"It
is Solomon your son who shall build My House (1 Chronicles 28:6). Lord,
this was the Word that You spoke to Your servant, David. what a Word of
hope this was! David had heard the words, "You are not to build a House
for My Name" (1 Chronicles 28:3). His heart sank - but You lifted him
up again. It wasn't all about David - and it isn't all about us. It's
all about You. You do things Your way - not our way. May we learn to
say, "Not my will, Lord. Your will be done."
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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