Victory over the Enemy

Tuesday 7 April
READ: 1 John 5:4
MORE LESSON: Eph. 6:16

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our* faith. 1 John 5:4 (NKJV) One thing that can give you complete victory over Satan and all his vices is your knowledge and appropriation of the promises of God as written in His Word. God has the capability to grant any prayer request. He can heal your sickness, deliver you from all oppressions and set you free. We have confidence that He will do all these for us because He has revealed in the scriptures that it is His will to do so. Answered prayers are brought about by your knowledge and faith in what God has said concerning you.

Every believer ought to have confidence in the power of God to answer his prayer. Every believer should be able to look at Satan in the face and tell him to get lost. The audacity to do this is from your knowledge of what God has said about you in the His Word. The Word says that you are seated with Christ far above principalities and powers (Eph 1: 20 – 21, 2: 6) Victory over the powers of the enemy is within the reach of all of God's children if only they can stand on the promises of God. Next time the devil harasses you, find a scripture for an answer. Anybody can be confronted by the devil because even Jesus was confronted by Satan. But the way of victory over the devil was revealed by Jesus when He was confronted. Jesus had a scripture to answer for everything the devil said. Jesus did not answer Satan from His own head but He answered from the Word. Whatever situation the enemy brings your way, there is a readymade answer in the Word. If you will answer the devil and situations of life from the Word, you can be sure of victory in destiny. This is the power of the Christian life, what is written in the scriptures.

You have to learn to appropriate the Word of God by reading, hearing and by confessing it. Thereafter, you can watch your destiny run gloriously. To enjoy victories over the devil, you have to be born again, know your position and rights in Christ by searching God's Word, Find God's will over the matter you are praying and use the Word of God to address the situation. Everything written in the Word has what it takes to be fulfilled.

Faith in what God has said concerning you is what brings victory and excellence in life. Prayers are answered on the basis of what the will of God is in His Word. I am a living example of what standing on the Word of God can do. I live by faith in His Word and I have never been disappointed. This and more will be your testimony in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
Pray this prayer after me
* my faith will not be put to shame.
* As I ask, I'll receive.
* The promise of God over my life will run to fulfilment daily.
* I believe God and His Word, so shall I prevail over every enemy, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Jesus overcame every problem that came His way to fulfilment; I shall overcome too, in Jesus’ name.