Jesus gave his disciples authority over the devil and his demons. In Luke 10:17-20 we read: “The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’” The devil is a powerful and dangerous enemy but he is also a defeated enemy and he is no match for Jesus, or for those in whom the presence of Jesus resides, through the Holy Spirit. 1 John 4:4 resolutely tells us: The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.