Demonic control of the Christians/believers

 Demonic Control of the Saints. It is critical that Christians understand their vulnerability

to demonic influence. Those who say a demon cannot influence an area of a believer's life have left us with only two possible culprits for the problems we face: ourselves or God. If we blame ourselves we feel hopeless because we can't do anything to stop what we're doing. If we blame God our confidence in Him as our benevolent Father is shattered.

 Either way, we have no chance to gain the victory which the Bible promises us. In reality we are in a winnable war against principalities and powers from the defeated kingdom of darkness. But their lies can gain a measure of control if we let them.

 Here are several indications in Scripture that believers can lose control or come under bondage.

 Luke 13:10-18. While Jesus was teaching in the synagogue, "there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all" (verse 11). Verse 16 states that her physical disability was caused by satanic bondage.This woman was not an unbeliever. She was "a daughter of Abraham" (verse 16), a God-fearing woman of faith with a spiritual problem. As soon as Jesus released her from bondage, her physical problem was cured.

 Notice that this woman wasn't protected from demonic control by being inside the synagogue. Neither the walls of a synagogue nor the walls of a church provide a sanctuary

from demonic influence. If plaster walls are not a barrier to Satan, do you think your skin is? The spiritual world is not subject to such natural barriers, nor is it limited by the laws

of physics. Admittedly, this event occurred before the cross. But it is an indication that believers are subject to demon control.

 Luke 22:31-34. The apostle Peter is an example of a believer who temporarily lost control to Satan. Jesus said to him, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat" (verse 31). What right did Satan have to make such a demand? Peter had apparently given Satan a foothold through pride when he debated with the disciples about which of them was the greatest (Luke 22:24). Even though Peter wholeheartedly intended to stand by his Master to the death (verse 33), Jesus announced that Peter would deny Him three times (verse 34), which he did. It's encouraging to note, however, that Jesus had already prayed for Peter's successful recovery from the incident (verse 32).

 Ephesians 6:10-17. This passage contains Paul's familiar exhortation to believers to "put on the full armor of God, 176 * The Danger of Losing Control that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil" (verse 11). What is the purpose of armor? To

prevent the enemy's arrows from penetrating the body and injuring the soldier. If it is impossible for Satan's arrows to penetrate us, there would be no need for us to put on the

armor. The instructions regarding spiritual armor suggest that it is possible for the enemy to penetrate our lives and gain a measure of control.

 James 3:14-16. James indicates that if we yield to jealousy and selfish ambition, we may open ourselves to being controlled by wisdom which is "earthly, natural, demonic" (verse 15).

 1 Timothy 4:1-3. Paul wrote, "Some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons" (verse 1).The need to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ cannot be overstated (2 Corinthians 10:5).

 We must be able to discern the difference between true guidance from God and the incredible amount of counterfeit guidance that is everywhere in our world.

1 Corinthians 5:1-13. This passage contains Paul's instructions concerning a man in the Corinthian church who was living in an incestuous relationship with his father's wife (verse 1). He was a man so deluded by Satan and controlled by immorality that he apparently flaunted his illicit relationship before the whole church. Paul's judgment on the matter was severe: "I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus" (verse 5). Paul was ready to allow Satan to have his way with the man for awhile in hopes that he would finally say "I've had enough" and repent.

 Some wonder if a person at this level of immorality is really a Christian. But if this man were a non-Christian Paul would not have disciplined him, because the church is only required to discipline those within its membership. This man was a believer (at least Paul treated him like one) who had allowed himself to become trapped in immorality. Paul's hope was that he experience the natural consequences of his sin, repent, and be set free from his bondage.

 Ephesians 4:26,27. Paul instructed, '"In your anger do not sin, Do not let the sun go down while you are stil  angry, and do not give the devil a foothold" . The word "foothold" literally means a "place." Paul is saying that we may allow the devil a place in our lives if we fail to speak the truth in love and manage our emotions. Anger which turns to bitterness and unforgiveness is an open invitation to demonic control (2 Corinthians 2:10,11).

1 Peter 5:6-9. Peter warned, "Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (verse 8). The word "devour" means to consume or to swallow up. It is the same word used in 1 Corinthians 15:54: "Death is swallowed up in victory." To be swallowed up by something certainly conveys the thought of being controlled by it. If believers are not vulnerable to being controlled by Satan, Peter would not need to alert us to the possibility.

The context of Peter's warning suggests two conditions which may predispose a believer to vulnerability. In verse 6 we are encouraged to humble ourselves before the Lord. Perhaps with the painful memory of the consequences of his own self-exaltation in mind, Peter indicates that whenever we resist pride we resist Satan. And verses 7 and 8 suggest that if we don't learn how to cast our anxieties on the Lord, we make ourselves easy prey for Satan.

Acts 5:1-11. This is perhaps the most definitive passage on Satan's ability to control believers. At the close of Acts 4 we discover that members of the young Jerusalem church

were voluntarily selling property and giving the proceeds to the apostles for use in ministry. "But a certain man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price of the land?... You have not lied to men, but to God'" (verses 1-4).

The issue was not that Ananias and Sapphira withheld part of the proceeds, but that they lied about it, apparently saying that what they gave was the total amount they received.The consequence of the couple's sin was immediate and sobering: They died on the spot (verses 5,10).

Some who have difficulty with satanic control of believers have argued that Ananias and Sapphira were unbelievers. I don't buy that argument. First, Acts 4:31 states that this event took place within the context of the Christian community, of which Ananias and Sapphira were obviously members. Second, Acts 5:11 records, "And great fear came upon the whole church." If God were judging someone outside the church, why would great fear come upon those within the church? There was great fear among believers because God had dramatically displayed His attitude toward believers who live a lie. Third, the severity of

the punishment indicates that God was underscoring the importance of truth in the community of believers. Unbelievers lie all the time, and they usually are not as swiftly and thoroughly judged as were Ananias and Sapphira. I believe that God was communicating early in the church's history that our major problem is not communism, drugs, or false religions; it's giving in to Satan's deception.

 Ananias' problem was that he had allowed Satan's deception to fill (control) his heart. The word "filled" in Acts 5:3 is the same word used in Ephesians 5:18: "Be filled with the Spirit." It is possible for the believer to be filled with satanic deception or filled by the Spirit. To whichever source you yield, by that source you shall be filled and controlled. When you allow Satan to deceive you in any area of your life, you are vulnerable. God had to dramatically intervene in the early church to reveal what the primary battle would be

 If Satan could go undetected into your church or your marriage or you personally and get you to believe a lie, could he control your life?

RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESISTING CONTROL: -We should not say, "The devil made me do it." No, he didn't make you do it; you did it. Somewhere along the line you chose to give the devil a foothold. He merely took advantage of the opportunity you gave him. You have all the resources and protection you need to live a victorious life in Christ every day. If you're not living it, it's your choice. When you leave a door open for the devil by not resisting temptation, accusation, or deception, he will enter it. And if you continue to allow him access to that area, he will eventually control it. You won't lose your salvation, but you will lose your daily victory.

Many Christians today who cannot control their lives in some area wallow in self-blame instead of acting responsibly to solve the problem. They berate themselves and punish themselves for not having the willpower to break a bad habit, when instead they should be resisting Satan in an area where he has obviously robbed them of control. Anything bad which you cannot stop doing, or anything good which you cannot make yourself do, could be an area of demonic control. 

Romans 6:6 is Death certificate of Christians

 Yes, Romans 6:6 can be understood as a spiritual "death certificate" for believers. In this verse, the Apostle Paul declares that the believer's "old man" (their former self or sinful nature enslaved to sin) was crucified with Christ.

Breaking Down Romans 6:6In the New American Standard Bible, the verse reads: "Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin."

Here is what that "death certificate" means in practical terms:The "Old Man" is Dead: This refers to your unredeemed identity that was bound to sin. Just as a dead person is completely unresponsive to their previous life, your old self's legal bondage to sin has been terminated.

Crucified with Christ: Your death to sin is tied directly to Jesus's death on the cross. It is a past, completed event (a finished "certificate").

Freedom from Slavery: The purpose of this spiritual death is that you are no longer a slave to sin's control. Sin is no longer your master.

How to Apply This "Death Certificate"While God declares this spiritual death fully accomplished, believers are instructed to actively put this truth into practice in their daily lives:

Count Yourself Dead: Paul explains in Romans 6:11 that believers must "count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God." This means acting based on God's truth rather than your own feelings.

Do Not Yield to Sin: Because you have a new spiritual nature, you do not have to obey sinful desires. You are to offer your body as an instrument of righteousness.

You are one spirit with Christ

You've been trying to fix a person who doesn't even exist anymore. The "you" that you are so worried about actually died two thousand years ago. Many do not know the Mystery of Identification—the total identity swap where your old criminal record was destroyed and you were joined to the Master Himself.

Let us discover the  identification:-

1 : Your Old Self Died: The Identity Swap: - You know, I was thinking the other day about how most of us live our lives. We spend so much time trying to improve ourselves. We go to the gym to fix our bodies. We take courses to fix our minds. And in the church, we spend years trying to act like better Christians.

But what if I told you that you've been trying to fix a person who doesn't even exist anymore?

What if the you that you are so worried about actually died 2,000 years ago? And I need you to understand something before we go any further.

See, we've been taught that Christianity is a self-help program. But in the Supreme Court of Redemption, it's not about self-help. It's about a total identity swap. It is called the law of identification. And this isn't just a nice thought to make you feel better on a Sunday morning. It is a legal reality.

You aren't just a better version of your old self. You are a new species; someone the world has never seen before.

You are one with Christ legally, spiritually, and even in your very nature. If you've been feeling like you're not good enough or like you're still a sinner just trying your best, this revelation is going to change everything for you. We are going to look at how your old criminal record was destroyed and how you were joined to the Master himself. Let's look into the mirror of the Word together.

We must begin with the legal dissolving of the old self.  Most people think the cross was just a place of pain, but it was a place of execution. Romans 6:6 is the death certificate of the human race. It says, "Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him."

This is not a future hope. It is a past-tense judicial fact.

When Jesus was nailed to that tree, your old man, that spirit that was joined to the first Adam, was nailed there with Him. 

Identification means that in the eyes of eternal justice, you were there. When He died, you died. When the spear entered His side, your old identity was terminated. But why was this necessary?

2: The Legal Dissolving of the Old Self: - It was necessary because a repair job wouldn't work. You didn't need a better version of yourself. You needed a new self.

In Identification it is clear that the spirit of man had become a partaker of spiritual death through the Fall. You couldn't just behave your way out of that nature. You had to be legally replaced.

When Jesus was made sin with our sin, He was identifying with our condition so that we could identify with His standing. This is the great exchange. He took our sin nature and gave us His Son nature.

Now we must enter the darkest part of this mystery, the substitution in the underworld. This is a revelation that most of the modern church has completely missed.

Just want to explain that The Bible in the Light of Our Redemption that the work of   identification did not stop when Jesus breathed His last breath on the physical cross.

Physical death alone could not pay the price for a spiritual rebellion. To legally redeem a spirit that was dead, the substitute had to enter the realm of death. He had to be made sin.

2 Corinthians 5:21 says, "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin." This was the moment of absolute identification.

Jesus was not just carrying your sins like a backpack. He was made sin with your sin. He took upon His own spirit the very nature that made you a rebel.

He went into the dark regions of the grave, into the very heart of spiritual death. And in that place, as the substitute, He paid the full penalty for man's high treason. He suffered the second death so that you would never have to see it.

In the mind of the High Court, you were there. You were paying that debt in Him. You were suffering that penalty in Him. Every blow that justice struck against the substitute was legally striking against you.

This is why the victory is so total, because the law has nothing left to demand from you. You have already served your time in the person of your substitute.

But then the scene shifted. The debt was paid in full. The claims of justice were satisfied, and from the throne of the universe, the Father spoke. He looked down into the dark regions of the grave and said,

"Thou art My Son. This day have I begotten Thee."  This was the justification of the spirit.

Jesus was born again in the tomb. He was the first person ever to be raised from spiritual death into life. And because you were identified with Him in His suffering, you were identified with Him in His rebirth.

1 Peter 1:3 says, "We were begotten again by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." Do you see it?

You were born again when He was born again. You were raised when He was raised. This is the mystery of oneness. You didn't just receive a new life later on. You were legally birthed out of that grave at the same moment as the Master.

You are a reproduction of the resurrected Christ. You carry the same DNA of the Spirit that walked out of that tomb.

3: Substitution in the Underworld: - Now, let's look at the biological reality of this spirit union. Most people think of oneness as a poetic idea, but in the spirit realm, it is a structural reality. 1 Corinthians 6:17 says, "He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit."

Notice it doesn't say two spirits working together. It says one spirit.  When you were born again, your spirit was not just cleaned up. It was fused into the Spirit of the living God. You were grafted into the very life of the Master (Roman 11:17-24).

Let me show you what this looks like.  Think about a graft in a tree. The life of the trunk flows into the branch. The branch no longer lives by its own power. It lives by the Zoe life of the tree.

Zoe is the Greek word for the life that makes God who He is. It is an uncreated life. It is a life that cannot fail. It is a life that cannot be sick. And that life is now the life of your spirit.

You are a partaker of the divine nature ( 2 Peter 1:4). This is the end of the human limitation.  Identification means that the life of the Master is currently flowing through your spirit, and it is pushing out the old life of the Fall.

But here is the struggle for many believers. They have a self-consciousness instead of a Christ-consciousness.  They are always thinking about "I."

"I am struggling."
"I am weak."
"I am poor."

But in the mystery of identification, the "I" has been legally replaced by "He."  Galatians 2:20 is the ultimate legal statement of the new creation: "I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me."

Notice those four words:  Not I, but Christ. This is the end of the old self-awareness.

You know, I was thinking the other day about how most of us live our lives. We spend so much time trying to improve ourselves. We go to the gym to fix our bodies. We take courses to fix our minds. And in the church, we spend years trying to act like better Christians.

But what if I told you that you've been trying to fix a person who doesn't even exist anymore?  What if the you that you are so worried about actually died 2,000 years ago? And I need you to understand something before we go any further.

See, we've been taught that Christianity is a self-help program. But in the High Court of Redemption, it's not about self-help. It's about a total identity swap. It is called the law of identification. And this isn't just a nice thought to make you feel better on a Sunday morning. It is a legal reality.

You aren't just a better version of your old self. You are a new species; someone the world has never seen before.

You are one with Christ legally, spiritually, and even in your very nature. If you've been feeling like you're not good enough or like you're still a sinner just trying your best, this revelation is going to change everything for you. We are going to look at how your old criminal record was destroyed and how you were joined to the Master Himself. Let's look into the mirror of the Word together.

We must begin with the legal dissolving of the old self.  Now stay with me here because this is crucial. In the mind of the Father, there was a moment in history where your history ended.

Most people think the cross was just a place of pain, but it was a place of execution.

Romans 6:6 is the death certificate of the human race. It says, "Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him." This is not a future hope. It is a past-tense judicial fact. When Jesus was nailed to that tree, your old man—that spirit that was joined to the first Adam—was nailed there with Him.

Identification means that in the eyes of eternal justice, you were there. When He died, you died. When the spear entered His side, your old identity was terminated. But why was this necessary?

Chapter 4: The Justification of the Spirit: Born Again in the Tomb

You don't have to fight the curses of the old family because you are no longer in that family. You have a new Father. You have a new name. You have a new identity.

Most people spend their lives trying to break generational curses. But the truth is that the cross didn't just break the curse. It killed the person who was under it.

If the person who was under the curse is dead and a new creation has taken his place, then the curse has no target. It has no legal ground to land on.

You are standing on redemption ground.  You are standing in the family of the King. Now let's look at how this oneness affects your righteousness.  Most believers think righteousness is something you achieve by being good for twenty years. But the truth is that in New Creation Realities that righteousness is a status that comes from your union.

If the Head of the Body is righteous, then every finger and every toe on that Body is righteous. You don't have to feel righteous to be righteous. You are righteous because you are in Him.

You can walk into the presence of the Father right now, and He doesn't see a struggling believer. He sees His Own Son. He sees the same beauty, the same perfection, and the same love in you that He sees in Jesus.

This oneness also affects your communication with the throne.  Most people pray as if God is millions of miles away. They shout and they cry trying to get His attention. But when you understand identification, you realize that you are praying from within the union.

Jesus said in John 14:20,  "At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you." This is a circle of life.  When you speak the Word, it is the Father speaking through the Son speaking through the Body.

Your words carry the weight of the throne because they are not your words. They are the words of the union. You are the voice of the Head on the earth.

5: Biological Reality: One Spirit with the Lord: - Think about the judicial enforcement of this oneness.  When a sickness attacks your body, it isn't just attacking a human. It is attacking the Body of Christ. Would the Father allow a disease to sit on the Head of the Master in heaven? Never. Then He will not allow it to sit on the Body on the earth.

You must learn to say, "Sickness, you are touching the Body of Christ. I am identified with the resurrected Lord (Roman 6:5). There is no disease in Him. Therefore, there is no legal place for disease in me."

This is not a mental trick. It is the enforcement of a legal verdict. You are refusing to identify with anything that is not in the Master. We must move beyond identification with the cross and into identification with the throne.

Ephesians 2:6 says, “We are seated together in heavenly places."  Notice the word seated. It is the position of rest. It is the position of authority. You are not fighting for victory. You are occupying a victory that has already been won. You are looking down at the world from the throne. You are looking down at the devil from the throne.  From the throne, every problem looks small. Every mountain is just dust.

You must develop a throne-consciousness., We must make it a habit of importance of se eing yourself from heaven's perspective. You are not crawling on the earth begging for mercy. You are seated with Christ in the place of all authority.

As we continue to look into the mirror of the Word, I want you to see the substitution of the senses. Most of our lives are lived through sense knowledge. We believe what we feel, what we see, and what we hear.

But identification demands that we believe what the Word says about our union. If your senses say you are weak, but the Word says you are strong in the Lord, which one is the truth? Identification says that the Word is the higher reality.  You must identify out of the senses and identify into the Spirit.

Stop saying, "I am sick." That is a lie against the union.  Christ is not sick, and you are one spirit with Him.  Therefore, you cannot be sick in your spirit, and that spirit-life is trying to manifest in your body. 

Stop saying, "I am a failure." Christ is not a failure, and you are one with Him. Therefore, you are a success.

You must learn to agree with the Head. When the Head says you are blessed, the Body must say, "Amen."

When the Head says you are healed, the Body must say, "Amen."  This is the law of oneness. Now I want to talk to you about the spirit reproduction of the new creation.  Let is see that God literally reproduced Himself in our spirits.

This is the most shocking part of the revelation. You are not just a follower of God. You are a partaker of His life. John 1:12–13 says, "We were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, but of God."

6: Self-Consciousness vs. Christ-Consciousness :- You have the zoe DNA in you. You are a God-begotten being. 

(Zoe is the Greek word for the life that makes God who He is. It is an uncreated life. It is a life that cannot fail. It is a life that cannot be sick. And that life is now the life of your spirit)

This is why the world doesn't understand you. They are looking at a human, but there is a Spirit inhabitant inside that human body. You are a mobile throne room for the living God.  In The Two Kinds of Knowledge, let s understand that there are two sources of information available to man.

There is sense knowledge, which comes through the five physical senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch), and there is revelation knowledge, which comes directly from the Spirit of God dwelling in your recreated spirit.

The unregenerate man only has access to sense knowledge. He can only know what he can see, taste, touch, hear, and smell. But the new creation has access to a higher source. You have the mind of Christ. You have the Spirit of truth living in you, guiding you into all truth.

This means you are not limited to what the natural world tells you. When the doctor gives you a bad report, you have access to a higher report.

When the bank account says, "Insufficient funds," you have access to the covenant that says, "My God shall supply all your need."  When your emotions say you're going to fail, you have access to the Word that says, "I can do all things through Christ."

This is the advantage of the new creation. You are operating from a superior source of information. The world is operating from the basement, but you are operating from the penthouse. They are getting their signals from the earth, but you are getting your signals from the throne.  This oneness is the secret to effortless ease.

Most people are working hard to be spiritual, but the branch doesn't work hard to grow grapes.

It just rests in the vine.

Identification is the end of the struggle. 

It is the end of trying.

It is the beginning of being.

You don't have to try to be a son.

You are a son.

You don't have to try to have authority.

You occupy authority.

The moment you realize your oneness, the struggle stops.

You just let the life flow.

You just let the Word speak.

7: Legal Release from the Adam Family:- Romans 6:11 says, "Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."

To reckon means to count it as true. It means to take an accounting. It's a bookkeeping term. You are looking at the ledger of redemption and counting what belongs to you. You reckon that the old man is dead.

You reckon that you are alive in Christ. You reckon that you are righteous. You reckon that you are healed. You reckon that you are blessed.

This is not positive thinking. This is legal accounting based on the finished work of Christ.

When you reckon correctly, your life begins to align with the truth. Your body begins to respond to the fact that you are healed. Your finances begin to respond to the fact that you are blessed. Your mind begins to respond to the fact that you have the mind of Christ.

We are moving into the final enforcement of the revelation. Authority is useless if it is never spoken.

Psalm 103:20 says, "The angels are waiting for the voice of the Word." When you speak the Word of God, it is not just a man talking. It is the voice of the union. If a man's head decides to walk, the feet carry out the decision.

Jesus is the Head, and He has decided that you are free. Your job is to be the feet and the voice that enforce that decision on the earth.

Stop waiting for God to do something about your situation.  He has already done everything at the cross.  He has already paid the price in the grave.  He has already birthed you into the resurrection.

Now He is waiting for you to realize that you are one with the Master. Every time you say, "In the name of Jesus," you are declaring your union.  You are saying, "I am acting as an extension of the King."

You are not a visitor in the Kingdom. You are a permanent resident.  Think about the judicial power of your words in the marketplace. When you speak the truth, you are enforcing a contract that was signed in blood two thousand years ago.

8: Righteousness as Status from Union:-  When you say, "I am the head and not the tail “Deuteronomy 28:13".  you are enforcing the legal verdict of the new creation. 

When you say, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper Isaiah (Isaiah 54:17) " you are serving an eviction notice to every work of darkness.

As we close this message, I want you to look into the mirror of the Word one more time.  Stop looking at your mistakes.  Stop looking at your past.  Stop looking at your limitations. Look at Christ. And then realize that everything you see in Him is true about you.

He is your identity. He is your life. He is your all in all. You are a master over the senses. You are a ruler over the darkness. You are the light of the world. Not because of what you have done, but because of who you are in Him.

The old you is gone forever. The new you is alive in the glory. Now, let's do a practical exercise in identification. Right now, whatever is troubling you, I want you to see it through the eyes of the Substitute. If you have pain in your body, see Jesus on the cross carrying that specific pain. See Him going into the grave with it.

And then see Him coming out without it. If He came out without it, and you are in Him, then you have come out without it too.  That pain is a legal trespasser. Say out loud:  "I refuse to identify with this pain. I identify with the resurrected Christ. I am one with Him, and He is well."  This is how you master the senses.

You refuse to agree with what you feel, and you insist on agreeing with what you are. You are not a human being trying to get to heaven.  You are a heaven-born spirit being dominating the earth. Identification is your victory.  It is the secret of the ages revealed to you today.  Let me give you another example.

If you are struggling with financial lack, see Jesus on the cross being stripped of everything.

9: Substitution of the Senses: Mastering What You Feel :- He was made poor with your poverty.  He became the curse of lack so that you could become the blessing of abundance.  In that moment of substitution, your poverty was nailed to the tree with Him. Now see Him in the resurrection. He came out of that grave clothed in glory. He came out with all authority.

He came out as the Owner of everything. And because you are identified with Him in His resurrection, you came out with Him. Your poverty stayed in the grave. Your lack was left behind in the tomb. The you that was broke died. The you that is alive right now is joined to the Supplier of all things.

You are not a poor person asking God for money. You are a wealthy heir reminding yourself of what you already own in the covenant. The same applies to fear. If fear is gripping your heart right now, understand that fear is not from the union.

2 Timothy 1:7 says, "God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." If God didn't give it to you, then it's an illegal immigrant in your spirit. Where did fear come from? It came from the old man. It came from Adam's nature. But that nature is dead. You are not identified with the fearful one anymore. You are identified with the Lion of the tribe of Judah. You are identified with the One who said,

"Fear not. I have overcome the world." John 16:33 Stop saying, I’m so scared." That's the old man talking.  The new man says, “I am more than a conqueror. I am seated in heavenly places. I am one with the Fearless One."

Take a deep breath. Feel the life of God in your spirit right now. That life is more powerful than any disease.  It is more powerful than any addiction.

It is more powerful than death itself.  You are one with the Victor. You are one with the King. Identification has made you a joint heir.  Everything that belongs to Him is yours. His righteousness is yours. His authority is yours. His peace is yours.

10: Practical Exercise: Identifying with the Substitute: - His courage is yours. His strength is yours.  His victory is yours. Walk out of the mindset of the slave and into the mindset of the heir.  Stop talking about what you can't do. Start talking about what He can do through you.  Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

That Christ is in you. He is identified with you. You are His hands.  You are His feet. You are His voice.

Go out today and represent Him well. Every morning when you wake up, before your feet hit the floor, remind yourself:  "I am not the old man. I am not the failure. I am not the sick one. I am not the poor one. I am not the fearful one. I am one with Christ.  His life is my life. His nature is my nature.  His victory is my victory."

When you live from this consciousness of union, the struggle stops. The striving ends. You are not trying to become something.  You are simply being who you already are in Him. Say this with your mouth : "I am one with Christ. His life is my life. His victory is my victory."

Establish it in the atmosphere.  Let the world know that you have found your identity. We are moving out of the realm of religion and into the realm of the Spirit.

11: Closing Decree: I Am One with Christ: -The old you is dead.   The new you is alive.  The change is inevitable.  The power is yours. Walk in it. Stay in the mirror of the Word every single day.  Let the Word do the work in you.

God bless you.  We are the Body of the living Christ. The case is closed. The court is adjourned.

Why Spiritual Attacks Keep Coming Back Again and Again

Many believers sincerely pray, fast, rebuke the enemy, and seek spiritual help, yet they continue experiencing the same spiritual attacks. According to this teaching, the primary reason is not the power of Satan but an open door within the believer—an unrenewed mind and unrenewed desires that allow the enemy to gain access.

James 1:14 explains that temptation begins when a person is "drawn away" (exelko – dragged from safety by bait) and "enticed" (deleazo – caught by a hook). Satan cannot force his way into a believer's life; he first appeals to unrenewed desires within the soul. The real battlefield is therefore the mind, not external circumstances.

 Most of the Christians fight spiritual warfare at the wrong address. They focus on rebuking demons while neglecting the inner conversation of their minds. Fear, anxiety, unbelief, and negative self-talk continually feed old desires, keeping the door open to the enemy. Proverbs 23:7 reminds us that as a person thinks in the heart, so they become.

The solution is not greater willpower or religious effort, but the renewing of the mind through God's Word (Romans 12:2). Instead of suppressing sinful desires, believers must replace them with revelation knowledge of their identity in Christ. As the mind is transformed, the old desires lose their power, and Satan's bait no longer finds a response.

James 1:14–15 further explains that temptation becomes destructive when unrenewed desires unite with Satan's thoughts, producing sin and its consequences. The enemy only presents the bait; the "conception" occurs within the unrenewed soul. Therefore, renewing the mind closes the doorway before temptation can take root.

The teaching illustrates this with the story of an heir who legally inherited a vast estate but continued living in poverty because his thinking never changed. Likewise, believers possess every spiritual blessing through Christ (Ephesians 1:3–14), yet many continue living in fear, lack, defeat, and anxiety because their minds have not caught up with their covenant inheritance.

A major practical step is to starve old desires by refusing to continually speak and meditate on problems. Constantly rehearsing sickness, lack, fear, or failure strengthens the very appetites that open the door to the enemy. Instead, believers should consistently confess God's promises and align their thoughts and words with Scripture.

The believers also warn that after receiving God's truth, familiar thoughts of fear, doubt, and unbelief will return disguised as "common sense." These thoughts should not be entertained or debated but immediately rejected and replaced with God's Word. Spiritual warfare is the daily discipline of maintaining agreement with God's covenant rather than with sense knowledge.

Finally, this message emphasizes God's grace. The blood of Jesus cleanses every past failure, and His name carries authority over every power of darkness. As believers continually renew their minds, feed their recreated spirit with God's Word, and stand on their covenant identity, the enemy gradually loses every point of access. The goal is to reach the place Jesus described: "The ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me" (John 14:30).

Key Message

Spiritual attacks often continue not because Satan is stronger, but because an unrenewed mind and unrenewed desires leave an open doorway. Lasting victory comes through renewing the mind with God's Word, replacing sense knowledge with revelation knowledge, feeding the recreated spirit, and consistently living according to one's covenant identity in Christ. When the mind is transformed, the enemy loses his entry point, and the believer walks in the victory already secured through Jesus Christ.

SATAN HAS NO AUTHORITY OVER YOU

 Most Christians are living like slaves… afraid of an enemy who has already been defeated. But what if I told you the truth? Satan has ZERO authority over you. Not reduced authority. Not limited authority. NO authority. In this powerful teaching, you shall discover: What really happened when you were born again Why Satan’s dominion over your life is completely broken the difference between authority and power How the enemy keeps believers in bondage through ignorance How to enforce your legal rights in Christ Why you do not need to beg God for deliverance anymore.

This message will shift your mindset from fear to authority… from survival to dominion… from begging to enforcing victory.

Let me ask you a question. Why do so many Christians live like they are still under Satan's authority? They pray like Satan has power over them. They talk like Satan controls their circumstances. They live in fear like Satan can dominate their lives. But here's what is discovered in scripture.

Satan has zero authority over you. None. The moment you were born again, Satan's authority over your life ended completely, totally forever. Kenyon writes, "Satan has no legal right to reign over the new creation. Satan has been dethroned. He belongs to the dethroned powers. Your redemption means the breaking of Satan's dominion." the breaking of Satan's dominion. Not the weakening of it, not the limiting of it, the breaking of it. Satan's dominion over you is broken.

 

But here's the problem. Most Christians don not know that. So, they keep living like slaves even though they have been set free. They keep bowing to an authority that no longer exists. They keep fearing an enemy who's already been defeated. And Satan loves it because as long as you do not know you are free, he can keep you in bondage. But today that ends because I am going to show you from scripture, from the legal framework of redemption that Satan has no authority over you. And once you see it, you will never live the same way again.

1: Colossians. You have been delivered and translated: - Colossians 1:13 delivered and translated.    “ He has delivered us from the power of darkness and ^[ conveyed (translated) us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins”.

Now let me show you what happened the moment you were born again. Colossians 1:13 says who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son. Two words delivered and translated. delivered from the power of darkness are translated into the kingdom of God's son. That is not future. That's past tense. Hath delivered. Hath translated. It already happened. The moment you were born again, God delivered you out of Satan's kingdom. You are not in Satan's domain anymore. You are not under his rule anymore. You are not subject to his authority anymore. You have been delivered. And not just delivered, translated. That word translated means transferred or removed and placed somewhere else. You were removed from Satan's kingdom and placed in God's kingdom. Think about that. You are not living in enemy territory anymore.

You are living in God's territory. You are not under Satan's jurisdiction anymore. You are under God's jurisdiction. You are not a citizen of darkness anymore. You are a citizen of the kingdom of light. "Satan has been dethroned. He belongs to the dethroned powers." Dethroned. That means he had a throne, but he does not anymore. He had authority, but it is been stripped. He had dominion, but it is been broken. And here's the key. He has no authority over anyone who's been born again because you have been delivered out of his kingdom and translated into God's kingdom.

2. Romans 6:14, "Sin shall not have dominion."

Now, let me show you another scripture that seals this. Romans 6:14 says, "Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law, but under grace." Sin shall not have dominion over you. Not sin should not or sin might not. Sin shall not. That is a declaration. That is a divine decree. That is a legal statement. Sin and the one who empowers sin, which is Satan, shall not have dominion over you. "Sin shall not have dominion over you. It can no longer lord itself over me. Can no longer lord itself over me." That means there was a time when sin did have dominion (Ephs.2:2). There was a time when Satan did have authority (Ephs.2:2) But that time is over. The moment you were born again, sin lost its dominion. Satan lost his authority. And now you are under grace. Not under law. Not under Satan. Not under sin, under grace. And grace means you have the power of God working in you instead of the power of sin working against you. Grace means you have the authority of Christ backing you instead of the dominion of Satan controlling you. Grace means you are free.

Why? Satan keeps you ignorant.

Now, here is Satan's strategy. He knows he has no authority over you. And he knows his dominion has been broken. He knows you have been delivered and translated. But he also knows that if he can keep you ignorant of that fact, he can keep you living like a slave. "Satan has no legal right to reign over the new creation." No legal right. But he will keep acting like he has authority as long as you let him. He will keep claiming he has power over you as long as you believe him. He shall keep dominating your life as long as you do not know you have been set free. That ss why the enemy fights so hard against this revelation. Because the moment you realize Satan has no authority over you, the moment you understand you have been delivered and translated, the moment you grasp that sin shall not have dominion over you, everything changes when you stop begging God to protect you from an enemy who is already been defeated. You stop fearing an authority that no longer exists. You stop living like a slave when you are actually a son.

3: Romans. Sin shall NOT have dominion over you: -

Now, let me show you what redemption actually accomplished. Most Christians think redemption is just about getting their sins forgiven. But redemption did far more than that. Redemption broke Satan's dominion over you. Redemption transferred you out of his kingdom. Redemption ended his legal right to rule your life. Kenyon writes, "Your redemption means the breaking of Satan's dominion, the breaking of it, not the bending of it, not the weakening of it, the breaking of it." Before you were born again, Satan had authority over you. You were born into his kingdom. You were under his dominion. You were a child of darkness. But the moment you were born again, everything changed. God didn't just forgive your sins. He delivered you out of Satan's kingdom. God did not just cleanse you. He translated you into his kingdom. God did not just save you. He broke Satan's dominion over you. And now Satan has no authority over you. None. He cannot dominate you. He cannot rule you. He cannot lord over you because you are not in his kingdom anymore. You are in God's kingdom.

The difference between authority and power: -

Now, let me make an important distinction. Satan has no authority over you, but he still has power. Authority and power are two different things. Authority is legal. Power is force. Satan lost his authority over you at redemption. But he still has the power to attack, tempt, and oppress if you let him. Think of it like this. A police officer has authority. Even if he is physically weaker than you, you obey him because of his badge, his legal authority. But if that officer is stripped of his badge, he loses his authority. He might still have physical power, but he has no legal right to command you. That is Satan's position with believers. He has been stripped of his authority. He has no legal right to dominate you, but he still has power and he will use it if you are ignorant of your legal standing.

Satan has no legal right to reign over the new creation. No legal right. So, when Satan attacks, when he tempts, when he oppresses, he is operating illegally. He has no right to do it. And the moment you recognize that, the moment you enforce your legal rights in Christ, he has to flee.

How to walk in this freedom?

So, how do you actually walk in freedom from Satan's authority? How do you enforce your legal rights and live like someone who has been delivered and translated? And let me give you five daily practices.

1.Practice number one, know your legal standing.

You have to know that Satan has no authority over you. Not just believe it, not just hope it, know it. Study Colossians 1:13. Meditate on Romans 6:14. Declare your deliverance every day. Say it out loud. I have been delivered from the power of darkness. I have been translated into the kingdom of God's son. Satan has no authority over me. Sin shall not have dominion over me. Let that truth sink into your spirit until it becomes more real than your circumstances.

2.Practice number two, resist the devil.

James 4:7 says, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." Resist him. Not beg God to make him leave. Not hope he goes away. Resist him. How? by standing on your legal rights. When Satan attacks, you do not pray, "God, uh, please protect me." You command. "Satan, you have no authority over me. I have been delivered from your kingdom. I am in Christ. You have no legal right to dominate my life. Leave in Jesus' name." That is resistance. That is enforcement of your legal standing. And when you do that, he has to flee.

3.Practice number three. Stop giving him permission.

Here is a hard truth. Satan cannot dominate your life without your permission. He has no authority. But if you give him authority through fear, doubt, unbelief, or agreement with his lies, he will take it. Ephesians 4:27 says, "Neither give place to the devil." Do not give him place. Do not give him authority through your words. Do not give him dominion through your fear. Do not give him access through your unbelief. When he whispers lies, reject them. When he tries to dominate, resist him. When he attacks, stand your ground. Do not give him any place in your life.

Here is how this works practically. When Satan whispers, "You are still a sinner." You do not agree with him. You reject that lie and declare, "I am the righteousness of God in Christ." When he says, "You are under my control." You do not accept it. You resist and declare, "I have been delivered from the power of darkness." When he tries to make you fear, you do not give in. You stand and declare, "God has not given me a spirit of fear." Every time you agree with Satan's lies, you give him permission to operate in your life. Every time you reject his lies and stand on God's word, you enforce your legal freedom.

4.Practice number four, walk in your new identity.

You are not who you used to be. You used to be a child of darkness. Now you are a child of light. You used to be under Satan's dominion. Now you are under God's grace. You used to be a slave to sin. Now you are a slave to righteousness. Romans 6:18 says, "Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness." Made free from sin. Not trying to be free. Made free. So, walk in that freedom. Live out of your new identity. Refuse to go back to the old slavery. Your identity determines your authority.

If you see yourself as a struggling sinner, you will live defeated. If you see yourself as delivered and translated, you will walk in victory. If you see yourself as under Satan's attacks, you will live in fear. If you see yourself as having authority over Satan, you will resist him with confidence. So renew your mind to your new identity. You are not who you used to be. You are a new creation. You are not where you used to be. You are in God's kingdom. You are not under who you used to be under. Youare under grace. Walk in that practice.

5.Number five, use the name of Jesus.

You have the legal right to use the name of Jesus. And when you use that name with authority, Satan has to obey. Philippians 2:9-10 says, "God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow." Every knee, including Satan's. So, when you face spiritual attack, when the enemy tries to dominate, when circumstances try to overwhelm you, use the name not as a magic word, but as a legal declaration of the authority you have been given. In the name of Jesus, I command this sickness to leave. In the name of Jesus, I break this fear. In the name of Jesus, Satan, you have no authority here. That name carries the full weight of heaven's authority and Satan cannot stand against it.

6.Stop living like a slave.

Now, let me challenge you with this. Most Christians live like slaves even though they have been set free. They live in fear of Satan even though he has no authority over them. They beg God for deliverance even though they have already been delivered. They pray for freedom even though Romans 6:18 says they have already been made free. Why? Because they do not know their legal standing. They do not understand what redemption accomplished. They do not realize that Satan's dominion has been broken. But that's changing today because now you know you have been delivered from the power of darkness. You have been translated into the kingdom of God's son. Sin shall not have dominion over you. Satan has no legal right to reign over you.

You are free.

1.The authority you have been given.

Now, let me show you one more thing. Not only has Satan lost his authority over you, but you have been given authority over him. Luke 10:19 says, "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Power over all the power of the enemy. That means you have more authority than Satan has power. You have the upper hand. You have the legal advantage. You have the victory. "We are conquerors today because of what he did. We enter into this victory by grace." Conquerors today, not someday. Not in heaven. Today, because Satan's authority has been broken, and you have been given authority in Christ.

So, stop living beneath your legal standing. Stop cowering before an enemy who has no authority. Stop begging for freedom you already have. Stand up. Resist the devil. Enforce your rights. Use the name of Jesus. And watch Satan flee. This authority is not something you work up. It is something you walk in. It is not based on how you feel. It is based on what Jesus did. It is not earned by your performance. It is given by his grace.

And the moment you realize you have this authority, everything changes in how you handle spiritual attacks, how this changes your daily life.

Now, let me show you how this revelation changes your daily walk. When sickness attacks, you do not beg God to heal you. You command the sickness to leave because Satan has no authority to put disease on you. When fear tries to grip you, you do not pray for courage. You reject the fear because Satan has no legal right to torment you. And when circumstances try to overwhelm you, you do not panic. You stand on your legal position because you have been delivered and translated. When financial pressure comes, you do not have to worry. You declare God's provision because Satan cannot dominate your life. This is what it means to walk in freedom. Not hoping things will get better. Not wishing Satan would leave you alone. Enforcing your legal rights. Resisting the enemy. Standing on your redemption. And when you do that, Satan has to flee because he has no authority over you.

The legal framework of your freedom.

Here is what you need to understand. Your freedom from Satan's authority is not based on your feelings. It is not based on your performance. It is not based on how spiritual you are. It is based on a legal transaction that took place at the cross. Jesus died. Jesus rose. Jesus defeated Satan. And when you were born again, you were legally transferred out of Satan's kingdom and into God's kingdom. That is a done deal. It is not something you earn. It is not something you achieve. It is something you receive. And once you receive it, it is yours.

Satan cannot take it back. He cannot undo it what God has done and given to us. He cannot reverse it. Because it is a legal reality backed by the blood of Jesus and the word of God. "Your redemption means the breaking of Satan's dominion." Your redemption, not someone else's. Yours. Satan's dominion over your life has been broken. So, stop living like it has not. Stop acting like Satan still has authority. Stop cowering before an enemy who has been legally stripped of his power over you. Stand up. Resist. Enforce your rights. And walk in the freedom you have been given.

And this is your legal position in Christ. This is your standing before God. This is your reality in the spiritual realm. Satan has no authority over you. Period.

The final declaration: -

So, here is my final challenge. Stop living like you are still under Satan's authority. You are not. You have been delivered. You have been translated. You have been set free. Satan has no legal right to dominate your life. Sin shall not have dominion over you. You are under grace. You are in Christ. You are free. So, live like it. Resist the devil and he will flee. Stand on your legal rights. Use the name of Jesus with authority. And do not let another day go by living like a slave when you're actually a son.

When sickness comes, resist it. When fear attacks, reject it. When the enemy whispers lie, command him to leave. You have the authority. You have the legal standing. You have the victory. Now use it. Do not beg for what you already have. Do not pray for freedom you have already been given. You do not hope for deliverance that is already been accomplished. Stand on your redemption. Enforce your legal rights. Walk in your freedom. And watch Satan flee before you because he has no authority over you.

The moment you truly grasp this, the moment you fully understand that Satan's dominion over you has been broken, you will stop living defensively and start living offensively. You will stop running from the enemy and start making him run from you. You will stop begging God to fight your battles and start enforcing the victory Jesus already won. That is the shift that happens when you truly understand your legal standing. You go from being the hunted to being the hunter. You go from being under attack to being on the offensive. You go from crying out for deliverance to declaring deliverance over others. And because you know Satan has no authority over you.

And when you know that, when you truly believe that, when you act on that, everything changes. You stop living in fear. You stop being intimidated. You stop backing down. You stand up. You resist. You enforce your rights. And Satan has to flee.

The victory is yours: -

"We are conquerors today because of what he did. Conquerors today, not trying to be conquerors, not hoping to be conquerors. We are conquerors right now, this moment, today." Because Jesus conquered Satan. Jesus broke his dominion. Jesus stripped his authority. And you are in Christ. That means his victory is your victory. His authority is your authority. His freedom is your freedom. So, walk in it, live in it, enforce it.

Do not just know this truth intellectually, apply it practically. Do not just agree with this doctrine. Live from this reality. Do not just believe Satan has no authority. Act like he has no authority. When you wake up tomorrow morning, do not wake up afraid of what the enemy might do. Wake up knowing he has no authority to do anything. When you face challenges, do not face them wondering if Satan will defeat you. Face them knowing you have authority over him. When spiritual attacks come, do not panic wondering how to survive. Resist knowing he has to flee.

This is your new normal. This is your legal standing. This is your reality in Christ. You are not under Satan's authority. You never will be again because you have been delivered and translated.

Your declaration starting now: -

Speak this with your mouth. Satan has no authority over me. I have been delivered. I have been translated. I am free.

Satan has no authority over you. He has been dethroned. His dominion has been broken. His legal right has been stripped. And you, you have been delivered and translated into the kingdom of God's son.

Walk in that freedom. Live in that victory. Enforce your legal rights. And watch the eney flee. Remember, Satan has no legal right to reign over the new creation. No legal right. So do not give him any. Do not let him dominate through fear. Do not let him control through lies. Do not let him oppress through ignorance. You know the truth now. You have been delivered. You have been translated. You are free. Satan has no authority over you. So, live like it.

Stand up. Resist. Enforce your rights. And walk in the freedom that is already yours. Starting today. Starting right now. You are done living under Satan's lies. You are done cowering before an enemy who has no authority. You are done begging for freedom you already possess. You are delivered. You're translated. You are free. And nothing, absolutely nothing can change that legal reality.

It's not based on how you feel. It is not based on what you see. It is based on what Jesus did. He delivered you. He translated you. He broke Satan's dominion over you. And that is a legal fact that cannot be undone. Walk in it. Live it. Declare it. Enforce it. Satan has no authority over you. He never will again because you're in Christ. You are under grace. You are in God's kingdom. And in that kingdom, Satan is a defeated, dethroned enemy with zero authority.

Live like you believe that because it is the truth. And the truth has set you free. Amen.