Stop Giving The Devil Credit
“There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” (Psalms 91:10-16)
Today’s Morsel: From the time that Satan deceived Eve in the garden, every wrong that some folks do, like Eve, they blame the devil. It’s amazing to me how so many born-again believers are always having a fight with the devil. I once knew this lady in the church that if you mention the word devil or demons, she’d jump-up out of her seat and yell as if she was doing a judo chop, (Hy Ya). I thought to myself, why are so many folks wasting their time fighting a defeated foe. Jesus defeated Satan for us at Calvary. We don’t have to worry about him overcoming us when we walk in the Spirit and stay close to Jesus. James said, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” (James 2:19) Notice what he says, if we believe that Jesus Christ is God, then we have nothing to worry about. But if not, then the devils are going to torment you. “Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.” (Acts 19:13-17) Jesus told us, “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.” (Luke 10:19) So, use your power that Jesus has given you, and stop being as comedian Flip Wilson, who would always say, “the devil made me do it.”
Sing: I command you Satan in the name of the Lord to take up your weapons and flee; For God has given me the authority to walk all over thee.
Thought For Today: “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” (Ephesians 4:26-27)
Amen.
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