Lord, we have wandered far from You. There seems to be no way back. We
feel like we’re ready to give up in despair. Is this all that there is –
wandering around in the wilderness of life, always travelling but never
arriving at our destination? We’re groping around in the darkness –
then something happens, something wonderful. Lord, You come to us. You
come to us in our darkness. You come to us with Your light. It’s the
light of Christ. It’s the light of love. It’s the light of salvation.
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15).
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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