Have you ever received a word from God and as time past you
seemed to have lost sight of it? Have
you ever sat in service on Sunday morning
- know you heard a good sermon, yet by the time you had gotten home you
could not remember any of it? In this
lesson, I am not glorifying the devil but you must be aware that you have an
adversary who does not want to see you prosper. Please meditate on the process below.
1st The Word Comes
Mark
4:14-15
14. The sower soweth the word.
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
2nd Faith Comes
Romans
10:17
17. So then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God.
Hebrews
11:6
6. But without faith it is impossible to please
him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews
4:2
2. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 Ways To Release Your Faith
1.)
Say Something ~
Mark 11:22-24
22 And Jesus answering saith unto
them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and
shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he
saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
2.)
Do Something ~ John 5:4-9
4 For an angel went down at a
certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first
after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever
disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an
infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been
now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no
man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am
coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and
walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took
up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
3.)
Give Something ~ Matt 19:16-22
16 And, behold, one came and said
unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal
life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt
do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt
not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things
have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go
and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he
went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
3rd Up Pops The Devil
Mark 4:14-15
14. The sower soweth the word.
15.
And
these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have
heard, Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
John
10
10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy…”
*** Contrary
To Popular Belief - The Devil is not in hell ***
4th
Antidote For The Devil
I Peter
5:8-9
8. Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour:
9.
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are
accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
- Don’t be ignorant of
his devices
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage
of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
- Submit yourself to
God - In return, He will give you
the power to resist the devil and put him n the run every time!
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.
5th And Last Point
Walk
in your God given Authority!
Luke
10
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as
lightning fall from heaven.
19 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.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the
spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are
written in heaven.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. (James 1:22)
