Monday, January 20, 2025

Your enemies are under your feet

^{The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ~ Psalms 110:1}

I know this is a prophetic passage about the Lord Jesus when He would be exalted to the position at the right hand of His Father, God, a place of authority, power, and victory. While this points directly to His seat after His resurrection and ascension, it also offers significant encouragement for believers. As followers of Jesus, we are seated with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6) and we have a shared position in His victory.

When I think about this verse, I imagine what my life would look like if I truly believed that my enemies, which are those internal and external forces that seek to defeat me, were under my feet. I’m not talking about people, but about things like:

• Thoughts of fear, worry, and doubt that creep in and steal my peace.
• Circumstances that feel overwhelming, like financial struggles, health challenges, or broken relationships.
• Temptations that try to pull me away from God’s plan and purpose for my life.

What if every time I encountered these “enemies,” I recognized them as enemies and quickly put them under my feet with the authority I have in the name of Jesus?

The truth is, because Jesus has been exalted above all principalities, powers, and every name that can be named (Ephesians 1:21), you can live in that victory as well. Every enemy, whether it’s fear, failure, sickness, or rejection, has no power over you when you stand firm in your salvation in Christ Jesus.

There are some things you can do to start living in the authority you have been given when you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  Look at the steps below and begin to put your enemies under your feet today.

1. Identify Your Enemies: Write down the specific thoughts, feelings, or circumstances that have been troubling you and trying to pull you over to their side. For example: fear of failure, financial stress, or insecurity.
2. Declare God’s Authority Over Them: Speak scripture over those “enemies,” reminding yourself that they are under Jesus’ authority and yours.
   • Example: “Fear, you have no place in my life because God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).
3. Replace Negative Thoughts with Truth: When a fearful or worrisome thought arises, choose to replace it with God’s promises.
   • Instead of “What if I fail?” say, “God is my strength and shield; He will uphold me” (Psalm 28:7).
4. Act in Faith: Trust God to handle circumstances beyond your control. Take steps forward in faith even when it feels uncertain, knowing God is with you.
5. Pray with Authority: Ask God to empower you to see your enemies under your feet and take hold the victory Jesus has already won for you.  You are not fighting from a place of defeat, you already have the victory in Him, hold on to it!

Where to Start Today

• Meditate on Psalm 110:1: Spend time considering what it means for His enemies and yours to be His footstool. (under His feet)
• Memorize Key Scriptures: Choose verses like Ephesians 2:6 or Romans 8:37 to remind you of your position of victory in Him.
• Take One Action Step: Choose one “enemy” you’ve identified and apply these steps. Speak truth over it, replace negative thinking with acts of faith.

Today I want to encourage you that living with your enemies under your feet doesn’t mean you’ll never face challenges, but it does mean those challenges don’t have to take over your life. The Lord Jesus’ victory is your victory. Stand firm, take heart, and trust that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in you, also. You are more than a conqueror through Him who loves you (Romans 8:37). Walk in that truth today!

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Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalms 110

1 The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

2 The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

3 Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.

4 The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

6 He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries.

7 He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore, He shall lift up the head.