Some Christians think that they not only have the power to tell the devil to stop, but that they also have to keep telling him to stop. There is nothing in the Bible that supports this idea. Satan, unlike God, is not omnipresent. He can only be in one place at a time, so it is very unlikely that he will bother individual Christians. Obviously, he has a lot of demons that do his bidding, and they are all over the place trying to destroy the testimonies of believers. It's important to note that a Christian can't be possessed by a demon in the same way that people are said to be possessed in the Bible.
As Christians, we need to know that evil is real and is around us. As we try to stay true to our faith, we must remember that our enemies are not just ideas, but real forces that come from the powers of darkness. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, powers, world forces of this darkness, and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places," says (Ephesians 6:12).
God has clearly given Satan a lot of power and influence over the world, at least for now, but God is still in charge of everything. The Bible says that Satan stalks around like a lion looking for prey, or people to eat (1 Peter 5:8). Satan is the force at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God (Ephesians 2:2). Whoever is not controlled by the all-powerful God is controlled by the devil (Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4). Christians who have been born again are no longer slaves to Satan or to sin (Romans 6:6-7), but that doesn't mean we can't be tempted by the things he puts in front of us.
The Bible doesn't give Christians the power to tell the devil to go away. Instead, it tells them to stand up to him. James 4:17 tells us to "So, give yourself over to God. If you fight against the devil, he will run away from you." In Zechariah 3:2, it says that the Lord is the one who tells Satan to stop. Even Michael, one of the strongest angels, didn't have the courage to accuse Satan. Instead, he said, "The Lord rebuke you" (Jude 1:9). When Satan attacks, a Christian should turn to Christ for help. We shouldn't try to beat the devil. Instead, we should follow Christ (Hebrews 12:2) and trust that He will beat the forces of evil.
A Christian doesn't need to scold Satan because God has given us everything we need to fight evil (Ephesians 6:10-18). Our faith, wisdom, and knowledge of God and His Word are the best weapons we have against the devil. When Christ was tempted by Satan, he told him to read the Bible (see Matthew 4:1-11). To win in spiritual matters, we must keep our consciences clean and be in charge of our thoughts. "We live in the world, but we don't fight wars like the rest of the world does. The weapons we use to fight are not the world's weapons. On the contrary, God has given them the ability to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every claim that stands in the way of knowing God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ " (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).
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