April 25
Satan’s Defeat and Your Legal
Rights (Part 2)
“Giving
thanks unto the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who
hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. In whom
we have redemption through His blood,
even the forgiveness of sins.”
(Col. 1:12-14)
Kingdoms represent governments and power. We are no
longer under the reign of the kingdom of darkness; therefore, we have the right
to be free from all of Satan’s bondage. As citizens of a different kingdom, we
have citizenship rights as well as inheritance rights.
God’s kingdom includes healing for the body,
deliverance from demonic oppression and possession, and protection from the
attacks of Satan in all areas of our lives (Matt. 4:23; 10:7-8; Luke 9:2;
11:20; 12:32). As a citizen of the United States I possess certain rights and
privileges. If this is true concerning USA citizenship then how much more as a
citizen of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ?
Satan can only do what we give him the right to do. The devil has often kept us in
ignorance, attacking us and then blaming God for the attacks. We accepted what
Satan has done to us because we believed God was behind it. We either believed
that God Himself was bringing negative things upon us or permitting Satan to do
it in order to test us. Yet God has redeemed us from Satan’s government and
taken away his rights to us.
As long as we remain ignorant of the fact that Satan
no longer has any rights over us we will allow him to have his way. Once we
begin to see the truth concerning our
redemption in Christ then we will refuse to accept as normal every negative
thing that comes our way. We will learn to challenge Satan in line with our
redemption rights and privileges in Christ (Ps. 107:2; Heb. 6:12).
Once we leave the darkness and come into the light, we begin to see our inheritance. This has been made possible by the precious
blood of Jesus. We have been redeemed from the curse that comes as a part of
the kingdom of darkness. The curse included sickness, sin, poverty, and defeat
in every area of life (Deut. 28; Gal. 3:13-14).
Father God did not only
rescue us from Satan’s evil dictatorship, but He also gave us “rights in
Christ” that we are able to exercise when the enemy attempts to attack and
overpower us. He “has made us meet to be partakers
of the inheritance of the saints in
light.”
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