 13:5 ESV)

Test your faith

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” (James 1:2-3 ESV)

Therefore…

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Rom. 12:2 ESV)

“So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:7 ESV)

“…let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Heb. 12:1 NLT)

Put off your former way of life

“…put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.” (Eph. 4:22 NIV)

Persevere

“You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.” (Heb. 10:36 NIV)

Therefore…

“The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.” (Rom. 23:12 NIV)

“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for edification, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” (Eph. 4:29)

Keep your lips from speaking evil

“For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.” (1 Peter 3:10 ESV)

“So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!” (James 3:5 ESV)

Bridle your tongue

“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.” (James 1:26 ESV)

Therefore…

“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” (Col. 4:6 ESV)

“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!” (Psalm 141:3 ESV)

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14 ESV)

“Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.” (1 Chron. 16:11)

God’s face is His presence

When the Bible talks about seeking the face of God, or speaking with God face to face, as Moses did, it doesn’t mean you actually see God’s physical face, because, no one can see God’s face and live (Exo. 33:20). According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Face [N] means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [RSV, 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Genesis 3:8 ; Compare Exodus 33:14 Exodus 33:15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence").

Therefore…

“Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.” (Psalm 31:16)

“Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.” (Psalm 119:135)

“God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us.” (Psalm 67:1)

“O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.” (Psalm 80:19)

“Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.” (Psalm 105:4)

“The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.” (Num. 6:25-26)

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10 NASV)

Abundant: present in great quantity; more than adequate; over sufficient, two-a-penny; full, rich, filled, generous, lavish, ample, infinite, overflowing, exuberant, teeming, copious, inexhaustible, bountiful, luxuriant, profuse, well-provided, well-supplied, bounteous , plenteous.

In God’s right hand there are pleasures forever

“You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” (Psalm 16:11 NASV)

Every good thing is from God

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” (James 1:17 NASV)

God teaches you to profit

“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go.” (Isa. 48:17 NASV)

Therefore…

"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matt. 6:33 NASV)

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” (Isa. 61:1 ESV)

Prison: any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.

Compassion for those in prison

“For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.” (Heb. 10:34 ESV)

“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” (Matt. 25:36 ESV)

Therefore…

“Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me.” (Psalm 142:7 ESV)

“Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” (Heb. 13:3 ESV)

“He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.” (Isa. 7:15 ESV)

Gracious words are like a honeycomb

“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” (Prov. 16:24 ESV)

Therefore…

“My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.” (Prov. 24:13 ESV)

But, not too much

“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.” (Prov. 25:27 ESV)

The rules of the Lord are sweeter than honey

“The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.” (Psalms 19:7-11 ESV)

“The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.” (Prov. 11:25 ESV)

Always having sufficiency for every good deed

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” (2 Cor. 9:8 ESV)

Good measure, pressed down

“Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 ESV)

Therefore…

“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Heb. 13 :16 ESV)

“May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalm 115:15 ESV)