The Triumphant Churchcommon in that area. Its sting was deadly; no one had
ever survived who was stung by it.
This missionary was down in the village one day,
and one of these deadly scorpions stung her. It scared
her at first because she was alone in the missionary
station; all the other missionaries were gone. She
related, "At first, I panicked. Then I just said, 'I plead
the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ against this scorpion
sting.'"
The natives in that area all watched her, expecting
her to fall down dead. But she never did swell up or
show any sign of sickness whatsoever. Those natives
watched her as she went on about her business. In fact,
the whole village followed her around because they
were sure she was going to die.
That missionary never did experience any ill effects.
She just pled the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and
stood on her covenant rights of protection, and she
never experienced any harm (Isa. 54:17; Mark 16:18;
Luke 10:19). As a result of that miracle, most of those
natives were saved.
Yes, we have to deal with Satan and those things
that try to come against us to hurt and destroy us. But
there is victory in Jesus and in His blood. Let's not
magnify the devil and his work and what he's doing in
our lives. Let's magnify the victory we have in our blood
covenant in Christ over all the works of the devil.
The Believer's 'Battle' Stance—To
Stand
Once you have the armor on, you are ready to take
your position of "battle" against the devil. However,
because of Jesus' victory over Satan and the believer's