10 FINALLY, MY BRETHREN, BE STRONG IN THE LORD AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE DEVIL.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:10–12 (NKJV)
• It is a spiritual law that whatever would happen or be done in or through any human's life, the consent or approval of the person had to be gained. If the consent of the person is not gained by the devil or a demon, they cannot operate in the life of the person.
- Now, how does the devil gain someone's consent? He does it through deceptions. Selling lies to the person or presenting a lie as the truth (Genesis 3:1-7; Ephesians 6:11).
- If you buy into whatever lie the devil brought your way, you have given him your consent to go ahead and operate in your life.
- Remember, whatever lie the devil is presenting would not be presented as a lie, It would come or be presented in the form of truth (Luke 4:9-12; 2 Corinthians 11:14). A poison would not be presented as one—a poison. A person who is in his or her right mind would not take any substance which poison is written on the bottle. But when a poisonous drink is presented as a fruit juice, you can ignorantly take it!
- The devil being crafty can present a lie that is encased in the true Word of God—he would distort the Word. The devil even did it to Christ Jesus when he was tempting Him, he quoted Psalm 91 verses 11,12.
- The devil: " . . . SAID TO HIM [Jesus], “IF YOU ARE THE SON OF GOD, THROW YOURSELF DOWN. FOR IT IS WRITTEN:
‘HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU,’ AND, ‘IN THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR YOU UP, LEST YOU DASH YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE’ ” (Matthew 4:6 (NKJV). - The passage quoted in the book of Matthew 4:6 was found in the book of Psalm. The devil presented a poison and coated It with the truth found in the Bible. But Jesus Christ being versed in the Scriptures answered him or countered him, the devil, with another Scripture found in Deuteronomy 6:16.
Matthew 4:7 (NKJV): 7 JESUS SAID TO HIM [the devil], “IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN, ‘YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD.’ ”
• For you not to eat or drink poison and be a victim of Satan's deception, you had to be versed in the knowledge of the Word of God—the Bible.
- The antidote or remedy to counteract the effects of lies, deceptions, and falsehoods or errorneous teachings or doctrines is, the hearing or reading or being opened to the truth found in the Word of God, the Bible—which is being taught by the proven believers and ministers of God.
- People unconsciously and unknowingly open up their lives to the devil by believing the lies he brings to them; in their thoughts and the teachings they open themselves up to.
- When you open your mind to hear and believe a lie, whatever is not in line with the Bible, you have given your consent to the devil to manipulate you and operate in your life.
- That little or seemingly insignificant lie, which you believe in, would become a stronghold that he, the devil, would be strengthening and reinforcing in your mind. He starts to gain a ground in a believer's mind through a little foothold, and begins to strengthen and defend the ground he had gotten and continue to walk towards gaining more grounds through falsehoods and deceptions.
• In addition, one of the other ways through which a believer could give his or her consent to the devil or demons is when he or she visited false prophets for help.
- Some of the things that you would be told by the false prophets you visited might be correct, could be some things that had happened in your life, or is happening in your life; but It does not mean the source of the prophecies is God. Such prophets work with the spirit of divination—fortune-telling (Acts 16:16).
- When you believe what you are told by the so-called prophet who operates through the spirit of divination, you have given your consent, or surrendered, to the demon that works through the false prophet. From that moment onwards the demon would have an access to operate in your life freely.
• This same thing is applicable to whoever visited the places dedicated to the devil or demons; the base or shrine of sorcerers, witch-doctors, voodoo-priests, soothsayers or fortunetellers, and whoever is an agent of the devil.
- Your visit to such places means you have given your consent to, or you have agreed with, whatever is being done there. The demon(s) behind the altar raised in such places would have an access into your life to operate.
- Those who ignorantly play Quija board and some of other demonic games would have demons infiltrated their lives. Because they have fulfilled the condition of being accessed or visited by the demons behind such games.
- This also apply to the Yoga being practiced as an exercise now by some simple minded people. Yoga is not an exercise, It is a way of being intiated or soul tied with Buddha. It is a means of being inducted into eastern religion or new age movement.
- Yoga is not all about physical fitness exercise, It is more than that. Especially when you start getting into the chanting aspect. May the Lord give you understanding.
• You will not fail in Jesus' name.
- Whatever is not planted in your body that is working against your health and wellness is cursed and uprooted totally in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
- The hold is broken now and never to rise again in your life in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
Peace!
TO BE CONTINUED
STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. Ask that He will write your name in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).
- If you took the steps As highlighted above, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!