We
read about Elijah: “The Word of the Lord came to Elijah”; “You are a
man of God and the Word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth” (1 Kings
18:1; 1 Kings 17:24). You’re challenging us to be all that You’re
calling us to be – people who love You, people who are listening to You
and speaking for You, people who are living for You. Lord, help us to
rise to the challenge: to live as Your people, people who know You, love
You and serve 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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