Breaking the Grip of Satan

There is no use denying it. Satan has a firm grip on this country and most of our communities. Even a casual observer can see the evidence. Since 1960 the number of couples living together has gone up from 439,000 to 5,500,000. Just since 1960 sex before marriage has increased 25,000%. Pornographic websites jumped from 14 million in 1998 to over 372 million by 2004. He has a firm grip on our country.

At times I wonder if it were any easier back in earlier times to serve God and break the power of Satan. We know from historical accounts that it was not easy for the apostles, the reformers, or for those involved in settling the United States. Yet God worked in those situations. God used the apostles to spread the gospel, write the Bible and plant churches. God used the reformers to break the iron like grip of Satan through the Catholic church. God used George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards to usher in days of the First Great Awakening when many turned to faith in Christ in the Colonies.

I am firmly convinced that the only way the grip of Satan can be broken is through revival and spiritual awakening. We know from history the only way revivals come is through the fervent and continued prayers of God's people. This has been born out time and time again. I know there is a remnant in the United States of America who still pray and plead with God to break the grip of Satan. The continual incense of prayer wafts before a great God.He listens. He holds the power to break the vice like grip of Satan on our students, young adults, and on married men and women. God holds the power to turn a nation back to Him.

Is that really what we want? Do we want to see salvations and true transformations in our communities? Let us not give lip service to this question. The enemy has advanced for decades. It has been a long time since the good old USA has really experienced a genuine revival that not only crippled but broken the grip of Satan. I would love to see that in my lifetime but am I willing to pay the price in relentless prayer and devotion to holiness in living. Many have lived this way and have not seen the grip of Satan broken. They died in faith passing the baton to our generation. It is time to give ourselves to the pursuit of God and revival.