“The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly…” (Rom. 16:20 NKJ).
Two keys phrases here are crush and under your feet.
In the original Greek, the word translated crush is suntribo (soon-tree’-bo), meaning “to shatter, annihilate, torpedo, disintegrate, totally demolish.” This verse assures that God has a victory in store for us in every testing area of our lives. That victory will be so complete, the enemy will never again try to put that particular obstacle in our pathway.
Take heart! You have been assured that the victory your God has planned for you is so tremendous your enemy is going to be sorry he ever bothered you in the first place! Your triumphant deliverance is going to be such an embarrassment to the enemy that he wouldn’t dare try the same tactic the second time to oppose you!
In Romans 1:17 Paul writes that we believers will go “from faith to faith” – from victory to victory!
Under your feet indicates that you and I must actively engage in the good fight of faith. To do that, we must go forth in battle array. Part of the armor of God which we wear is the covering for our feet (Eph. 6:15).
We need that covering to tread on serpents and scorpions in the name of the Lord (Luke 10:19). It’s worth it, because every place the sole of our foot trods on is ours! (Josh. 1:3).
Get your marching shoes out! Get ready to tread down fear, insecurity, poverty, sickness, trouble, discouragement, and all the other works of the enemy. The God of peace is about to shatter Satan’s opposition under our feet. Let’s go! Onward Christian soldiers!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Dick Mills was ordained at The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1949. He and his wife Betty traveled as evangelists all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. Dick and Betty are now home in heaven.
In 1966 Dick and Betty became a part of the then-emerging Charismatic Renewal. Passing through all denominational barriers, Dick has had the opportunity to speak in thousands of churches of varied backgrounds all over the world.
He ministered within several Christian organizations, including the Full Gospel Business Men, Women's Aglow, Inter-church Renewal Catholic Pentecostals, mainline Charismatic groups, CBN and TBN television networks, and many other independent Christian TV stations.
Dick appeared on numerous radio talk shows, written several magazine articles, and spoke at many Bible conferences and universities. He served as an adjunct professor at six Schools of the Bible and Seminaries.
In addition, Dick authored and co-authored several books and tapes. Dick's ministry was characterized by the unique gifts God has blessed him with. His services informed, enlightened, and motivated people to a higher level of commitment to God.