1 John 3:8 "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil."
Luke 10:18-19 "And Jesus said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

When we believe, we are delivered by the grace of God.

Acts 15:11 "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus"

The Son of God was made manifest in order to undo the works of the devil.

Genesis 3:14-15 "The LORD God said to the serpent,...He shall bruise you on the head"

The devil is a liar and the author of all sin.

John 8:44 "For he is a liar and the father of lies."

But through the Lord Jesus Christ, we come to know the Truth, and that blessed Truth sets us free.

John 8:32 "And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

Through the Holy Spirit we come to know this Truth.

John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come."

We must learn to rely upon this Spirit in us to reveal the truth to us, to make known to us the Blessed Scriptures.

Matthew 4:4 "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"

The Holy Spirit speaks the Word of God into our hearts and lives.

Ezekiel 16:1 "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying"

The Word ministers to our hearts and all areas of our lives.

Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

The Word of God is able to penetrate our hearts and reveal to us our very thoughts.

Psalm 139:2 "You understand my thought from afar."

The Father is always with us.

Psalm 139:2 "You know when I sit down and when I rise up"

And the Son is able to save His to the uttmost.

Matthew 9:2 "Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

Without sin, we have no need of our Saviour.

Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.."

The state of sin is not one that man should live in.

Genesis 5:29 "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands"

He gives to us rest from our sin and the works of our hands.

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest"

There is blessed peace and rest found only in Him.

Hebrews 4:9 "So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God."

An Eternal Sabbath and rest.

Brethern, let us praise God that we have been saved to the uttermost through the shed blood of our Lord.

Revelation 1:5 "To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood."

Let us praise His name for what He has done. It is finished (John 19:30)! God Bless. Amen.