And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. ( Luke 10:17-19)
The devil can have only as much power over our lives as we allow him to take. He no longer has the authority to control our attitudes and actions for his own purposes.
How does the devil roar his way into our daily lives? He does so by way of our thoughts and feelings. He sows seeds of doubt and fear into the ground of our hearts and minds. If he can tempt us to cultivate or nurture these seeds - they will grow into very large weeds. When they do, our Christian life can be greatly weakened, or even destroyed.
There are all kinds of seeds which the devil sows: seeds of doubt, fear, disobedience, greed, lust, jealousy, pride, anger, resentment, self-pity and many more.
He will try to sow the same seed over and over again until some take root and grow. Once the roots grow deep, it's hard to pull the weed out.
The devil will even deceive us into thinking it is a natural part of our life. We then give in and put up with it, even though it may be painful to us - and to others. When we do, the enemy has taken control over that part of our lives, even though he has no authority to do so.
Why oh Children of God do you give away your bread to the dogs??? For what Christ has given which is the authority to resist the devil but yet daily we as Children of the living God found ourselves bowing to his will. He has no authority, I repeat he has no authority except that which you give him. Stand up oh Children of God, Stand up!!!!!
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Dr. Henry I wanted to thank you for sharing the word of God, my mother who is never been much for preachers actually loves reading your devotionals and founds it hard to believe that someone like yourself could actually be a preacher. She says you speak on a level that most times she can understand and relate to. So thank you so much, even though I know my mother is not saved, but I have hope for since she is now going daily to this site to read your word. She before I let her read one of your devotionals wanted nothing to do with Church or preachers. She felt they were full of it.
P.S. could you let me know what church your preaching at would love to bring my mother and my family to hear you speak.
God bless you for sharing the word of God.
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