OVERCOMING THE EVIL ONE

“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions
and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
Luke 10:19
A police officer weighing 160 pounds may effectively stand before a tanker truck and,
with an uplifted hand, say, “Stop, in the name of the law.”
The police officer certainly couldn’t stop the truck with his physical force.
He is appealing to an authority greater than himself (the law) to back him up.
Your authority over Satan is the same way.
Your authority does not rest in your strength.
You cannot overcome Satan with your power but rather with Kingdom Authority from God.
And you have that as a child of the King.
You have His authority to overcome every attack of Satan.

Rather than asking the Holy Spirit to ‘help’ you fight Satan’s attacks,
ask Him to fight the attacks for you.
When we ask Him to ‘help us’, we are still trying to engage in a battle
with a force much more powerful than we can handle.
The Holy Spirit doesn’t need us to win the battle,
but we do need Him (He is equipped for victory).
Start asking the Holy Spirit each day to stand guard over you
and protect you from the attacks of the evil one.