We
thank You, Lord, that Jeremiah kept on speaking to people who had given
up on worshipping You (Jeremiah 22:9). His message was clear: ‘O land,
land, land, hear the Word of the Lord?’ (Jeremiah 22:29). Lord, You're
speaking Your Word to us. Are we listening? You're looking for people
who will listen to You. You want us to pay attention to Your Word. Your
Word is like ‘the sound of a trumpet.’ It demands our attention. Many
people say, ‘We will not listen.’ Your Word shows us ‘the good way’ and
calls us to ‘walk in it.’ Many people say, ‘We will not walk in it.'
What about us, Lord? What do we say to You? What is our response to Your
Word? We thank You, Lord, for Your Word of warning: ‘I am bringing
disaster on this people... because they have not listened to My Word.’
May we not bring this judgment on ourselves. Help us to listen to Your
Word and walk in Your way (Jeremiah 6:16-19).
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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