Binding the StrongmanSample

The Key of Resistance

The next key that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ used was that of resistance. The word resistance, biblically speaking, means:

• to set against

• to withstand

• to stand firm against

• to rage in the battle against

• to strive against

• to oppose

This is exactly what our Master and King did to the devil during the temptation in the wilderness. Despite all the tricks and temptations of the enemy, Jesus Christ, our supreme example, withstood the enemy. The enemy steadfastly resisted at every point of the battle. This attitude of our King and Supreme Conqueror did not occur only during the temptation in the wilderness but was a lifestyle that was maintained all through the earthly ministry of the King of kings.

Friend, if the apostle and high priest of our profession had to resist the enemy every step of the way, you and I need to do the same even more so. The Scripture says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world” (1 Pet. 5:8-9).

The apostle Peter encourages believers to stand firm against the enemy. Throughout the Scriptures, anyone who had made a mark for God in his/her generation had to resist the enemy steadfastly.

We need to apply the key of resistance to bind the strong man. It is not just short-term, cozy, relaxed prayer that deals with the strong man! It is steadfast resistance coupled with all the other keys. You must refuse to be what the enemy wants you to be, and you must insist on God’s prophetic agenda for your life to come to pass.

Prayer:I am redeemed from the hand of the strong man by the blood of Jesus. I resist the enemy and I maintain my redemption rights. I proclaim that through the blood of Jesus Christ, thrones, dominion. Altars, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual hosts of wickedness, and every satanic work have no authority over me. I declare that the enemy is deprived of any access to my life and destiny. I maintain my God-given position in heavenly places, and the enemy is under my feet. Absolute victory is mine in Jesus’ name.