Lord,
You’re calling us to choose the life of fruitful service – “gold,
silver, precious stones”. You’re calling us to leave behind the
unfruitful life – “wood, hay, straw” (1 Corinthians 3:12-15). Help us to
hear and answer Your call: “Rise up, O Church of God. Have done with
lesser things. Give heart and soul and mind and strength to serve the
King of kings.”
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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