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Shake The Snake







We Have inherited an unshakable Kingdom. 
Hebrews 12:28–29 (NIV) 28 Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our "God is a consuming fire." 

Luke 22:31–32 (NLT) 31 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers."

1 Peter 5:8–9 (NLT) 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faithRemember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.

Acts 28:1–6 (NLT) Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. 2 The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us. 3 As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. 4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, "A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live." 5 But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. 6 The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn't harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.

Satan wants to devour you. 
1. Deceive you 
  • The Father of lies. Jn 8:44
  • Masquerades as an angel of light.- 2 Cor 11:14
2. Distract you 
"A distraction is intended to get your focus off the right thing."
3. Drive you away from God. 

The enemy uses poison to accomplish his ends:
1. The poison of Crisis 
2. The Poison of Criticism
"You don't have to hold onto all criticism, just the true parts."
3. The Poison of Cynicism
4. The Poison of Celebration


Developing a resilient spirit: Shake the snake.
2 Corinthians 4:8–9 (NLT) 8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.

1. Maintain Tenderness
If you have forgotten how to be tender and gracious, you are not resilient; you are bitter.
2. Focus on depth, not distance.
Work the root and watch the fruit.

3. Recognize your authority.

4. Submit to God. 
James 4:7 (NIV) Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

5. Resist.
"Resistance develops resilience."

Titus 2:11–12 (NIV) 11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.