We
think, Lord, about the future, and all we can say is this, “We don’t
know what the future holds.” We turn to You. We ask You, “What does the
future hold for us?” You give us Your answer to our question. It may not
be the answer that we were looking for – but it is always the true
answer, the best answer, the only answer. You say to us, “I know what
the future holds.” Help us, Lord, to trust You. Help us to say more
than, I know not what the future holds.” Help us to say something else –
“I know who holds the future.”
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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