“There are people who believe that the devil can do anything and everything! Let me tell you the truth. The devil does not have the same attributes as God. God is omniscient or all-knowing. The devil is not. He did not even know that Jesus would gain victory through the cross. In fact, he schemed to put Jesus on the cross. Had he known that the cross would spell his defeat, he would not have crucified the Lord of glory! (1 Corinthians 2:8) So the devil does not know everything. “And he cannot read your mind. He does not know what you are thinking until you open your mouth. If you are fearful, he doesn’t know it until you open your mouth and confess it. He can only tell what is on your mind and in your heart by what comes out of your mouth. So watch your mouth! Watch your confession! Second, unlike God, the devil is not omnipotent. He is not all-powerful. Do you know that the devil does not want you to read this book? He hates it when you hear God’s Word because the Word reminds you and him of his defeat! Can he stop you from reading this book? Well, you are reading it now, aren’t you? Congratulations! If the devil is all-powerful as some Christians make him out to be, then he would also stop you from going to church. In fact, he would have stopped you from receiving Christ. But the fact “that you got saved shows that he is not all-powerful. Now, if he is really all-powerful, wouldn’t he have killed you long ago? No, the devil is not omnipotent. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Notice it says, “seeking whom he may devour”. This tells us that he can’t just devour anyone he likes — he is not all-powerful. The Bible calls him a liar too. (John 8:44) Think about this: Why would the devil need to lie if he has all the power to do what he likes to us? People lie when they don’t have the power to make things happen. People who don’t have the power have to lie or give an impression that they have the power. My friend, Christ has defeated the devil and disarmed him. (Colossians 2:15) The only “power” or weapon that he has against you are his “lies. Third, the devil is not omnipresent or everywhere all the time. Only God is omnipresent. You might say, “Well, Pastor Prince, last night I had a terrible attack from Satan in my home.” Friend, it was probably not Satan. Don’t flatter yourself. Satan was probably out last night picking on someone like Billy Graham. When Jesus was on the earth, it was Satan himself who personally attended to Jesus. Why? Because you and I know that we can’t completely trust our subordinates with the most important tasks. That is why I am telling you that it was probably not Satan who attacked you last night, but one of his junior evil spirits. He can’t be everywhere all the time, attacking anyone he wants.” “It is important to realise that God has given us resources to enforce the devil’s defeat. The devil once had a measure of power, but all the power he had was stripped from him at the cross. Colossians 2:15 says, “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” Who destroyed the devil’s power? Jesus did! Who de-fanged the devil? Jesus did! 1 Peter 5:8 says that “the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour”. But don’t forget that he has no more teeth! That is why he roars — to frighten you. Some Christians are so full of fear that they allow the devil to gum them to death!” “The way in which you approach spiritual warfare is very important. If you enter it trying to win a battle that has already been won by Christ, then it is a form of self-righteousness. So your approach must be one of standing in the victory that Christ has already won for you.” “Remember, Christ has stripped the devil of his power, so he has to resort to deceiving you. He makes you think that you don’t have what God has given you, when you actually do because God has already given you everything in Christ. And because he is powerless, he will trick you into using your own power against yourself. The devil is the master deceiver, the father of lies. (John 8:44) God gave Adam and Eve everything in the Garden of Eden. Yet, the devil pointed them to one single tree which God had told them not to eat from. He made them feel like they were missing out on something. Men, you can be married to one of the best women in town, yet the devil can make you think that you don’t have all that you really need. You might be living in a beautiful home, yet the devil can trick you into thinking that you need a better home. He always causes you to think that you don’t have enough or that you don’t have what God has already given you. That is why he is the father of lies.” -Joseph Prince
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:22:38 +0000
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