Lord,
Your Word speaks to us about the "secret things" and "the things that
are revealed" (Deuteronomy 29:29). There are some "things" that we will
never understand. These "things" belong to You, Lord. Help us to focus
our attention on "the things that are revealed", the teaching that comes
to us from "the holy Scriptures", the Gospel which brings us to Jesus,
our Saviour - calling us to put our faith in Him and live in obedience
to Him (2 Timothy 3:14-17).
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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