The Great Contest

CONTEST FOUR

How have you been overcoming the Devil by any one of the three things stated in the following scripture:

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb , and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:11 KJV

Some Responses

By the blood!

Yes, there’s power in the blood. When I am tempted to do wrong and my adversary shows me how much I have failed and seems as if there’s no hope for me; I confess the Precious blood of the Lamb of El that was slain to atone for my sins! There I stand clean and spotless through this precious blood ever gushing from His fountain! Yes, He liveth again today to intercede for me in my daily walk. There is my victory!

Isaiah 1:18 KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

By Sister Sarah Nekesa

By The Words Of My Testimony…

This by speaking of God’s work in my life and using God’s word as a weapon of Faith ….Psalms 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;…Psalms 66:16
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul…..1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:…Mark 5:19
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee….Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation….2 Timothy 1:8
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;…..John 6:35
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst…….real life experience… For many years I lived in emotional pain in my marriage life.. felt invisible and unloved… even praying was hard..struggled in silence..went from church to church because I was hungry for the truth of God and never found it there…my spirit longed for something deeper..THE TRUE WORD OF GOD for my day… Four years ago God revealed Himself to me in a personal and powerful way..He opened my eyes and heart and that deeper hunger was finally filled..He began filling me with the TRUE WORD of my day and I found peace that surpasses understanding… Though my circumstances around me haven’t changed much … Today am not the same woman I once was..He healed my heart… renewed my mind,.. gave me a voice to speak of His love,His faithfulness,His word,….I share my story as a testimony because I have overcome the enemy by the Blood of the Lamb and… the word of my testimony (in words and deeds)…I can’t help being excited to share what He has done…and is doing in my life.. not because life is perfect but because God is faithful and His truth has set me free… and by the words of my testimonies am able to overcome the devil…. Aaamen

By Sister Anne Wanjiru

BY THE WORD OF MY TESTIMONY

Aaaamen Hallelujah!!! Glory to God in the highest!!! I love it!! My greatest overcoming power is by the word of my testimony. That’s the testimony of Jesus Christ of my day in me and even around me!!! The spirit in me bears witness that true and of a surerity Jesus has come again in flesh even to walk with me and reveal to me his great purpose for him to perfect me as his spotless bride.

John 1:14 KJV
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Many a times when the devil comes my way hindering my communion with Christ by maybe what I have done or from somewhere else..I simply go and talk to the word in flesh even Joshua, tell him all my woes then a word from him sets me free and there I go in freedom and liberty where in he has given me.

There was a time when I was brought so low by the devil over an issue but by telling him, then he gave me away out and it became my stepping stone. Though I fail many times, but words from his Bosom shall ever remain my stepping stone to a higher ground..

Aaaamenah!!! So true that one day I met Jesus and he overcomes for me daily.

By Sister Mercy Loyce

By The Word

Anytime I have been down, completely down, almost lacking faith in God’s word. I have been running back to the word, the only balm in Gilead; the word of life and of the promise of my day. And by so doing, I have always been resuscitated, rejuvenated, revived and be livened.
So, this word of life is my precious home. I love it and can’t do without it, even in a millisecond! I can’t do without it!

By Brother Joshua Khaemba

The Word Of My Testimony.

Jn.1:1,14.
Hebs.4:12.
Rmns.10:17.
For the Word is the absolute ultimate that was, is and will be there when time and its things are no more.
The same Word has put on human flesh for me to behold in this my day.
The same is sharper than a two-edged to destroy the enemy’s work in all forms and levels! Why?
The Word is El’s Oracle – a mysterious prophetic divine utterance – whose fulfilment renders faith that overcomes the devil, the antichrist and death to a believer.
On many occasions, this is true to me. Of recent one event stands out : My boy stole some property from a neighbour.
The expected results were obvious – either mob-injustice, police case or imprisonment.
I owned it up before the Mercy Seat, and basing on and confessing the breaking of the enemy seals Word, I laid the event squarely on the devil’s head, responsibility and defeat.
You know what? While still waiting for the unknown, El availed the owner to me today and on inquiry, he gave me 5 reasons why he’s firmly withstood his family and the general public against taking any drastic step over the case of thefty. That he’s quite at peace minus his stolen property.
Elohim by His Oracle fails not. I’m indeed humbled by the same. Blessed be His holy Word, revealed and spoken today. Amen.

By Brother George Matete

By The Word of my Testimony

BY THE WORD

Romans 9:16
[16]So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Basi, kama ni hivyo, si katika uwezo wa yule atakaye, wala wa yule apigaye mbio; bali wa yule arehemuye, yaani, Mungu.

Since my pilgrimage on this narrow way, I’ve been overcoming the devil in many ways by just confessing that not by my works but by the Grace of God.Sometimes the devil tells me in a whisper; “you decided to choose this narrow way, will you be able?” Uliamua kuchagua hii njia nyembamba,utaweza Kweli? I always answer him that it’s true that by myself I’m not able but by the Grace of God I’m able, then he flees away and leaves me more anchored in God than before. I’ve realised that it’s the greatest weapon for me to overcome the devil in many ways. God bless you ALL!

Sis. Evelyne Busuru

They Overcame him
First, to overcome an enemy you should know clearly with what armor he fights you. And you should equally know the armor that is placed at your disposal to fight him.
Secondly, you must know all the tricks he employs against you; of his traps and his snares.
Thirdly, you must not assume any of his advances in any way, and watch most closely at his seemingly harmless propositions, and seemingly friendly advances. Make know agreement with him whatsoever, no league at all, but destroy everything, even his infants.
Fourthly, you should know every armor given for your defense and how it works to secure your safety.
To get it clearly how you overcome, you must look back to the weapon your opponent devices against you which the weapons given you overcome. You have three weapons, the blood of the lamb, the word of testimony, and not loving your life in the world. Let us see the weapons of our enemy:
It is clearly stated in the proceeding scripture:
Revelation 12:9 KJV
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 12:10 KJV
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Revelation 12:12 KJV
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

1. First, you have to overcome Satan, who is your accuser and accuses you before the throne of God day and night.
2. Secondly, you have to overcome the Old Serpent who deceiveth the whole world.
3. And third, you have to overcome the devil who is full of wrath and threatens to slay you or destroy you in any other way.

This calls for a threefold armor. And it is:
Revelation 12:11 KJV
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Look! The great red dragon: Great, red and a dragon! And has three titles:

1. He is called Satan meaning an adversary, an accuser, an enemy who only seeks your downfall.
2. Secondly, he is that Old Serpent, the subtle creature, who deceiveth the whole world.
3. Thirdly, he is called the devil, the evil deity, the god of all evil. The embodiment of all evil who is the advocate of death, filled with all the power of death.

So you need to overcome him
✓ First, as your adversary, an accuser, who seeks to bind you, imprison you, cast you down, cast you in the dungeon.
An adversary is one’s opponent, rival, competitor… in a contest, conflict or dispute. It’s one seeking to win over you. Being rivals means you are equals. And that is what Satan is to you, seeking to unseat you, displace you, disinherit you. His chief weapon in this contest is to accuse you before God so as to take away your inheritance, chain you and jail you… and so as to claim you, possess you and rule over you.

2. Secondly, as the old serpent, he seeks to deceive you by subtilty, setting traps and snares in your way to capture you. He digs pits in your way for you to fall in. He is like a Fowler setting traps to catch souls. As the Serpent, he seeks to deceive away from the testimony of Jesus, the Word of God in your day.
3. Third, he is the devil, the fountain of all evil… the god of this evil world, and has the power of death, and seeks to destroy all flesh who stand against him by persecution and tribulations.
   The Dragon as Satan
   When he faces you in his name as Satan, you need the blood of the lamb to overcome him. First he seeks to entangle you by the law, to make you to trespass the law, and seeks to find any trespass you have committed. Once he finds any he rushes before the throne of God and seeks to indict you. He comes up with a case against you.
   Also he tries hard to blind you from your transgression, so that you may not confess it, for his case to stand against. He works hard to hide your transgressions, your sins from your eyes, to ensure he has a claim over you to bind you.
   And if you discover your transgressions or trespasses, he labours to ensure you don’t confess it by use of fear, embarrassment or self esteem to stop you from confessing it, so that he may bind it you still. He does all these in his name as Satan.
   You overcome him by the blood of the lamb, to blot out your sins, to cleanse yourself from all uncleanliness, to purge your conscience from evil inclinations, to wash your garments clean from all spots and stains of sin.
   Zechariah 13:1 KJV
   In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
   Revelation 7:14 KJV
   And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

The Dragon as the Old Serpent
Deceitful and subtle of heart, cunning and shrewd, he deceives the whole world. He misleads all to go after lies and reject the truth. He deceives the world to worship God in vain; to worship Satan instead of God. The lie deceives the world to worship Satan instead of Elohim.

The truth is the revelation of Jesus Christ, who is the mystery of God’s will. It is the testimony of Jesus Christ in your day that reveals the truth.

To overcome him, you need the living testimony of Jesus Christ, the Word of God in your day. You need the Spirit of truth in you to confess the truth against the error. You need the testimony of Jesus which is the Spirit of prophecy to overcome the lie of the Old Serpent.

The Dragon as the Devil
The evil deity, the opposite of the true deity, the living God, he seeks to destroy anything that bears witness of the truth… he spreads fear, frightens all by death, afflictions, torments, persecutions, etc. So to defeat him, be ready to stand till death.
He also is the author of the evil world, the cares of this life, the deceiving riches of this world. He sets such traps before you… so must you be willing to forsake yourself in such a world to overcome. Not only to die literally, but to be dead to the world of evil through Jesus Christ.