I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven. Luke 10:19-20
Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples to go before Him and minister in every town He was about to visit. They had directions for success and rejection, social behavior and financial maintenance. They returned to Jesus, amazed at the power they were able to employ.
In creation, God gave man authority or dominion over every living thing. Stewardship is another translation meaning responsibility for something that does not belong to you. In this, God gave Adam power over Satan. The serpent challenged God’s authority and Adam caved at an astronomical cost.
Adam’s mistake does not mean our failure is inevitable. We are like Adam because we have a free-will, but we also have the same God-gifted supremacy over Satan’s ploys, no matter how crafty. Use your words! They are your power, and then put your words to action with your hands and feet.
Our power is in God, not ourselves. Our victory and the greatest hint of Satan’s eventual and complete and total annihilation is his loss to Heaven’s love and your faith.
Blessings,
Gretchen