God’s Legality
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under
your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you. Amen (Romans 16:20).
Some people have asked, “Why didn’t God just
destroy Satan, instead of allowing him to run
rampage all over the place?” Well, Satan is operating
on legal grounds, and God respects laws; He’s a
covenant keeper and very legal. That’s the reason He’s
dealt even with Satan legally.
Before God ever created man, there was Lucifer,
the anointed Cherub, who later became the devil
through his rebellion against God. He lost his position
as God’s vice regent, and his anointing became
corrupted. When God eventually created man in His
image and in His likeness, Satan hatched a plan to
ruin God’s creation. Adam chose to obey Satan in the
Garden of Eden, and committed high treason against
God, and thus forfeited his authority to Satan.
Satan thus assumed this Adamic authority, and
the lease of that authority is still on. Adam became
subject to Satan, legally, because the Bible says you
become a slave to whoever you obey; this is spiritual
law (Romans 6:16). Satan, legally, became Adam’s
boss. Remember, God had given Adam authority over
the earth, and everything in the earth (Genesis 1:26).
That Adamic authority is what Satan still operates with
today, and God respects it.
A second Adam for a new creation became
necessary. Man would require a rebirth under this
second Adam; Jesus Christ. The Bible calls Jesus
Christ the second and last Adam. He came to make it
possible for man to be born again and taken out of the
dominion of darkness; from under Satan’s power. The
Bible says God has “…delivered us from the power
of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom
of his dear Son” (Colossians 1:13). Being born again,
you’ve been legally removed, transferred from the
control of Satan, into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son.
Now, you’re a child of God, and bona fide citizen of
God’s Kingdom.
Prayer
I worship you, blessed Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for
your greatness, power, mercy, grace and love. There’s none like
you; you’re the only true and wise God. Your work is perfect
and all your ways are just! Thank you for bringing me into the
glorious liberty of the sons of God; you’ve established me in
Zion, as a tree of righteousness, to produce fruits and works of
righteousness. Amen.
Further Study
Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 92:15
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 4:1-16
Jeremiah 11-12
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 7:1-10
2 Kings 9