Friday, 13 October 2023
CUT THEM OFF!
"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say,' You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him' (Matthew 4:10 NLT).
When the Lord Jesus ministered to different people in Bible days, He cast out a lot of demons, showing us that demons are responsible for most of the afflictions that people suffer with. And in Mark 16:17 He listed several signs to identify those who believe, and the very first of the signs is that they shall cast out demons.
But during His forty days in the wilderness, He gave us an insight into how to deal with Satan and demons. Satan had come to tempt Him, and the first temptation was for Jesus to command stones to be made bread. In response, Jesus, quoting from the Book of Deuteronomy, said, "...It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).
For the second time, the Bible says, "Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down..." (Matthew 4:5-6 ). Again, Jesus responded and said, "...It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God" (Matthew 4:7).
Then came the last temptation. At a high mountain, Satan showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment, offering them to Jesus, if He would bow down and worship him. Jesus said, "Get out of here, Satan!" The original word in Hebrew for "Get out of here" signifies "sink out," or "disappear." That's casting out the devil!
In those three temptations, Jesus was consistent in emphasizing to Satan, "It is written..." and after establishing that clearly, He said, "Get out of here!" That's how to deal with Satan; you cast him out or cut him off from your home, your body, your city, nation, etc.
If it's your child, and he or she is within the age where you're still in control of what they do, you say, "Devil, this is my child; take your hands offmy child; get out of here!" He's got to obey, because you're exercising your authority in Christ. You have the legal right, the power of attorney to use the Name of Jesus and subdue Satan and his demons. Cut them off! Praise God!
PRAYER: Satan has no right to run things in my life, in my home or the lives of my loved ones; by my authority in Christ, I exercise dominion over him and his demons. I walk in power and in the glory of the Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 10:7-8; Luke 10:19; Mark 1:25-26 MSG; Ephesians 4:27 GNB
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:1-13 & Isaiah 57-58
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 5:28-32 &1 Kings 20