Walking In Resistance To The Devil! By Nanyamka Boyer
Good day to you my beloved brother or sister in our Faithful, Mighty Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, our Great I Am and Wonderful Counselor. It is my prayer that this devotion finds you in good health, you and yours, both spiritually and physically. And looking unto the hills from where comes your help, which is in our Faithful, Loving Creator and God, our Sustenance and Strength in Life! For remember as it is written, by our beloved brother, King David, as He knew and understood the Lord his God in Psalm 121:1-2 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." For we have His promise that He will always be with us and come through for us, no matter the darkness or storms in life that we will ever face and have to go through. For He has given us His secure hope! Blessed be His holy name!
So as we go through the darkness, let us keep our hearts and minds steadfast and on the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior. For remember that He keeps those in perfect peace, whose minds and hearts are stayed on Him, as He promises us through His beloved servant the Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 26:3-4 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:.." So fear not, for the Lord will never leave you nor forsake you and will always show you the way of escape out of that situation if you only seek Him for the answer to your problems, as He says in Jeremiah 29:13 "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." And in Psalm 68:20 "He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues (or escape) from death." And also in Matthew 6:33-34, the Lord commands us: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." And the Lord is right Saints, for we have no need to worry, but to just seek Him, do what pleases Him, by the keeping of His Commandments and seek that which is of His Kingdom. So believe in His Word and promises and have the faith of God that moves mountains of doubt, fear and lack in your life!
On this day let us remember to resist the devil and not fall into his temptations, when he tempts us. For as Jesus had to rebuke him, as we read in the Gospels, so must we, if we are to overcome him, as the Lord did. Let us read it from the Gospel of Matthew in Matthew 4:1-11 "Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 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. Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, and setteth Him on a pinnacle (a lofty or high peak) of the temple. And saith unto Him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He (God the Father) 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. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 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; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 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. Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him."
So imitate the Lord Jesus, when the devil comes and tempts you with his temptations and lies do not try to prove anything to him and anyone, for the Lord alone is your Judge. And as the Lord reminds me, so I can give unto you that which He has given us and commanded us in the Gospels for our benefit, which are the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven that He gave to His Disciple and Apostle Peter and now to us His Saints, as we read in the Gospel of Matthew in Matthew 16:18-19 "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this (the Lord speaks on Himself, as He has told me) rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." And in Matthew 18:18 "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
And also continue to use the Word of God against him and plead the Precious blood of Jesus upon your mind, your loved ones and places of abode, for it is your mighty protection and weapons against the enemy of our souls. And as the Apostle Paul practiced and understood and as the Lord through him tells us to also do, when the enemy comes against us with his temptations in 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." For when you do these things you will then be able to walk in resistance to the enemy and keep him under the soles of your feet. And remember that when he (Satan) comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord in you, will raise up a standard against Him, always, as He says in Isaiah 59:19 "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun, When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." For He will do this through you, as you use the weapons of the Kingdom of God, which are the Word of God, the Keys of the Kingdom, prayer, fasting, praise and worship music and His Mighty and Precious Blood.
Go with God, have a blessed, joyous and peaceful week and remember to stay awake spiritually, for when you sleep, both spiritually and physically, the devil is planning his attack and destruction against your soul, as he has nothing else to do, but to harass and torment people, especially the people of God. So as the Lord through our beloved brother and Apostle Peter says in 1 Peter 5:8-9-11, so also always do! "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
So take care of your soul, as you await the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in the clouds and remember to keep His promises in your heart and mind, including His promise that He gives us in Psalm 121:3-8 "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore." Thank you Lord and blessed be His holy name, for daily keeping His mighty hand upon us, for His salvation, provision and protection!
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