Satan seeks only to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:19; NKJV). The apostle Paul wrote “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” (Col 2:15; NIV). Simply put, this means that Jesus through His death and resurrection completely defeated satan and all his minions. In the book of Hebrews, we read “that He might bring to naught and make of no affect him who had the power of death - that is, the devil” (Heb 2:14b; AMP). Jesus stripped satan of all power and authority to harm us. “But thanks be to God who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 15:57; NKJV; bolding and upper case added). Jesus actually gave us authority over all the powers of satan to hurt us (Luke 10:19). Why then can satan still cause problems for Christians? The apostle Peter told us that satan still roams around pretending to be a lion, roaring at people and trying to “steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10a; NKJV). However, as Peter taught, as Christians, we can resist satan and send him running (James 4:7). How do we do that? God has given us His armor (Eph 6:3-18) and especially “the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God” (V 17b; NKJV). Speak God’s word in faith to the issues you face and satan has to flee! VICTORY!