Jesus has given you authority over all your enemies, including the devil.

Jesus has given you authority over all your enemies, including the devil.

“Jonathan said to his armorbearer, Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.” (1Sam 14:12)

“Behold, I give you the authority [exousia] to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power [dunamis] of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” (Lk 10:19)

“I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.” (1Jn 2:14)

“I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.” (1Jn 2:13)

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.” (1Pet 5:8-9)

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”  (Jm 4:7)

“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors [hupernikao] through Him who loved us.” (Rom 8:37)

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1Cor 15:57)

“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1Jn 4:4)

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1Jn 5:4)

“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” (Matt 10:8)

Reading: 1Sam 13-15; Lk 1