‘Egypt’ was to
be a place of punishment. Lord, You speak to those who remain in the
the place of rebellion. You say to them, ‘I will punish you in this
place.’This is Your Word of warning. We don’t need to remain in the
place of rebellion and punishment. We can ‘return’ to ‘Judah’, the place
of obedience and blessing (Jeremiah 44:28-29). This is not about places
we will find on a map of the world. It’s a call to look into the secret
places of our hearts. Teach us, Lord, to search our hearts. What will
You find when You look into our hearts? Will You find rebellion? Will
You find obedience? You want us to leave the place of rebellion and
punishment. You want us to return to the place of obedience and
blessing. ‘Search me, O God, and know my heart!... See if there be any
wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!’ (Psalm
139:23-24).
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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