HE OVERCAME

How did Jesus overcome?

1. He was led of the Spirit.

2. He did his spiritual exercises. We know he fasted and he probably prayed and worshiped God.

3. He spoke the word of God to Satan.

Matthew 4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God….

An excerpt from Pigs in the Parlor by Frank and Ida Mae Hammond chapter seven.

Prayer and warfare are two separate and distinct activities. Prayer is toward God and warfare is toward the enemy. Our warfare against demon powers is not fleshly but spiritual (See Eph. 6:10-12; 2 Cor. 10:3-5).

Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Use the weapons of submission to God, the blood of Jesus Christ, the word of God, and your testimony as a believer. (See James 4:7; Rev. 12:11; Eph. 6:17).

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Identify the spirits, address them directly by name in a commanding voice, and in faith command them to go in the name of Jesus. Enter the battle with determination and assurance. Christ cannot fail! He is the Deliverer!

Revelation 3:20-22 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

See also; Bind the strong man