Do you fear even talking about the devil and his demons for fear that they might overcome you?
Would you be hesitant in dealing with someone who is
demon-possessed or minimally oppressed by the enemy?
C. S. Lewis once wrote that we often fall prey to two
equal yet opposite errors concerning the Devil.
Sometimes we take him far too seriously. Other times we
do not take him seriously enough.
So, the Devil is happy if you are preoccupied with him
all day long.
And he's just as happy when you hardly give him a thought
at all.
I believe that most of us fall into the latter error—we
don't take him seriously enough.
We need to be reminded that Satan is a living enemy,
crafty in the way he seeks our destruction.
We wonder why there is so much violence on our streets
and in our homes.
We wonder why there is so much greed.
We wonder why our sexuality is so backwards. It's Satan!
Satan is preoccupied with your relationship with Christ
and your relationship in Christ's cause.
Before you became a Christian, his main interest was to
blind you to the truth about Christ.
Satan sought to seduce you into his terrain. Once you
become a Christian, he will do everything he can to render you ineffective for
Christ and Christ's cause.
At the same time
you can overcome him with the boldness and authority that is given you through
Jesus Christ - and your standing in God.
You do not need to
fear the enemy!
You do not need to fear the enemy because you are a child
of God!
I encourage you to realize who you are in Jesus!
You have been given a spirit of power, and of love, and
of a sound mind!
Repeat after me:
"In Jesus, I
am an overcomer."
"In the name
of Jesus, I bind and cast out all spirits that would attempt to keep me in a
low place."
"Lord, You are
the God of the valleys. Cast out every
valley spirit in the name of Jesus!"
"In the name
of Jesus, I break and divide every demonic confederacy against my life."
"Greater is He
in me, than He who lives in the world!"
Just a thought for a Wednesday.
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