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Every child of God has been given a promise of victory over Satan.
Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord ..."
Malachi 4:3 "And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts."
Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
Romans 8:38-39 "For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers ... nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
James 4:7 " ... Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
1 John 4:4 "You ... have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
II. It is important that we recognize who our enemy is and what his tactics are. "For we are not ignorant of his (Satan's) devices."
2 Corinthians 2:11
A. Our battle is "not against flesh and blood " (things in the natural realm), "but against ... spiritual wickedness." "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal ..."
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Ephesians 6:12B. Authority must be taken over Satan's attempts to hinder the work and the word of God. There are spiritual powers that must be broken.
Daniel 10:12-13
1 Thessalonians 2:18C. Satan's main device is deception.
1. Subtlety.
Genesis 3: 1 "Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field ..."
2 Corinthians 11:3
2. Doubt.
Genesis 3:1 "Yea, hath God said ... ?"
Luke 4:3, 9; Matthew 4:3, 6 "If thou be the Son of God ... if ..."3. Lies.
Genesis 3:4
John 8:44III. The Bible uses several metphors to describe the "fight of faith" (1 Timothy
6:12) that the believer must wage against the evil one.A. Boxer.
1 Corinthians 9:26 "I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air ..."
B. Soldier.
2 Timothy 2:3-5 "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."
Ephesians 6:11-17 "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.... take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore ..."
C. Wrestler.
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
IV. What does it mean to "resist the devil"? How can this be done?
A. The armor of God.
Ephesians chapter 6.
1. Truth. (v. 14)
2. Righteousness. (v. 14)
3. Salvation. (v. 17; 1 Thessalonians 5:8)
4. The gospel of peace. (v. 15)
5. Faith.
Ephesians 6:14
1 Thessalonians 5:8a. Paul says that faith is of primary importance: "above all ..."
Ephesians 6:16 "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked."
1 Peter 5:8-9 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith ..."
1 John 5:4-5 "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith ..."
b. But faith and the word are inseparable.
(1) The word did not profit them, not being mixed with faith.
Hebrews 4:2
(2) Yet faith comes through the word ("rhema ") of God.
Romans 10:17
(3) It must be both by confession of the mouth and belief in the heart.
Romans 10:9
6. The word of God.
Ephesians 6:17
Mark 11:24-25
Numbers 13:30a. It was the spoken ("rhema ") word that Jesus used in confronting the devil in the wilderness. He did not recite miscellaneous scriptures to the devil, but delivered the word of God with authority and power.
Luke 4:4, 10, 12
b. Notice that this is the only offensive part of the armor, referred to in scripture as a "two-edged sword."
Psalms 149:6-9
Ephesians 6:17
Hebrews 4:12
Revelation 2:16B. The weapon of praise.
Numbers 10:9, 35; 31:6-7
1 Samuel 16:23
2 Chronicles 20:21-22 (Note especially the fact that it was their initiative: "when they began ...")
Psalms 68:1-2; 149:5-9
Isaiah 33:3
Joel chapter 2
Acts 16:24-26C. The anointing.
1 Samuel 16:14-23
Isaiah 10:27D. Prayer.
Luke 22:31-32
V. To stand victoriously in battle against the enemy, certain spiritual requirements must be met in the life of the believer.
A. Obedience.
Deuteronomy 11:22-25
Deuteronomy 28:1, 7B. A right relationship with God.
Deuteronomy 11:22-25
Psalm 91C. No area of the life left exposed to the devil: giving him no foothold.
Ephesians 4:27
VI. It is the responsibility of the believer to prepare for battle, to put on the whole armour of God" (Ephesians 6:11), and to "stand against the evil one" (vv. 11-14) – these are active verbs. But it is God Who fights the battle. Indeed, Jesus Christ has already defeated the enemy for us. We must simply walk in the victory!
Deuteronomy 20:1
2 Chronicles 20:15
Colossians 2:15__________________________________
Wholehearted worship includes:
1. Singing - O come let us sing unto the Lord... Psalm 95:1
2. Lifting up Hands - Lift up your hands in the sanctuary... Psalm 134:2
3. Clapping - O clap your hands all you people, shout unto God with the voice of triumph, Psalm 47:1
4. Dancing - Let them praise His namd in the dance... Psalm 149:3
5. Shouting - Let them shout for joy and be glad... Psalm 35:27
6. Using Musical Instruments - Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: Praise Him with the lure and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel (tambourine) and dance. Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with the loud cymbals. Praise Him with clashing cymbals. Psalm 150:3-5
We Were Created for Worship
Throughout history God has actively pursued a people yielded to a relationship of intimacy. He is looking for worshipers. You are designed to release the Kingdom of God in the earth. You are created to shift atmospheres through worship. You are called to a lifestyle of abandoned praise. You were born for such a time as this!