RESIST THE DEVIL NOW

  


"Neither give place to the devil.' Ephesians 4:27 KJV

  The word 'grant or give ' is the Greek word 'didōmi' it means to grant permission and the word 'place' is the Greek word  'topos' and it means to power, opportunity or occasion for acting .

 This means the devil always seeks for legal grounds before attacking anybody . You must first give him the licence through our utterances and thoughts before he can take over your marriage, business, family  etc  Our cries and murmuring are music in his ears . 

   He is controlled by the word of God and persons who are ignorant of Gods word easily fall prey by unknowingly giving Satan the right to operate in their lives. These persons are guided by their feelings like Eve was before losing Eden to Satan. God is not moved by our feelings the same way your cable or phone network subscriptions is not moved by how you feel but by the terms of the contract that binds you with the company . They will disconnect you as soon as you run out of subscription .

    Likewise God is king over his kingdom and we are his subjects, his kingdom operates by rules instituted by the king for the benefits of all subjects. Therefore, every  act of contravening God's laws in the Bible is seen as an affront against the kingdom and opens doors to satanic attacks .  Fear and arrogance ( not being under divine and human authority  Rom.13) are indicators that a person is under  Satan's control. In Eden  Adam and Eve rejected God's government and fell. 

   Keeping our eyes on Jesus Christ serves as  our source of strength from the Devil's attacks ( Hebrew 11;27:  Heb 11;2-3 ) and being committed to regular prayers of faith while seeking God's help . 

Clinging to God's word  puts the Devil away "Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.'  Psalms 119:80 KJV

 When the devil tries to fill your heart with filthy thoughts which generates filthy behaviour quickly seek to know what God's word says about such a thinking and read it out loud (John 15:3) doing this destroys devilish thoughts.

     The devil tries to plants seeds of corruption and self destruction in our minds and the Bible says " Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Peter 1:4 KJVBible 

     To fight the devil you must be willing to give up your cravings out of love for the lord,  the Bible says " And those who  are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." Galatians 5:24 NKJVBible  It is difficult for a believer to be controlled by Satan  as long as he or she  does not take pride in owning any material thing. Materialism ( confidence in material possession ) is a sign of spiritual weakness and vulnerability to Satanic attacks .

   Set your mind on the ultimate Christian goal  which is honour by the lord (Hebrew 11:25-26, Hebrew 12:2 ) and always exercise a strong willpower and determination not to yield to Satan. This is easy when we genuinely fear the lord " The fear of the Lord  is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death."Proverbs 14:27 NKJV  We demonstrate our fear for the lord through our giving to the church and the poor ( Deut.14:23) 

     Be serious and sober about serving the lord . ( Thes5:8; 1Peter5:8) the lord desires to have a serious relationship with you and he will deliver you from Satan (2Pet2:9; Heb 2:18 ) and he will be with you always , the scriptures says " When you pass through the waters, I will  be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. 'Isaiah 43:2 NKJVBible 

Prayer : Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power to overcome temptation  in Jesus name . 
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