“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

 Enemy:

 

            Authority over the power of the enemy:

 

Luke 10:19-20

19     “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

     20     “Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

     

            Jesus gave us authority over all the power of the enemy. How tremendous! The enemy can do nothing to injure us unless we let him. Most Christians are not aware that they have this authority, so they let him run roughshod over them. We must absorb ourselves in the Word. Then we will know what we can and cannot do. The enemy makes us think he can do more harm to us than he is aloud to do. Even the demonic spirits are subject to us. That’s not so we can get all puffed up though. Remember God is the one giving us the authority. Today I was reading about Nebuchadnezzar. He got all puffed up over all his glory instead of giving the glory to God. He spent seven years in the wild like a beast. In Acts, King Herod also got puffed up after giving a speech when the people shouted that it was the voice of a god and not a man. He was struck with worms and died. Rejoice that your names are recorded in Heaven.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children, the devil has no authority over you except what you give him. He has no power to control you unless you let him. He and his people cannot do any thing to harm you if you will trust in Me and walk in My Word. I will not let any evil thing come upon you to harm you if you will trust in Me. Let Me have My way, and you will see My glory in your life. Nothing can touch you unless you let it. It has no power or authority over you. You are in control of what comes upon you. Do not allow the enemy to have his way in your life. Trust in Me to control your life and what happens to you. I am your King, and I will not allow anyone or anything to harm you if you trust Me.”

 

            116. Jesus has given me the authority to tread upon all the powers, devices, and spirits of the enemy. No thing of the enemy will injure me. I will rejoice that my name is recorded in Heaven.