God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. ---Acts 10:38
When Jesus went to the cross, He not only conquered sin and death, He also destroyed the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8) The devil hates mankind and wants to make our lives as miserable as he can through several different tactics. His favorite is through fear and intimidation. But he also loves to put sickness on people (because they fear it so much) and involve mankind in calamity. Well, in Acts 10:38, it looks like God wanted Jesus to free mankind from those who were “oppressed” of the devil.
The word oppressed means to exercise dominion against. Satan uses all the tactics he can to gain dominion in our lives. If it is financial dominion, then you experience poverty or have no enjoyment in making money. If it is bodily dominion, then he will get you embroiled in addictions, filled with sickness and disease or he’ll manage to make you “accident-prone.” What this does is steal from your peace, your bank account, but most of all, your destiny! He is also very interested in oppressing your heart! If he can keep you focused on yourself, your problems, your sickness, your circumstances, then you’ll never become the overcomer that Jesus sees you are capable of.
Our scripture today says that Jesus of Nazareth was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and with miracle, overcoming power. Jesus went about doing good (in word and deed), healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Jesus was the express demonstration of God’s will for you today. Jesus wasn’t here today and gone tomorrow. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) So through the power that Jesus yielded to us before He went to heaven, we too, can do good and and receive health and then heal all who are oppressed of the devil.
The Holy Spirit of the living God that dwells in you is capable of defeating all the thoughts, all the circumstances and all the diseases that the enemy of your soul is oppressing you with. If he has gained control of your life in some way or another, make this declaration out loud:
Declaration: Satan, you have been defeated by Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Through His life, death and resurrection, I am a child of God and a believer in Jesus Christ. You have no hold on my body, on my mind, or my life. I have a destiny that God wants me to accomplish and in the Name of Jesus, I will reach it! I command all sickness, every unclean spirit, all spirits of oppression to GO! Now, leave me and never return. Thank you Lord Jesus for saving me from sin, sickness and all oppression.
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