Hello, thanks for joining me today for Give Him 15. The title of our post today is

Air superiority, Part 4. As we discuss our air superiority as the ecclesia, I want to touch on the

question of why it takes time for our prayers to be answered.

If we have the authority of Christ's name in order to represent him, why does it sometimes

take so long to expel Satan and his activities?

The reality is that when exercising our authority over Satan and his kingdom,

binding and loosing, taking back what he's stolen, etc., this often occurs incrementally.

This is especially true when doing so regarding corporate entities, such as a nation.

It's much easier to expel evil spirits from and break their control over an individual versus a nation.

Satan gains access to humans in multiple ways.

At times, he infiltrates the lives of people and nations simply through his subtlety,

working without them being aware of his actions.

Second Corinthians 2.11 tells us he takes advantage of those who are unaware of his schemes

and tactics. Satan's craftiness is his greatest strength. Hosea 4-6 affirms this, telling us that

people can be destroyed by ignorance or a lack of knowledge.

Scripture also tells us, unsurprisingly, that Satan sometimes gains access to humans because of

sin. Doors can be opened to him legally, providing a legal right to control a person or nation.

Ephesians 4 27 warns us not to give place to the devil.

Place is from the Greek word topos, from which we get the English word topography.

Topos is used not only to speak of literal land or places, but also figuratively, as it is here, in reference

to giving or providing a place of opportunity or a place of power.

In the same sense, Topas is the word for a scabbard, a place in which to carry a sword or a gun.

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