Lord,
help us to stand upon Your Word. You have given us a firm foundation
for our faith. You have given us Your salvation. When everything around
is shaking, we can stand firm because we know that You are our God. You
are the God who has saved us through the death of Your Son. You are the
God who gives us new power for living - the power of the Holy Spirit.
You are the God who will lead us into the glory of Your eternal Kingdom -
Your Kingdom of everlasting love, everlasting life and everlasting
light.
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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