In my last blog, I explained how GOD has shown us how He is our protector in every situation, even against the evil one. I then ended with a question which I intend to address today, which is, "why then do people who claimed to have accepted Jesus as LORD still get attacked by the devil?"
Now, first of all, we must understand that the devil makes attempts every time to attack us, but he doesn't have the power to succeed. Surprisingly, we give him the power to succeed in his attack over us. Sounds surprising right? Let me explain.
As I said earlier, to believe a thing is to place confidence in that thing, that is to believe that thing is what it says it is. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" [Proverbs 18:21]. Our words are very powerful, the question is what are you confessing?
Once Jesus and His disciples were attacked by a storm, a typical person would conclude saying he has been attacked by a storm. But what did Jesus do? He used the authority through His words which is and must be in line with GOD, which was, "peace be still. He took charge of the situation. We have to understand there is nothing too hard for GOD and He has given us His protection. What we are to do is to believe it completely and when something looks like an attempted attack from the devil, you show him who is boss through your words! And what is the word, the scriptures! As the Bible say, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." [James 4:7].
To resist the devil doesn't mean you telling the devil, "I resist you". He would laugh and know that you don't understand your new position with Christ. To resist the devil implies you making use of armour of GOD, as well as the blood of the lamb and the words of your testimony; [ref. Ephesians 6:10-20; Revelations 12:11]. Remember this, if the devil can attack you, then he can attack Jesus! Why am I saying this? The power and authority we have is the reward given to Jesus for a job well done when He fulfilled His mission here on earth. It is this exact power He has bestowed on everyone, I repeat, everyone who believes! As simple as A,B,C. However, we who believe are to build ourselves in our most Holy faith, which is being transformed by the renewing of our minds everyday, allowing our new stand to be part and parcel of us; to become what think about, dream about and most importantly, do.
We are joint heirs with Christ and we must always remember that [ref. Romans 8:17]. The devil only attacks ignorant Believers, that is those who don't know how powerful they are, and as such when the devil displays, they easily think he is powerful, and he is not! Why? Jesus disarmed him of all powers! Remember that. All he does is just show off. I gave an example of the storm that Jesus faced. What else did Jesus mean when He told His disciples, "O you of little faith", other than the fact that they should look up to the One who is above the storm. True, they didn't have the Holy Spirit at that time, but Jesus was with them which would have been their confidence and not a person to cry to out of fear. How much more you whom GOD has given the ability of Christ.
To fully understand your authority, you need to study and meditate on the manual, which is the scriptures. The Bible says, "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" [Romans 10:17]. You need to properly study the word which would make you understand what the authority GOD has given you is. The Bible says, the Word of GOD is the sword of the Spirit; [ref. Ephesians 6:17].
So, whatever you face as a challenge, do not cry and say you have been attacked rather, use the authority which the armour of GOD, so that you can stand against the wiles of the devil. [Ref. Ephesians 6:10-20]. The armour in the real sense is the embodiment of Jesus and our faith in Him.
Life has been made very easy just by you studying and meditating on the Word with Christ as our focus, believing Him and putting Him to use, because He is our life. The more you focus on Him the more you live His life which is equally ours. The devil fears those who know their stand in Christ. Head knowledge of the word is one thing, practical use of the word is another. Faith without the work of faith is dead.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven't. Pray out loud, "Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive Salvation now. Thank You for saving me!" Congratulations, you're born again, you are now brand new!
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GOD BLESS YOU.
Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are taken from New King James Version (NKJV).
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