Episode 3-2: The Great I Am versus Satan

Welcome Back! I am your host Dawn Simmons, and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are looking at names in the Bible. Specifically, we are looking at the Great I Am, versus Satan and what their names as revealed to us in the Bible mean to us on a daily basis.  When we are in the midst of a battle or even just trying to understand what is going on around us, remembering these names and applying them in the situation will help you to discern what could be at the root of your situation and how to move through your situation with Him.  If we want to conquer our unseen enemies, we need to understand what is at the core of our unseen enemy.
Top Show points:

·      Looked at the Great I Am, versus Satan and what their names reveal to us in the Bible.

·      Through names we see how the name of a person can represent their relationship to us. A name reveals character.  A name reveals purpose.  A name reveals past, present and future.  

·      Exodus 3: 1-5, Then God introduces himself.  He tells Moses who He is, He does not hide it, He is specific and puts it in terms Moses will understand and identify with.  

·      Genesis 3: 11, From this part of their discussion again God is telling Him who He is in relation to Moses by bringing in Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Moses knows who his descendants are, he knows he is an Israelite, so he can identify with this and God’s people. He tells Moses, I Am who I Am.  

·      Genesis 15:1, God is revealing himself to Abram as to what Abram can expect from Him. This is the beginning of God creating His people.  He has to introduce himself to Abram so He can begin to build Abram into the man He created Him to be, the father of the nation of Israel and ultimately the lineage from which Jesus will be born. 

·      Isaiah 43:3,  God saying, I Am and then tells you specifically who He is and what that means in relation to you. 

·      Isaiah 43: 5,  Another I Am, and a reassurance for us that He is here with us through everything. 

·      Isaiah 43: 10, Here God is telling us, who He is in relation to everything and everyone else.  Then again, letting us know our place in relation to Him with a description of our place with Him. 

·      Isaiah 43: 12, God refers to himself as I Am throughout the Bible, and then in the New Testament Jesus does as well.  

·      In Malachi 3, we read “I the Lord do not change.“  

·      Hebrews 13:8 that He is the same yesterday, today and forever.  When He says I Am, there is no limitation.  

·      Isaiah 64:4, This again explains who God is in relation to us, but also tells us something about who He is in providing for us.  There is a two-way communication, implies relationship with Him.  

·      Isaiah 64: 8, This is the perfect analogy for accepting who He is in relation to us, shaping us in to what he creates us to be

·      Daniel 7:13, He is talking of Jesus. Jesus is able to approach God and be in His presence, Jesus defends us from the accuser 

·      Satan has many names: Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub, the Antichrist, Father of Lies, Ancient Serpent.    

·      Revelation 12;10, the accuser, satan, is always present to trick us, deceive us into doing what is against God and then he goes to God and accuses us so that he can get permission to evoke a penalty.  

·      Job 1:6, Satan telling the Lord he was outroaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it

·      1 Peter 5:8 tells us what he is doing while he is roaming, 

·      Revelation 20:10:  Satan’s character is revealed as a deceiver. 

·      Matthew 4:1, satan was tempting Jesus in the wilderness.  A tactic of satan.  Satan was working to tempt Jesus, he uses this tactic against us also. 

·      Isaiah 13: 12-16, This reveals who Satan has at the center of everything, himself. His purposes are to serve himself, and to draw us away from God 

·      Lucifer, some of the names we have for satan are a result of translations, for example Lucifer came as a result of an early Latin translation called the Vulgate.  

·      The name Satan in Hebrew is translated as adversary or accuser.  God is revealing to us what we can expect from him.  God names things for what they are or will become, we tend to name things for our own reasons that may or may not have anything to do with what we are or will become.  

·      John 8:44, Jesus is giving us information about satan and what we can expect if we deal with him.  When we cooperate with satan, knowingly or unknowingly, we are carrying out the desires of satan.  

·      Luke 10:16, We have been given the authority and we can overcome satan and when we do, he can’t do anything to us. When we don’t use our authority, we don’t have that assurance. 

·      Matthew 13:18, Jesus explaining the parable of the sower discussing how satan is there to steal even our opportunity to have a relationship with Him. 

·      We have to guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus as we are told in Philippians 4:7. 

·      I Am is the same yesterday, today and forever.  

As always, let’s discuss our Top Show points:

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I have enjoyed our time this week and look forward to spending time with you again next week!

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