A Demon Conquered…

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross…”

-Colossians 2 v 13-15

For those of you who have read my blogs before, you’ll know that I tend to ask some of the biggest questions in the spiritual realm, and try to answer them within a single post. However, the question that I am asking now is so big that it would be impossible to answer it within one post…

“Who is Jesus, and what has he accomplished?”

Over the next 12 weeks or so, I plan on answering that very question. And today we’re going to begin by looking at a defeat…

Who really is to blame for all the evil in the world? Ambiguous question I know, but realistically there are two answers. The first is ourselves, human beings, and the selfishness and lust for control over our own lives. And all of this can be traced back to the very beginning of existence, right back to the Garden of Eden. But while I am not saying to negate ourselves as a cause of evil, there was one who gave us the temptation in the first place…

Satan…The Dragon…The Serpent…The Enemy…The Devil…The Tempter…The Murderer…The Father of Lies…The Adversary…The Accuser…The Destroyer…The Evil One…

All names that Satan has been called throughout the Bible. He seeks nothing but power over our lives, and our destruction. That is his reason for being, nothing more. When he rebelled against our Father, he turned his back on everything right in the world, and at the same time, turned his towards his own bloody judgement at our God’s hands.

But as in his nature, he knew that God loves us, and so wishes to break this bond between us and God, and so appointed two generals to take care of this; Death and Sin. And both have been working 24/7 in our lives, since Eve tasted the forbidden fruit.

At the sight of his beloved children turning away from their loving Father, God’s heart was broken. For thousands of years, God required the sacrifice of a lamb in order for us to atone for our sins against Him.

To all who saw, it seemed as if Satan had won.

Even seeing God’s rescue plan through Jesus, Satan scoffed at this, knowing that he would kill God’s last ditch attempt of rescuing His people, and that is exactly what happened…

The Cross…

What Satan thought would be his final victory…

Would turn out to be his greatest mistake…

“Seeing Jesus alive, the Great Dragon snatched you as his captive, drew his sword of the law, covered with the blood of your sin, and thrust its razor-sharp point at your head, naming every sin you have committed along with the name of every boy who ever touched you. Smiling, Jesus stepped forward and declared that he already paid the penalty for your sins on the cross, cancelled any right Satan had to hold you captive, and defeated your Enemy along with his servants and their works and effects in your life.”


We are finally known.
We are finally loved.
We are finally safe.
We are finally free.


Jesus, through his death, had broken the helm of Hell, and destroyed Satan’s chains holding us. Through his unparalleled love, he crushed the head of the Dragon underneath his feet, as he freed us from our chains… This is the first act of the cross, the death of Satan…

But there is more than that. Even though Jesus has won, Satan continues to work in this world. I think from previous blogs that we’ve explored this concept a number of times. I can personally speak of this scenario, that while we have victory in Christ, Satan continues to pull us away from God, drawing our love and mind to the things of this world…

His agents are still at work in this world. And while I’m not saying that every single sin is caused by the infestation of a demon, it does bear some thinking. The definition of a demon, or one of the definitions, is “an evil passion or influence.” And while this does hold truth, does it contain another layer? After all, sin is, at its root, an evil passion.

But we, who are in Christ, no longer need to fear the work of Satan, nor that of his agents;

“Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me…” – Matthew 28 v 18…

We who are by grace citizens of Jesus’ kingdom will never again have to obey the Dragon’s orders, satisfy his desires, or live as his captives. We are free. Finally, we can live as Colossians 1 v 10-14 says and;

“…live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins…” – Colossians 1 v 10-14

So how do we combat Satan in this spiritual war? Pray offensively, meet regularly with friends and talk about things going on in your lives, don’t be afraid of Satan and his lies to a degree where that fear is what is controlling your life…and finally;

Let Him be the Nexus in your Life…

“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you…” – Romans 16 v 20


Excerpts taken from "Death By Love" by Mark Driscoll...