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Discerning Devil’s Work and Destroy Them

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Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel. (HCSB Free) 1 Chronicles 21:1

The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil’s works. (HCSB) 1 John 3:8

Our biggest enemy is Devil. He always tries to attack us and deviate our path from God. Devil incited David to take census of God’s people which is prohibited by God. Incite means “to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent.” Devil will try to attack our mind with his suggestions, intense feelings, fantasies, strong thoughts and wandering thoughts. He gave a deceptive suggestion to Eve. He incited David to do something that is not pleasing to God. He attacked Job. He accused God’s priests. He tempted Jesus. He entered into Judas and made him to betray Jesus. He deceived hearts of Ananias and Sapphira to lie. He blinded the mind of unbelievers from seeing Jesus. However, Jesus came to destroy the work of the devil. He defeated him on the cross. He gave us the authority to destroy the work of the devil. We do not have to fight with flesh and blood but we have this spiritual warfare against principalities and rulers of the heaven.

I want to encourage you to discern the work of the devil against you and destroy them. If we fail to do this, he will make us to fall like Eve, David, Judas etc. Watch out your thoughts or feelings that are driving you. Ask the Holy Spirit to expose the work of devil against you. If you discern any of his works, take your authority in Jesus and destroy them. Do not allow the devil to deceive you. Exercise discernment and authority.

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