Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 4:
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Once you have purposed to walk in the footsteps of Jesus as a follower of Christ, expect to be challenged by the adversary for it comes with the territory. Resistance to fulfilling your calling is part of the testing of an overcomer. The test will usually be focused on your personal area of weakness. The devil waited until Jesus was extremely hungry to test Him with food. FATHER had just proclaimed Jesus as HIS Beloved Son and the devil tried to tempt Him with accepting the kingdoms of the world. Jesus was also tested in His authority to summon angels by placing Himself in a perilous situation. Jesus’ final response- Go away!
It is important that we align ourselves with FATHER’S Word as we proceed in our directive to be fishers of men. We should expect signs to follow us rather than be led by signs for we are to be led by The Holy Spirit. We must expect to hear FATHER just as Jesus heard HIM. In John chapter 14, Jesus spoke:
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
We know this verse but we must fully embrace this verse to the point where we see Jesus in us as we walk out our directive. We must set aside our past and bury it on the tree where Jesus died. The adversary would want each of us to live in our past and accept the guilt but the Blood of Christ removed it once and for all. It is finished! We must see ourselves with Christ in us the hope of glory. Jesus further spoke:
11 “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”
If FATHER is in Jesus and we too are in Jesus then FATHER is in us as well. We must accept that reality in order to overcome the world. We must no longer live with a partial or incomplete revelation of being the Temple of The Holy Spirit. Let us no longer listen to the noise coming from the adversary or his former kingdoms of the world for he was defeated at the cross and we must accept that victory fully and completely.
In Matthew chapter 10:
1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
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7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
We too are disciples and should expect to do the same. Consider that we have the benefit of their witness to encourage our success. Let us no longer accept less due to the compromise of traditions of men. Jesus did not place a time limit on His command to preach the Gospel, heal the sick, and cast out demons. This mandate is even more applicable today for there are more who are in need of salvation than ever before. Someone is going to respond and go forth. It might as well be you and me. As we accept this mandate in its full and literal meaning, expect to be challenged by the enemy. Simply tell him to “Go away!”. Stay calm and carry on.