Breaking Off the Yoke of Fear

Psalm 41:7

All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

Is the devil whispering in your ear this Easter season?  He may sound something like this:

• You are not good enough to minister to others.  Let someone else do it.
• Why are you trying this? You will fail.
• Why would God have a place for a sinner like you?  You will be embarrassed if you do that.

Be on guard.  One of the Satan's favorite tricks is to have his whispers come to us through the voices of those who we know, those who we love and those who we trust.

We must take on the full armor of God when the enemy begins whispering defeat into our lives.  Our victory and our anointing in Christ has already been set.  We need to seize the anointing on our lives that will break off the yokes of insecurity, inferiority, fear, and unbelief.

When Satan accused Joshua, listen to how Jesus responded, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?" Zechariah 3:2  We need to respond in the same manner every time Satan accuses us.  We must learn to recognize his attacks and respond immediately under the authority of Our King, Jesus Christ.  Otherwise, we will become comfortable with the lies spoken against us.  The victory is ours in the name of the Lord, Jesus. We must learn to claim it.

Let us close our ears to the enemy's lies.  Let us claim our victory in Christ.  Let us proclaim the glory of Our King this Easter season.

  

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the armor that You provide us.  We thank You that the enemy cannot lead us astray when we take on the armor of protection that is ours through our Blessed Hope and Assurance, Jesus Christ. Thank You, Jesus, for providing our victory over all evil.  Teach us how to live our lives in victory.  Prepare the hearts of those around us to be drawn to the life in victory that we display.   We ask all these things in the name of the One who is our stronghold in our times of trouble, Jesus Christ.