What
matters is what you do when the wicked one comes to sift you like
wheat.
There is no
question of his existence.
There is no
question that he comes to:
oppress you
discourage you
cause doubt
take back territory
cause worry
To be at
peace with God is a wonderful thing. And hopefully you have been there at times. But to know the
enemy and learn how to keep him away or to send him away is important too.
So what do you do when satan does come back?
James 4:7
James tells
us. This verse has won many a battle for
me. It is my experience that satan comes
back over and over again and
sometimes, just for the fun of it.
James 4:7
“Submit
yourselves therefore to God, Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Resist the
devil. This might sound like you just
recognize his presence and simply yell at him or tell him to get away and he
just runs with his tale between his legs.
Not really.
This word
resist comes from two Greek words - anti (an-tee) which means oppose or against
and histemi (his-tay-mee) which means continue to stand as in a covenant.
Together
they mean :
continue to oppose, or
covenant against, or
to continue to oppose by covenant
This type
of resistance isn’t reactionary. satan
comes, you recognize him and send him away with your authority. That’s OK if he gets that far and you are
savvy enough to recognize the master of disguise. To resist in the truest sense is to continue
to oppose or to continue to be in an offensive position, not defensive.
That is why
God wants you to put on the whole armor of God.
So that
when the enemy attacks, he gains no ground. You are ready.
How can you be ready? Well, to keep true to the
message, let’s just look at the five ways that satan comes to destroy.
Oppression
Discouragement
Doubt
Lost Territory
Worry
Excerpt from Tools Of The Enemy by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2016
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