Do Christians have the authority to rebuke the devil?

There are some Christians who believe they not only have the authority
to rebuke the devil, but also they must be about the business of
rebuking him continually. There is no biblical basis for such a
belief. Satan, unlike God, is not omnipresent. He can only be in one
place at a time, and the likelihood of his personally harassing
individual Christians is miniscule. Of course, he has legions of
demons who do his bidding, and they are everywhere seeking to destroy
believers' testimonies. It should be noted here that the Christian
cannot be possessed by a demon in the same way people in the Bible are
described as being possessed.

As Christians, we need to be aware of the reality of the presence of
evil. As we struggle to stand firm in our faith, we must realize that
our enemies are not merely human ideas, but real forces that come from
the powers of darkness. The Bible says, "For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers,
against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual
forces of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12).

Clearly, God has allowed Satan significant amounts of power and
influence over the earth, at least for now, and always within God's
sovereign control. The Bible tells us that Satan prowls around like a
lion in search of prey, looking for victims to devour (1 Peter 5:8).
Satan is the power at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey
God (Ephesians 2:2). Anyone who is not under the control of the
sovereign God is under the control of the devil (Acts 26:18; 2
Corinthians 4:4). Born-again Christians are no longer enslaved to
Satan or to sin (Romans 6:6-7), but this does not mean we are immune
to the temptations that he puts before us.

The Bible does not give Christians the authority to rebuke the devil,
but to resist him. James 4:7 says to "submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Zechariah 3:2 tells us
that it is the Lord who rebukes Satan. Even Michael, one of the most
powerful of the angels, did not dare to accuse Satan, but rather said,
"The Lord rebuke you" (Jude 1:9). In response to Satan's attacks, a
Christian should appeal to Christ. Instead of focusing on defeating
the devil, we should focus on following Christ (Hebrews 12:2) and
trust that He will defeat the forces of evil.

It is not necessary for a Christian to rebuke Satan because God has
given us His full armor to stand against evil (see Ephesians 6:10-18).
The most effective weapons we have against the devil are our faith,
wisdom, and knowledge about God and His Word. Christ, when tempted by
Satan, answered him with Scripture (see Matthew 4:1-11). To gain
victory in spiritual matters, we must maintain a clear conscience and
have control over our thoughts. "For though we live in the world, we
do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not
the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to
demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that
sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).