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ones who live in the natural world to fight against the spiritual forces in the supernatural realm, their defeat is certain. Hence, in our battle we ask God to fight for us by taking God's almighty power as our own power. In each conflict we confess this to be God's battle. All we do is to exercise our will to choose the victory of God over the gain of Satan. By attacking Satan with the supernatural almighty power of God; our victory over him is certain: "the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly" (Rom. 16.20). Satan is under the feet of the Lord Jesus. Since we are united with the Lord, Satan is under our feet as well. It is not we who are able to bruise Satan under our feet; only the God of peace can put Satan there.
2. Let us always put ourselves under the precious blood of Jesus lest we be condemned. What the Devil fears most is the blood of Christ. Through the shedding of His blood Jesus breaks the head of the Devil (the real meaning of "bruise" in Genesis 3.15 is "break"). As the saints rely on the precious blood of the Lord and assume the attitude of Romans 6.11, Satan is defeated. "They [the brethren] overcame him [Satan] because of the blood of the Lamb" (Rev. 12.11). Our victory comes from the blood of Christ. The reason why believers are frequently attacked and accused by the Enemy is because they give ground to him through sinning. The basis of the Enemy's attack is sin. We thus need to assume the attitude that sin shall not have dominion over us. Even so, this will not prevent the Enemy from accusing and then attacking us, because we sometimes give ground unknowingly. Therefore, we must continuously put ourselves under the precious blood lest we be attacked. True, there may indeed be sin; nevertheless, the precious blood has already redeemed! Thank the Lord, for the blood of Christ not only saves us but also gives us eternal victory in our Christian life.
3. We shall overcome if we are transformed by the word of God: "The word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one" (1 John 2.14). The word of God is the word of the Scriptures. Having stored God's word in our heart, we will, in time of