SATAN’S DEFEAT IS IN WORD CONFESSION!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SUNDAY JUNE 27, 2021.

SUBJECT : SATAN’S DEFEAT IS IN WORD CONFESSION!

Memory verse: "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4 vs 7.) 

READ: Matthew 4 vs 3 - 11: 

4:3: Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

4:4: But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not leave by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

4:5: Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

4:6: and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down . For it is written; ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.”

4:7: Jesus said to Him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”

4:8: Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

4:9: And He said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

4:10: The Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.

4:11: Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

INTIMATION:

Our testimony of the reality of the Word is greatly feared by Satan, and he is totally disarmed and made ineffective by that. That was the weapon of Jesus against Satan's temptations in the wilderness. When the tempter, Satan, came with his temptations, Jesus simply reminded him of what the Word says; "It is written," and the tempter had no reply to it. 

The devil’s temptations to Jesus focused on three crucial areas: (1) physical needs and desires, (2) possessions and power, and (3) pride. Jesus was able to resist all of  the devil’s temptations because He not only knew the Scripture, But He also obeyed It. The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6 vs 17), to use in spiritual combat. 

Knowing Bible verses is an important step in helping us resist the devil’s attacks, but we must also obey the Bible. Note that Satan has memorized Scripture, but He failed to obey it.  Even the demons believe and tremble (James 2 vs 19),  but they fail to obey. Knowing and obeying the Bible helps us follow God’s desires rather than the devil’s.

Just as the devil used Scripture to convince Jesus to sin, we also face such temptations from some people. Sometimes friends or associates will present attractive and convincing reasons why you should try something you know is wrong. They may even find relevant Bible verses to support their viewpoint. Study the Bible carefully, especially the broader contexts of specific verses, so that you understand God’s principles for living and what He wants from your life.

Only if you really study and understand what the whole Bible says, will you be able to recognize errors of interpretation when people take verses out of context and twist them to say what they want to you to say.

We walk in the light of our testimony—our faith never goes beyond our confession. The Word becomes real only as we confess its reality. That is, "We walk by faith and not by sight." (Second Corinthians 5 vs 7.) Sense knowledge would confess only what it had seen, heard or felt. This is why the people who are seeking experiences always walk by the senses. 

We have been instructed in God's Word to hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for He who promised is faithful.  (Hebrews 10 vs 23). As we hold fast to the confession of the Word, we are to affirm constantly (Titus 3 vs 8), those things that God has revealed to us, and the realization of those things is sure because He is ever ready to perform His Word (Jeremiah 1 vs 12).

The confession from a believing heart brings the power of God into action. Jesus confirmed the fact in Mark 11 vs 23 that says, "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in His heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says." 

You study about what you are in Christ and then confess it boldly from a believing heart. You dare to act on the Word in the face of sense knowledge opposition. Regardless of appearance, you take your stand; make your confession and hold fast to it in the face of apparent impossibilities, and realization is certain. The devil is defeated; “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...” (Revelation 12 vs 11.)

Prayer: Abba Father, Your Word is supreme. Give me the grace for in-depth knowledge of Your Word and the boldness to confess it at all times that I may be the master of the devil and his cohorts, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!