Daily Delight Devotional – Tuesday, November 5, 2024

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

– Luke 10:17, KJV

You don’t have to struggle for years in your Christian walk before you reach the stature required to defeat Satan. The seventy-two disciples returned joyfully and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” When you are saved, at the point in time when you surrender your life to Christ, you are moved from mankind into the Church, the bride of Christ, and your names are recorded in the Book of Life. They are written in Heaven.

You must understand that the moment you are born again you have power over the satanic kingdom. You only need to learn how to use that authority properly. But the power over other areas of your life comes only with growth and maturity. You must journey through the process of sanctification to achieve the status worthy of exercising your authority in all aspects of your life with Christ. Even demons, principalities and powers, and Satan himself, all recognized this authority.

So this type of authority does not need to be “earned” but it is inherent in every born-again Christian from the point of surrender to Christ. It is this authority that conquers Satan. You possess full authority to command Satan and his demonic hosts to lose their hands on yourself, your family, your church, your brothers and sisters in Christ, your health, your finances, etc. and he must obey – (Psalm 18:44-45)

Insight: As long as you are walking in obedience, at any time you can exercise authority over all of Satan’s power.

Prayer: Father, I move into power and authority to rule and reign among my enemies in the name of Jesus

Further Bible Reading: Galatians 2:20
Daily Bible Reading: Daniel 6:1-5