There are times, Lord, when You come very near to us. We pray, "Let my
Beloved come to His garden" (Song of Solomon 4:16). You answer, "I come
to My garden ... My Bride" (Song of Solomon 5:1). There are times when
You seem to be far away from us: "I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved
had turned and gone" (Song of Solomon 5:6). What, Lord, we are
to do when Your presence does not seem so real to us? Help us to
remember the great promise that comes to us from the risen Christ: "I am
with you always" (Matthew 28:20). Help us to hold on to this promise,
believing that the times of blessing will return: "His speech is sweet;
He is altogether lovely ... my Beloved ... my Friend" (Song of Solomon
5:16).
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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