BIND THE STRONGMAN - SATAN IN DUCT TAPE
Christians gather souls into the everlasting family of the one true God. Jesus said: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them. . .; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and low, I am with you always” (Matt.28:18-20). The devil is also working to gather souls. But until the final takedown of his kingdom, we have been given power in Christ to bind Satan and his minions, so that the message of Christ gets access to the people.
Notice that Jesus spoke to Satan, directly. We are supposed to do that too. Jesus “turned, and said unto Peter, ‘Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men’” (Matt. 16:23). Jesus wasn’t saying that Peter, the man, was the embodiment of Satan, but rather that Satan was present and was spiritually influencing Peter’s soul. Peter was telling Jesus he didn’t have to die, but that was not God’s will. Jesus was humanity’s only hope. He was sent to die for us so that we could live in heaven in God’s family forever.
Jesus spoke to Satan, showing us that we are not in a flesh war, but a spiritual one. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12)
The strongest entity in the devil’s kingdom is Satan himself (named by some as Lucifer or the devil). If we are to win souls to God, then we often need to take them back from the devil’s possession. In Revelation 18 we are told that the devil considers people as mere merchandise, so when we read Matthew 27:29 we know that the “spoils” Jesus is talking about are the hearts and souls of humanity.
Jesus says we must enter the strong man’s house to take back captured souls. Then he asks the question: “How can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will spoil his house. (Matt. 12:29) “spoil” is translated from the Greek for “plunder or seize.” And “goods” are, metaphorically “men of quality, chosen instruments.”
So how do we do this? Jesus said: “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”(Matt. 16:19)
And “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).
The strong man of every evil situation is going to go back to Satan in one way or another. So, if we are to bind a demon, let’s get to the source. For me, I get a mental picture of Satan entirely wrapped in duct tape: arms bound to his sides, feet bound together, mouth covered—you get the picture. When I bind him, he has no effect, no mobility; he is rolled back. Then I bind (from Ephesians 6:12) any principalities, powers and any other demons in duct tape too and turn them back. Then I ask for angels to go out to do whatever it takes to get to the souls of whoever I am praying for. With this mental/spiritual duct tape picture, I can see and believe for an opening to the victim’s soul. And we can use this powerful duct tape image in prayer for other matters that the Lord directs as well.
Binding Satan himself is top level stuff. But with our Lord Jesus Christ, we are top level! Colossians 1:27 says: “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you.” And one of my favorites: “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13).
You and I are way more powerful than we think when it comes to power over any enemy. With eyes on the Lord and duct tape in hand, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper” (Isa. 54:17).
Love, Carolyn
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This sample booklet contains 6 of the 61 chapters from the complete book. The chapters I chose for this sample book are true life stories about forward actions that proceed from faith and how they work beautifully.
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CHAPTERS:
THANKS IN RELATIONSHIPS
THE ADVENTURE OF PLANTING SEEDS
NIT-PICKING
NO GLASS CEILINGS
MAGNIFICENT MONEY MANEUVERS
THE ADVENTURE OF PLANTING SEEDS
NIT-PICKING
NO GLASS CEILINGS
MAGNIFICENT MONEY MANEUVERS
BEING AN APRIL FOOL IN THE BEST OF WAYS
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