Luke 10:19
What plagues this world that we live
in is not sin; but that we have ignored the power that we have the ability to
obtain as a child of God…
Jesus says that He gives us all power; through Jesus we can obtain all the
might that we need to overcome trials, endure hardships and move mountains… In
light of this passage and the words that Jesus speaks today, the question I
have is a simple one, why do you live as
captives if you are free? Why do we settle for less when God has given us
so much more? This passage declares that we have the power to tread on serpents
and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Serpents and Scorpions are
two of the most feared and dangerous creatures on this earth, we know the devil
took the form of a serpent and deceived mankind; however, we are being told
that we can overcome and face any challenge or obstacle in this life. Jesus
uses these two reptiles to display the limitless power we receive as a child of
God! When we think of being in a room with those creatures, we all would head
for the hills and seek safety, Jesus is telling us today that our safety lies
within His hand and He will “give unto
you power to tread on serpents and scorpions…” We have the ability to
succeed, we have the power to obtain victory; so why is it that we don’t? Maybe
we really don’t believe what it is that God has declared unto His disciples in
this verse and His Holy word! Know that these creatures are not deadly because
of their appearance but because of the venom that flows from within! Taking
this to another level we will understand that we are surrounded by serpents and
scorpions (in the form of people) in every phase of our lives… Some of us
encounter these venomous attacks on our jobs, in our homes, or even in the
church… Some of us have venom stored up inside of us and spew it out in the
form of attacking others… Jesus is saying that “if we abide in Him He will abide in us” and therefore gives us the
ability to overcome any circumstance that we face! Venom that enters into the
body must be removed before it enters the blood stream and kills the
individual… There are some people in our lives that may be slowly killing our
spiritual destiny, some bad habits that are robbing us of the spiritual height which
the Lord has for us and God is calling you to remove the venom, deny the will
of the enemy and trust in Him! No bite kills instantly, venom slowly and
methodically takes life away… Today let us examine our lives, be in the mind of
Christ so that we begin to live each and every day instead of dying! When you
come to a point in your life where you can “brush the haters off”, smile in the
midst of evil and extend a kind hand to one who has stabbed you in the back,
you will know that the power that was poured out on the cross to overcome has
been poured into your life and the venom of the sinful nature has been removed!
The bible says you will be tried, you will have persecutions, but Jesus assures
us today that no weapon formed against you shall prosper and that you will be
victorious and all you do according to His name… You are surrounded by scorpions and serpents, but know that you can
turn those stumbling blocks into stepping stones…
BE BLESSED!!!
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