By Dr. Stephen Phinney
Claiming the Hebrew Victory
"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting" (Ps.136:1).
"He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32).
"Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:4-6).
"God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of a sound mind" (2 Tim. 1:7, NKJV).
Fearfulness is not of God. The Holy Spirit is not one who makes us be afraid; rather, He gives us the supernatural spiritual power of Christ, fills us with His love, and then gives us the mind of Christ.
Satan is the author of fear. He and his demons are masters of it. Fear is the fuel Satan uses to pull us away from the power of God's love. Satan walks around on this earth looking for opportunities to deceive and destroy. We are called to be sober and awake, as our enemy is ready and willing to devour us at the first opportunity--whenever he sees a believer submitting to fear. An older lion will get on one side of the prey and roar vociferously, producing fear in the prey, and causing it to run toward the younger lions waiting in ambush to leap out and kill it. Satan uses the same technique! He roars to instill fear, and then attacks. Without the submission to fear, our faith stays steadfast and we are able to resist (1 Peter 5:8-9).
VICTORY REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING
Satan is an enemy to be understood regarding the God-given limited power to rule over the earth; but we are
not to fear him. The only appropriate fear in life is the fear of God. These are two very different types of fear. One type builds respect and unity, and the other destroys it. Our victory over Satan is clearly laid out in the Scriptures. It is total and complete. When we apply this victory by faith...
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