Tread on your threats

UV 320/10,000 Amazing principles of the Uni-verse revealed verse by verse Luke 10 v 19 Authority over evil
Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Through out scripture, wherever the Lord uses the word,” behold”, it is an indication that that particular verse is very significant and that we need to pay particular attention. We need to lay hold on to the promise contained therein. In this uni-verse, the Lord gives us authority to tread on all the power of the enemy. We have authority to anul all the power of the enemy to cause pain and death. The scorpion signifies all things that cause pain to us. The “ serpent” signifies all things that cause death to us. Death does not necessarily mean only physical death but could mean death of a dream or death of a relationship or an opportunity.

The Lord assures that nothing will hurt or harm us as we walk in faith before Him. He offers us “ blanket protection” from all kinds of threats to our well being and security. We need to exercise our spiritual authority over all the work of the enemy of our souls and his spiritual and human agencies. We can crush the head of the serpent under our spiritual heels. The sting of sin and death have been removed forever. This uni-verse contains both sides of the coin: assurance of victory in an attacking mode( tread) and assurance of protection in a defensive mode.

Once a group of snake catchers were called to clear the large compound of the quarters in which we were staying at the time. They carried with them a bunch of leaves of a plant that repelled the snakes to keep them from attacking them. We too must always carry the Word in us to repel the serpent attack. They also knew the different types of snakes, the poisonous and the non poisonous. They held in their hands sticks that ended in a narrow “ V” in which the snake’s head could be held and crushed. The “ V” symbolizes the victory we have in Christ. Some of the snake catchers had lost a few fingers that were cut off once they got nipped by the serpents when they attempted to catch them. It is a warning not to get too close, wittingly or unwittingly to the source of temptation in our lives. The Lord has told us to be shrewd as serpents and as gentle as doves, implying that we should know all the devices of the enemy to deceive and harm of the enemy and be the wiser to develop a kind of “spiritual cunning” to keep ourselves out of harm’s way even as we seek to harm no one.

Prateep V Philip