The Devil, Demons, and What to Do About Them

Resist - Speak - Stand

Resist

We must resist him (James 4:7).

James 4:7 NKJV

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

How? By refusing him a place at the table of our mind, our heart, our behavior (Eph. 4:27).

Ephesians 4:27 NKJV

nor give place to the devil.

The dumbbell on the shelf vs. the dumbbell in the hand: That we resist matters, but also HOW we resist matters. Living, learning, straining, failing, returning.

Speak

Tempted 40 Days, not after 40 days.

Lies.

*It is written… It is written… It has been said…*

(Luke 4:1-4).

Luke 4:1–4 NKJV

Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

Boldly because it is the Gospel (Eph. 6:19-20).

Ephesians 6:19–20 NKJV

and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

The football player who would run across the field when he heard the Lord’s name taken in vain: We can speak inwardly or to the source of the Devil’s influence.

Stand

Preparation (Eph. 6:14-17).

Ephesians 6:14–17 NKJV

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Prayer (Eph. 6:18).

Ephesians 6:18 NKJV

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

The preacher who was propositioned and the prayer that saved him.

Posture (Eph. 6:11, 13, 14) .

Ephesians 6:11 NKJV

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians 6:13 NKJV

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ephesians 6:14 NKJV

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,