John 16:33

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have (perfect) peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous (be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy); I have overcome the world.

Jesus gave us the power to overcome! It doesn’t mean that distress or suffering won’t come to us, but it does mean it can’t stay. We can take a stand and fight against the enemy using the authority given to us by Jesus. The more we practice our authority here on earth, the faster the enemy will leave. 

James 4:7

So submit to (the authority of) God. Resist the devil (stand firm against him) and he will flee from you. 

Take a stand against the enemy. Stop the thoughts when they start and use the authority Jesus has given you to make him leave. Speak against what he is trying to say and repeat the word to him. Jesus gave us power and authority, and whatever we bind on earth will be bound, and whatever we loose on earth will be loosed.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

The weapons of our warfare are not physical. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ.

The enemy will attack our minds with thoughts contrary to the word of God. We are to take those thoughts captive! How are we to respond to those thoughts by using the word and submitting ourselves to God’s will, resisting in the name of Jesus? We don’t have to sit there and be bombarded; we can use our authority, and the devil will flee. 

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the full armor of God, (for His precepts are like the splendid armor of the heavily armed soldier) so that you may be able to stand against all the schemes and the strategies and deceits of the devil. 

The devil is a sore loser, and Jesus took the authority over this earth back. We must keep our guard up and wear our full armor. The fight on this earth isn’t over until Jesus comes back. When we practice our faith daily and keep our minds focused on the truth in the Word, we will not succumb to the lies of the enemy. 

Ephesians 6:10

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord (draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him) and in the power of His (boundless) might. 

Our strength comes from the Lord and His word. We are to speak our authority and bind, cast down, and stand against all the devices that Satan sends our way. Hold fast to our confession of faith and speak the truth in love, keeping our minds renewed in the Word. 

Matthew 28:18-19

Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations (help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me and obey My words) baptizing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 

Jesus transferred His authority to the believers so they could teach and make disciples. He sent believers out to help people learn about Jesus and to rescue people from Satan. The authority of Jesus transforms our lives from weakness to strength. We are to be bold in our faith and follow the example before us in the Bible. 

Colossians 1:13

For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son.

We need to remember who we are in Christ. That we no longer should walk in the sins of the past and have been redeemed. Everything about us changed the day we were born again. We no longer need to be buffeted by the world, but rather have authority and dominion over the darkness. Stand up and use the authority Jesus died to give us. 

John 4:30

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me (no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me).

Keep the door closed to the enemy. Anger, strife, unforgiveness, sadness, lack of knowledge of the word- all keep the doors open to the enemy and us open to attack. We have authority through Jesus as born-again believers. We speak our faith and act in accordance with it. 

Colossians 2:10

And in Him you have been made complete (achieving spiritual stature through Christ), and He is the head over all rule and authority (of every angelic and earthly power).

Jesus came to this earth to take back the authority over Satan, and He gave it to US. We have authority as believers to rule and reign in our lives. We speak our authority against the attacks of the enemy and tell him to leave our finances, health, families, and minds alone. We don’t have to bear what Jesus already died on the cross for. Make a stand against the enemy and the attacks. 

1 John 4:4

Little children (believers) you are of God and you belong to Him and have (already) overcome them (the agents of the antichrist) because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world (of sinful mankind).

Born-again believers are not defeated people. If we lack knowledge of all of God’s promises, we will not fully walk in those promises. Our knowledge will not align with the Word of God if we don’t study the Word. Jesus came to this earth to give us authority to rule and reign. If we don’t act on the authority given to us, our lives will look like the rest of the unsaved world.