Overcoming the devil effortlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will find it very very difficult and absolutely impossible to overcome the devil, when you are not submitting to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It takes more than fasting and prayer to overcome the devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You must be totally submissive to God, before you will be able to overcome him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Master and Lord said, the prince of this world, came and hath nothing against Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was possible for Him, because He lived a surrendered lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was what gave our Master and Lord total victory over the devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question is, are you doing same?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you submissive to God’s perfect will?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you obedient to God at all times and in all things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be sincere in examining yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until you get to this point, you will not be able to overcome the devil easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 16:7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 16:8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 16:10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The secret of Paul casting out the devil effortlessly, was more than anointing or fasting and prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was submissiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will take you same to attain what Paul did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God’s unfailing grace will be sufficient for us too, to do same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The good Lord will help you too in Jesus name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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