June 30 Edify Devotional

Today’s Devotional Theme      Satan's Head is Crushed   Daily Scripture Ephesians 1:19-22 “and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,” Encouragement  As the first chapter in Ephesians states: Christ is the head of the church, of which you and I make up a part of the body; and His incomparably great power is for us who believe. GOD wants us to comprehend what happened to satan at the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. His head was crushed! All things were put under the feet of Jesus! While growing up in Southern Illinois where there are several kinds of snakes, many of which are poisonous, I was a witness to many snakes being killed. You may not be aware of this, but a snake’s body will continue to move after death, even if the head is detached from the body! Let’s compare that in the spiritual sense to GOD’s judgment on the serpent (satan) after he tricked the first man and woman into disobeying GOD. GOD said that satan would strike the heel of the woman’s offspring, fulfilled by Jesus dying on the cross. BUT He said that satan’s head would be crushed! That’s a death blow! Take Action! The only way satan can affect those who have been purchased by the blood of Jesus is to try his same old tricks of getting us to disobey GOD by appealing to our human nature. We used to follow the ways of this world, and of satan, the ruler of the kingdom of the air. As one who has been purchased with the blood of Jesus, choose today to deny the cravings of your flesh and refuse to follow its desires and thoughts. GOD has raised us up with Jesus and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms. Satan’s head is crushed, and you can live as one alive from the dead by the incomparable riches of GOD’s grace expressed in Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection!  Come into His Presence Father God, thank You for crushing Satan's head. You are truly my defender and my rescuer. Help me to realize the fullness of my authority over Satan's attempted tricks. In Jesus' name, amen. Judy Swindle Teacher & Mentor Email Judy

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