READ: 1
PETER 5:6-11
God has
made provision for every weapon we will ever need in spiritual warfare. He
knows how tough the battle will get in these end-times. He has, therefore,
created such powerful weapons that will enable us to emerge victorious after
every spiritual duel. God is ready to give you the ability to confront and
conquer the devil. All you need to do is to be willing to receive the ability.
You must be willing to draw upon the divine ability and resist the devil.You
are given an important assignment in James 4:7, “Therefore submit to God, resist
the devil and he will flee from you.” We are to resist the devil. It is
sheer display of ignorance when some pray to bind the devil. The time to get
the devil bound is still in the future. An angel from heaven will bind Satan
and put him away for a thousand years. We can bind demons but we are to resist
the devil. By trying to bind the devil we are only admitting to Satan our lack
of knowledge of the order given us, and he will laugh at this. How are we to
resist the devil? We are given a clue in 1 Peter 5:8-9: “Be sober, be vigilant; because
your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings
are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.”We are to resist the
devil by being steadfast in faith. You cannot resist the devil casually. You
are to resist steadfastly, until the devil begins to move. You will gain
confidence as you continue to resist the devil. Your main assignment is to
dislodge the agents of the devil planted around you to make up for his
inability to be everywhere at the same time. Every Christian must be involved
with the deliverance ministry. We are to go to the enemy. It is our duty to
find out who needs deliverance and execute the deliverance. You are to take the
battle to the gates of the enemy, smash the gates down and set the captives free.
God expects us to be terror to the devil. He wants us to carry out a holy
invasion against the enemy’s camp.
MEMORIZE:
JAMES 4:7 –Therefore submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.
