Pray: “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” [1]
“Submit yourselves to God! Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” [2]
Listen to your conscious. The Bible warns against a conscious seared by fire. [3] A conscious seared by fire does not work. A good conscious is rooted in the fear of God. Praise God for your conscious.
“For this purpose, was the Son of God manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil.” [4]
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Jesus said this in response to the disciples telling Him, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” [5]
“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons...” [6]
“Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.” “I cast out demons by the Spirit of God.” Jesus referred to casting out demons as robbing a strongman of his goods. The strong man is a metaphor for a demon. The binding of him refers to how Jesus disables him as the believer places him in the hands of God. The “spoiling” of the strong man’s goods refers to his captive being set free from him. [7]
“They overcame him [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” [8] The blood of the Lamb cancelled all Satan’s claims against us because the blood of the Lamb removed our sins. The Word of our Testimony is JESUS. He is our Redeemer. Whether or not the Lord delivers us from death threats, we are determined to serve Him... “they did not love their lives to the death.”
“God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” [9]
The mission of the Church is “to open the eyes of unbelievers, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they might receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them which are made holy by faith in Christ.” [10]
The Lord provides us spiritual weapons and protection to overcome the evil one. [11]
We are more than conquerors through Christ that loves us. [12]
The day is coming when evil will end. However, until that day we must fight the good fight of faith. [13]
To seek to save souls is to enter the battle against Satan.
The awesomely bright side to spiritual warfare is SALVATION. One of the greatest of blessings this side of heaven is to be God’s vessel to share the Gospel with a lost soul and see that person saved by the power of Christ.
[1] Matthew 6:13
[2] James 4:7
[3] 1 Timothy 4:2
[4] 1 John 3:8
[5] Luke 5:17, 19
[6] Mark 16:17; (Mark 9:38-39; Acts 16:18; 19:11-16)
[7] Matthew 12:28-29
[8] Revelation 12:11
[9] 2 Timothy 1:7
[10] Acts 26:18
[11] Ephesians 6:10-18
[12] Romans 8:37
[13] Revelation 20:10, 15; 1Timothy 6:12
[12] Romans 8:37
[13] Revelation 20:10, 15; 1Timothy 6:12
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