Lord, help us to walk with You. Sometimes, we wonder, “Where is our life
leading us?” That depends, Lord, on who’s doing the leading. Are we
being “led by the Spirit of God” (Romans 8:14)? or Have we allowed the
devil to slip into the place where You alone should be? Lord, lead us to
the place of blessing. Lead us by Your grace. Give us the faith which
says, “Jesus is stronger than Satan and sin. Satan to Jesus must bow”
(A.C.D.). When Satan – the intruder – tries to take Your place in our
hearts, help us to give the answer of faith, “Satan has no authority
here in this place. He has no authority here” (Debbye Graafsma). Help us
to “leave no unguarded place, no weakness of the soul.” Help us “to
keep our armour bright.” Help us to “attend with constant care, still
walking in our Captain’s sight and watching unto prayer” (Charles
Wesley).
We thank You, Lord, that our determined enemy - Satan - is Your defeated enemy. To us, the devil seems so powerful. In Your eyes, He is defeated - defeated by Jesus, our crucified Saviour and risen Lord. Jesus has triumphed over Satan. He has won the victory for us (1 John 3:8; Hebrews 2:14-15). Lord, Your Word says, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 5:7). Will he really flee from us? He flees from Jesus - but, surely, not from us? Have we not forgotten something? - Jesus won the victory for us. He gives His victory to us. Help us to resist the devil - in the victorious Name of Jesus. He will flee from us. Why? Because Jesus is Lord over Satan. It's not us he's fleeing from. It's Jesus. When the devil comes 'knocking on our door', help us to send Jesus to the door - and send him packing!
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