Lord,
we read the words of prophecy – “To us a Child is born, to us a Son is
given … ” – and we rejoice in the fulfilment of prophecy – “Today in the
town of David, a Saviour has been born to you.” What a great Saviour
Jesus is – He is our “Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:11). Lord, this is “Good
News of great joy” – for “all the people” and for “all generations”
(Luke 2:10; Luke 1:46-50). Thank You, Lord.
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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