Daily Inspiration

“The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven. ”At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” —Luke 10:17-24

As I lived in His presence, I felt God’s unfathomable power pass through me. I finally realized the truth about the battle between God and the enemy. I always believed that God and the enemy were running neck and neck, and with any small slip, the enemy would win. But I believed that lie out of ignorance.

The battle lasted a split second. The Holy Trinity needed not even to lift a finger; instead, the angel Michael wielded God’s power and decimated the enemy with speed and thunderous force we can liken to a lightning strike. See, there is no real battle between God and the enemy, for the enemy is just a creature of God’s creation, and subject to every whim of the Lord. It isn’t a neck-and-neck battle. God is greater and above all of His creation, and the enemy is but a speck in God’s presence. The battle lies between man and the enemy. While we may be weaklings against him, the enemy stands no chance when we call the power of Christ down upon us. For the lowliest in heaven is greater than all the evil combined, because they live in the presence of God and, at His will, command His unstoppable power.

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