The Wisdom of GodWe reign as kings in life through Jesus Christ now.
This is part of the wisdom the Holy Spirit is trying to
get over to the Body of Christ in these Spirit-inspired
prayers in the Book of Ephesians. In times past, we
served as slaves of Satan, but now we walk in the
newness of life (Rom. 6:4). Now because of our joint-
seating with Christ in heavenly places, we reign as
kings through the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the message the Holy Ghost through Paul is
endeavoring to get across to the Body of Christ. God
wants the eyes of our understanding enlightened so we
can understand that we reign with Christ in this life.
God wants us to know we have victory over Satan in
every contest and circumstance, even as Jesus had
victory over Satan when He was on the earth. We don't
have to struggle to be victorious; we just need to stand
our ground with the Word against a defeated foe
according to what we already possess in Christ.
It doesn't take all day to stand against evil spirits if
you know your authority in Christ. Just speak the Word
to them in the Name of Jesus, and they have to go. You
don't have to fight with them because they've been
defeated and dethroned. By standing on the Word
against them, you are standing in Jesus' victory.
I'll be honest with you. I don't know whether it's my
righteous indignation that gets stirred up or whether I
just get plain mad, but something rises up within me
when I hear preachers teaching people to fear the devil:
"You'd better be careful! The devil might hear you." Or
"You'd better be careful. The devil might try to lay
sickness and disease on you."
I have authority over myself and my house. If the
devil ever comes knocking at my door with sickness,
poverty, lack, or oppression, I tell him, "Don't come to