We left off talking about getting darkness out of the world.
"What is in the word of God is more real than we are able to see" "Angels exist... right where we are at any time" Heb.12:22 Heb 1:14 We need to recognize angels as there are a part of spiritual warfare. Ps 91:11-12 Mt. 18:10 Acts 12:
Angels move or function as a result of our prayers.. We do not pray to angels.
In Dan 10 The story is related about a prayer Daniel had asked. 3 weeks he prayed and fasted, finally on the 21st day an angel appeared to him in a vision and said that from the very first day he prayed his prayer was heard and that at that time the angel was sent to him, but the Prince of Persia (enemy) had delayed him for 21 days in coming. So from this we see that God hears our prayers immediatel and responds to them not always so quickly but in this case immediately. God then activates his legions of angels to act in our behalf. WOW! How powerful is that.
So at this point I will skip to the portion of Deans presentation that shows us that we have Authority.
We were given Authority at creation. Satan too lived in the garden and he saw the authority that God had given to man and he wanted it. He went to man and told him a lie. Surely you will not die if you eat of the tree of knowledge. Man believed him and thereby gave up some of his authority. So then we also obviously have free will.
Authority is an actual legal reality. ie: a marriage- one is or one is not married. Citizenship one is or one is not a citizen.
"Satan is a legal expert"
Gen 3:15
seed of Satan ------------------- seed of woman
sin, death, destruction ---------- Human , Israel,Jesus.
So if the seed of Woman is Human,Israel, Jesus and the seed of the devil is sin,death,destruction. We can define the sum of the Old Testament in 2 sentences.
1. God bringing the seed of woman through Israel for the purpose of bringing a messaiah, Jesus.
2. Stories of the devil trying to kill,destroy, or corrupt that seed.
So what then is the legal basis for authority?
1. What Jesus did to Satan from the cross. a. Stripped or disarmed him of authority. Col.2:15
b. Destroyed his works. 1Jn.3:8 Acts. 10:38, Is.61:
2. What Jesus did for you.
a. Delivered us. Col. 1:3, Heb.2:15,
b. Gave us power to continue. 1 Jn. 4:4
3. Authority to exercise our authority. Luk.10:19, Jn.20:21-23,Eph.1
;21,Eph. 2:6
"The devil does not automatically stop doing things, he only stops when christians tell him too in the Name of Jesus"
We exercize our authority through the following;
1.The Name of Jesus. Mk. 16:17
2.The Word of God. Eph.6:17
3. The Dunamis of the Holy Spirit. Mt.12:28, Acts 1:8
4. The Blood of The Lamb. Rev. 12:11
5. The Word of Testimony. Rev. 12:1
So why then if we have all this authority is there still evil in the world?
Evil exists because;
1. People disobey the truth or are selfish==SIN
2.God lets it exist because free will is more valuable than the absence of evil. ie Love is never love and is never satisfying if there is no choice.
3. Evil exists in order that people may develope.
"We can and must make evil work for us"
We will be tested through, temptation, trial and attacks.
"Temptation is common to man- it is not Sin. God will not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to resist." Keep the Gate closed in order not to facilitate an attack. Remember we serve God by Free Will. Attacks happen at differing times and seasons to some people more than others, and in some places more than others.
" If one has a good roof on one's house it does not matter how strong the rain is"
God allows attacks so we can overcome them.
" We can not become overcomers unless there is something to over come."
We have authority over satan. He only attacks us because he has found out that we will let him.
"In order to resist the devil we must convince him that we are convinced" 1 Pet5:9
SO FINALLY WAE COME TO THE FINALLY!
12 POINTS THAT SUMARIZE THE THINGS WE CAN DO TO FIGHT A SPIRITUAL WAR.
1.Intersession.. Stand in he Gap between God and someone or something.
We do this by asking God to hold off judgement and by asking SPECIFIC prayers.
hindering what the devil is able to do,by specifically resisting the devil, "In Jesus Name",by loosing and binding evil,by practicing "Passive Warfare" ignoring the devil and Praising God,
by fasting, and continually praying. It is to the degree and by the speficness that God moves. Is 59:15-17
"WITHOUT GOD MAN CAN NOT<>
2. Living a Holy Life "BY LIFING" believe from the greek BY LIFE.
3. Going to places where the devil is active. ie; Nations where ther are few christians.
4. Preach the Gospel--Insert the Light.
5. Having the right reactions in adversity.
6. Fasting.
7. Repentence and Faith.
8.Unity. Agreeing together.
9. Giving generously.
10.Loving service. ie; mercy ministries, getting serious about missions.
11. Endurance-Never give up.
12. Worship and Praise.
So we come to the end of week #4 and the first day of week #5.
Bob
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