Message #5 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
"Praying for Protection"

by Kaye Johns

God’s children must be greatly at risk from Satan, or Jesus would not have asked for the Father’s protection from the evil one in His intercessory prayer for His disciples in John 17 [John 17:15]. Jesus knew Satan’s threat was -- and is -- real. Jesus had seen Satan fall from heaven [Luke 10:18], He had faced the devil in the desert and defeated him [Matt. 4:10], He had seen Satan’s influence on those who were closest to Him [Luke 22:31, John 13:2].

Jesus told us to pray for deliverance from the evil one [Matt. 6:13] and He Himself prayed for our protection from Satan [John 17:15]. He is our teacher and our example -- so what do we ask? We pray for the victory of Truth in our lives. Jesus won the victory over Satan at the cross. In Colossians we read, "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he [Jesus] made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross" [Col. 2:15]. But His victory is only our victory when we appropriate it by receiving Him as Savior and Lord.

Then, through the Spirit of Truth, we have all of Him and His victory as part of our lives, for He is the Way, the Truth and the Life [John 14:6]. His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, lives in and through us, when we recognize and confess our sins, and give Him our lives. He becomes our life, and our victory over Satan. Have you done that? Given Him your life? Come to a moment of decision, prayed a prayer that acknowledged your decision to God and yourself?

If not, you may want to pray with me now -- Lord, I know I’m a sinner and that Jesus died for my sins. Please forgive me. I ask Him to come into my life as Savior and Lord. I ask it in Jesus’ name, amen.

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