1 Peter 5:8-9 8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9Resist him, steadfast in the faith..
When
I was a teenager, I was taught that if I wanted to resist the devil, I
had to rebuke him. So whenever an evil thought came to my mind or I was
tempted, I found myself saying, “I resist you, devil, in Jesus’ name! I
bind you, devil! Go away from me, devil! I rebuke you in Jesus’ name!”
This went on until God showed me one day that though I had “resisted”
the devil, I had spent more time talking to him than to God! I was more
conscious of the devil than of God throughout the day.
I checked the Word of God and realized that we resist the devil not by
focusing on resisting him, but by being established in the faith that we
are made right with God through Jesus’ blood, that we are the
righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Yes, the devil will continue to remind you of your mistakes, failures
and sins. And he will tell you that because of these things, you cannot
receive your healing, that you will have to pay for your mistakes or
that something bad will happen to your family. He will accuse you,
condemn you and try to persuade your heart to believe that he can do bad
things to you.
But the truth is that the devil cannot enforce anything in your life if
he cannot persuade your heart. And your heart cannot be persuaded if it
is “steadfast in the faith”, if it is established in righteousness. God
says that once you are established in righteousness, “You shall be far
from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall
not come near you”. (Isaiah 54:14)
So
now that my heart is established in righteousness, I can boldly
declare, “Yes, I may have these problems in my life, but I am not guilty
in God’s eyes. I am justified in God’s eyes by faith because of what
Christ has done. I am righteous by Jesus’ blood!” My friend, that is how
you resist the devil and become undevourable!
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