Remind the Devil That He Lost!

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” - Psalm 23 NIV

Once, I went out to my son’s property to walk and take Communion.

They live out on 15 acres, so it’s a peaceful place to think and pray. While I was meditating on Communion and all that Jesus went through on the cross, a thought popped into my head: “Every time you take Communion, you remind the devil of his failure.” There is power in the victorious blood of Jesus.

That power was not just for the salvation of our souls at Calvary; that power is for right now. Romans says that “the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death” (Rom. 8:2 NASB). The blood of Jesus wiped out the power of sin and the judgment that leads to death. Forever. God took back dominion over the earth and kicked out everything that was once ruled by darkness. As heirs with Christ, we have that same authority through Jesus.

And when I take Communion, I am not only aligning myself back up with my true identity as a daughter of God, I am also reminding the devil that he lost. The devil has to watch as I celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus.

The New Covenant has been cut, once and forever. Never again would we have to slice a cow on a hill to walk through it as a sacrifice. Never again would the priest have to go into the Holy of Holies, not sure if he would come out alive, in order to rectify the sins of the people for another year. There was a shift in the atmosphere with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It changed everything forever. We take his blood, represented in the wine, as a beautiful memorial of what Jesus did. By His blood, we can be saved, healed, and delivered.

I hold up the body and blood of Jesus in the face of every area of darkness that has tried to impact my life. Devil, you have lost!

I take the body of Christ, announcing the authority I now have through Him to bring heaven to earth in every area of my life.

I take the blood of Christ, remembering His sacrifice through which I am saved, healed, and delivered.

Thank You, Jesus, that when You said it was finished, You meant that all of eternity had been reclaimed for the kingdom of God.