Daily Devotional

POWER IN CONFESSING THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS

March 27

eloved of God, did you know that the word of God used skillfully is like a sharp sword in the hand of an expert swordsman? For you to honor your Father in heaven by using the scriptures as a sword and shield is very pleasing to Him. When you say to another person or to the devil, "the word of God says," you are unleashing a mighty power on your behalf to cut and slash and defeat the lies of the devil against you. Also, the very atmosphere around you and your loved ones becomes supercharged with Holy Spirit energy. The effect is to put a crushing hammer blow on the very head of the "old serpent,” the devil. It just about drives him wild with pain and fear when you confess Jesus as your Lord and as Lord over the circumstances over which you need real victory! Try it, say, "Father, in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus, and through the power given me by His precious blood, I confess that you give me victory, right now in the face of this evil attack of the Devil! I will not accept defeat! I claim a mighty overcoming of this in Jesus holy name!" Now say it all over again several times and begin to train yourself to fight back! It is time that you call upon your Father to take back the things that Satan has stolen from you and your loved ones! Don't you agree? You do not have to live even one more day in defeat. You can make up your mind to this by saying, "I will begin right now to take the Bible and read passages about victory over the devil. I will quote the verses of the Bible and stand strong on them from this day forward till the end of my life." If you will do this, and follow through with it, you will find that soon you have taken in your hand and heart the very weapon with which the defeat of all evil is certain--- the word of God in its powerful, unfailing promises to you. Speak the word aloud so that you can hear its beautiful promises in your own ears. Meditate on the promises of God found all over the Bible. Make that a regular practice in your life from today forward. You will never live one day to regret this decision. People who live in continual defeat and fear are in bondages and are the very ones who are those who wait helplessly for something to happen to them. People who have victory and joy are those who go forth with their sword (the word of God) in their hands and use it to strike hard through the power of Jesus' name.

Prayer

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Father I thank you for this thought! I am making up my mind today to systematically study and memorize the precious promises of the Bible. I will use them skillfully in my daily life. When the Enemy comes to me with his lies and deceit, I will be fully prepared to combat them with God’s truths! Hallelujah! I can trust you, amen!