Daily Bread 11/29/2021

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Daily Bread – November 29, 2021 (The Second Day – Genesis 1:6-8) Romans 5:12 – Just as through this one man the sin came into the world and through the sin the death; and so, into every man that death spread upon everyone to sin. Through disobedience, Adam gave Satan the position to rule over mankind. Satan came with his reign of death, and imposed its corruption and decay upon all men through sin and iniquity. Through the obedience of Christ Jesus, the reign of death has been destroyed for all who will believe! (Hebrews 2:14; 2 Timothy 1:10; John 12:31; 16:11; Colossians 2:15; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Peter 1:4). Now, when Satan comes to attempt to impose his lies and lust, we have the authority to stand against him; and instead of letting him in as Adam did, we send him away. Death and sin are inseparable. The wages of sin is death, and the influence of death produces sin (Romans 6:16). Satan and his demon hordes are behind all sin, as they are the rulers and propagators of death and darkness (Ephesians 2:2, 4:22, 6:12; John 8:44; Revelation 12:9). There is a battle now raging, and the battle lines must be clearly defined for each one of us. We presently wrestle against spiritual wickedness, and are at war against their fleshly lusts that are in the world (Ephesians 6:12; 1 Peter 2:11; 1 John 2:16; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5). Fleshly lust is the spiritual realm of the demonic. We have been given absolute power over this spiritual wickedness that is in the world. In and through the mighty Name of Jesus, our members should be as weapons that destroy the power of wickedness wherever we encounter it (Romans 6:19). We have been given power to put an end to every work of the devil – sin, sickness, and disease – both in our own lives and in all those around us. The Gospel is the message of liberation and change. Though some would make it less, God demands complete transformation and a new creation. The Gospel of the Kingdom is the sovereign power and authority over all of the works of darkness – to cast out devils and deliver all of those who are willing from every kind demonic influence. We have been translated into the Kingdom of the dear Son to shine as lights in the middle of a perverse world where we are called to execute righteousness and show forth the glory of God (Colossians 1:13; Philippians 2:15; Ephesians 5:8-9; Matthew 5:14). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen