Give the Devil Six Good Kicks

“The One enthroned in heaven laughs;

the Lord scoffs at them.”

-Psalm 2:4

The Lord laughs.  Who does He laugh at?  He laughs at the nations, people, kings and rulers who take their stand “against the Lord and against his Anointed One.” (Psalm 2:2)  There’s little point in fighting against God cause He always wins!

As Christians, we do indeed have an enemy who rises up against us.  There may not be nations, kings or rulers who are fighting us personally, but, there are certainly demonic spirits who have set themselves against us.  “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12) 

Thank God, our enemy is a defeated foe!  He “prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (I Peter 5:8)  But his days are numbered.  His day of reckoning is coming. 

Satan’s attacks will work against him, because the church of God is an army.  Stirred from her slumber, she will rise up and chase him down and defeat him.  Like David we can say,

“I pursued my enemies and overtook them;

I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

I crushed them so that they could not rise;

they fell beneath my feet.” 

(Psalm 18:37-38)

Yes, the Lord has armed us “with strength for battle” (Ps. 18:39).  Through Him we are able to destroy our foes (vs. 40).  And I like this part: 

“I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind;

I poured them out like mud in the streets.” (vs. 42)

When I was a boy I was in a group called Royal Rangers (kind of like Boy Scouts).  We were Outpost #6.  At one of the large campouts we went to we had to come up with a chant, like a military cadence.  Ours’ went like this:

“We are outpost #6

We gave the devil six good kicks

When we had him on the run

We gave him 6 more

Just for fun”

That’s an attitude we ought to have against the enemy!  Of course, it’s not a foolish attitude.  Apart from Christ, not one of us is a match for the devil.  If you read the rest of Psalm 18 you know David didn’t overcome his enemies in his own strength.  But covered by Jesus’ blood, clothed in His righteousness, under the shadow of His wings, we cannot be defeated!

“Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.”

Psalm 60:12, NKJV