The Wisdom of GodThis authority over the devil is the true possession
of every child of God. It belongs to every one of us and it
is one of the spiritual blessings of our inheritance as
saints in Christ.
EPHESIANS 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with ALL
SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in heavenly places in
Christ.
In Jesus' redemption, everything Jesus wrought—
everything He bought and secured in His victory over
Satan—He did for the Body of Christ—you. Jesus'
triumph and victory belongs to every single believer.
Because we are blessed with all spiritual blessings,
that would certainly include triumph and authority
over Satan, otherwise it wouldn't be all spiritual
blessings.
The American Standard Version says, "Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places in Christ." That includes your victory in Christ
over Satan and all his evil hosts.
In other words, in Christ, every single spiritual
blessing belongs to you now. You don't have to work or
struggle or fight demons to attain to all spiritual
blessings; they are already yours as you appropriate
them by faith in the Word and exercise what rightfully
belongs to you. But all spiritual blessings are only ours
because we are in Him.
You hear some people say, "But So-and-so seems to
get more blessings than I do." We look at certain people
and think they are especially blessed of God. But you
won't find that in Scripture anywhere; God has no