And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. Revelation 12:7-8
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. Revelation 12:11
Some people think that God and Satan are locked in some kind of cosmic duel, each vying for supremacy in the universe.
Wrong!
If God fought with Satan even for an instant, Satan would be utterly destroyed in every possible sense of the word.
While Satan has always been fully responsible for each one of his evil choices, God has always used Satan to accomplish His own good purposes.
God sends his servants—angels and humans—out to overcome the devil. In Revelation 12, the devil loses his place in heaven and he loses his grip on the children of God. Angels toss him out, and our brothers and sisters in Christ finish the job.
Who are these overcomers? Let me suggest that they are ordinary people, just like you and me, living life in the grip an extraordinary God.
Dwight
PS. How do you overcome disabling beliefs? That’s our Inner Wealth topic on Saturday, 8/24/2019.
