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If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...































If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy ...

by Jerry Savelle

HARRISON HOUSE Tulsa, Oklahoma































Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the in! "ames #ersion of the $i%le& Scripture quotations marked NAS are taken from the New Amer Americ ican an Stan Standa dard rd $i%l $i%le& e& 'op( 'op(ri ri!h !htt ) The The *ock *ockma man n +oundation -./, -.0, -.1, -.2, -3, -30, -31, -34, -33& 4th 5rintin! O6er 3/,/// in 5rint If Satan 'an7t Steal 8our "o(&&& IS$N /92-03:90.091 'op(ri!ht ) -20 %( "err( Sa6elle 5& O& $o; 3:2 'rowle(, Te;as 3./1. 5u%lished %( Harrison House, Inc& 5& O& $o; 14/14 Tulsa, Oklahoma 3:41 5rinted in the United States of America& All ri!hts reser6ed under International 'op(ri!ht *aw& 'ontents and






























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1 ... He Can't Keep Your Goods

Ha6e (ou e6er had an(thin! stolen from (ou %( the >e6il? @ell, if (ou76e e6er had an( con contact tact with with him, im, then then he has has undo undou u%ted %tedl( l( stolen somethin! from (ou at one time or another& In the tenth chapter of "ohn, "esus said, The thief cometh not, %ut for to steal, and to kill, and to destro( 6& /B& @e know that the thief to whom He is referrin! is Satan& Since Satan is a thief %( nature, he steals& That is the nature of a thief& "esus sa(s that Satan is a thief, so it shouldn7t %e uncommon for him to !o around tr(in! to steal thin!s, nor should it %e surprisin! to us that he does& He is after somethin!& The $i%le sa(s he is after the @ord in (our heart& Cark :D4&B He is after (our o(,


































One wa( Satan discoura!es man( of =od7s people is throu!h affliction and persecution& If that doesn7t work, he attacks their material and ph(sical possessions& He will attack their car, or their finances, or their ph(sical %odies& @e need to realiFe somethin! a%out healin! and di6ine health& Can( people are stru!!lin! with healin! %ecause the( see healin! as somethin! to %e attained, somethin! Gout there somewhereG which the( are tr(in! to !et& $ut, in realit(, healin! is not Gout there somewhere&G As far as =od is concerned, we alread( ha6e healin!& It was !i6en to us throu!h the work of the 'ross& >i6ine health is somethin! we alread( possess& @hen s(mptoms come, it is nothin! more than the thief tr(in! to steal the health which is alread( ours& In other words, di6ine health is not somethin! we are tr(in! to !et from =od it is

































... He Can't Keep Your Goods

see themsel6es with it, the( won7t e;perience it& *et me e;plain it this wa(& @hen the >e6il tries to put a s(mptom of sickness or disease on m( %od(, I a%solutel( refuse to accept it& A short time a!o he tried to put s(mptoms of the flu on me& C( nose and e(es started to run& I %e!an to sneeFe and ache all o6er& I ha6en7t had the flu since -.-, and I7m not !oin! to ha6e it now& I7m redeemed from the flu Immediatel( I %e!an to confess =od7s @ord that I7m healed %( the stripes of "esus& I re%uked Satan and refused his l(in! s(mptoms& I wasn7t tr(in! to !et somethin! I don7t ha6e I was keepin! somethin! I alread( ha6e& I am healed& Those s(mptoms were an intimidation of the ad6ersar(& The thief was tr(in! to steal one of m( possessionsJm( health& I ha6e health and and I stand tand protec otecti ti6e 6e o6er 6er what hat is alr alread( ead( mine&


































and started wheelin! it out the door& @hat would (ou do? 8ou would pro%a%l( stop him& 8ou wouldn7t start sa(in!, GIt certainl( would %e nice to ha6e a refri!erator& One of these da(s, in the sweet %( and %(, I7m !oin! to ha6e a refri!erator&G No, (ou alread( ha6e a refri!erator, %ut some%od( is tr(in! to steal it& No one in his ri!ht mind would open the door for a thief, stand there and watch his refri!erator %ein! rolled awa(, then sa(, G8ou know, I remem%er when we used to ha6e a refri!erator& One of these da(s, we7ll ha6e another one&G He is !oin! to step in front of that thief and sa(, in no uncertain terms, G@here do (ou think (ou7 (o u7re re !o !oin in! ! with with m( refr refri! i!er erat ator or?? =et (o (our ur hands off m( propert( and !et out of hereG He woul uld dn7t n7t %e tr(i tr(in n! to get a refr refri! i!er erat ator or he would %e keeping the one he has& So it is with healin!& I am healed healed&& @hen @hen


































!oin! to steal m( health =et out of hereJ now!" I76e learned to do this where m( mone( is concerned, too& Ha6e (ou e6er %elie6ed =od for a hundred dollars to pa( off a note? Then when (ou !ot it, the car %roke down& 8ou had to spend the hundred dollars to !et it fi;edJand (ou still didn7t pa( off the note& >o (ou know wh( that sort of thin! happens? $ecause the >e6il is tr(in! to steal our mone(& He7s a thief& As "esus said, he comes to steal, to kill, and to destro(& If he is a thief, we shouldn7t %e surprised that he tries to steal from us& In this stud( I don7t want to maor on stealin!& The messa!e I ha6e to share with (ou is not ne!ati6e it is positi6e& The onl( reason I mention Satan7s stealin! is to make us aware of his de6ices so we can reco!niFe them and o6ercome them instead of lettin! them keep us




































devies# lest !e get t!e advantage over us." 0 'or& 0D&B Satan has the ad6anta!e o6er people who don7t understand how he operates& Once we are aware of his intentions and his methods, howe6 we6er, er, let7 let7ss not mao maorr on them& hem& *et7 *et7ss not not maor on the >e6il or demons& *et7s maor on the 6ictor( that is ours in 'hrist "esus& Satan Steals the Word

$ut all to remembran rane t!e form formeer days# in %!i!# %!i!# after ye %ere illuminat illuminated# ed# ye endured a great fig!t of afflitions& artly# %!ilst ye %ere made a ga(ing) stok bot! by reproa!es and afflitions& and partly# %!ilst ye beame ompanions of t!em t!at %ere so used.



































... He Can't Keep Your Goods ome# and %ill not tarry. ,o% ,o% t! t!ee +ust +ust s!all s!all live by fait fait!!- but if any man dra% dra% bak# bak# my soul soul s!all !ave no pleas pleasure ure in !im. !im. $ut $ut %e are are not not of t!em t!em %! %!oo dra% dra% bak bak unto perdition& but of t!em t!at believe to t!e saving of t!e soul. Hebre%s /-01)02

Notice 6erse 10 once a!ainD $ut all to remembrane t!e former days# in %!i!# after ye %ere illuminated or enli!htened NS ye endured a gre great fig!t of affl fflit ition ions. 8ou see, when (ou recei6e the @ord, (ou are illuminated or enli!htened& 5salm -D1/ sa(s, 3!e entrane of t!y %ords givet! lig!t. @hen the @ord enters (our heart, it !i6es li!ht (ou are illuminated and enli!htened& dd

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Cark :D4? He said that once the @ord is sown in a man7s heart, Satan comes immediatel( to take it awa(& Satan is a thief he takes thin!s awa( awa(&& Once Once the the @ord @ord is so sown wn,, Sata Satan n Gcom Gcomet eth h immediatel(G to take it awa(& 3!e %riter of Hebre%s reminds t!em t!at after ye %ere illuminated 4by t!e ord5# ye endured a great fig!t of afflitions. In 6ark 7-8 Jesus spoke of t!ose %!o %!o !ave no root in t!emselves# t!emselves# and so endure but for a time- after%ard# %!en afflition or perseution ariset! for t!e %ord's sake# immediately t!ey are offended.

@h( did the affliction or persecution arise? #or the Word's sa$e! Satan is after the @ord in (our heart& 8ou are no threat to him until (ou !et =od7s @ord




































enou!h to realiFe that& 8ou know, the >e6il didn7t %other me much %efore I !ot sa6ed& Sure, he controlled m( life, %ut he didn7t ha6e to worr( a%out m( !ettin! healed or a%out m( speakin! in ton!ues& I hadn7t heard a%out those thin!s& $efore I found out what =od7s @ord said a%out prosperit(, I ust fi!ured, G8ou win a few (ou lose a few& @hat will %e, will %e& If (ou7re %roke, (ou7re %roke if (ou7re not, (ou7re not& The rich !et richer, and the poor !et poorer& That7s ust the wa( the cookie crum%les&G $ut then one da( I disco6ered 1 "ohn 0D $elo $elove ved# d# I %i %is! s! abov abovee all all t! t!in ings gs t! t!at at t! t!ou ou maye mayest st prosper and be in !ealt!# even as t!y soul prosperet!. The da( I learned that, the li!ht was




































clunker I was dri6in! had o6er //,/// miles on it& It was a total wreck& $efore I went into the ministr(, I was an auto %od( repairman& I had ne6er owned a car that had not %een Gtotaled outG first& E6er( car I had dri6en in m( life had %een wrecked and re%uilt& The first car I owned was !i6en to me %( m( dad& It was a -0- Codel A coupe that had %een wrecked and reworked& I went from a 70model to a 710 model to a 7:- model, and so on& All of them had %een wrecked& @hen I !raduated from hi!h school, I didn7t want to %e an accountant or a %usinessman or a law(er& I wanted to %e a Gfender %ender&G C( whole life was automo%iles, and that was the career I wanted&






































Then she started carr(in! a hammer around with her& @hen the car would %reak down, she would ust start %eatin! on the en!ine& $ut what should I ha6e e;pected? @hen I left the automoti6e automoti6e %usiness %usiness in -.and started preparin! for the ministr(, I was dri6in! a 7.: Oldsmo%ile -2 that was a wreck& I had paid K23&4/ for it and re%uilt it& 8ou couldn7t tell %( lookin! that it had %een wrecked, %ut it had //,/// miles on it when I %ou! %o u!ht ht it& it& The The tran transm smiiss ssio ion n sl slip ippe ped d and and the the en!ine clattered& $ut it sure was prett( After






































our faith was tested& A former emplo(er called and asked me to come see him, so I dro6e m( car to his place of %usiness& As I was sharin! m( testimon( with him, it was like the words of in! A!rippa to 5aulD 9lmost t!ou persuadest me to be a C!ristian Acts 0.D02B& That7s how it was with this man& Thou!h I had captured him with m( testimon(, he wasn7t quite read( to make a commitment& $ut he was pleased with all the !ood thin!s =od was doin! for me&






































There ere I was, as, min mindin din! m( own %u %usi sin ness, ess, when m( car %lew up& @h(? All I did was find out I had a ri!ht to prosper& 8ou know, it seemed to me that Satan should ha6e %lown up =od7s chariot instead of m( car& $ut the >e6il %lew up m( car and put me out of commission& The( towed the thin! to m( house and set it in the carport& That was it that was all I had to dri6e& Now in a situation like that, what do (ou do? I wanted to take m( $i%le, throw it out the window alon! with all those enneth






































that he hates and fears& I heard enneth 'opeland make a statement (ears a!o and it went off in m( heart& He said, GThe >e6il doesn7t care whether (ou li6e or die& In fact, it would please him if (ou would ust die ri!ht now and !o on to hea6en& Then (ou would %e out of his wa(&G That7s ri!ht& 8ou7re not much of a threat to Satan in hea6en& 8ou7re out of the wa( then& It7s while (ou7re here on earth with the @ord churnin! in (our heart that (ou !i6e the >e6il






































heart& I learned that affliction and persecution arise for the @ord7s sake& I disco6ered that I had recei6ed a re6elation from =od, and that re6e re6ela lati tion on made made me dan! dan!er erou ous& s& 8ou 8ou can can see see that it was to Satan7s ad6anta!e to attack me immediatel(, to do an(thin! he could to cripple me fina financ ncia iall ll( ( so I woul would d %e!i %e!in n to thin think, k, 3!is +ust doesn't %ork. It was Satan7s idea that I throw m( $i%le out the window& It was his su!!estion that I !o %ack to %ein! ust one of those GnormalG 'hristians, careful not to !et too far off into this








































around thinkin!, ;!# my God# God# %!at %!at am I going to do %!en t!e afflitions ome= I am simpl( makin! (ou aware that we ha6e an enem(, an enem( that will oppose us& =od tells us in His @ord that His people are destro(ed %ecause of a lac lack of knowled!e& Hos& :D.&B If (ou don7t know how the >e6il








































wrath of =od?G I certainl( do, %ut I7ll ne6er e;perience it %ecause I7m His child& If (ou are =od7s child, (ou won7t e;perience His wrath either& His wrath is reser6ed for His enemies, not for His own children&

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@ord %efore her hus%and& He ust stands %( scowlin! and thinkin!, I don' don'tt kno% kno% if t! t!is is stu stuff %orks orks or not. not. e'l e'lll +ust +ust see. see. If s!e s!e gets gets t! t!at at ne% ne% refrigerator by fait!# t!en I'll believe. He has put his wife and =od7s @ord on trial& $efore I !ot turned on to =od, 'arol(n would ask me to !o to church with her& I didn7t








































I !o, (ou ha6e told the preacher a%out me, so he picks me out of the audience and tells me thin!s I don7t want to hear&G She said, GI76e ne6er told those preachers an(thin! a%out (ouG G8ou had to& How else would the( know those thin!s?G At that time I had no








































happened to her& She had recei6ed the @ord and %een deli6ered of that reli!ious spirit she had %een %ound up in& She %e!!ed me a!ain, G"err(, this is the last ser6ice& 5lease !o with me&G +inall(, she talked me into !oin!& I sat on the last row with with m( mind made up that I wasn7t !oin! to listen to an(thin! this !u(










































A%out three !u(s umped out of their seats and left& Then 'opeland turned to the con!re!ation and said, GOpen (our $i%les,G and










































That man took off and outran $rother 'opeland









































... He Can't Keep Your Goods !en !en !e doesn' doesn'tt get t!e ar !e's believin believingg for# t!en it'll prove t!at fait! stuff doesn't %ork=










































thou!ht, >ord# are You saying t!ese t!ese people atually atually took +oyfully t!e spoiling of t!eir goods= 3!at's un!eard of.










































done for (ou %( the +ather in hea6en& "esus !oes on to talk a%out how =od is !lorified when we %ear much fruit& 6& 2&B The last thin!
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































needed to %e said& One of the reasons I didn7t want to !o into the ministr( was all of the preachers I saw& The( looked like the last time the( had had an( fun was the da( %efore the( !ot %orn a!ain& I thou!ht, @ear @ear >ord# >ord# You You mean mean to tell tell me if I beo beom me a C!ri C!risstian tian## if I beo beome me a minis iniste terr# t! t!at at everyt!ing !as to be solemn and serious= ill ill I !ave to go arou around nd %it! %it! a long long fae and never never !ave !ave any any +oy or fun anymore= That didn7t appeal to me at all& $ut in the $i%le it talked a%out o(, a%out reoicin!, a%out lau!hter& It talked a%out %ein! of !ood cheer& C( $i%le told me not to fear or %e disma(ed or ha6e worried thou!hts a%out an(thin!& "esus said, 3ake no t!oug!t for your life Catt& .D04B& It seemed to me that 'hristianit( in its hi!hest for form would %e the happiest life an(one could e6er li6e& That7s one thin! that caused me to identif( so much with $rother 'opeland& @hen I heard him that first ni!ht, he said some thin!s that were hilarious& He made the @ord come ali6e& That funn( side allowed him to sa( thin!s in a































... He Can't @efeat You

wa( that would amuse while the( enli!htened& @hen I met enneth 'opeland, I disco6ered to m( deli!ht that (ou can %e a 'hristian, e6en a minister of the =ospel, and still ha6e a sense of humor& I tell (ou, friend, (ou can7t %e %urdened down with pro%lems and ha6e o( and lau!hter at the same time& 8ou ou!ht to learn to lau!h, if for no other reason than ust to keep the pressure off of (ou& *ook at "o%, chapter fi6e& #erse 00 sa(s, 9t destrution and famine t!ou s!alt laug!. *au!h 9t destrution destrution and famine famine t!ou s!alt laug!. Some%od( mi!ht sa(, GNow, %rother, I ust don7t %elie lie6e we7re to lau!h at fam famine and destruction& @e need to take it more seriousl( than that&G I didn7t write this 6erse =od did And =od is talkin! to "o%& If an(%od( e6er had famine and destruction, it was "o%& If an(%od( had a reason not to lau!h, it was "o%& In the natural realm, he had pro%lems $ut we7re not dealin! with the natural, we7re dealin! with the sup su pern ernatu atural& al& =od =od told told "o% "o%, 9t famine and destrution t!ou s!alt laug!. >o (ou know wh(?
































He was tr(in! to !et the man into a position where he wouldn7t lose his o(& It was =od @ho made "o% wealth( in the first place& $ut "o% destro(ed it %ecause of his fear& He said, 3!e t!ing %!i! I greatly feared is ome upon me# and t!at %!i! I %as afraid of is ome ome unto unto me "o% 1D04B& It wasn7t =od @ho did those thin!s to "o%& "o% !ot himself into trou%le with his %i! mouth& +inall( in chapter . "o% makes makes this statemen statementD tD 3ea! me# and I %ill !old my tongue 6& 0:B& Then he sa(s, Ho% foreab foreable le are rig!t %ords: 6& 04B& "o% finall( realiFed that it was his mouth that had !otten him into trou%le& He had %een talkin! in fear, and that which he so !reatl( feared came upon him& $ut =od told him that one of the wa(s to !et deli6ered of this situation was lau!hter& 9t famine and destrution t!ou s!alt laug!. =od isn7t tellin! us to pretend that pro%lems don7t e;ist& He is tellin! us to refuse to let the >e6il steal our o(& >on7t let him steal (our o(& At famine and @h(? $eca $ecaus usee destrutio tion t!ou s!alt lau laug!. @h(? lau!hter releases o(, and o( is a spiritual force&
































"o( can put (our enem( in such turmoil that he doesn7t know how to handle (ou& I7m con6inced that it7s the same wa( in the ranks of Satan as it was in those enem( forces who came a!ainst "udah in in! "ehoshaphat7s da(& @hen =od7s people %e!an to praise the *ord, their enemies were so confounded that the( turned on one another& I am con6inced that there is confusion in Satan7s camp when he comes a!ainst a child of =od who will not let his o( %e taken out of his heart, %ut who continues to worship, praise, and reoice in =od& If (ou will lau!h at the enem( and and reoice in the fact that that =od is a%le to deli deli6e 6err (o (ou, u, the the enem enem( ( can7 can7tt pre6 pre6ai aill a! a!ai ain nst (ou& Satan7s forces don7t know how to handle praise and reoicin!& In the natural, the o%6ious thin! to do is to tuck our heads and accept defeat& Our natural human reaction is to ust fold our hands and find a !ood place to cr(& Satan reall( likes for (ou to !et into a pit( part(D G5oor old me, no%od( cares a%out me& C( hus%and doesn7t care& C( kids don7t care& No%od( cares&G
































In the first place that7s a lieJ=od cares& It is eas( to !et into a pit( part(& $ut while (ou are in that pit( part(, (ou are losin! (our o(& 9t famine and destrution t!ou s!alt laug!. *au!hter is the wa( to release o(&

Yet W(ll I 3eo(,e 9lt!oug! t!e fig tree s!all not blossom# neit!er neit!er s!all fruit be in t!e vines& vines& t!e labour labour of t!e olive s!all fail# and t!e fields s!all yield yield no meat& t!e flok flok s!all s!all be ut off from from t!e fold# and t!ere s!all be no !erd in t!e stalls. Habakkuk 0-8

Cr& Ha%akkuk has some pro%lems here& He can7t !et his fi!s to !row& He can7t !et an( fruit on the 6ine& His oli6es are failin!& failin!& His fields are not produ roduci cin n!& His floc flocks ks ha6e a6e %een een cut cut off from the fold& His cattle are missin! from the stall alls& $ut despite the calamities that ha6e %efallen him, look what he sa(s in the ne;t 6erseD Yet Yet I %i %ill ll re+oie re+oie in t!e >ord# >ord# I %i %ill ll +oy

































... He Can't @efeat You in t!e God of my salvation. sal vation. Habakkuk 0-E

Now here is a fellow the >e6il can7t %eat& Satan has come a!ainst him %( e6er( a6aila%le a6en a6enue ue,, %u %utt the !u !u( ( still till come comess up prai praisi sin! n! =od& 8ou can7t %eat a man like that& I %ill +oy in t!e God of my salvation. >o (ou know what sal6ation is is?? >eli6 li6erance& The reas reason on Ha%a Ha%akk kkuk uk coul could d cont contin inue ue to reo reoic ice, e, e6en in the midst of ad6ersit(, was that he had an inside tip& He knew the !ame wasn7t o6er ust %ecause of the wa( thin!s looked at the moment& He looked %e(ond the circumstances to the =od of his sal6ation& He didn7t see himself defeated he saw himself deli6ered 3!e >ord God is my strengt!# and !e %ill make my feet like !ind's feet# and !e %ill make me to %alk upon mine !ig! plaes. Habakkuk 0-2


































me to ump ri!ht o6er this pro%lemG I like what the 5salmist saidD *or by t!ee I !ave run t!roug! a troop& and by my God !ave I leaped over a %all 5s& 2D0-B& @hen the >e6il has lined up all of his forces and (ou are outnum%ered, when it looks as thou hou!h (o (ou u are are su surrrou oun nded ded %( walls alls on all all sides and there seems to %e no wa( of escape, =od can make (our feet like hind7s feet so that (ou too can Grun throu!h a troopG and Gleap o6er a wall&G As lon! as (ou refuse to allow the >e6il to steal (our o(, (ou aren7t out of the !ame (et& =od will deli6er (ou& 'an (ou look ad6ersit( strai!ht in the e(e and still reoice? $( nature, man isn7t accustomed to doin! such a thin!& $ut as 'hristians we are supposed to o6ercome ad6ersit( throu!h reoicin!& The sad fact is that most 'hristians don7t know this& Someone has said, G@ell, that will take


































8es, it will take some discipline& It7s !oin! to mean erkin! (ourself up out of that %ed of despondenc( and self9pit( where (ou76e %een l(in! for so lon!& It7s !oin! to mean an end to weepin! and wailin! and e;cuse9makin!& No more l(in! down and acceptin! defeat& 8ou7re !oin! to ha6e to pull (ourself up %( the ear sometimes& I76e had to do that, literall(& I76e !ra%%ed m(self %( the ear, erked m(self up out of that %ed, stood m(self in front of a mirror, pointed m( fin!er at m(self, and saidD G"err( Sa6elle, in the name of "esus 'hrist, quit actin! actin! like this& this& 8ou7re a child of =od @hat are (ou doin! l(in! o6er there as thou!h =od has fallen off His throne, as thou!h the name of "esus has lost its power, as thou!h the @ord of =od is no lon!er 6ital and stron! and powerful @hat7s wron! with (ou, %o(? =et up The @ord of =od has %een spoken, and the @ord sa(s (ou win Start talkin! the @ord of =od Start reoicin!G


































nuts for doin! cheers in front of m( mirror is the 6er( one who does the same thin! in re6erse& He looks in the mirror and tells himselfD G8ou7re so mistreated& No%od( lo6es (ou& 8ou work (our fin!ers to the %one for people and the( don7t e6en care& No%od( e6er appreciates (ou& 8ou ma( as well quit %ecause no%od( cares whether (ou make it or not&G @h( shouldn7t I cheer? It7s scriptural 5aul said, a6id encoura!ed us, $e glad in t!e >ord# and re+oie 5s& 10DB& $ut %esides %ein! scriptural, it7s !ood for us& Solomon, the wisest man who e6er li6ed, said, 9 merry !eart doet! good like a mediine 5ro6& 3D00B& 'hristians need a !ood dose of merriment e6er( da(& I76e met some 'hristians who look like the( need to o6erdose on o( e6er( mornin! %efore %reakfast Ha%akk Ha%akkuk uk said, said, "Fven in t!e midst of all t!is


































(our o(, he can7t defeat (ou& 8ou can7t %e defeated if (ou keep (our o(&

God :auhs >id (ou know that =od lau!hs? If He can talk, surel( He can lau!h& An(%od( who can talk can lau!h& The first time I found this out, I didn7t know it was in the $i%le& I disco6ered that =od lau!hs %ecause I heard him lau!hin!& 8ou see, I know the 6oice of =od& I reco!niFe it when I hear it& @ell, one time I had found m(self in a situation in which it looked as thou!h I was %ound to fail& There seemed to %e no wa( out& So I went into m( stud(, sat down at m( desk, and laid m( $i%le out& I said, GNow, +ather, here7s the pro%lem& Here7s what man sa(s here7 ere7ss what the the >e6il e6il sa( a(s s and and here7 ere7ss what what 8our @ord sa(s&G Then I started readin! the @ord& Suddenl(




































I said, G*ord, is that 8ou lau!hin!?G He said, G8es&G I said, G@hat are 8ou lau!hin! at?G Then I !ot tickled listenin! to Him& I was lau!hin! %ecause =od was lau!hin!& I could hear Him lau!hin! inside me& +inall(, when I mana!ed to !et m( %reath, I said, G*ord, what are we lau!hin! at?G GThe >e6il& He thinks he7s !oin! to win&G G$ut, *ord, it does look that wa(&G G8es& That7s what7s so funn(&G Then He started lau!hin! a!ain& 8our o%6ious question at this point would %eD GIs this scriptural?G *et7s look at 5salm 0D



































... He Can't @efeat You salm 1-)7 ,9S

"He %!o sits in t!e !eavens laug!s." @ell, who is sittin! in the hea6ens? =od& To see what He is lau!hin! at, let7s look in 5salm 13D "3!e %iked plots plots against t!e rig!teous# rig!teous# and gnas!es at !im !im %it! !is teet!. "3!e >ord laug!s at !im& for He sees !is day day is oming." salm 08-1#0 ,9S

This is what the *ord was lau!hin! atD the >e6il7s plots and schemes& Satan is so o%6ious to =od that he is lau!ha%le&

:auh(n at Satan The *ord told me, GThat7s what I7m lau!hin!




































I started lau!hin! a!ain, %ut this time ime I wasn7t ust lau!hin! %ecause =od was lau!hin! I was lau!hin! %ecause I had !otten hold of a truth& It is hard for (ou to reoice if (ou don7t know what the @ord sa(s& In fact, that7s the reason it would %e difficult for me to tr( to pro6oke (ou to reoice throu!h this %ook& If (ou don7t know what the @ord of =od sa(s a%out (our situation, (ou won7t %e a%le to reoice& I mi!ht !et (ou to smile, chuckle, or e6en lau!h %ecause of somethin! humorous humorous I mi!ht write& I mi!ht mana!e to amuse (ou for a while in these pa!es, %ut I can7t mo6e (ou to sincerel( reoice unless (ou know what =od7s @ord sa(s a%out (ou and a%out (our enem(, Satan&




































@hen (ou !et full of the @ord of =od, Satan and his dirt( little tricks %ecome a lau!hin! matter& *au *au!hte !hterr is a power owerfu full force a! a!ai ain nst the the wiles of the enem(& Satan doesn7t know how to handle a person who takes his a%use and lau!hs it off& +riend, learn to reoice, learn to !i6e 6oice to o(, learn to lau!h& There is no !reater possession on earth than a o(ful heart& Remem%er, it doet! good like a mediine.

God 7eets You When You 3eo(,e The last scripture I want to share with (ou in this chapter is found in Isaiah .:D 3!ou meetest !im t!at re+oiet! 6& 4B&




































The 5salmist said of =od, In t!y presene is fulness of +oy 5s& .DB& @e need to learn to %rin! =od into our presence when we are in the midst of trou%le, %ecause the $i%le sa(s that where6er He is there is fullness of o(& @hen (ou ha6e fullness of o(, there is no wa( the >e6il can defeat (ou& =od sa(s that He sits in hea6en lau!hin! at His enem( %ecause He knows his da( is comin!& He tells us, 9t destrution and famine t!ou s!alt laug!. E6en in the midst of all ad6ersit(, Ha%akkuk said, Yet I %ill re+oie in t!e >ord# I %ill +oy in t!e t !e God of my salvation. Isaiah tells tells us that =od will meet those who reoice& =od is tellin! us in these 6erses that if we will !i6e 6oice to o(, e6en in the midst of






































at (our ad6ersar(& =od wants to meet (ou in (our reoicin!& @hen (ou do this, (ou will !ain a new closeness with =od& @hen (ou !et to!ether and ha6e a !ood lau!h on the >e6il, the situation situation won7t look as dark as %efore& %efore& 8our situ si tuat atio ion n won7t on7t loo look so %l %lea eak, k, so terri erri%l %le& e& It won7t look as thou!h defeat is ine6ita%le& 8ou will lo6e sta(in! in =od7s presence %ecause in His presence is fullness of o(& I like %ein! around people who are o(ful, particularl( when I76e had an opportunit( to %e down& I like to %e with a person who has the






































GSince when did (ou start li6in! %( what it looks like? I thou!ht (ou walked %( faith and not %( si!ht&G GI do, %ut 8ou don7t understand m( pro%lem&G GHe(, wait a minute& It couldn7t %e %i!!er than Ce& I7m =od& 8our pro%lem couldn7t possi%l( %e %i!!er than Ce& Ha6e (ou for!otten that I7m on (our side?G G8es G8es,, I know know 8ou7 8ou7re re on m( si side de,, %u %utt what what are we !oin! to do a%out this pro%lem?G






































G@hat pro%lem, *ord?G Han! around =od for a while and He7ll !et (ou out of the dumps& =od doesn7t sta( in the dumps& Not once ha6e I !one into the throne room depressed and sa(, G=od, I76e %een in the 6alle(,G and hear Him sa(, GCe, tooG Not once will (ou walk into =od7s throne room and and sa( sa(, G*or G*ord, d, I7m reall eall( ( down down,G ,G and and hear Him sa(, G8es, I know what (ou mean& I feel lower than the hair on a snake7s %ell(G






































@ell, I ha6e news for (ou, %rotherD =od is in char char!e !e down own her here, tooJ tooJan and d thin thin!s !s are are not !oin! to !o that wa( here for 6er( lon!, not as lon! as (ou hold on to (our o( And another thin! &&& The $i%le sa(s, e !ave not an !ig! priest %!i! annot be tou!ed %it! t!e feeling of our infirmities He%& :D4B& "esus has li6ed on this planet& He knows what it7s like here& He knows the pressures, the turmoil, the ad6ersit(& He has %een confronted %( the same >e6il who opposes (ou and me& He is a merciful and compassionate Hi!h 5riest, @ho






































a!es to come =od is !oin! to show %!at is t!e e?eeding greatness of !is po%er to us)%ard %!o believe. That means =od is !oin! to do e6er(thin! in His power to turn (ou on C( frien iend, I don7t care how %leak (our pro%lem looks or how %ad (our circumstances are, if (ou can read (our $i%le, (ou can reoice& And if (ou can reoice, (ou are a candidate for 6ictor(& Ri!ht now while (ou are readin! these words, if (ou can7t %rin! (ourself to lau!h out loud at the >e6il, in the face of ad6ersit(, that7s a !ood indication (ou need to learn to lau!hJ








































And if I ha6e to pick oneJ(ou7re itB =od said He would turn the capti6it(& Stand on that @ord of promise and (ou won7t failJ%ecause =od won7t fail& @hat @hate6 e6er er (o (our ur si situ tuat atio ion n, %e!i %e!in n to reo reoic icee ri!ht now and praise =od for the 6ictor( that is (ours in 'hrist "esus& Hold fast to that 6ictor(&







































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; ... He Can't 5e,e(0e You "Hear t!en t!e parable of t!e so%er. "!en anyone !ears t!e %ord of t!e kingdom# and does not understand it# t!e evil evil one omes omes and snat!e snat!ess a%ay a%ay %!at !as been so%n in !is !eart. 3!is is t!e one on








































uthor(ty of the 6el(e0er As we ha6e alread( determined, it is o%6ious wh( Satan must come and tr( to steal the @ordD %ecause the @ord makes a person dan!erous to him& The @ord of =od in (our heart makes (ou dan!erous to the ad6ersar(& @ithout it, (ou are no threat to him& $ut the







































... He Can't @eeive You !eaven and in eart! Catt& 02D2B& Then He instructed themD "Go into all t!e %orld# and prea! t!e Gospel to every eve ry reature. Cast out devils. >ay !ands on t!e sik and t!ey s!all reover." r." Cark .D492&B

So then, who has authorit( in this earth? @e do @e are the ones with the power& @e are the








































of t! t!ee gosp gospeel of C!ris !ristt- for for it is t! t!ee po% po%er of God unto salvation.

8ou know, it is amaFin! to me that a lot of 'hristians are still pra(in! for power when it7s ri!ht in front of them all the time& The @ord of =od is t!e po%er of God unto salvation. I can assure (ou that as a %ook the $i%le is









































... He Can't @eeive You

8ou are the one in authorit( in this earth, not Satan& 8ou are the one with the power& 8ou ust ha6e ha6en7 n7tt %een %een e;er e;erci cisi sin! n! the the au auth thor orit it( ( that that is










































t!ey are burned. If ye abide in me# me# and my %ords abide abide in you# ye s!all ask %!at ye %ill# and it s!all be










































other words, what "esus is sharin! is the @ord of =od& He sa(s He is sharin! these thin!s with us










































(our o( %ecause o( is a product of somethin! that was spoken %( =od& $ecause the o( of the *ord is (our stren!th, when (ou lose (our o(,










































(our will& 8ou had to %ill to !et decei6ed, %ill to !et discoura!ed, %ill to let !o of the @ord& Satan can7t can7t take (our o( if (ou7re not willin! to































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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