There is spiritual warfare
between the Saints and the devil for the souls of loved ones and friends.
Spiritual War in Heaven Satan is overcome and cast down.
Can we win over Satan today? Who
are the Champions?
Various Channels God Used
In a late publication, Dr.
Basil Miller says that Dr. Reuben A. Torrey was won to Christ through the
witnessing of a godly mother; Sam Jones, by his own father; George Mueller, by
a friend; John R. Mott, by a teacher; George Whitefield, by a book; and Count
Zinzendorf, through a certain picture. There is no prescribed type of
testimony except that it be Christ-centered and Spirit-directed. Are we in the
place where God can use our testimony? Are we making the most of our
opportunities of witnessing for Him?
—King’s Business[1]
Scripture
Text:
Rev.12:7 And there was war
in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon
and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost
their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient
serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was
hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in
heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of
our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who
accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they
did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12 Therefore
rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the
sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because
he knows that his time is short."
I.
Overcome Satan’s Grip on your Soul.
(v. 10)
Salvation is come.
There is life in the blood. Lev.
17:11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you
to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes
atonement for one's life.
Without the blood there is no
forgiveness. The blood is the
basis of our forgiveness from God. Hebrews
9:22 In fact, the law requires
that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of
blood there is no forgiveness.
Overcome the judgment and
death through the blood of the lamb. Believe
and Receive the Lord as your Savior.
II.
Overcome Satan’s grip on your Earthly life
(v. 11)
I John 5:5
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is
the Son of God. How?
We can overcome through the blood of Christ and the word of our
testimony. The blood is the basis
of our witness, but we must be witnesses.
This is a public showing and telling of the blood’s effect on our
life. Every time we yield our
will to God’s will Satan suffers loss in your life.
III.
Overcome Satan’s Grip on the Lost
Your circle of influence or
your friends and family are your prospects for winning the lost for Christ.
Romans 1:16 I am not
ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of
everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
I
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, For it is the power (dynamo) to break
satan’s hold on friends and family.
The blood has been shed and we have our witness as our weapons of
warfare. Satan’s grip on your
lost friends and family is strengthened if we deny the power of our witness of
blood.
IV.
Have you overcome the adversary?
What is the proof of our
salvation? Our lives are the
living proof of the power of God. We
are the living testimonies. Have
you given your will over to God? Have
you given your control of your life to God?
Have you given to God?
11
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
a.
Are you ashamed to take a stand? We may be more worried about others than we are about the
Lord.
b.
Are you growing in the Lord in your life and testimony.
Both are required.
c.
Are you witnessing to friends and family.
One Could Become Many
Andrew brought Simon—just
one. But that one was many, for under God, Simon brought three thousand in one
day. Joel Stratton, a waiter in a restaurant, brought John Gough to Christ.
Just one. And Gough brought many to Christ. Ezra Kimball, a Sunday school
teacher, brought Moody to Christ—just one. But that one was many, for Moody
rocked two continents for God. But why say more? Just as one digit is valuable
in the multiplication table, and one letter in the alphabet, far more valuable
is just one soul in God’s sight. —Robert G. Lee[2]