Lord,
we read of “the first ways of … David” (2 Chronicles 17:3). He had
started off so well – “the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power”
(1 Samuel 16:13). Sadly, he took his eyes off You – and he fell away
from You (2 Samuel 11:2-5). What about us, Lord? Have we “lost our first
love” (Revelation 2:4)? You’re calling us back to Yourself. Help us to
return to You – “Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Break me,
melt me, mould me, fill me.”
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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