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salvation; whom shall I fear? The L ORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell” (Psalm 27:1–2).
Well, do you know what happened? I lived and got well! All fear and torment left me. I have flown and preached the Gospel all over this world many times since then.
Through this experience, the Lord taught me that Satan’s attack is primarily in the mind. The Word of God must dominate the thought life. He allowed me to go through this to teach me, and to make it possible for me to teach you, the way to victory.
U SE THE W ORD
Since that time, I have stayed in my Bible. When the enemy tries to rush me with thoughts, I whip out the two-edged sword of the Spirit and face him squarely, just to let him know I am a victor through Jesus. I do this every day. With David of old, I climb up on the highest hilltop as it were, and with my whole soul I confess Psalm 91 with a shout in the face of the devil and demonic forces:
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the L ORD , ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.’ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the L ORD , who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling” (Psalm 91:1–10).
Why do I confess Psalm 91? “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways” (v. 11). He has given his angels charge over John Osteen and his household! He has charged His angels saying,
I charge you, angels, to keep him and his household, in all their ways
. “In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone” (v. 12).
It is no wonder I can make application to my own life when I say, “You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. ‘Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation’ ” (vv. 13–16).
There is no room for the devil’s thoughts when you fill your mind with thoughts such as these from the Lord. I encourage you to pull out your two-edged sword! Wade in the battle fearlessly! Every Christian can whip the devil and drive out his devilish thoughts with “It is written…”
Pull out your two-edged sword! Wade in the battle fearlessly!
S ATAN’S T HOUGHTS
Remember, the battleground is in the mind. Thoughts are what Satan wants to put in your mind. You can see this throughout the Scriptures.
In Acts 8, we have the story of Philip going down to Samaria for a great revival. Many were saved, healed, delivered from the power of Satan, baptized in water, and baptized also in the Holy Spirit.
In this story, we see a man by the name of Simon, who had been a practicing sorcerer. In error, he offers Peter and John money for the gift of the laying on of hands to help people receive the Holy Spirit. Peter rebuked him and said he was poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity. He said, “Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven
Well, do you know what happened? I lived and got well! All fear and torment left me. I have flown and preached the Gospel all over this world many times since then.
Through this experience, the Lord taught me that Satan’s attack is primarily in the mind. The Word of God must dominate the thought life. He allowed me to go through this to teach me, and to make it possible for me to teach you, the way to victory.
U SE THE W ORD
Since that time, I have stayed in my Bible. When the enemy tries to rush me with thoughts, I whip out the two-edged sword of the Spirit and face him squarely, just to let him know I am a victor through Jesus. I do this every day. With David of old, I climb up on the highest hilltop as it were, and with my whole soul I confess Psalm 91 with a shout in the face of the devil and demonic forces:
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the L ORD , ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.’ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the L ORD , who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling” (Psalm 91:1–10).
Why do I confess Psalm 91? “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways” (v. 11). He has given his angels charge over John Osteen and his household! He has charged His angels saying,
I charge you, angels, to keep him and his household, in all their ways
. “In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone” (v. 12).
It is no wonder I can make application to my own life when I say, “You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. ‘Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation’ ” (vv. 13–16).
There is no room for the devil’s thoughts when you fill your mind with thoughts such as these from the Lord. I encourage you to pull out your two-edged sword! Wade in the battle fearlessly! Every Christian can whip the devil and drive out his devilish thoughts with “It is written…”
Pull out your two-edged sword! Wade in the battle fearlessly!
S ATAN’S T HOUGHTS
Remember, the battleground is in the mind. Thoughts are what Satan wants to put in your mind. You can see this throughout the Scriptures.
In Acts 8, we have the story of Philip going down to Samaria for a great revival. Many were saved, healed, delivered from the power of Satan, baptized in water, and baptized also in the Holy Spirit.
In this story, we see a man by the name of Simon, who had been a practicing sorcerer. In error, he offers Peter and John money for the gift of the laying on of hands to help people receive the Holy Spirit. Peter rebuked him and said he was poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity. He said, “Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven
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