Lord,
You're calling us to make our choice - What kind of life will we live?
Will it be "He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the
Lord" (2 Chronicles 12:14)? or Will it be "As for us, the Lord is our
God and we have not forsaken Him" (2 Chronicles 13:10)? When, Lord,
unbelief and disobedience are threatening to take over our lives, help
us to hear Your Word of warning: "Do not fight against the Lord ... you
will not succeed" - and help us to speak the words of faith: "God is
with us; He is our Leader" (2 Chronicles 13:12).
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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