How To Resist The Devil – Part 3 – By Iwalola(Lola) Ademodi Oshinowo – By Iwalola(Lola) Ademodi Oshinowo

💥 We have learned that the first thing we must do in order for the devil and his cohorts to flee from us is to SUBMIT to God. The second is that we must also RESIST him.

KNOWING HOW TO RESIST THE DEVIL BEGINS WITH UNDERSTANDING HIS TENDENCIES AND LIMITATIONS

✝️Jesus called Satan “the father of lies” (John 8:44). The devil always lies or deceives. In fact, Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14. That means sometimes he tempts us not with immoral/evil things, but with things that appear good. And at other times he simply offers us something good in place of what’s best.

💥Every lie or deception is designed to make us doubt the truth of the Scriptures and put our faith in something—anything—but God.

✝️ We are told in 1 Peter 5:8-9 to be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

💥THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC. While the devil is real, God has complete authority over Satan. Therefore, we can have confidence to RESIST the devil because of the Holy Spirit that God gave to every believer.

✝️ Colossians 2:15 tells us that Jesus Christ stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets.

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross

👉🏾To resist the devil, we must rely on the Holy Spirit in us to help us to discern the lies and deceptions of the devil.

👉🏾Once we recognize the lies of the devil, we must stand firm in our faith and refuse to fall for his lies and deceptions.

👉🏾When he lies into our mind, we must renew our minds with the truths from the Word of God. (Romans 12:2). This is why we must equip ourselves with the knowledge of the Word of God(the sword of the spirit).

👉🏾Jesus Christ is our example in how He responded to Satan’s temptations with the Word of God. (Matthew 4:1-11). We must for Him.

👉🏾The devil will leave us alone (flee) when the more we resist and counter his lies and deceptions with the truth from scripture just as he left Jesus Christ alone after tempting Him.

👉🏾Acknowledge the constant presence of the Lord with us at ALL times. Satan cannot manifest in the presence of God.

👉🏾 We must resist the devil with fervent prayers.

If we’re prayer-less, we won’t win the battle for our faith. Overconfidence (the root of prayerlessness) will sink us. Remember, God’s strength comes when we admit we’re weak.

NOW LET US PRAY

Gracious God, thank You for this new day. Father, we ask that You teach us how to resist the devil in every aspects of our lives. Lord, we need You to help us to capture our thoughts for Jesus Christ, so that the lies and deceptions of the devil will not settle into our mind. Help us to be well versed and knowledgeable in the truths of Your Word so that we can resist the devil and his cohorts. Protect us as only You can my father. I pray that the devil will flee from us at all times as we practice Your presence. In Jesus’ Mighty name I pray. Amen 🙏🏾

Have a blessed day ❤️

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