The devil is always confessing his lies over your life, counteract them fiercely by confessing always what God has said about your life!Revelation 12:10-11 (New King James Version) “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (New King James Version) “… For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
Dear Friend,
Last week we learned that we all have to make a quality decision to win the battle against distraction or laziness, so that we can spend quality time in the word of God till our hearts begin to see what God is saying about our lives. Until our hearts see it we cannot say it consistently in the face of opposition. This is because the only way our confession is going to yield results is when it is born out of believing. According to 2 Corinthians 4:13 we automatically speak what we believe. Why is this so important? Well, you know the devil is going to continue to bombard you with thoughts of despair till you become weary and say words of death and failure about your life. Our scripture reference in the book of Revelation tells us of how the devil is relentless in his pursuit to wear us down with his lies. You need to develop an inner strength or resistance mechanism in you to resist him all the time by consistently confessing the truth of God’s word. The reason why you are not resisting the devil fiercely in your life is because you are not seeing clearly what God is saying. Your view is distorted by the noise from contrary voices. Once you see clearly, you will fight for what you see. Jesus Christ endured the cross because he saw the joy set before him. Until we are convinced in our hearts ,the slightest opposition will push us to change our confession of God’s word.How then do I gain the inner strength to consistently speak the truth of God’s word irrespective of satan’s onslaught? Please listen to pastor’s July 12 CD/DVD sets.
First, you should not allow any guilt from a sin you have committed to keep you bound and weak. Jesus paid for all that when he shed His blood for you and me. The blood of Jesus, our advocate still speaks mercy over us all. As soon as we repent and confess we become free. Knowing this will give you the boldness you need to stand up against the devil and not cowardly give in.
Another effective way is to guard your thoughts by allowing only thoughts that line up with the word of God, such as thoughts that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of a good report , full of virtue and praise worthy (Phil 4:8). My friend, if you become diligent in this exercise, by giving no place to any contrary thought pattern, you are on your way to victory. Start it today!
Prayer for the Week: Father in the name of Jesus thank you for providing victory for me through the blood of Jesus. I thank you that the Holy Spirit is my help. I make a quality decision to pay closer attention to what I allow to fill my thought life. I will think on things that line up with your word, I know I can do it because you are always there to help. Amen