As followers of Christ we have access to all kinds of resources both spiritual and physical according to the promises of God. But how do we draw upon these resources? The keys to these resources are found in his word. What God has recorded in his word is authoritative. That means, we can have what God has promised based on the authority of his word. God is faithful and keeps his word. And the promises of the word are our keys to God’s blessings. It just like having a key ring with the keys to your home or to your car. These keys can unlock things in the natural world. Thus, when we make use of our spiritual keys by faith, we are able to draw on the resources that God has made available to us. But in order to utilize these keys we have to (1) be aware of them, (2) activate and receive them by faith and (3) and develop our understanding and our capacity to use them. So, for instance if I was in need of God’s peace I would need to be aware of the specific promises in God’s word about peace, I would need to receive those promises by faith and confess with my mouth that I have them and I would need to develop my capacity to experience God’s peace by resisting feelings of anxiety and negative circumstances that I was experiencing.
Thus, as we practice and discipline ourselves to utilize our spiritual keys we become stronger and more reliant on Lord. And the great thing about spiritual keys once we have made them an essential part of our lives then no one can take them away for us. Some one could take away our physical keys, but never our spiritual keys. There are ours to use forever!
So now as we read through God’s word we can discover the promises that God has given that we can add to our own ring of spiritual keys. Here are some examples:
The Key of Salvation: I have received God’s gift of eternal life; for God so loved the world that whoever believed on him would not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
The Key of Jesus as Lord: Jesus I receive you as my Lord today for at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Philippians 2:10, 11
The Key of the indwelling Holy Spirit: I receive you Holy Spirit and ask you to live in and through me today because I am not in the flesh but in the Spirit by allowing the Spirit of God to live in me. Romans 8:9
The Key of God’s love: I receive your love because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5
The Key of Christ’s righteousness: I receive your righteousness because you bore our sins in your body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. 1 Peter 2:24
The Key of Christ’s Joy: I receive your joy because you have spoken these things to us, that your joy may remain in us, and that our joy may be made full. John 15:11
The key of the Blessing of Abraham: I receive the blessing because you have redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us that the blessing of Abraham might come on us through Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:13, 14
The key of God’s wisdom: I receive your wisdom because in you Lord Jesus are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. Colossians 2:3
The key of God’s guidance: I receive your guidance for we have the mind of Christ 1 Corinthians 2:16
The key of Christ’s anointing: I receive your anointing because we can do all things through Christ, who strengthens us. Philippians 4:13
The Key of Christ’s peace: I receive your peace that you have left us, your peace that you gave to us; not as the world gives. John 14:27
The Key of grace: I receive your grace and favor because you are able to make all grace abound toward us. 2 Corinthians 9:8
The key of provision: I receive your provision because you supply our every need according to your riches in glory. Philippians 4:19
The key of glory: I receive your glory that you gave us that we may be one, even as you and the Father are one. John 17:22
The key of God’s kingdom: I receive your kingdom for you have placed the reality of your kingdom of within us. Luke 17:21
The key of healing: I receive your healing because by your strips we are healed. 1 Peter 2:24
The key of comfort: I receive your comfort because you Father are the God of all comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3
The key of rest: I receive your rest because you said you would give rest to those who come to you. Mathew 11:28-29
The key of protection: I receive your protection for we are guarded by the power of God. 1 Peter 1:5
The key of no fear: I receive freedom from fear because Jesus destroyed him who held the power of death. Hebrews 2:14, 15
The key of discipline: I receive your correction and discipline because Lord disciplines those whom he loves. Hebrews 12:6
The keys of no care and no condemnation: But I do not receive care or condemnation because I cast all my care on to the Lord and there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 1 Peter 5:6, 7; Romans 8:1
As we apply these and other keys from God’s word we are can unlock the victory over our circumstances.