Step 22: Lord Jesus gives us victory over Satan
Yes! Praise God! Our Redeemer came to free us from Satan’s bondage! We, who are saved, are no longer slaves to Satan. We now belong to Lord Jesus! We are God’s children under His care! Satan is a defeated enemy!
The Bible also calls Satan the ‘Devil’ or the ‘Ruler of this world’. He rules over the whole world and over all the people of the world. God has allowed Satan to be free in this world for a short time. A time is coming soon when God will throw him and his demons into hell which He has prepared for them.
Just as Adam and Eve had a choice, God gives each of us freedom to choose: Do I want to love, obey and follow God or do I want to obey and follow Satan? When I accepted Lord Jesus as my Savior, I stepped onto God’s side. Satan lost me! He has now become my enemy. His one purpose in my life is to make me believe God does not love me and to turn me away from following God.
Satan is powerful. He wants to win me back at all costs! He tempts me with all the glitter and glamour of this world. He hits me with all kinds of trials and sufferings. But the Bible tells us: “God, who is in you, is greater than Satan who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
“Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7. So don’t be afraid of Satan. Come to Lord Jesus and be free and safe.I want to keep close to Lord Jesus and follow Him in my life. When I do, the Holy Spirit gives me the power to resist Satan and live for Lord Jesus everyday.
Prayer: “Lord Jesus, please keep me strong against Satan’s attacks of trials and temptations and help me to live for You always.”