Talk to the Hand

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold angels came and ministered unto Him. Matthew 4:10-11

We have here the end and issue of this combat. Though the children of God may be exercised with many and great temptations, yet God will not suffer them to be tempted above the strength which either they have, or he will put into them. It is but for a season that they are in heaviness, through manifold temptations.

If we resist the devil, he will flee from us; he will yield, if we keep our ground: as when Naomi saw that Ruth was steadfastly resolved, she left off speaking to her. Satan left Him because he had nothing in him, nothing to take hold of, he saw it was no purpose, and so gave over.

The devil, though he is an enemy to all the saints, is a conquered enemy. The Captain of our salvation has defeated and disarmed him; we have nothing to do but to pursue the victory. (Matthew Henry)

If we keep our ground, steadfastly resolved, nothing for Satan to take hold of, Satan is already defeated & disarmed--not only does he walk away from us; but turns and runs like the coward that he is. Ruth had already made up her mind that she was not going to leave Naomi; when Naomi saw this, she stopped trying to persuade her. When I can feel Satan's attacks on me, my mind, ect.; I need to stop and remember exactly who I'm dealing with.