Why did God make evil? He did not. God’s attributes are uncreated extensions of God himself. Where God is absent, it is evil. The attributes of God’s wisdom, love, omniscience, goodness, etc., can be summed up by His properties: omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), and omnibenevolence (supremely good).

In other words, God knows everything, has the power to do anything, and is perfectly good.

Evil is the absence of God’s loving dominion. It is the result of free will choosing against God, therefore completely absent of His righteousness. Everything outside of God’s dominion is contrary to His nature.

Genesis 1:28 (NKJV) says, “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'”

Satan made his move. Eve was the perfect lady, but temptation came. The nature of temptation began when Satan got Eve to question God’s Word by asking, “Has God said?” Then, Satan got Eve to question God’s truthfulness, saying, “You ain’t gonna die.” Finally, Satan got Eve to question God’s motives by saying, “You’ll be like Him.”

Evil desires lead to temptation, which leads to sin, and ultimately to death. Satan’s only way to power is by deceiving us out of it. The dragon has no teeth, only a silver tongue. His power is not one of physical force but of inner deception. He was cursed to feed on the dust, and he has been feeding on humans (who come from dust) for millennia. He’s grown into a powerful dragon with seven heads and ten horns, but we gave him this power. This little serpent has grown into a great, powerful dragon.

But then, Jesus came. Jesus is the second Adam. We are a new hybrid—children of the light, the dragon slayers. We were created to subdue the earth and have dominion over it. Genesis 1:26-28 tells us that God made us His special assistant in ruling the world, much like Adam was given Eve. God’s gifts and callings are irrevocable, as Romans 11:29 confirms. Adam’s fall did not change that—God continues to honor His eternal plan.

We glorify God most when we fulfill the purpose for which He made us. God has constrained Himself in the Earth, where He will not act without us. We are in a divine partnership. Romans 11:29 says, “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” We are His gatekeepers in this world.

As John Wesley said, “God will not work without us,” and similarly, “Satan cannot work without us.” God needs a man or woman, as we see with examples like Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, David, Hudson Taylor, George Mueller, David Livingstone, and Elizabeth Elliott. Scripture itself is an example of divine partnership. Jesus is the ultimate example of divine partnership. We are His help meet, and this divine partnership is what empowers us.

Jesus did not perform miracles to prove that He could, but rather to show that we could. Discipline is crucial. Consider the armor in Ephesians: truth, salvation, righteousness, the Gospel of peace, faith, and God’s Word. These are only possible by living a Christian lifestyle.

Romans 13:11-14 and Isaiah 59 emphasize personal responsibility. This includes right speaking and pure actions.

2 Timothy 2:3-4 (NKJV) says, “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who enlisted him as a soldier.”

Paul is showing us how to be equipped and ready. He doesn’t really tell us much about the battle, just to get dressed and stay dressed. You have to do something—march around Jericho with shut mouths, hold up Moses’ hands in Exodus 17, have Naaman dip seven times in 2 Kings 5, Jesus smearing mud on a blind man’s eyes in John 9:6, or casting nets on the other side in John 21.

Discipline is important because it teaches us to act by principle rather than desire. Every demon you tolerate will stay with you. Jesus had complete authority because the devil had nothing in Him. A life of consecration, not just casting out demons, is vital. Fasting, as seen in Daniel 10, is a powerful tool.

Babylon was overthrown by Persia, yet Daniel was kept on. Daniel fasted for 21 days, and the answer was sent the first day, but a demonic prince withstood Michael. Fasting doesn’t twist God’s arm—He’s already sent the answer.

Breakthrough is imminent, and we wait in quiet confidence and prayer.

The devil hates fasting because it goes against his agenda. He wants you to walk in the flesh and follow your desires. But when you unite with God’s will through fasting, it’s like dropping an atomic bomb on your situation.

There are twelve spiritual disciplines:
**Disciplines of Self-Denial**:
– Solitude
– Silence
– Fasting
– Sacrifice (giving time, talent, treasure)
– Secrecy
– Submission

**Disciplines of Engagement**:
– Studying the Word
– Worship (adoration of God’s attributes)
– Prayer
– Meditation
– Community
– Reflection
– Service

Kill the “pet dragon” while it’s young. Big sins grow from small seeds. God hates sin because He sees the end from the beginning. Play the movie in your mind, admit sin exists, and be honest. Little dragons grow in the dark. Consecrate yourself—separate yourself to Christ as a bride would. Jesus made love real, as 1 John 4:19 shows. Finally, as Matthew 11:12 says, “By force.”