What is the power of Satan?

The apostle Paul, speaking to King Agrippa in Acts 26:18, said, Jesus appeared to him, commissioning him to go preach the gospel to the Gentiles, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to the light, from the power of Satan to God, that they might receive…”

So what is the power of Satan? It is the power to deceive. He deceived the first man and woman.

Satan deceives the whole world according to Revelation 12:9.

According to Colossians 1:13, it is the power of darkness.

According to the Bible, Satan is going to be loosed from his prison, and his first act is to deceive the nations, Revelation 20:7-8

Satan blinds the minds of them who do not believe! According to 2 Corinthians 4:4.

So when anyone could benefit from the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross; he deceives them from benefiting.

1.4 billion dollar lottery

At this moment, there is a lot of excitment over the possibility of winning the jackpot. People are excited about the possibility of winning 1.4 billion dollars. 

Something greater than the 1.4 billion lottery presents itself to us. 

In Luke 22:19, Jesus says this is my body which given to you.

1 Corinthians 11:24, Jesus says, ‘This is my body, which is broken for you.’

What is the possibility of winning the maga millions lottery? 1 in 290,472,336

What is the possibility of receiving Christ? Whosoever believes!

What are the benefits:

The gift of grace, the exceeding riches of God’s mercy and grace, which He chose to reveal to us

He forgives all your sins

He heals all your diseases, Psalms 103:2-5

John 1 says that as many as received him, God gave the power to become sons of God.

The Pharisees wanted to kill Jesus because he said he was the Son of God. They said he blasphemed because he being a man makes himself God.

This is how Jesus answered them. He quoted scriptures:

“Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scriptures cannot be broken.” John 10:34-35

Jesus was quoting from Psalms 82:6

“I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the most High.”

Jesus said he was sent from God, commissioned, and authorized to give us God’s word (John 10:36-38)

John 1:10-12

“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”

The next verse, verse 13, says this conferment of sonship is a work of God. It is not based on who you are related to! It is not based on the will of the flesh or the will of man.

What is the problem?

The problem is blindness. The mind can not receive. I can not believe it. It will not embrace. Therefore, it can not receive the benefits of the blessings of God.

If you won’t believe, you cannot receive. Many people who can be healed won’t be healed for the simple reason that they can’t get beyond the doubt. They can’t believe the possibilities. They won’t seek. They can’t go deeper because it takes faith.

To be deceived is a choice not to receive

According to 2 Corinthians 4:6-7, God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus!

Grace & peace!