You're already delivered from evil through Christ, not because of something you earn over time but because of who you are in him. The devil's power breaks when you stay submitted to God. Walk in that freedom now.
The believer is victorious. The believer has conquered the evil one in Christ. Hear me now, deliverance is not a substance, it's a position and an identity. You are in deliverance. You are delivered. That is your identity. So deliverance we treat as a substance in that we say, well, you know, I got a little deliverance there, I gotta go back for a little bit more. Or I had some deliverance last Sunday, I think I got most of it out, let me go back the next few Sundays and maybe get a little bit more deliverance. Again, we treat it like a substance. But deliverance isn't a substance. It's a standing. It's a position. It's an identity. Now you are being sanctified. The Holy Spirit is working on your nature. And that of course is the perfecting unto Christ. But here we recognize that the enemy, the devil, his part in this, rendered powerless. And as long as you're submitted to God, the devil can do no harm. And again, it's key, as long as you're submitted to God. So you're free and you just need to start walking in that freedom.
