Get Behind Me Satan!

 

But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." Matthew 16:33

Sometimes you just have to yell at the devil. To some that may sound odd especially if you grew up in a faith tradition that never even emphasized Satan and spiritual warfare. Some churches didn’t even use the Bible or encourage others to do so.

If you didn’t know about spiritual warfare it is time now to embrace the fact that this is a spiritual battle between God and the devil we are fighting. Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers and sometimes blinds the minds of those listening to other voices such as NBC,ABC, CNN, CBS, Facebook friends. The enemy is a grand trickster who can slip in the ‘back’ disguising himself as an angel of light and create havoc. 

If you have spoken the word over a person to get set free from something in their life and seemingly they were then all of a sudden, a person you don’t even recognize inhabits the body of this person acting mean, hateful, rude, denying truth and so forth know that you still need to fight because Satan is trying to muddle the truth. So my friend get up each day joyful no matter what you may be going through, a battle with cancer, a period of grieving, a prodigal child, and let Satan have it. Say NO to his lies and tell Him who is in charge. 

PRAYER: I am grateful for the friends and family in my life who have cared for me through the years and prayed for me. I ask Lord that you help me not get up fretting over a situation but know that the story is far from over so give me faith to go th distance. In Jesus’ name. Amen.