We’re going to be tempted by the enemy; it’s a part of life. But if we are on God’s team, we have been given weapons to resist. In the famous battle between Jesus and Satan in Matthew 4, Jesus defeated Satan by using the Word. Satan could not counter. We can do the same.
When worry, stress or fear comes up on you, here are some Words to declare:
“Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4).
“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13).
“I submit to God and resist the devil and he flees from me.” (James 4:7).
“I have on the full Armor of God especially the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.” (Ephesians 6:10-18).
“I have been given authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing, by any means, will harm me.” (Luke 10:19).
“I am an over comer” (1 John 5:4) and “more than a conqueror” (Romans 8:37).
And so “I stand!” (Ephesians 6:13). “It is written!” (Matthew 4: 4,7,10). In this New Year, I suggest we all memorize these and other verses that we can use when the devil comes at us…and he will. The Bible says, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) Notice it says he comes LIKE a roaring lion; he disguises himself to scare us. But if we use the Weapons of the Word, he’ll say to his demons, “Ut oh guys, we’re not going to be successful with this one, let’s move on.” We declare, IT IS WRITTEN!