Lord,
You want to lead us in the way of victory (1 Chronicles 5:22). You
don't want us to be disobedient and defeated. You want us to be obedient
and victorious. Why do we draw back from the kind of commitment that
will bring blessing into our lives? Do we think You're going to 'lead us
up the garden path?' Do we think You're 'taking us on a wild goose
chase?' Do we think that You're going to take us so far along Your way,
and, then, leave us to go it alone? Teach us, Lord, that Your way is
better than the world's way. Show us that you're always with us,
supporting us and giving us the strength that we need to keep on walking
in Your way.
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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