No Weapon Prospers

“’Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!’ But Jesus reprimanded him. ‘Be quiet! Come out of the man,’ he ordered” (Luke 4:34-35, NLT).

I want to concentrate on the phrase, “Jesus reprimanded him.” This is good news because the power of the Holy Ghost is available to believers of Jesus Christ, where he says, “I am going to reprimand and cut this short.” Even if it’s a backslidden heart or some struggle with sin, in his mercy, kindness, and grace, Jesus steps in against the plans of the enemy.

Satan plans to get you addicted, discouraged, doubting, fearful, and anxious. His plan isn’t just to get you there but to keep you there. One of the most sorrowful experiences I had as a pastor was sitting face-to-face with people and hearing their confessions.

“I’ve been addicted to drugs and alcohol for fifteen years.”

“Ten years ago, our son ran away, and he’s not serving God.”

“For the last five years, our marriage has been on the rocks. We’re about to crash!” 

The list goes on and on. Yet here is some good news for all of us today. Not only does Jesus interfere, but he looks at the length of time that Satan wants to harass you and says, “Enough is enough!”

It’s time to cut it short. It’s time for you to say that it’s enough. Satan intends to build weapons—a scheme, a plan—and then he wants to use those weapons against you. We need to be very careful so we don’t take a sort of lighthearted, laissez-faire attitude and say, “Oh well, Satan doesn’t have any power. He can’t interfere in my life. He can’t interrupt what God’s doing.”

Satan can come against you. We’ve all experienced that, but the Bible says those weapons will not prosper. “No weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you” (Isaiah 54:17, NLT).