God truly has given us the authority to trample snakes and scorpions, both in the spiritual and natural realm.
What began for Apostle Kathryn Krick as a normal jog on a nature trail turned into a powerful prophetic moment after an unexpected up-close-and-personal encounter with a snake.
“I’m literally running down the trail and I trample on a snake,” Krick said. “Oh my gosh, I literally was running and I literally trampled on a scorpion. Are You kidding me, Jesus? Whoa!
“This is half of a snake. This is literally half of a snake. It’s literally cut in half. This is insane. I am in awe,” Krick said. And in a miraculous way, it provided the confirmation about what the Bible says in regards to our authority over these beasts.
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Krick described how the moment unfolded in real time: “I was running and I trampled on a snake, like it was slithering across, before I had time to slow down and I trampled on it. Half of it slithered off somewhere somehow. Oh my Jesus.”
In the middle of this encounter, she had been worshiping. “I was singing this song out loud so loudly… ‘Oh my goodness, you’re a good, good God.’ I’m literally like singing my lungs out, jogging and I trample on a scorpion. This is insane. Never in my life did I think this would happen.”
What seemed like a shocking coincidence quickly became spiritual revelation. “Day number two in a row that God has completely shocked me. God, You are amazing.”
Krick pointed to the authority Jesus gives believers: “I have given you all authority over every demonic power. You shall trample over snakes and scorpions and no power of the enemy shall overcome you.”
Krick continued, “No power, no evil scheme of the devil, no evil strategy of the devil to try to stop you, to try to stop the work of God, to try to stop the casting out of demons and God’s people to be free—nothing can stop you.”she declared.”
Her message? We have been given all power and dominion over the enemy at all times.
“Those snakes will come by you and try to bite you as you’re running and you will trample on them. Jesus, Jesus, the devil’s defeated. The devil’s under our feet.”
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Krick closed with a bold declaration: “I declare that every scheme against the work of God, against God’s people being free, against this book ‘Unlock Your Deliverance‘ from reaching all the people who need it—I declare that these schemes must be destroyed like this snake was in Jesus’ name.
“I trample on them in the spiritual realm and I declare that they are under my feet. They’re under our feet. And Jesus has the victory in Jesus’ name.”
Kathryn Krick’s unexpected encounter on the trail is a vivid reminder of the spiritual authority believers carry through Christ. What appeared to be a startling accident was, for her, a divine confirmation of victory over the enemy and a prophetic symbol of breakthrough. With bold faith and unwavering worship, she turned a moment of shock into a declaration of triumph, reinforcing the truth that no scheme of the enemy can stop the advancing work of God.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
