SCRIPTURE: Revelation (NIV) 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
OBSERVATION: Who you are fighting determines the weapons to be used. When fighting the “accuser,” having one attitude and using two weapons will win every time. The attitude is to not love our lives so much that we are afraid to die. We must be courageous. Again and again in the scriptures we are told to be courageous.
Along with courage, we need the blood of the Lamb. It is the blood that removes even the hint of guilt. The blood is not proof that we have not sinned. No, The blood is the proof that a sacrifice has been made that covers our sins. The accusations have no basis when we have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus! We are forgiven and cleansed from “all unrighteousness!” (1John 1:9) We are justified! We are pure. We are as pure as if we had never sinned! Thank God for the blood. It is definitely something to celebrate!
And there is another weapon. It is the “word of our testimony.” The “word” is Jesus and He must be the focus of our testimony if we are to be effective against the devil. It is our/my testimony. It is personal. This is what Jesus has done for me.
APPLICATION: God has created me to be an overcomer. He has given me many promises in the scriptures. His presence is always with me. I must remember that the life that Jesus now lives in me by His Holy Spirit is post-resurrection life. He has already defeated the devil and death! He has already faced every trial and temptation I will ever face!
PRAYER: Lord, I step out of the way, Live your life in me. Amen
Pastor Leon
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