“Righteousness
lifts up a nation, but sin is a disgrace in any society” (Proverbs
14:34). Lord, we wonder about the future. Can times of blessing come
again to our nation? Yes! They can – but there needs to be a big change
in our way of thinking and our way of living. There needs to be less
“This is what we think”, and more, “What is the Lord saying to us?”
There needs to be less, “Look at what I’ve done”, and more “This is what
the Lord has done for us.” Lord, we pray for a revival – a revival of
looking to You, listening to you, learning from You and living for You.
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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