Lord, we are often tempted – tempted to forget all about You. The pull
towards self-centred living is so strong.We think that we can go it
alone. We think that we don’t need You. We think that we can manage all
right without You. Where does this kind of thinking come from? Does it
come from You? – To ask the question is to give the answer. You would
never make us think like that! This kind of thinking must come from
somewhere else – from someone else. It can only come from Satan – the
devil. He’s the one who wants us to forget all about You. Lord, You are
“our Father” (Matthew 6:9). Satan is very different. He’s “the father of
lies” (John 8:44). Lord, help us to stop listening to Satan – and to
start listening to You.
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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