‘I have loved you
with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness’
(Jeremiah 31:3). So often, Lord, we have been like ‘the prodigal son’
(Luke 15:11-24). We have walked away from Your House. We have wandered
off into ‘the far country’. We feel that we are far from You, yet still
You draw near to us. You, Lord, are at work in our hearts. You are
bringing us ‘to our senses’. You are reminding us of Your love. You are
drawing us back to Yourself. In love, You are calling us home again. You
are speaking to our hearts. You are saying to us, ‘I have loved you
with an everlasting love’. As Your love reaches our hearts, ‘the
prodigal son’ becomes ‘the returning son’: ‘Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your
son’. ‘Bring me back, let me come back, for you are the Lord my God!’
(Jeremiah 31:18).
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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