Freddy
vs Jason
"Behold, I
give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over
all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
(Luke 10:19)
In the 2003 horror movie Freddy vs Jason, hell is raised on earth when
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees are resurrected for a showdown at
Camp Crystal Lake. The world we live in is full of Freddys and Jasons,
which the Bible calls serpents and scorpions, but the good news is God
has already given us the power to tread on them so they cannot hurt
us. We all get hurt, cheated, lied to, used, abused, or stepped on like
a Persian rug. It’s as predictable as it is a painful fact of life.
Yet when it happens most of us find ourselves strangely unprepared.
In our rage, we often cry out to God against the one who wronged us.
We try to get even, litigate, seek justice or vengeance, and end up
making things tougher on everybody, including ourselves.
If that’s been true
of you, it’s time you find out how you can put the power of God to work
the next time somebody does you wrong. First off, you need to identify
the enemy, and it is here where most of us make our biggest error. We
mistakenly identify our enemy as the person who hurts us. Don’t waste
your energy ranting and raving or plotting and scheming against people
who cause you pain. They’re simply Possessed and under the devil’s influence.
Aim your spiritual ammunition at the right target because it’s the devil
who’s behind it all. Go after him instead.
Once you’ve pointed your spiritual gun in the right direction, lock,
load and fire. Hit the devil 2 Fast 2 Furious with the uncompromised
Word of God. Use the Name of Jesus, the Blood of Jesus, and the power
of the Holy Spirit that’s been given you as a believer and bind the
devil from doing any more harm. Then move on to the next and most important
part of this spiritual battle and that is to pray the prayer of intercession.
In Matthew 5:44-45, Jesus commands us to “love your enemies, bless
those who curse you, do good to those hate you, and pray for those who
spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the sons of your
Father in heaven.”
Calling The Avengers,
crying out for Payback like Mel Gibson or Revenge like Kevin Costner when
somebody does us wrong isn’t acting like our Father in heaven because
God is loaded, and reloaded, with love and mercy. So the next time someone
causes you pain, put the power of God to work for you. Instead of calling
The Terminator, identify the devil as the real enemy, be like Pat Benatar
and Hit Him With Your Best Shot with the authority you’ve been given as
a believer. Then pray the prayer of intercession and it’ll scare not just
the Living Daylights, but also the Freddy and the Jason out of him. The
devil will probably think twice before he bothers you again.
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