Sunday, February 26, 2017

Who's in Control

Ephesians 2:1-2 NKJV
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

2 Corinthians 4:3-4
But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

Satan may be the prince of the air and the god of this age, but he's not in control of any believer. He does control all who are without Jesus as they fall into his traps and deceptions. They are sons and daughters of disobedience.

Genesis 3:1 NJV
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

He is a subtle serpent and we give satan control as we allow doors to be opened up by giving in to his misdirection and temptations. Even as we allow own thoughts to bring us back into our earthly passions and desires we are giving him control.

As we keep our focus on Jesus satan has no control over us at all. When we know who we are in Christ we cannot be sick. We cannot be depressed. We cannot be filled with stress and anxiety.

There are consequences for our actions in this human body. As we let things like unforgiveness dwell in us we open up the door for Satan to have sickness come upon us.

In Christ we are healed. We are free from burdens. We are free from all strife. We are righteous. We are holy.

So are we going to let Satan have control by giving in to the the desires of the flesh, his misdirections, his temptations? Or are we giving our all over to God allowing Him to rule and reign over us?

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