Defense Against the Evil One - 1

  FIRST, TO DEFEAT SATAN WE MUST TURN TO GOD FOR VICTORY.



1.      Time and time again, the Bible instructs us to rely upon God to deliver us from our enemy.



In (Mt. 6:13), Jesus taught His Disciples how to pray.  And one part of that prayer says, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”



a.      According to this verse, who can deliver us from the evil one? Our Father in heaven!



In (James 4:7), the Holy Spirit inspired James to write, “Submit yourselves, then to God.  Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.”



2.      Before we can resist the Devil, we must submit to God!



In (Eph. 6:10-11), the Bible says, “Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the Devil’s schemes.”



3.      It is clear from these three passages that if we want to defeat Satan, we must rely upon God.



ILLUSTRATION:



A little girl was once asked how she defeats Satan. She said, “When Satan comes knocking at the door of my heart, I send God to answer the door.  When Satan sees God, he says, “Ooops, I am sorry, I must have the wrong house.”



4.      The reason why we need God’s strength and help in battling Satan is because we as humans are powerless when it comes to battling Satan alone.  He is too strong for us to fight alone.  We need God’s strength to help us conquer Satan.

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