Destroying the Works of the Devil

If the purpose of Jesus coming was to destroy the works of the devil. In what ways can we destroy the strongholds of the devil?

Jesus didn’t come to manage the devil’s works. He came to destroy them (1 John 3:8). And here’s the good news — He still wants to.

So how do we partner with that?

James 4:7 lays it out plainly: submit to God, resist the devil, and he flees. Notice the order. Submission comes first. You can’t skip straight to “I rebuke you, Satan” and expect results if your life isn’t surrendered to God. That’s like borrowing the armor without reporting for duty.

Jesus modeled the method in the wilderness. Every time the enemy came at Him, He answered with three words: “It is written” (Matthew 4). The Word wasn’t just His defense — it was His weapon.

Paul adds that our weapons aren’t natural — they’re divinely powerful for pulling down strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4).

The bottom line? Walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), know the Word, and the enemy loses his foothold. He’s already defeated. We just have to stop handing him the keys.

The Imparted Nature of God Embedded in Every Human: the power of Life & Death (Proverbs 18:21), Legal Authority in God’s kingdom (Matthew 16:19), the Power of Spoken Faith (Romans 10:10), Harvest responsibility (Matthew 12:37), the authority to speak to any obstacle and see it move (Mark 11:23), words that heal (Proverbs 16:24), Divine Alignment through speech (Isaiah 55:11).

A bruised “read” he shall not… what? (add your answer in comments)

Perhaps you’ve heard people say:

“Read between the lines.”
“Read more, worry less.”
“Read the room.”
“Read the fine print.”
“Read the writing on the wall.”
“A book unread is a life unlived.”
“Read widely, think deeply.”
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
“Read to lead.”
“The more that you read, the more things you will know.”
“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.”
“Read, read, read. Read everything.”
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”

and…

“When you read the Bible, it reads you. So what story are you writing?”
Read, read, read. Read everything.
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.

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