The Devil Is Defeated

 

 

Matthew 4:4-10 (KJV)

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

 

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

 

1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

 

A lion is an extremely ferocious beast. It can grow up to 6 to 8 feet long, stand 3 feet tall at the should, weigh 400 to 500 pounds, and run at speeds up to 25 miles an hour. A lion’s legs are short and massive, with huge feat and sharp claws; they can run down, kill, and carry away an 800-pound zebra with ease. To put simply, they are killing machines.

Guess what? The Devil, as a roaring lion, is not happy with us!

 

But the Bible says…

 

 

1 John 4:4 (KJV)

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

 

Mark 3:15 (KJV)

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

 

Luke 4:32 (KJV)

32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

 

Luke 5:17 (KJV)

17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

 

Luke 9:1 (KJV)

1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

 

Luke 10:19 (KJV)

19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

 

Romans 13:1 (KJV)

1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

 

Ephesians 1:19 (KJV)

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

 

Ephesians 3:7 (KJV)

7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

 

 

Ephesians 6:10 (KJV)

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

 

Colossians 1:13 (KJV)

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

 

Hebrews 2:14 (KJV)

14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

 

Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)

12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

 

Matthew 16:18 (KJV)

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

 

Acts 19:20 (KJV)

20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

 

Daniel 7:14 (KJV)

14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

 

Romans 6:9 (KJV)

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

 

Romans 6:14 (KJV)

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

1 Peter 4:11 (KJV)

11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Revelation 20:1-2 (KJV)

1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

 

Exodus 18:11 (KJV)

11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

 

1 John 4:4 (KJV)

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

 

Psalm 62:11 (KJV)

11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

 

Hosea 13:14 (KJV)

14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

 

Micah 3:8 (KJV)

8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

 

Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)

6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

 

Matthew 9:6 (KJV)

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

 

Matthew 10:1 (KJV)

1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

 

Matthew 28:18 (KJV)

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 

Revelation 6:2 (KJV)

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

 

Romans 8:35-39 (KJV)

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Daniel 4:3 (KJV)

3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

 

Daniel 4:34 (KJV)

34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

 

Me and the devil had a tussle and I won!

It is written! We will win!

Two Things We Must Do:

1.    Fast – our flesh cannot become a hindrance to the Lord!

2.    Pray – we must utilize our weapons!

We need:

Power in our services.

Power in our witnessing.

Power in our worship.

This will only come through prayer!

This move of God is sovereign! 

The devil is defeated!