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says, “Take the shield of faith wherewith you will be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the evil one.” And in Matthew 17, the Disciples
were puzzled, and said, “Why couldn’t we cast out this demon?” It was
unbelief. So you put those two things together, a full vision of God seen
with the simplicity of faith. That is how to overcome.
Picture a bridge over a huge body of water, and tied to that bridge is a
wild, ferocious, mad dog. You could see the saliva, and you could see the
teeth, and you could hear the snarling and the growling. And that dog was
chained to the fence. There was enough space for you to walk with just
inches between you and that dog. You were assured that the chain could
not be broken. Would you be afraid as you walked by? You have only
inches. Would you be afraid as you walked by that mad dog? You would
be until your faith in the strength of the chain overcame your fear of the
dog.
All right, Jesus is the One who holds Satan. He is going to crush him
under our feet shortly. He said, “I will put enmity between you and his
seed.” God puts it in there. That is why I am an enemy of Satan. God put
it there. He said, “Do not be afraid”. He will bark, and he will growl, and
he will look ferocious, but he cannot touch you. He cannot touch the
Christian. It is a shame for Christians to fear Satan. Greater is He that is in
you, a million times greater, than he that is in the world. He is all done.
The cross has ended his regime. Colossians 2:15-16 “Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary
to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having
spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it”. “It is finished.” James 4:7

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.”

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