I've heard people say, that they believe that Jesus and the devil are continually confronting and fighting with each other..but when I read my Bible, I don't see fights between the two. What I see is the devil having to flee whenever he encounters Jesus.
Consider the demoniac from the country of the Gadarenes in Luke 8:26-39. The demons in the man begged Jesus not to torment them or send them into the abyss, but to permit them to enter a nearby herd of swine. You see, the devil nor his demons can stand before Jesus. They may be able to torment people for a while, but when Jesus comes on the scene, they know that is the end of their stay. They will have to flee! All it took was just one word from Jesus, and the entire legion of demons had to come out of the man and flee into the swine.
As children of God, for lack of a better way to explain it, I believe that we exude a spiritual fragrance if you will..It is the life of Jesus inside of us. Evil spirits can detect the presence of Christ and this causes them to tremble. Greater is He who is in you than he that is in the world. (1John 4:4)..That is why no plan of destruction against your life can succeed. Your enemies may come against you one way, but the Lord will confuse them and cause them to flee before you seven ways.
Jesus paid with His life to give you this victory over your enemies. After His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, the Jews and Gentiles were united for the first time with one common objective..to torture Jesus, and have him killed. It looked for sure like they had victory over him. But because He triumphed over them through the cross and rose again, today our enemies will be scattered, and we can enjoy victory in our lives. It is all because of Jesus. Today, when anything comes against you in one way, ask the Lord to confuse your enemies and cause them to flee before you seven ways!
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