I believe one of the greatest weapons we have against the enemy is the word of God.   Jesus used the word of God when tempted by the enemy in the desert. Matthew 4:10-11 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’ “11.Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

I believe this is part of what is meant when said “Walk in Christ” or Walk in the Spirit”.  Knowing who we are and, knowing the word of God as well as whom our advocate is, is foundational.  So who are we?  If you have believed in Christ as your savior you are saved, and Christ is in you.  Saved, sanctified and covered by His blood.  He died for our sins!  Look at what it says in Romans 6: 5-11.

If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 6.For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin–7.because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. 8. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9.For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.10.The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11. in the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.  

There it is!  A description of what Christ did for us and what we can claim to be true according to His word we are dead to sin but alive to Christ Jesus!!!  Hallelujah!!!  What is on my heart to say are two things.  One, when the seductive spirits come around we have the word of God to use.  We just need to speak it out!  “Satan away from me! I am dead to sin and your ways and alive to Christ Jesus who is in me!  Watch him run!!! Hallelujah!!!  

The other thing I want to encourage you with is our confession.  I used to be an alcoholic and attended alcoholics anonymous and in those meetings if you were going to speak you started by saying “Hi, my name is Matt and I’m and alcoholic”.  Every time I said that ,I made this confession that I was still in bondage to alcohol,  and the truth is I was delivered from alcohol before I attended the meetings.  I was in the meetings because of a court order but God had already delivered me!   I don’t make that confession anymore.  My confession is that I’m saved, set free, sanctified, delivered, and covered by the blood of Jesus Christ!

So I encourage you.  We don’t have to make it our confession that we struggle in this area of lusts, or giving into those seductive spirits.  We are dead to it, and that needs to be our confession!  Not because I say so but because of what Christ did for you and me!  Give Him glory, walk in what he has done for us ,and make that our confession, Amen! 

I know there are many more scriptures to confirm what is being said here.  Dig into the word and ask God to confirm and reveal His word of truth to you.  He will be faithful!

Glory to God!