When Satan Drives You To Your Knees

by Julia M. Bruce, MSPC, Mental Health Coach,
CEO, Wellspring Christian Ministries

When Satan drives you to your knees, you are not defeated.

If Satan drives you to your knees in the battle, then fight on your knees as you pray.  As Phil Wickham reminds us in his song, “Battle Belongs”, the battle belongs to God and we do our best fighting when we are on our knees, praying, and allowing God to fight for us.

Whenever we reach the point that we feel as Satan has driven us to our knees, its often because we feel trapped. Israel found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army. Let’s look at their story.

Trapped between the Sea and the Army

After the Israelites left Egypt, they found themselves right smack in the middle of pressure and trouble. In front of them was the pressure of how to cross the Red Sea. Behind them was the trouble of a very angry Egyptian army. And the Israelites did what every human being would do – they panicked.

Moments earlier they were standing at the bank of the Red Sea while the idea of freedom from slavery kicked in. I’m sure that somewhere in the mix of the crowd there was a certain group who stood at the bank of the Red Sea wondering how they would get all the people across to the other side. But as they stood around problem solving, someone stopped and listened. Then he began to quiet the others. “Shhh. Listen.” They heard it too.

They turn around and off in the distance was a terrifying sight! The Egyptian army riding hard and fast towards them, a cloud of desert sand stirring up around them. Slowly, more and more of the people get quite and they look. Before long there is full-blown panic from the entire group. They are trapped. There is nowhere to go. (Can you imagine Satan snickering in the spiritual realm thinking he would finally win when the Egyptian army wipes out God’s chosen nation that would one day bring the Messiah to earth?) They began blaming Moses.

Moses’ response

Our omniscient God was not surprised that Pharaoh sent his army after them. He knew they would come. And he knew his chosen people would be trapped between the sea and the army. He already knew what he was going to do.

Moses knew that God had told him He would bring His people to the Promised Land. So Moses had faith that God had plan. Moses responded to them: “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation He will provide for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet.” (Exodus 14:13-14)

Be quiet

It is interesting to me that Moses tells them to “be quiet.” Probably because he was tired of their complaining. But the truth is when we are trapped and feel driven to our knees, we panic, just like Israel. Often we are also guilty of complaining about our situation. But if we are not complaining about it, then we are probably questioning God. And questioning God, is exactly where Satan wants us.

When Paul told us to “pray without ceasing,” I don’t think he had in mind a constant chatter of complaints and questions so that God can’t even get a chance to speak a single word. You see, if we want to hear from God, then we have to be still and be quiet in His presence. God tells us in Psalm 46:10 to “Be still, and know that I am God.”

When do you see the hand of God at work?

Think for a moment about the times you’ve seen the hand of God at work in your life. You don’t usually see it in the middle of pressure and trouble. We see it in hindsight. After we’ve gone through the trouble, then you can look back and see where God was at work. But what if in the midst of pressure and trouble we stopped panicking, sit quietly, and look for God’s hand at work?

So, if you are experiencing pressure and trouble and Satan has driven you to your knees, Moses calmly and quietly says to you, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation. The Lord will fight for you; you must be quiet.” When you are driven to your knees, do not let it be the in defeat. Rather fall on your knees in prayer.

Daniel’s spiritual battle

When Satan drives you to your knees, you are not defeated – you’re just starting to win the battle. Prayer activates all of heaven. We see this in Daniel 9. As Daniel is praying and interceding for his nation, the angel, Gabriel, appears in response to Daniels prayers. In verses 20-21, the Bible says, “While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.”

Do spiritual battles happen when you pray?

If you ever wondered if there was a battle going on when you pray, then let’s look at Daniel 10:10-14. Here Daniel has had a terrifying vision and he wonders what it means. Let’s read what happens:

“And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. Then he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you.

”And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come.”

Keep praying until the battle is won

For 21 days there was a spiritual battle going on. Satan was trying to prevent the answer to Daniels prayer from coming to him. This messenger had to have help. If Daniel had stopped praying, that help may not have arrived. So pray and keep on praying until the battle is won.

We fight spiritual battles on our knees

Satan bring all kinds of pressures and troubles, but our prayers have the power to summon the forces of heaven. So, you don’t have to wait for Satan to drive you to your knees. As soon as an attack begins is the time to get on your knees and activate the power of heaven. That is where we fight spiritual battles!

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