‘Perhaps
the Lord will perform wonders for us as in times past...’ (Jeremiah
21:2). Lord, we read about "times past" - and we say, "That was then.
What about now?" Help us never to assume that You will always bless us.
May we never forget that yesterday’s blessing belong to the past. Teach
us not to live in the past. Keep us from saying, ‘He has blessed us in
the past. He will keep on blessing us.’ Help us to ask ourselves the
searching question, "Do we really want to keep on enjoying Yours
blessing?" Help us to keep on seeking Your blessing. If, Lord, we do not
seek You, there will be no promise of blessing. We will hear a very
different Word from You: ‘I have determined to do this city harm and not
good... I will punish as your deeds deserve’ (Jeremiah 21:10,14). May
we never take Your blessing for granted. May we never forget that we
could be ‘in for a rude awakening’ - if we do not start seeking You,
Lord. Help us to start seeking You today: ‘You will seek Me and find Me
when you seek Me with all your heart’ (Jeremiah 29:13).
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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