The Holy empowers you to shake off the Devil.

QUALITIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy empowers you to shake off the Devil.

Act 13 vs 9

 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

Act 28 vs 5

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

1. When a Viper fastened itself on Paul’s hand on the Island of Melita, Paul just shook off the beast and felt no harm.
2. The Spirit of fear consumes the people and they start running away. It is because they do not have the Holy Ghost.