‘The Lord is
the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King’ (Jeremiah 10:10).
Can there ever be anything more important than worshipping You, Lord? We
know the answer as soon as we ask the question! Very often, our lives
gives a very different answer. We have taken our eyes off You, Lord. We
have forgotten that You are the true and living God. We sing the words,
‘O Lord, Thou art my God and King… Each day I rise, I will Thee bless…’ –
but they have a hollow ring about them! Help us, Lord, to make a real
commitment of our life to You: ‘Teach me to live, day by day, in Your
presence, Lord… Teach me to praise, day by day, in Your Spirit, Lord…
Teach me to love, day by day, in Your power, Lord… Teach me to give, day
by day, from my wealth, O Lord…’ (Mission Praise, 627).
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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