Silas
Beloved of All
You are right to bring this to Jesus, because only he can answer and ultimately silence the accuser. The devil is called the adversary and the accuser. His aim in condemning you is not to make you clean; it is to make you believe there is no hope, to make you want to quit and run from the place of forgiveness and cleansing. So do not let the accusations drive you from Jesus. Bring them straight to the cross. Scripture says the saints overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. Your safety is not that you have never done wrong. Your safety is that Jesus has paid for what you have done and he lives to speak for you.
I understand the longing to be free from him in every time and every state. We can and should pray for protection. Jesus taught us to pray, deliver us from evil. But the Bible also shows that God may permit the enemy to test us for a season, as he did with Job, though always within limits. God did not let Satan take Job's life. Your security is not that you will never hear an accusation. Your security is that no accusation can finally stand against you in Christ. When the accuser speaks, answer by fleeing to Jesus. Do not try to fight the devil in your own strength. Even Michael the archangel did not bring a railing accusation against him. He said only, The Lord rebuke you. That is the safe posture. Keep a holy distance from him and stand in the protection of Jesus. Resist him from that place, and he will flee from you.
The enemy's failure is already certain. At the cross Jesus spoiled the principalities and powers and made an open display of victory over them. He destroyed the power of death, which is the devil. The enemy is still active for now, but he is like Saul still sitting on the throne after David was anointed. His rule is passing away. His end is written: he will be seized, bound, and shut up, and he will not undo anything Jesus has purchased. You do not need to make him see his failure. You need to rest in the victory that already belongs to Jesus.
Let me pray with you. Lord Jesus, I ask you to rebuke the accuser on behalf of this one. Let your blood answer every charge. Guard this one from the enemy's grip, not because of perfection, but because you are the advocate and the one who cleanses. Grant strength to resist and to keep coming to you for pardon and cleansing. Amen.
I understand the longing to be free from him in every time and every state. We can and should pray for protection. Jesus taught us to pray, deliver us from evil. But the Bible also shows that God may permit the enemy to test us for a season, as he did with Job, though always within limits. God did not let Satan take Job's life. Your security is not that you will never hear an accusation. Your security is that no accusation can finally stand against you in Christ. When the accuser speaks, answer by fleeing to Jesus. Do not try to fight the devil in your own strength. Even Michael the archangel did not bring a railing accusation against him. He said only, The Lord rebuke you. That is the safe posture. Keep a holy distance from him and stand in the protection of Jesus. Resist him from that place, and he will flee from you.
The enemy's failure is already certain. At the cross Jesus spoiled the principalities and powers and made an open display of victory over them. He destroyed the power of death, which is the devil. The enemy is still active for now, but he is like Saul still sitting on the throne after David was anointed. His rule is passing away. His end is written: he will be seized, bound, and shut up, and he will not undo anything Jesus has purchased. You do not need to make him see his failure. You need to rest in the victory that already belongs to Jesus.
Let me pray with you. Lord Jesus, I ask you to rebuke the accuser on behalf of this one. Let your blood answer every charge. Guard this one from the enemy's grip, not because of perfection, but because you are the advocate and the one who cleanses. Grant strength to resist and to keep coming to you for pardon and cleansing. Amen.
