Sometimes,
Lord, we don't feel like the sun is shining upon us. When we feel like
this, help us to know that the light and love of Your Son is always
shining upon us. When we're feeling down, help us to remember that You
raised Jesus up - "Up from the grave He arose with a mighty triumph o'er
His foes." This is what we need to hear. This is what lifts us up: up -
into Your presence, up - out of our sin, up - into Your salvation'
upwards and onwards - to Your eternal glory.
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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