HOW TO FIGHT THE DEVIL 
The following is compiled from the writings of the late David Brandt Berg. (1919-1994)

 

    Once we are “born again” (John 3:3), we not only find a wonderful new life of love, peace and happiness, we also find ourselves in a WAR!—A war of the Worlds between the World of evil and the Kingdom of God!

     In the old World War I trench warfare, it wasn’t until you came out of your trench and started attacking the enemy’s territory, that he would really open up and let you have it, with all of his big guns! Now that you’re saved, as far as the devil is concerned, you have “gone over the top”, and he will do all he can to oppose and stop you! You are now a Christian soldier in God’s Army, and a potential threat to hundreds of thousands of others of the devil’s captives! He knows that you now belong to JESUS forever and that he can never get you back, so since he can’t stop you from being a Christian, the next best thing he tries to do is to try to stop you, from being an active Christian. He tries to make you a dead (unproductive) Christian, instead of a real live (productive) one! He’ll fight and try to stop you, from serving the Lord, and keep you, from being a good example to win others because he is afraid, that he might lose others from his clutches  because  of you.
       Once  we  are born again, we not only find a wonderful  new  way  of  life,  peace, and  happiness, but  we also  find ourselves in a war. This war of the  worlds between the world of evil (satan’s kingdom) and the Kingdom of God!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOD IN CONTROL!

 

 

   God’s Word says, “We are not ignorant of satan’s devices” (2 Corinthians 2:11) We should beware of the devil’s devices and be on guard against the “fiery darts” (Ephesians 6:16) of discouragement, pride, fear, jealousy, selfishness, doubts, negative thoughts etc., that he fires at us to try to hinder us! But the enemy can’t lay a finger on us, unless the Lord allows him to!—And if the Lord does allow him to, it’s only for our good, to make us stronger fighters, to teach us lessons or to draw us closer to Jesus!
   Always remember, that as a Christian, you have nothing to fear from the devil or his forces, because JESUS is with you! In fact, you have power over all the devils of Hell, including Satan himself! God’s Word tells us; “Greater is He (JESUS) that is in you, than he (the devil) that is in the World!”(1 John 4:4) Jesus also said, “All power is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth!" Matthew 28:18) And you have JESUS and all of His power! He says, “Behold, I give unto you power over ALL the power of the devil!" (Luke 10:19) So through the power of prayer, in JESUS’ name, you say to your enemy, “Get thee behind me satan and leave me alone!” When he tries to hinder you, with negative or discouraging  thoughts,  through  the power  of  prayer, you can command him to  flee and  he  has no choice, but to do so. (James 4:7)
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dont Let The Devil Get You Down

 

 

One of the devil’s favorite tools, to use on Christians, is discouragement! He tries to get you looking, at your own mistakes, sins, weaknesses and failures! He just picks and picks, at all your little flaws and shortcomings and exaggerates and blows them out of proportion! This is one of the devil’s favorite tactics. He knows, that it’s impossible for him to defeat you, as long as you keep on fighting, so he tries to persuade you, that you’re a hopeless case and you might as well surrender and give up.
 What is discouragement? It is a loss of courage resulting from a lack of Faith. “Faith comes from hearing the Word of God” (Romans 10:17), so when you feel discouraged, the quickest remedy is to start praying, quoting scriptures, reading the Word and telling the devil he’s a liar! (John 8:44) You have to fight discouragement with prayer and the Word! Then your faith will grow, the doubts will flee, and you’ll be on the road to victory!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Resist Temptations
       

 

   A temptation is the thought or desire to do wrong. Nobody can keep temptations from coming, but you don’t have to yield to them! As the wise old saying goes, “You can’t keep the birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair!”  In other words, you   can’t   keep    the   devil, from saying  things to you and tempting you with his bad thoughts, but you can keep from yielding to him!  
      A lot of people condemn themselves and feel  bad  and wicked, because they’ have thought or been tempted with sinful thoughts, but even JESUS was tempted, in all points, the same as we are! (Hebrews 4:15; Matthew 4:1-10) It’s no sin when the devil tempts you to do something. Sin is brought about, when you yield to temptation. The way to resist and get rid of temptations and negative thoughts is to read your Bible. Pray, think about good, faith building and encouraging thoughts, instead of entertaining the thoughts of the devil. “Whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and good, think on these things!" Philippians 4:8) Isaiah says, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee." Isaiah 26:3) If you keep your mind on JESUS, you won’t have time  to think about the distracting lies of the enemy!