Every power of darkness bows beneath Christ’s authority.
Under His Feet
Ephesians 1:22 NKJV—[22] And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church.
There is nothing that has the right or privilege to come against you and win! Why? Because when you are a believer in Jesus Christ, there is a shield surrounding you. A holy firewall has been established to guard and protect you. Does this mean that nothing bad will ever happen to us? No. This just means that in the sovereign will of God, there is protection for your life and the things He has entrusted to you.
There is no evil that can befall you except for those things that would serve to press you deeper into the plan and purpose of God. Christ has all authority, and He has chosen to give this authority to His church. As believers in Jesus, we are recipients of His authority. Every power of darkness bows beneath Christ’s authority.
When darkness tries to rise over your life and speak defeat, powerlessness, and discouragement, you need to rise up in authority. The Bible tells us that God the Father has put all things under Jesus’ feet. What this means for us is that the fight is rigged! Our enemy is already on the ground, and Jesus has His foot on him. The devil may try to wriggle free, but he cannot. Your Redeemer is mighty and stands for you.
I know that there are moments when we encounter outcomes that feel like defeat. We sometimes witness the worst of humanity on display, and it seems like we’ve lost. In these times, we have to remember that God works out all things for our good and His glory. Job went through horrific loss, yet in the sovereignty of God, it turned out for his good. Paul the apostle was beaten, imprisoned, and shipwrecked, but the gospel only grew stronger and more defiant against sin, the devil, and evil.
We have recently witnessed one of the most horrific events imaginable in the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk. I am sure the enemy thought he played well and won a victory for darkness; yet in the aftermath, seeds are rising from the ground. Seeds of freedom are emerging. Seeds of revival and awakening are pressing their way upward through the very ground that satan tried to claim as his own. The church is not shrinking back in fear. We are growing. We are repenting. We are advancing!
Friend, there is nothing coming against you right now that will ultimately win because Jesus has already won. You are not fighting to claim victory; you are fighting from a place of victory. Jesus has placed overcoming power in you through the Holy Ghost, and there is no reason to doubt His ability to make a way for you.
Believers don’t view circumstances from the same hopeless perspective as those who are without Christ. We believe in the mighty power of God to save, and we know that the kingdom advances best under pressure.
Jesus lives in you. If everything is under His feet, it is also under yours.
Let’s agree in prayer:
Lord, help us to refuse to give a voice to doubt and fear in our lives. Even when the way seems most difficult, we know that You are the waymaker. You have placed Your very own authority in our lives, and we choose to walk in it. By faith, we cast out the spirit of fear, doubt, and even complacency that would keep us from advancing. Jesus, we purpose in our hearts to say “yes” to whatever You desire from us. In Jesus’ name. Amen.