Is tonight one of those nights where you find yourself lying awake unable to sleep, troubled with burdens and unresolved problems, tossing and turning as you try to escape them in sleep, but sleep doesn't come? How do we set aside anxieties to get the rest we need to face another day? How do we cope with our problems so they don't overwhelm us? God provides a way with the spiritual authority He has given us.

Let me illustrate. Suppose you come upon a robbery in progress. You tell the lone burglar to stop, but he laughs, saying, "You can't stop me. You have no authority." You leave and return with a policeman who brandishes a gun and shouts, "Stop, in the name of the law!" The burglar, knowing he is overpowered, submits to legal authority and surrenders.

The lesson is the same in the spiritual or natural realm: what you cannot manage in your own strength, you can accomplish when you operate with proper authority.

But when you do...Satan will continue his onslaught as long as you don't use your spiritual weapons against him. When you rebuke him in the Name of Jesus, with the direction and power of the Holy Spirit as your support, the Word says that Satan has to flee. "...Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 4:7, TLB).

Stand fast tonight against your enemy who would steal your peace of mind. Resist Satan in every troubled area; call upon the Name of the Lord as your supreme authority, and claim your victory in Him.

Father, in the mighty Name of Jesus I submit to You and bind the devil in every troubled area of my life. I ask for Your peace and wisdom in handling tomorrow's problems. I rest now in You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.