Every Day with Jesus Daily Bible
July 19
1 Chronicles 16:7-17:15
Psalm 84:1-12
Proverbs 18:4-5
Acts 17:10-34
Go Still Deeper
They welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.—Acts 17:11
Christians who do not accept the authority of the Scriptures have no effective weapon with which to overcome Satan. It is as simple as that. If you are not certain that the Bible is the Word of God, if you do not believe that it is without error in all that it affirms, then you are like a soldier with a broken sword.
To use the sword of the Spirit effectively, we need to have as wide a knowledge of the Bible as possible. Let me take you back to Christ’s encounter with Satan in the wilderness of temptation. When Satan advanced, Jesus took up the sword of the Spirit and knew exactly which particular Scriptures to use to rebut each of the three separate temptations of the Devil.
If we are to conquer Satan in the same way that Jesus conquered him, then we must know the Bible in its entirety. It is no good saying to the Devil: “The verse I want to use against you is somewhere in the Bible.” You must quote it to him and quote it precisely.
You need a deep, intensive program of study if you are to become proficient in the use of the Scriptures against Satan. Decide right now to commit yourself to exploring the Bible more deeply and thoroughly than you have ever done before.
Prayer
O Father, I see that the more I know of Your Word, the more effective I will be in resisting Satan. Show me how to go more deeply into the Scriptures than I have ever done before. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Further Study
Ezk 37:1-10; Jn 17:17; Rm 10:8
What was the result of the spoken Word through Ezekiel?
What did Paul say of the Bereans?
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