You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample under foot. - Psalm 91:13
Do you know that as a believer in Christ, you have authority over the enemy?
It is true that the devil is the god of this fallen world (2 Corinthians 4:4), who “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). But we, as believers, are not called to cower in fear like the people of the world, for God’s eternal Word proclaims that “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).
In Christ, we have authority over the devil and all his cohorts. In Christ, we have authority to tread upon the lion and the cobra. The fowler’s snares shall be foiled and the hunter shall be the hunted. Our role in this increasingly dangerous world isn't to be passive and indifferent, willing to be devoured by the roaring lion. We are endued with power and authority to hunt down the roaring lion!
The Bible records the account of how Samson was in the vineyards of Timnah when suddenly “a young lion came roaring against him” (Judges 14:5) Now, what would you do if you were suddenly ambushed by a lion?
Psychologists tell us that there are essentially three possible responses that are instinctively triggered when a person is unexpectedly thrust into an extremely dangerous situation - fight, take flight, or freeze. Well most of us would probably either take flight or freeze, Samson instinctively rose to fight: “the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand ” (Judges 14:6). Now, that’s taking authority! The hunter came at Samson but found itself the hunted!
Sometime later, Samson passed by the lion’s carcass and saw a swarm of bees and some honey in it. So he scooped out some of the honey and ate it. It was from this experience that Samson came up with this riddle, “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet” (Judges 14:14).
There is a beautiful picture here for all of us. Instead of being eaten by the lion, Samson obtained something sweet to eat. What is the spiritual truth for us today? Out of every evil and negative thing the devil throws at you today, God will make something sweet for you. Your giants will be as bread to you. God will turn every bitter adversity into sweet honey for you!
Today's Prayer
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your mighty presence in my life. Thank You for giving me the power and authority to trample upon the devil and all his cohorts. I believe that You will turn every evil and negative situation the devil throws at me into something sweet for me. I declare that my giants will be as bread to me because You are with me and for me. Amen.
Today’s Thought
In Christ, I have been endued with power and authority over the enemy, and God will turn every evil and negative thing the devil throws at me into something sweet for me.
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