These notes are prepared by Stevie C., based on Dr. Kevin Zadai’s Sermon.
Maintaining spiritual vigilance, understanding your position in Christ, and practicing discernment are essential to preventing the enemy from gaining access to your life. By upholding God’s order, especially in areas under attack like gender identity, and by embracing principles like paying forward and reverse offerings, you align yourself with God’s blessings and authority, ensuring spiritual victory.
1. Knowing Your Position in Christ
Understanding your position in Christ is crucial in guarding against spiritual attacks. The Bible clearly states, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). This verse emphasises the importance of submission to God’s authority as the first step in spiritual warfare. When you recognise your identity in Christ, you understand that you are seated with Him in heavenly places, endowed with His power and authority. This awareness enables you to resist the devil effectively, ensuring that he cannot gain a foothold in your life.
2. Resisting the Devil and Maintaining Spiritual Boundaries
Resisting the devil is an active process that involves standing firm in faith, rejecting his lies, and not giving him any room to operate in your life. Demons seek to exploit any weaknesses or areas of disobedience, but when you are submitted to God, they are powerless against you. It’s essential to be vigilant, guarding your thoughts, actions, and words, so that you do not give demons easy access to your life. By staying rooted in God’s Word and living in obedience to His will, you create a spiritual barrier that the enemy cannot penetrate.
3. Gender Confusion: An Attack on God’s Order
In today’s world, gender confusion is one of the ways the enemy seeks to undermine God’s established order and authority. God created humanity in His image, with distinct male and female roles, each reflecting His divine purpose and design. The enemy’s attack on gender identity is a direct assault on this divine order, aiming to create confusion, disorder, and rebellion against God’s authority. As believers, it is vital to stand firm in the truth of God’s Word, recognising these attacks for what they are and upholding the biblical understanding of gender and identity.
4. Faith is Discerning Authority
A powerful example of this is found in Matthew 8:5–9, where Jesus heals a centurion’s servant. The centurion demonstrated remarkable faith by recognising and respecting Jesus’ authority. He understood the concept of authority in the spiritual realm, just as he did in his military role, where orders are obeyed without question. His faith was not just in Jesus’ ability to heal but in His divine authority to command healing.
Faith, therefore, goes beyond merely believing in God; it involves discerning and respecting the authority that God has established. This includes recognising the spiritual hierarchy and the authority believers have in Christ. When you operate with this understanding, you align yourself with God’s order, enabling you to resist the enemy effectively. This alignment with God’s authority is essential for walking in victory and preventing the enemy from gaining access to your life.
5. The Blessings of “Paying Forward” and “Reverse Offering”
“Paying forward” and “Reverse offering” are powerful practices that align with God’s principles of generosity and blessing. When you give selflessly, whether through paying forward or reverse offerings, you are sowing seeds into God’s kingdom that yield blessings not only for others but for yourself as well. These acts of kindness and obedience open the door for God to pour out His blessings in your life, creating a cycle of giving and receiving that reflects the heart of God.
