The Doorpost: The key to conquering evil

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”
Revelation 12:10-11

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are engaged in a battle here on earth against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). We are being assaulted by the “flaming darts” of the evil one (Ephesians 6:16) even more intensely now because our adversary knows that his time is short (Revelation 12:12).

Our battle against evil depends on the work of Jesus when He sacrificed His life on the cross. Our part in the battle is to give testimony to His work. We have the strength and courage to face the attacks of the enemy when we love Jesus more than we love our own lives.

The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come. Our accuser has been thrown down. By the blood of the Lamb and our testimony to Him, we can prevail against any evil opposition we face when we love not our lives even unto death.