The power of God over the enemy

First Step: Know your enemy

the enemy is not...• your employer

• your spouse

• your mother in law

• any other person

• our struggle is not against flesh and blood...Eph6v12

the enemy is Satan and the good news is .....

• God has absolute power over him

• Jesus defeated him Colossians 2 v 15

• he is not as powerful or as clever as he would like you to think he is

the enemy ...• is a created being and is subject to his creator

• had a beginning and has an end

• still has power; never to be under-estimated

• he runs a big organisation

• his defeat was public, and all his demons saw it

why is satan still around?

• a mystery

• God allows it

• God wants us to choose righteousness

• the man on a desert island

• we have to accept that satan is still around, that he has power, and we need to set our course accordingly

• read the book of Job

Satan is still around because there is a huge demand for what he offers

• every time we say an unkind word or harbour an unforgiving thought, we are retaining satan’s services

• “stay around a little longer; you are supplying something that I like to use”

• but: God has power over satan and He has given us power over him too - try saying ‘NO’

what power do we have?

• delegated power – like the centurion

• the power to resist 1 Cor 10 v 13

• the power to command

• the fish dream

• resisting is vital, it provides a platform for other avenues of authority

• Palm Sunday – Jesus defeated the enemy because He first resisted him

• Goliath had a brother

the problem of passivity

• at its worst “I can’t stir myself to resist”

• just letting the enemy walk all over you

• “This day we FIGHT”